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北大附中惠新校区学年上学期高二年级期中考试2022-2023英语第一部分语言知识运用共两节,满分30分第一节共10小题;每小题
1.5分,满分15分阅A BC D读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的、、和四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项Throughout my life,I havemet diversepeople invarious places.The]that Ihave madewith thesepeople haveaffectedmy lifea lot.However,Mrs.Ostrenkos2takes priorityover theothers,influences in mylife.Mrs.Ostrenko wasmy eleventhgrade Englishteacher.She showsthat beinga teacheris not about teachingbut also3someones life,whether it is significantor trivial.“My greatestjoy isseeing my4succeed/9said Mrs.Ostrenko on the firstday ofclass.Not allstudents come to schoolexcitedto learn,but Ostrenkois thetype ofteacher thathas theability to make herclass5and memorable.Not onlydid Ilearnmore aboutEnglish inone quarterfrom herclass thanI learnedin myfirst twoyears ofhigh school,but herinfluence allowedmeto6in allmy otherclasses aswell.Mrs.Ostrenko maylook like any otherlady butwhat liesbeneath thesurface is an enthusiasticsoul withperseverancethat7those aroundher.Having taughtfor overten years,she isstill able to findthe joyin8and remainsas enthusiasticas everabout the topicshe teaches.Her willpowerand self-sacrificing9encourage mewith thestrength toovercome everydayobstacles.Her passionfor teachingis evidentin everysingle lessonshe teaches,which inspiresmeto seek thesame kindof10inmyclass asa teacher.She ismore thanjust aninspiration;she isa mentorwho hastaught methe importanceof education.
1.A.relationships B.appointments C.decisions D.troubles
2.A.promise B.impact C.selection D.direction
3.A.giving B.risking C.saving D.changing
4.A.partners B.teachers C.students D.colleagues
5.A.scaring B.confusing C.exciting D.embarrassing
6.A.improve B.relax C.play D.question
7.A.disturbs B.inspires C.annoys D.amuses
8.A.decorating B.communicating C.dressing D.teaching
9.A.abilities B.words C.skills D.spirits
10.A.passion B.wisdom C.property D.ambition第二节共10小题;每小题
1.5分,满分15分阅读下面短文,在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1AIn reality,some millionairesstill worryabout moneyafter theyachieve theirgoals andget rich.If they want tocontinuetheir11wealth life,they haveto workhard to make moneyto ensurethe senseof successthey12achieve sofar.It isbelievedby mostpeople13they willbe freeof worriesand live14comfortable afterearning enoughmoney.Years ago,Jason wasa collegeprofessor with a bighouse.But15know thatmany peoplewere livingin poorconditions,he feltguilty.Jason decidedto turnhis back16his fortuneby givinghis moneyto17charity andhelpinghomeless people.Doing18we doas athletessets usapart becausewe arewilling todo thatextra littlebit thatmight takeus to19top.It iscertainlynotabalanced wayto liveand it is certainlynot normalbut thosewords aregenerally notused for anyone20isstriving forgreatness.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的、、和四个选项中,选出最佳选项A BC DWhyDo MockingbirdsCopyMockingbirds livein Northand SouthAmerica.They aregood copycats.They imitateother birds.But they can alsoimitateother animals.They caneven makesounds likea pianoor caralarm.Mockingbirds learnto sing many songs.Somelearn morethan200different songs.They canoften trickpeople!But mockingbirdscant trickother birds.If theycant trickother birds,why dothey copy sounds Theydo itto attractand avoidother birds!Males areloud singers,and theysingmanysongs.They alwayssing whentheywant to meetfemales.A malebird cansingmost of the dayand night.The singingattracts females.But italso keepsaway othermales.The longera mockingbirdlives,the moresongs itknows.To showthis characteristic,the malemockingbird singsall thesongs itknows.A femalemockingbirdis attractedto amale whohas liveda longtime.Mockingbirds usuallysing shortsongs.They singeach soundseveral times.Then theymove tothe nextsound.Femalemockingbirds singsoftly andless oftenthan males.They usuallysing attheir nestsin thewinter tokeep awayother birds.When anotherbird comesnear,the mockingbirdmakes aloud noiseto frightenit.Its amazingthat the mockingbird cancopyso manysongs ofotherbirds.Some songsare noteasy tolearn.The mockingbirdmust listenwell toimitate thesounds.But amockingbirdalso hasgood eyes and agood memory.When aperson comesnear itsnest,themockingbirdremembers thatperson.It knowsthat personsface aftermany years!
21.Mockingbirds arespecial becausetheycan.A.create songsB.copysoundsC.remember otherbirds D.understand humanswords
22.Female mockingbirdssing attheir nestsin thewinter to.A.scare otherbirds B.practise thesongs C.warn humanbeings D.attract malebirds
23.What is the purposeof thispassageA.To recommenda courseon birdlife.B.To callon people to protectbirds.C.To giveadvice onfeeding birds.D.To introducean interestingbirdThe PrintingPressWhat doyou thinkis themost importantinvention in the last1000years Isit thelight bulbor the Internet Manypeoplesay thatitisthe printing press,a machinethat allowsus toprint copies of booksand documents.But whyistheprinting presssoimportantBefore theprinting press,books werecopied byhand.Ancient Romanbook publisherssometimes soldas manyas5,000(奴隶).copies ofa bookthat hadbeen copiedby slavesBut copyinga booktook somuch timeand wasso expensivethatoften onlya fewcopies ofeach bookwere made.As aresult,usually onlya smallpercentage ofthe populationlearned to readand ownedbooks.In1450,a goldsmithnamed JohannesGutenberg inGermany inventedthe modernprinting press.The impactof hismachineis sometimescompared tothe inventionoftheInternet.Although ancientChinese peopleinvented paperin105ADand usedwoodblock printingbefore200AD,Gutenbergs printing press waseasy touse withlanguages thathad alphabetic(字母体系)scripts.After1450,thousands ofcopiesofa popularbook ornewspaper couldbe madequickly andcheaply.Books andnewspapers withideas andimages fromall overthe worldwent into the marketfor thewide public.Knowledge ispower.Reading hasbrought aboutamazing changesin science,technology andpolitics.We havelearnedhow tocreate wealthand eventravel tofar-away worlds.The computer,cellphone,and Internethave grown,because billionsofpowerful readerswere createdby theprinting press.From1450on,more andmore peoplehave becomereaders.These billionsof readersare powerful,and theyhelp theworldto makeprogress ata fastspeed.
24.Not manypeople readin ancientRome becausethey had.A.few bookstoreadB.little time to readC.no moneyfor booksD.no interestin books
25.The modernprintingpressis sometimescompared totheInternetdue toits.A.low costB.common useC.great influenceD.rapid development
26.What ismainly discussedabouttheprintingpressin thelast twoparagraphsA.The progress.B.The future.C.The contribution.D.The function.COnce whenI wasfacing a decision thatinvolved highrisk,I wentto afriend.He lookedat meforamoment,and then一(强大的)wrote asentence containingthe bestadvice Iveever had:Be boldand braveand mighty forces willcome toyouraid.Those wordsmade mesee clearlythat whenI hadfallen shortin thepast,it wasseldom because I hadtried andfailed.Itwas usuallybecauseI had letfear offailure stopme fromtrying atall.On theother hand,whenever Ihad plungedinto deepwater,forced bycourage orcircumstance,Ihadalways beenabletoswim untilI gotmy feeton theground again.Boldness meansadecisionto biteoff morethan youare sureyou canent.And thereis nothingmysterious aboutthemighty forces.They arepotential powerswe possess:energy,skill,sound judgment,creative ideas-even physicalstrengthgreater thanmost ofus realize.Admittedly,those mightyforces arespiritual ones.But theyare moreimportant thanphysical ones.A collegeclassmateof mine,Tim,was anexcellent footballplayer,even thoughhe weighedmuch lessthan theaverage player.“In onegame Isuddenlyfound myselfconfronting ahuge player,who hadnothing butme betweenhim andour goalline,“said Tim.I was(子弹)一so frightenedthat Iclosed myeyesanddesperately threwmyself atthat guylikeabullet andstopped himcold.^^Boldness—a willingnessto extendyourself tothe extreme—is notone thatcan beacquired overnight.But itcan be(挫折)taught tochildren anddeveloped inadults.Confidence buildsup.Surely,there willbe setbacksand disappointments(保证)in life;boldness initself isno guaranteeof success.But theperson whotries todo somethingand failsisalot betteroffthan theperson whotries todo nothingand succeeds.So,always tryto livea littlebit beyondyour abilities—and youllfind yourabilities aregreater than you everdreamed.
27.Why wasthe authorsometimes unableto reachhis goalin thepastA.He facedhuge risks.B.He lackedmightyforces.C.Fear preventedhim fromtrying.D.Failure blockedhis wayto success.
28.What isthe impliedmeaning ofthe underlinedpartA.Swallow morethanyou can digest.B.Act slightlyabove yourabilities.C.Develop moremysterious powers.D.Learn tomake creativedecisions.
29.What wasespecially importantfor Timssuccessful defenseinthefootball gameA.His physicalstrength.B.His basicskill.C.His realfear.D.His spiritualforce.
30.What isthe authorspurpose inwriting thispassageA.To encouragepeople tobe courageous.B.To advisepeople tobuild upphysical power.C.To tellpeople theways toguarantee success.D.To recommendpeopletodevelop moreabilities.第二节(每小题2分,共10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项Lots ofpeople findit hardto get up inthe morningand putthe blameon thealarm clock.In fact,the keyto easymorningwake-up liesin resettingyour bodyclock.31Here ishow tomake one.•32In ordertomakea change,you needto decidewhy itsimportant.Do you want to getupin timetohave breakfastwith yourfamily,get insome exercise,or justbe betterprepared foryour dayOnce youare clearabout yourreason,tell yourfamily orroommates aboutthe changeyouwanttomake.•Rethink mornings.Now thatyou knowwhy youwanttowake up,consider re-arranging yourmorning activities.If youwanttimetohave breakfastwith yourfamily,save sometime thenight beforeby settingout clothes,shoes,and bags.33Thats aquarter-hour moreyou couldbe sleepingif youbought acoffee makerwithatimer.•Keep yoursleep/wake scheduleon weekends.If youretired outby Fridaynight,sleeping inon Saturdaycould soundwonderful.But compensatingontheweekends actuallyfeeds intoyour sleepinessthe followingweek,a recentstudy found.34•Keep arecord andevaluate itweekly.Keep trackof yourefforts andwrite downhow youfeel.After youvetried anewmethod fora week,take alook atyour record.35If not,take anotherlook atother methodsyou couldtry.A.Get asleep specialist.B.Find theright motivation.C.A betterplan forsleep canhelp.D.And considersetting asecond alarm.E.If thesteps youtake areworking,keep itup.F.Stick toyour setbedtime andwake-up time,no matterthe day.G.Reconsider the15minutes youspend inline atthe cafetogetcoffee.第三部分书面表达(共两节,满分20分)第一节阅读表达(共4小题;第
36、37题各两分,第38题2分,第39题4分,共10分)Balancing Treesand CO2Tree plantingused tobe regardedas aneffective meansof reducingclimate change.Perhaps itstime forus torethinkthis practice.Trees pullCO2from theair.This effectivelyremoves CO2from the atmosphere.But treesonly holdonto CO2as longas they5re alive.Once theydie,trees decay(腐烂)and releasethat CO2back intotheatmosphere.Recent studieshave foundthat trees around the world aregrowing fasterthan ever.The riseof CO2,mainly duetoburning fossilfuels,is probablydriving thatrapid growth,said RoelBrienen,a forestecologist atthe Universityof Leeds,UK.High levelsof CO2are increasingtemperatures,which inturn speedstree growthin thoseareas,he added.The faster trees grow,the fasterthey storecarbon.It seemslike goodnews.However,itisknown thatfast-growing treespecies,in general,live shorterlives thantheir slow-growing relatives.(生长与寿命之间的权衡)In ordertoseewhether thegrowth-lifespan trade-off isa universalphenomenon,Brienenand hiscolleagues analyzedover210,000individual treering recordsof110tree speciesfrom morethan79,000sitesworldwide.They foundthat,in almostall habitatsand allsites,faster-growing treespecies diedyounger thanslow-growingspecies,and evenwithin aspecies,the trade-off betweengrowth andlifespan heldstrong.(微量调整)The teamalso createda computerprogram thatmodeled aforest andtweaked thegrowth ofthe treesin thismodel.Early on,it showedthat theforest couldhold morecarbon asthe treesgrew faster”,Brienen reported.But after20years,these treesstarted dyingand losingthis extracarbon again.66We mustunderstand that the onlysolution tobringing(排放)down CO2levels isto stopemitting itintotheatmosphere,said Brienen.
36.What does“this practicein Para.1refer to
37.Why aretreesaroundtheworldgrowing fasterthan ever
38.Read thefollowing statement,underline thefalse partof itand explainthe reason.The teamhas foundthatthe fastertreesgrow,thefasterthey storeCO2,and thelonger livesthey live.()
39.Please brieflypresent whatyoucan do indaily lifeto reduce the emission of CO
2.In about40words第二节写作(分)
1039.There aremany things1candoto help.Firstly,Til takea reusablecloth bagand sayno toplastic bagswhile shopping,forit cansave energyand reducepollution.Secondly,when Tgo somewhere,Ill choosepublic transportationinstead ofprivatecars toreducetheemissionofCO
2.第二节写作表达(共分)
10.略40。