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陕西省西安市高新第七高级中学长安区第七中学学年高二下学期期中英语试题2022-2023学校:姓名班级考号
一、阅读理解Exploring theAzores Islandsin PortugalCost£
2.999Highlights•The exceptionalseabird watchingat night•Talks onland andat seaby alocal biologist•A whale-watching activityguided byan expertDescriptionYou can exploreand learnabout wildlifethrough sometalks.You canalso getan opportunityto watch the whales at the surfaceand listento theirsounds asthey gointo thewater.On land,youwill visita seabirdhabitat anddiscover theattractive villageson theseislands.Besides,you canstudythe islands9earth andlearn howit supportsthe uniquegrape planting.Attention•Upon arrivalon FaialIsland,you willcheck intoa four-star hotelin Horta.•Depending onyour arrivaltime,you mayhave somefree timeto explorethe smalltown thatdatesback to the15th centuryand hasmany historicbuildings.•Your tourleader willhold ashort welcomemeeting in the earlyevening togo through theplans for the week,and thena biologistwill givethe firstof threetalks beforejoining you fordinner.•During thetour,the biologistwill givea briefintroduction to the whalespecies thatyou willbeviewing.Just clickhere insteadof callingor emailingus tobook yourtour.
1.What dowe knowabout the tourA.It isfree ofcharge.B.It isin supportof foreignbiologists.C.It offersbird feedingduring theday.试卷第页，共页1010D.It offersan expertguide duringthewhaleviewing.A.Explore oldcities.B.Plant uniquegrapes.C.Listen tothe talkson wildlife.D.Spend anight in a villagershouse
3.How shouldvisitors bookthetourA.By enteringthe website.B.By sendingan email.C.By contactingthe biologist.D.By makinga telephonecall.
2.What canvisitors doon thetourEdward Daviswas aprofessor whoworked onocean research.However,bored withwritingdeath recordsof oceanspecies,he quithis jobin
2007.Rather thanspend anymore of his liferecordingthe dying,Edward decidedto tryto protectthe livingcreatures in the fewre-mainingareas of the ocean.These areas are thelast wildplaces of the seastill undamagedby overfishing,pollution andclimatechange.It is necessary forus togo toplaces thatstill looklike theocean asit was500years（可持续的）ago,“Edward says.These placesare theexamples of sustainable development.Maybewe cantbring allof theocean backto thisstate,but these places showus whatthe potentialis.^Beneath thesurface ofa stormysea offPalau in the westernPacific lievarious livelycorals.Thetiny islandnation hasprotected80percent of its watersasano-fishing area-the largestpercentage ofprotected ocean areain the world.The remaining20percent canbe fishedonly byPalauans.To protecttheseplaces,Edward and his teamstarted aproject onocean protectionin
2008.Over thepast years,the projecthas helpedcreate22ocean reserves.These makeup two-thirds ofthe worlds fullyprotectedocean areas.Now Edwardand histeam haveset aneven biggergoal-toprotect more than athird of theworldsoceans for the purposeof keepingbiological diversity.For Edward,one of the mostsatisfying aspectsofhisjob isworking withlocal communi-ties inthe places heandhisteam areseeking toprotect.The teamworked closelywith about50localpeople on the island.We showedthem anunderwater worldthey hadnever seenJ Edwardrecalls.Huge schoolsof fishwill surelyswim insome of the clearestwaters evermeasured in the Pacific.
4.Why didEdward quithis previousjobC,To writea bookon the sea.D.To protectthe seacreatures.A.To recordthe dying.B.To increaseland species.
5.What canwe learnabout Palaufrom paragraph2A.20percent ofit iscovered bythesea.B.It isanareaopen tofishermenworldwide.C.It isan exampleofsustainabledevelopment.D.The surfaceofitis destroyedby waterpollution.
6.What isparagraph3mainly aboutA.Edward^project.B.Edward^team members.C.The waysof keepingbiodiversity.D.The waysof creatingocean reserves.
7.How doesEdward feelabout thefuture ofocean protectionA.Confused.B.Stressed.C.Curious.D.Positive.（蒲公英）You dont have touse adandelion toknow whichway the wind blows.But itcanhelp.Dandelion seedsfly freelyin the wind.But thoseseeds onany givendandelion havedifferentfates.Some areto floatnorth when thewind blows them,while othersare fatedto flyeast,south,west orsome directionin between.How dodandelion seedsrespond tothewinddepends onwherethey siton thedandelion head”says Jena Shields,a biophysicistat CornellUniversity inIthaca.One day,Jena happenedtowatchher littlechild playwith dandelions.She noticedthat thedandelion seeds didntall falloff the same.Some cameloose moreeasily thanothers,but itdependedon howthe childblew on the seedheads.Jena gotthe inspirationfor the research fromit.So Jenaset outto studywhat wasgoing on.（粘贝She measuredthe forceit takesto blowdandelion seedsaway.To startwith,she glued占）a wiretothedifferent seeds.Then shepulled themat variousangles.This seed-by-seed studymimickedwhat happenswhenthewind pushesthem over.The findingsshow thateach seedfalls offmost easilyinthewind fromone direction,and seedsfromone headdont gothe sameway.The featheryseeds on the sidefacing thewind willfall offmosteasily.The othershold onmore tightlyuntil thewind shifts.Besides,once blownoff adandelion,a seedsumbrella-like feathercarries itonthewind thatpulled itaway.And ithelpsexplain whythe plantsare sosuccessful inspreading.However,Jena alsofound anexception.A suddenstrong blowwas stillable toblow all theseeds awayinthesame direction.So whena strongwindblowsor excitedchildren trytheir besttoblow,alltheseeds couldbe blownoff atonce.
8..Why didJena doresearch ondandelion seedsA.To correctpeoples misconceptionof dandelions.B.To figureout howdandelionseedsreact towind.C.To explainwhy dandelionsfly farwithout wind.D.To satisfyher childscuriosity about dandelions.
9.What doesthe underlinedword“mimicked“in paragraph3meanA.Predicted.B.Proved.C.Explored.D.Copied.
10.What didJenaShieldsresearch proveaboutdandelionseedsA.They flyfor thesimilar distance.B,They tendto flyin one direction.C.They comeoff easierinthewind fromonedirection.D.They breakfree fromfeathers tofly oncecoming off.
11.What isthe purposeofthelast paragraphA.To makeup forthe research.B,To stressthe pointofthetext.C.To makea summaryofthetext.D.To provideexamples fortheresearch.Plastic wasteis chokingour planet.People aretrying tohelp fixit byrecycling,but theireffortsarent goingfar enough.Even whenplastic producersare heldresponsible andattempt tosolve the problem,it doesntalways gosmoothly.Such has been thecase forthe companyTorus Pak,which producesnovel packagingfor frozenmeals ona largescale.Like manyother blackplastic products,the Torus Pak packagesused acarbon-based pigment（颜料）.This pigmenttroubles thesorting technologywhich isused bymany recyclingfacilities,so blackplastic usuallyends upbeing thrownaway becausethe machinescant identifyit.Now thecompanyis midwaythrough thecomplex processof phasingout thatpigment andswitching thatpigmentto onethat doesntuse carbon.But thatdoesnt meanthe problemis solved,fortherecycling rateatthewaste facilityitself isnotencouraging.Your discardedplastic mayend upinalandfill evenif yousend itto berecycled.Worldwide,only aboutnine percent of allthe plastic waste hasbeen recycled,which amountstoless than600million tonsout ofover6billion.While onemight assumethe proportionof plasticbeingrecycled isontheincrease dueto improvedtech andincreased publicawareness ofenvironmentalprotection,its actuallybecome evenlower inmany placesin recentyears.“The worldwasnt alwaysflooded withsingle-use plastic products,“said LisaRamsden,senior plasticcampaigner forGreenpeace USA.We knowhow tolive withoutthem.Weve justgotused toa convenienceculture thatrelies soheavily onthem.”The solutionis obvious.To getout ofthis habit,we shouldstop usingso muchplastic,startingwith manyoftheitems weuse justonce fora fewminutes.Companies needto shifttoward usingmorerefillable andreusable containers,and packagingmade frommaterials thatare lessharmful to（强制执行）the environment.Governments mustmandate suchchanges—a goalwere nowfinallyinching closerto everyday.
12.What isthe problemwith theTorusPakpackagesA.They areexpensive forcustomers.B.Their pigmentis hardlyappealing.C.They arehard todefine asrecyclable”.D.Their productionprocess isvery complex.
13.What doesthe authormainly stressin paragraph3A.The reasonfor recyclingplastic waste.B.The outcomeof recyclingplastic waste.C.The potentialof recyclingplastic waste.D.The objectiveof recyclingplasticwaste.
14.What isadvised to solvetheplastic pollutioninthetextA.Making somestricter laws.B,Reducing theuse ofplasticproducts.C.Advancing thetechnology ofrecycling.D.Setting somehigher environmentalgoals.
15.Which canbe thebest titleforthetextA.Recycling failstosolveplastic pollutionB,A companycontributes alot torecyclingC.Great changeshappen inrecycling plasticD.Plastic pollutionis increasinglyworsening
二、七选五It isreported that6percentofthe earlydeaths arecaused bylack ofphysical activity,making itthefourth largestrisk fordeath intheworldafter high blood pressure,smoking andhighbloodsugar.So exerciseisnecessaryin everydaylife.16The generalanswer isthat runningis one oftheeasiestforms ofexercise.Science showsit doesntjust keepyou healthy.It canalso actuallyhelp youlivelonger.17It turnsout thatrunning ona regularbasis leadsto extralife.Compared withnon-runners whodo differentforms ofphysical activityand completelyinactive adults,runnerseven have a30percent lowerrisk ofall-cause deaths.The variousbenefits ofrunning onthe bodycan makelife longer.18A newstudy found thatgroups ofrunners comparedto inactivegroups didproduce improvementsin heartfitness.It couldalsoreduce thedeaths relatedto heartdisease.Running,however,is notthe onlymethod tokeep fit.Another studyof44,551men aged40to75foundthatrunning,tennis andfast walkingreduced by46percent,28percent and23percentlower riskof heartdisease,separately.19Now goodnews isthat thereare about17million roadrunners inthe US,and theroads arelinedwith peoplerunning slowlyor fast.20Then you will enjoythesamejoy ofexercise asthey doandbecome moreathletic andhealthier.A.It isa goodidea tojoin them.B.There arevarious indoorsports.C.Are youinterested intaking exerciseD.It canespecially improveheart health.E.But whichsport iseasy foryou toplayF.So itis okayto chooseother propersports besidesrunning.G.Runners livean averageof manyyears longerthan non-runners.
三、完形填空r vebeen livingin Chinafbr6years.I am21to saythat Ihave atalent infinding thecool22local spots.As a23,I amnever fedup witheating variousChinese foodsand othercultures.Whatsmost importantis24the realcountry andculture.So Ialways tryto findsomething representing25culture,and offeringan interactionwith the locals.My reputationfor doingthis has
26.Im oftenasked to give people
27.Since Iam fluentinChinese,I could28people forthis andbecome somewhatof anofficial tour
29.1choose notto,30・Because tome,the mostimportant thingismaking surethat thetourist hasthe most31experience.It isalso aboutcreating alifelong32withthat person,and withthelocalswe interactwith duringour timetogether.These tour-ists couldspendmuch moneyontheguided tourthat is33tothelocal culture.I choosetogivethem anexperiencethats deeperand openstheir34,allfor free.Youcando the35,When youhave someone36your hometown,dont justtake themto thetouristspots.Show themtheplaceswith great37to you.Show themyour heartthroughtheplacesyou show them and the experienceyou givethem.Theres alwayssomething38in almosteverytown there.Tf youdonthaveany spotsin yourhometown thatyou like,39to findthe goodwhereyou live.If youdo,youwillalso findit inyour-self.Its atime thatboth youand thetourist willneverforget.Dont40the experience,but thoroughlyenjoy everymoment withthat person.Thetourist andyour heartwill thankyouforit.
21.A.sorry B.ashamed C.proud D.puzzled
22.A.beaten B.hidden C.forbidden D.developed
23.A.teacher B.lawyer C-doctor D.foreigner
24.A.inventing B.experiencing C.protecting D.designing
25.A.local B.rich C.strange D.backward
26.A.existed B.happened C.disappeared D.grown
27.A.lectures B.space C・tours D.help
28.A.ask B.pay C.forgive D.charge
29.A.guide B.director C.artist D.musician
30.A.therefore B.though C.moreover D.otherwise
31.A.passive B.aggressive C.impressive D.expensive
32.A.connection B.present C.ambition D.dream
33.A.sympathetic B.addicted C.beneficial D.sensitive
34.A.boxes B.minds C.houses D.markets
35.A.cool B.same C.ordinary D.unusual
36.A.cover B.clean C・reach D.visit
37.A.challenges B.decorations C.meanings D.colors
38.A.boring B.useless C.standard D.good
39.A,stop B.learn C-pretend D.refuse
40.A.rush B.describe C,forget D.cancel
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1When stormclouds gather,andthewind howlsin anger,most peopleare eager41seekshelter.But somerun towardthe danger.Photographer LiuYijing isoneofthat raretypes ashecaptures naturesviolence.For thepast year,Liu,21,42travel about24,000kilometers across11provinces recordingthunderstorms.In2021,he tookmorethan48,000photos,43showthemostviolence ofMother Nature.Liu hasreceived agreat dealof44recognize forhis work.His photoscaptured acomplete雷暴supercell structure45occurred inthe InnerMongolia autonomousregion onAugust
22.This imagehasbeenpicked46the coverphoto forthe Advancesin AtmosphericSciences,a keypublicationin itsfield.“It isa typicalsupercell and I stillhaveavivid memoryabout how47thrill Ifelt themomentit formed.While recording,I couldntcontrol myselfand keptscreaming/9he says,adding thatthepicture andvideo havespread48rapid onthe Internet.A netizencomments thatLius photosand videosshow49amazing andpowerful natureis.Another netizensays thatbefore Liu,storm-chasing photographerswere rarelyheard ofin Chinaandthat itis50career forthose whoare braveand armedwith sufficientweather knowledge.
五、短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文文中共
51.有处语言错误，每句中最多有两处每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改10增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号
（八），并在其下面写出该加的词删除把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉修改在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
1.只允许修改处，多者（从第处起）不计分
2.1011Last Monday,my classmatesandIwent toplay football.When wewere runningto catchingtheball,I steppedon Annsleft foot.As aresult,the bottomof herleft shoegot separatedthe shoesotherpart.Seeing that,many classmatesburst intoa laughter.But therewere alittle upsetin hereyes.She justpurchased theshoes acouple ofday ago.And shewas onan extremetight budget.Yetshe justsmiles atme kindlyand saidI didnthave topay fbrthe damage.However,I secretlyboughthim apair ofnew shoes.Seeing theshoes,Ann wastoo movingto speak.From nowon,our bondwasstrengthened.
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