广西南宁市银海三雅学校2022-2023学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

广西南宁市银海三雅学校学年高二上学期期中考2022-2023试英语试题学校:姓名班级考号

一、阅读理解Vanderbilt Universityprovides youwith manysocieties relatedto courses,sports and more.Some areteacher-led；however,most arecreated andled bystudents themselves.Today I will sharewhat Iknow aboutthe mostpopular societiesand what you couldget fromeachone of them.•Honor SocietyHonor Society hasmost probablygathered theknowledge aboutall groupwork tasksandlectures that will helpyou studythe courseseffectively.You willget recommendationsfor essay（论文）topics.It alsoinvites thetop studentsto sharetheir beststudy tips.•Culture SocietyIf you arean internationalstudent whois missinghome,or ifyou areeager tolearn aboutothercultures——head toCulture Society.You willmeet amazingnew friends from around the worldandsee apersonal sideof theirculture.•Aamp;B SocietyYouwill probablyspend alot ofhours sittingat thelibrary,so it is importantto finda waytokeep yourbody active!Vanderbilt Universityhas putgood moneyinto sportsequipment,and ifyouchoose acompetitive sportin Aamp;B Society-no connectionsare strongerthan thebond createdwithyour team!•Golden KeySocietyDo youwant to be rememberedamong thousandsof applicantsfor atop companyor needtomake connectionsfor yourfuture start-up ThenGolden KeySociety can be justthe thingfor you.Itorganizes eventswith inspiringguest speakersfrom manyfamous companies,which canhelpprepare youfor your work aftercollege.Of course,there aremore societieson campus.There mustbe oneright foryou.Why notcheckit out

1.What isa benefitof joiningHonor SocietyA.Enjoying differentcultures.B.Improving examinationskills.试卷第页，共页1010C-Developing abetter friendship.D.Getting goodlearning experience.

2.Which societyprovides speechesfor futurejob huntersA.HonorSociety.B.Culture Society.C.Aamp;B Society.D.Golden KeySociety.

3.Who is the passageintended forA.Society leaders.B.College students.C.University teachers.D.Job applicants.This summermy momand I did somethingmeaningful andinteresting.Because of the stressesof highschool,I feltdepressed fromtime totime.Whats worse,Ibegan toeat manyjunk foods.As aresult,I hadgained alot ofweight.My momdecided totake meto workout,and shecooked deliciousbut healthysnacks forme.However,I brokemy wordto my mom notto buyhigh caloriesnacks.My momfound mysnackwrappers in the garbage.She gotreally angryand toldme somethingIwillremember forever.Shesaid,“My dear,I canforget thefact thatyou cheated,but youshouldnt.Remember itsnot allaboutlosing weightbut aboutyour wholelife.If youwant to achieve something,take itseriously,and（坚持）persist nomatter whathappens.”Since then,we havebeen outrunning eachmorning,and wedo someyoga in the evening.Wesing andlaugh whilerunning alongthe emptyroads.Day byday,I amfeeling better.Exercise ishelpingto strengthenmy bodyand refreshmy spirits.At thesame time,mymomand Icookdifferent dishestogether.Isnt itamazing thatIm makingsuch tasty-looking foodsmyself Cookingbringsgreat joyto me.These timeswith mymom havechanged mywhole attitudeto life.I havestarted tolearn theimportance of stickingto goals and how to relax.As thefamous Braziliansoccer playerPele said,“With strongwill,the feetare equalto apair ofwings.”

4.Which oneisthemeaningful thingthe writerdid thissummerLearning tomake tastyfoods.1Learning topersist.2Giving upjunk food.3Keeping running.4Playing soccer.5Joining ina singingcompetition.6A.

①④B.

①⑤C.

③⑤D.

②⑥

5.What doyou thinkof themomA.Modest.B.Humorous.C.Stubborn.D.Determined.

6.Which sentencehas thesimilar meaningto theunderlined sentenceA.Where there is awill,thereisa way.B.Happiness liesfirst ofall inhealth.C.Running ismansbestmedicine.D.A closemouth catchesnoflies.

7.The authormainly intendsto tellus.A.being honestwith parentsis importantB.exercise buildsup ourbodiesC.parents canhave agreat effecton childrenD.cooking bringsgreat joyto meMoreandmore birds areflying tosettle inQinghai Lake,one ofthe highestinland lakesinChina,thanks to the protectionefforts ofthe localgovernment.Covering anarea ofover4,000square kilometers,Qinghai Lakeis alsothe countrysbiggest salt lake.Located inQinghai Provinceof NorthwestChina,the lakeis famousfor thetwo islandsat itsnorthwestpoint—Cormorant Islandand EggIsland.The twoislands haveplenty offloating grassand various fish,offering richfood sourcesto birds.The islandshave become a paradisefordifferent kinds of groupsof birdsand havebeen called“Bird Islands”.（高原）Each Marchand April,when iceand snowcovering theQinghai-Tibet Plateaustartto melt,over20kinds of birds flyto theBird Islandsto layeggs.During themonths,flocks ofbirdscover the whole sky over the islands andbird eggscanbefound everywhere.Visitors canhear thesingingofbirds from milesaway.These havebecomeaworld-famous symbolofthe lake.To protectthis paradisefor birdsand supportcalls forecological protection,China set up theQinghai Lake NationalNatural Reserveat theend of

1997.Meanwhile,the Statehas pointedout thattheBird Islandsand SpringBay ofQinghaiLakewere centralreserves.Inspectors andconservators oftenpatrol（巡逻）thelake,enriching localresidents9knowledgeof relatedlaws andspreading knowledgeabout animalprotection tovisitors.They aremaking greateffortsto callon peopleto loveand protectthe birds.At thesame time,they havebuilt specialfencesaroundtheisland areato preventwolves,foxes and other carnivorousanimals,as wellasillegal huntersfrom breakingup the birds,building nests,laying eggsand breeding（繁殖）.As aresult,more andmore birdsare coming to theislands forsheltering andbreeding.

8.Why aremore andmorebirdscomingtothe biggestsaltlakein NorthwestChinaA.Because itis gettingwarmer andwarmer.B・Because itis beingreformed.C.Because theenvironment isgetting moreagreeable tothem tolive in.D.Because thepeople thereare becomingricher andricher.

9.What dothebirdsfeed onA.Floating fishandvariousgrass.B.Grass growingin the water anddifferent kindsof fish.C.Salt waterand plentyof grains.D.Com fromthe localfarmers.

10.According tothe passage,we caninfer that.A.over20kindsofbirds cometotheBird Islandsbefore MarchB,flocks ofbirds flyup tothewholeskyovertheislandsto layeggsC.visitors cansee thebirdsfrommiles awayD.the governmenthas takenmany measuresto protectthe district

11.This passageis mostprobably takenfrom.A.a newspaperB.a documentC.a storybookD.a sciencebook（主题公园）To providevisitors with a specialexperience,theme parksare puttingmore money（）into VirtualReality VR technology.In fact,the lifestyleteam ofthe website,The Week,attended（）the InternationalAssociation ofAmusement Parksand AttractionsIAAPA Expoin Orlando.The（实施）（过purpose wasto doa studyon theimplementation ofVR technologyon roller coasters山车）.（制造商）The teamstudied23rollercoastermanufacturers inEurope andfound thateightof thosemanufacturers hadimplemented VR technology intoat leastone oftheir rollercoasters.Based on their study,it appearsthat VR technology isalready animportant andgrowing factorinthe futuredevelopment oftheme parks.The themepark industryat firstsaw VRtechnology as a cost-saving meansto putnew lifeintoattractions.In2015,companies suchas SixFlags beganadding VRtechnology totheir rollercoasters.It soonbecame clear,however,that therewere manydifficulties withimplementing VRtechnologyon therides.Because ofthe timeit tookto provideriders with（头戴式受话器），VR headsetswait timesand linesbegan toincrease.Moreover,companies hadtotrain employeeshowtosetupthe VRsystems andmake surethat allheadsets wereclean.Thisproved notto becost-saving,so newsystems hadto beput intoplace.Busch Gardensin Williamsburg,Virginia,set out to solvethese problemsby developingatwo-part headsetfor theride Battlefor Eire.The parkworked withFalcons CreativeGroup todevelopthis newtechnology,which allowedguests tobe fittedwith aheadpiece whilewaiting inline.This shortenedwait timesand provideda cleanerenvironment.Falcons CreativeGroup andBusch Gardens usedcreative thinkingto improvean attractionthat wasbuilt aroundVR.According toTEA/AECOM GlobalAttractions AttendanceReport,2018saw morethan252million peoplevisit thetop25theme parksin theworld.To keepthese numbers,itisimportant thattheseandothertheme-park companiescontinue tocome upwith newideas tocreate andintroduce一great attractionsespecially thosethat makeuse ofnew VRtechnology.

12.What didThe WeekfindA.VRtechnologymay greatlyinfluence thefuture theme parks.B.Half ofthe studiedtheme parkshave usedVRtechnology.C.Roller coasterswere gettingless popularthan before.D.Theme parkshave notrealized theimportanceofVRtechnology.

13.What happenedafter SixFlags usedVR technologyA.Visitors thoughthighly ofthe improvement.B.The number of visitorshugely increased.C.Many unexpectedproblems appeared.D.A lotof moneywas saved.

14.What didBuschGardensdoA.It creativelydeveloped aheadset.B,It employedmore workers.C.It workedwith othercompanies tobuild new theme parks.D.It choseto useits traditionaltechnology again.

15.What didthe authoradvise themeparks todoA.To developcreative attractions.B.To give up traditionaltechnology.C.To workwith otherthemeparks.D.To buildnewthemeparks.

二、七选五Four Habitsto HelpYou SucceedNobodywould liketo experiencefailure.We allwant tosucceed.For thosewho havetried andfailed,success seemsdifficult tounderstand.16•Know your values.Finding yourvalues isin linewith creatingmotivation.17Pick ahandful ofthings andwritethem down.Remind yourselfof yourvalues everyday andreflect onwhether you are honoringthosevalues throughyourwork.•Pick agoal andfocus onit.Choose one goal tostart somethinglarge enoughthatwillgive youa senseof achievement,while adjustingwell toyourvalues.Ifyouwant toachieve your goal,focus isthe keyhere.18If youperformmany tasksat a time,you mightnever finishyour projectsbecause theywill takefar toolong.•Set atime fbrsuccess.Set adate forsuccess.Know when you hopeto realizeyourgoal.19By settingatimelimit,you aremaking theprocess realistic.•20Failure cantbe avoidedwhenyoutake risks.By itsvery definition,the desireto succeedmeansyouarerisking failure.Many peopletend togiveupfar tooearly.Dont fallinto thistrap!Use failure.Treat itasagood thing,and goon.A.Make theright decision.B.The morefocused youare ononegoal,the higherchance youhave ofsuccess.C.I havemade alist offour habitsto helpyou setgoalsandrealize them.D.Keep itrealistic,while notgiving yourselftoo muchtime.E.Dont giveup becauseof failure.F.Sit andreflect onwhatyouvalue most.G.Push yourselftobecourageous,and takethat nextstep.

三、完形填空Lisa andBarry wereout walkingtheir dogsafter supperwhen aterrifying thinghappened.They didnot usually21at thattime buthappened tohead outto enjoythe warm22They werechattingtoapasser-by whenLisa sawa pushchair23into thewater.It happenedso quickly.Thepushchair disappearedunder thewater within

24.Lisa jumpedinto theriver alongwith the babys mother.25the coupledidnt knowwhetherthere wasa babyinthepushchair atfirst becausethe26was alsowithalittle girl,about twoyearsold.Lisa couldswim,but shewas not a27swimmer.She couldntfeel thebottom,which madeherfeel panicked.Meanwhile,Barry28to helppull thepushchair fromthewateras Lisaand thewoman foughttokeep itabove the29,It wasabsolutely frightening.As thepushchair30he couldsee the baby stillinthewater.Luckily,people aroundfound outwhat hadhappenedand cameto help.Finally,thebabywas31Ambulance servicewas called,and the32arrived withinminutes.The motherand babywere takento33Lisa stillfelt shockedthe nextday.She calledthe hospitalyesterday evening.Lisa was34to hearthebabywas okay.One thingis forcertain:When meetingsomeone introuble,Lisa didnt35to payno attentiontoit.It wasLisas effortthat savedthe babyslife.

21.A.rush B,tour C.walk D.ride

22.A.evening B.morning C.noon D.midnight

23.A.fly B.jump C.come D.fall

24.A.weeks B.days C.seconds D.hours

25.A.Actually B.Sadly C.Regretfully D.Quietly

26.A.girl B.baby C.man D.woman

27.A.strange B・strong C.weak D.new

28.A.tried B.continued C.failed D.refused

29.A.road B,wave C.boat D.water

30.A.went downB.set offC.came upD.took off

31.A.saved B・drowned C.swept D.gone

32.A.addicts B・crowds C.policemen D.doctors

33.A.home B.hospital C.church D.school

34.A.confused B,sorry C.glad D.upset

35.A.help B,choose C.demand D.promise

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下列句子，在空白处填入适当的内容个单词或括号内单词的正确形式1For hundredsof years,36look afterreindeer wasa wayof lifefor the Sami.They37usethe reindeersmeat fbrfood,their bonesfbr tools,and theirskin for38make clothesand tents.Since reindeerwere always39the move,theSamiwould pickup theirtents andaccompany them.Today,most Samihave housesin villagesnear Sarekand live40modem lifejust liketheirneighbours.But everyspring,a smallnumberofSami stillfollow41they reindeerinto thevalleysof Sarek,living intents orold cottages42enjoying theirtraditions.I amnotaSami,but inSarekIve adoptedsome oftheir43habit.For example,this morningmy breakfastis flatbreadwarmed overa fire,44dry reindeermeat,and somesweet andsour berries45I foundgrowing nearmy tent.

五、其他应用文一家英语报社向中学生征文，主题是“十年后的我”请根据下列要点和你的畅

46.想完成短文要点.家庭；.工作；.业余生活123注意.写作词数为左右；

180.请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答2Me in10Years

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47Monday startedout great.I wokeup ontime,ate breakfastand didsome lastminute studyingformy firsthour mathtest.I wasconfident ofgetting goodgrades.Then Ileft myhouse.Tenminutes later,I wassettled with my friendson theschool bus.We werebusy chattingabout howwespent ourweekend.At onestop,Fat Ryangot onhurriedly.He trippedover someonesfootaccidentally andTHUMP!He fellflat ontothe floor.Every oneof usonthebus lookedon andlaughed crazily.Ryan struggledto hisfeet,dustedthe jacketand madehis wayto anempty seat.He triedto laughwith us,but hisface wasburningwith embarrassment.The restofthemorning flewby.Ididwell inmy mathtest.I readtwo morechaptersof ToKill aMockingbird inEnglish class.It wasntlong beforethere wentthe lunchbell.Imet myfriendsfromthe cheerleadingteam inthe dininghall.Then Icouldnt helpbut noticeRyan afewtables away,sitting allalone.He caughtme looking.I smiledat himquickly andlooked away.When wefinished eating,we headedouttothe courtyardto practicea cheerwe woulddo atthatnights footballgame.After alittle practice,we nailedthe cheer,so wedecided weonly neededtogo throughit one last time.Again,just likethe restof myday sofar,the cheerwas goinggreat.Iraised myleg foronelasttoe touch.RIIPPP!I feltmy jeanssplit downthe middleof mybackside.I froze.I hadno ideawhat todo butstand still.Then Iheard peopleburst outlaughing,and Isawthem pointingat mytorn jeans.Trying tocover myselfwithmyhands,I triedto laughtoo,butI felttears beganto wellup inmy eyes.注意续写词数应左右；

1.150请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答

2.Paragraph1:Then Isaw Ryanrunning towardsme.Paragraph2:That night,after thecheer atthe footballgame,I foundRyan.。