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第一学期期末测试2022-2023高二英语第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题;每小题
2.5分，满分
37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项（动画）Our tailor-made Englishlearning websitesprovide accessto interactivevideos,audio,animations andgames.Find outmore aboutour LearnEnglish website,LearnEnglish Kidswebsite,LearnEnglish Teens website andLearnEnglish with Timmy.LearnEnglish websiteOur LearnEnglish websiteis designedfor adultlearners ofEnglish.Improve yourEnglish throughvideos,podcasts（播客）and games.You canalso interactwith otherlearners.LearnEnglish KidswebsiteLearnEnglish Kidsis forchildren whoare learningEnglish asa secondor foreignlanguage.Children canhave funlearningEnglish throughgames,songs,stories andother activities.Teachers can use manyof theresources from the siteinthe classroom.There isalso asupport sectionfor parentslooking to help theirchildren learn English outsideof theclassroom.LearnEnglish TeenswebsiteOurLearnEnglish Teenswebsiteis designedfor13-to-17-year olds.You canfind toptips to pass yourexams,practise yourEnglish grammarand improveyour vocabularythrough interactivevideos,games andexercises.Read aboutlifein theUK andshare youropinions withother teens.LearnEnglish withTimmyChildren aged6years andyounger cannow playexciting gamesand listento Englishwords to learn aboutnumbers,colors,shapes andfood withTimmy andhis friends.The appis developedby theBritish Councilin collaborationwithAardman Animations,the creatorsof Shaunthe Sheepand TimmyTime.
1.If aman aged30wants to find apartner tolearnEnglishtogether,which websiteis suitableA.LearnEnglishwebsite.B.LearnEnglish KidswebsiteC.LearnEnglishTeenswebsite.D.LearnEnglishwithTimmy.Paragraph2Feeling relaxed,Laurie skatedquickly to the centerof therink afterthe announcerfinally calledher name.
2.What cana childdo withTimmyA.Learning howto makevideos.B.Learning howtopassexams.C.Learning aboutshapes.D.Learning Englishoutside theclassroom.
3.Whafs the authors purposein writingthe passageA.To expresshis loveof some websites.B.To persuadepeople tobuy hiscourses online.C.To introducesomewebsitestolearnEnglish.D.To provethe websitesare helpfulonly forchildren.Some Americanstates aremaking moneyavailable forhigh schoolgraduates sothey canlearn skillsto helpthem gettechnologyjobs withouta college degree.One exampleis thenortheastern state of Connecticut.It hasinvested$70million toput youngpeople and adultsthrough short-term training programs thatcan leadto goodpaying technologyjobs.The programsare knownas6tnon-degree skills training.^^They havehelped peoplelike MohamethSeek,who leftcollegeafter twoyears.Seek saidhe wantedto workin technologybut theclasses hewas offeredin atraditional collegeprogram“werent reallyinteresting%him.He alsosaid traditionalcollege takestoo longto finish.So Seekdecided toenter aone-year computertrainingprogramrun bya nonprofitorganization.Today,the25-year-old teachescomputer codingat askillstrainingcenter,or academy,in Stamford,Connecticut.Eck saidfriends whofinishedthe programalso havegood jobs.Research carriedout byGeorgetown UniversitysCenter on Education and the Workforceshowed thatpeople whodoget a college degreeearn about84percent moreover theirlifetimes.But noteveryone canget into,pay foror dowell incollege.David Sooleads anorganization calledJobs for the Future.He said the collegemodel thathas beenin placefor the（拉美裔美国last40years doesnot workfor everyone.And thisis especiallytrue forstudents whoare Black,Hispanic人）or whosefamilies donot make a lotof money.We needtofinda betterway toserve thosestudents.^^Soo said.Anthony Carnevaleis theleader ofGeorgetowns CenteronEducationand theWorkforce.He saidthat whilejobtraining isgood,it isnot100percent correctto tellpeople theycannot benefit from acollegedegree.One reasoncompanies mighthire collegegraduates isbecause theythink theymight havebetter communication andteamwork skills.
4.What didSeek think of thetraining programA.Boring.B.Time-consuming.C.Rewarding.D.Demanding.
5.Which statementis NottrueA.Some studentscant affordto goto college.B.Some studentsare incapableof gettinginto college.C Theprograms offermore choicesto leadto agood job.D.People cannotbenefitfromacollegedegree.
6.Who willmost benefitfrom theshort-term trainingprograms according to DavidSooA.Minority andpoor families.B.Everyone inAmerica.C.African-American students.D.College graduates.
7.What canbe improvedfor theshort-term trainingprograms according to thelast paragraphA.Expanding insize.B.Being givenmore financialsupport.C.Including interpersonalskills in the programs.D.Teaching howto writecode ordesign websites.After eightyears ofconstruction,the PadmaMultipurpose Bridgein Bangladeshopened to the publicon June26,reducing traveltime fromparts of the southwestof thecountry to the capitalDhaka fromseven toeight hoursto aslittle asjust10minutes.The
21.5-meter-wide,
6.15-kilometer-long bridgebuilt over the Padma River,the mainbranch of the Ganges,has twolevelswith theupper tierhaving a four-lane highwayand thelower tiera single-track railway,accordingtoWuhan-basedChina RailwayMajor BridgeEngineering Group,or MBEC,one of Chinas biggestbridge makers.Before that,travelersand goodswere transportedvia boator shipbecause of the vastwidth andfast-flowing natureoftheriver,and thetendencyof thearea toflood.In2014,the Bangladeshi government awardedMB ECa$
1.54-billion contractto buildthe corestructure ofthe（基础建设）bridge,making itthe countryslargest infrastructureproject aswell asthe largestforeign bridgeprojectundertaken byChinese companiesin termsof totalcost.“The constructionwas muchharder thanexpected asthe complexgeological conditionsbrought multiplechallengesto usJ saidShen Tao,deputy generalmanager ofthe project.The bridge is locatedabove ariver withbanks onloose soil,and downpoursin therainy seasonoften causedflooding,bringing usnumerous difficultieswe hadnever experiencedbefore.During theconstruction,we hadto adjustthe designplan toadapt toenvironmental changeswhenever necessary；he added.However,through continuouslearning andadaptation,construction teamshave greatlyimproved theirabilitiesincluding technology,communicationandadaptability.,,said WenWusong,chairman ofMBEC.They demonstratedthestrength ofChinas roadbridge constructiontothewhole worldandthebridgeisa modelof internationalcooperation.Over the past eightyears,the projecthas createdover50,000jobs forlocal residents,accordingtoMBEC.
8.What dowe knowabout thebridgeA.It isovertheGanges.B.It isacross thePadmaRiver.C.The uppertier hasa single-track railway.D.The lowertier hasafour-lane highway.
9.What didShen Taomainly expressin paragraph4A.Costs ofbuilding thebridge.B.Features ofthe newly-built bridge.C.Benefits thebridge canbring about.D.Difficulties inconstructing thebridge.
10.Which canreplace theunderlined worddemonstrated“in paragraph5A.Measured B.Adapted.C.Showed.D.Preserved.
11.What canbe thebest titleforthe news reportA.China-made bridgeopens inBangladeshB.Eight yearsofChinasconstructing abridge inBangladeshC.Constructing abridge createsover50,000jobs inBangladeshD.Bangladeshigovernmentawards MBEC$
1.54-billion contractBeforeyou walkeddown theaisle-if youeven did---did youfirst agreeto takeyour partners name hadyou agreedtothe bankfor updatedcredit cards,changed youremail address,and updatedyour FacebookI didnt;and Iknow plentyof womenout theredidnt,either.So I was prettyshocked tolearn thatin a recent survey,一over50percent ofU.S.citizens believea wifeshould take her husbands name andshe should be requiredto doso bylaw.Author EmilySchafer,a sociologyprofessor atPortland StateUniversity,surveyed arepresentative nationalsampleof1,200people tarthe study,which foundthat alarger numberof Americanadults thinkthere needsto actuallybe alaw inplaceto preventwomen fromkeeping theirown name.（优先）The mostcommon reasongiven Thegeneral beliefis thatwomen shouldprioritize theirmarriage andtheirfamily aheadof themselves.To this,I admitIm abit confused,because Idon*t understandhow exactlynot takingyourhusbands lastname meansyou arenftprioritizing yourmarriage.Now,I didnttake myhusband*snamefor avariety ofreasons:I didntfeel likethe name was mineand（未婚的）professionally Ihad builtup areputation asa writerunder mymaiden name,so Ididnt wantto losethat.His（surname wasnteasy tospell,either;everyone getsit wrongincluding mymother-still-and wevebeen married13）years.But mostof all,I feltlike intaking myhusbands lastname,Iwaslosing ahuge senseof self.And whileyes,we areafamily,I dontwant hissurname todefine me.Im nothis possession.Just likeevery aspectof motherhood,each womanshould berespected forthe choicesshe makes-without havingtodo anythingby law.And weshould allbe gratefulto LucyStone-the firstAmerican womanto legallymaintain herlastname aftermarriage in
1856.Just imaginehow difficultthat musthave beento foregotradition inthat time
12.What canbe learnedabout the tradition oftaking ahusbands namefromthesurvey AA lawshouldbe there tobreakthe tradition.B.The majorityof Americanadults supportthetradition.C.The majorityof Americanwomen goagainst thetradition.D.The lawrequires wivesto taketheir husbandsnames inAmerica.
13.Why doesan Americanwoman generallytakeher husbands nameA.To valueher marriageand family.B.To showhonesty toher husband.C.To joinin thefamily of her husband.D.To unitea newfamily underthe samename.
14.What doesParagraph5mainly talkaboutA.Why the author didntuse her husbandsname.B.Why the authors motherdidnt likeherhusband.C.How worthytheauthorsown maidennamewas.D.How boredtheauthorbecame withherhusbandsname.
15.What doestheauthorthinkofthe traditionA.Its reasonableB.It isntworth caringC.Every coinhas twosides D・Its out of dateand confusing.第二节（共5小题;每小题
2.5分，满分
12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项How toWelcome Changein YourLife（欣然接受）Do youembrace theroad youare nowon orresist andavoid changeat allcosts whenarecentevent hasshakenyou greatly16Dont react.What dowe dowhen wedont knowwhat to do First,stop,take adeep breathand dontdo anything.17It ishaving faithand trustingwhat youdo knowin theunknown.Reflect on thepast.Another activityis torecall timesin yourlife whenyou werefaced with an unknown.Then,think abouthow youhandledthe situation.18Use yourpast experiencesto bringyou strength,and toremind youwhat youare capableof.Make consciousdecisions.19However,more possibilitiesopen upwhen weare atpeace.Go overyou listof whatifs andmakea morebalanced listofthebest andworst situationspossible.Then talkto lovedones aboutwhat youwould doin eachsituationand thechoices youdo have.20We oftensee fearsas ourgreatest enemy,yet theyprovide uswith anenormous opportunityfor self-growth.What ifwewere tosee themas friendswho wanttohelpus becomea betterperson Letyour fearshelp youinstead ofhurting you.Then,write downwhat comesto you.You may be surprisedby theanswers.A.Dont panic.B.Befriend yourfears.C.When weare fearful,our optionsseem limited.D.Then tryto feelat easewith thestateof“not knowing”.E.Learning frompast failureshelps youmake betterdecisions.F.Remembering theseincidents willremind youthat youvegone throughdifficult situations.G.Here arethings youcan doin themidst ofuncertainty tochoose differentlyto changethe trackof yourlife.第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项When72-year-old RandyLong wascleaning outhis garagenot longago,he cameacross somepractice baseballsheused tothrow aroundwith hisson andgrandson.Thinking somekids mightget21of them,he tookthem toa localbaseball cage,where he22them alongwith atouchingnote thatmight justbring eventhe strongestmen totears:（投球）“Hope someonecanusethese baseballs.I foundthem when23my garage.I pitchedthem tomy sonandgrandson forcountless
24.My sonis now46years oldand mygrandson is23years old.I am
72.They haveboth25away.If youare afather,26these times.You wontbelieve howquickly they will begone.^^、27Longs grandson,Ethan Anderson,tweeted abouthis grandpasgenerous gesture.He neverexpectedthe postto goviral.The impactofthestory finallyhit homewhen thefamily28by themedia,but Andersonsayswhile hisgrandfather isamazed byall theattention hesgetting,he reallydoesnt havemuch usefor socialmedia.Anderson maybe grown-up but he fondlyremembers hisgrandpa asa thoughtfulcoach whohelped him29his trueathletic potential.When Iwas akid,we wouldusually goa fewtimes aweek topractice inthecages,“he recalled.Many times,Ididnteven wantto go,buthealways wantedme tobethebest30I couldbe.”After thestory wasshown onthenews,Anderson was nearly sweptaway bythe waveof31feedback.There area lotofkids youngerthan metelling metheyll cherishthe timesthey havewith theirdads orgranddads,“he toldCNN,“Andthey wont32it forgranted anymore.“I getto goback and33every nowand thenJ hesaid.I justdidnt realizethat hemissed34inthecages.Although hesmoved toBirmingham,about atwo-hour drivefrom Long,Anderson hasdecided itstimeto teamback upwith hisgrandpa onamore_35basis.
21.A.trouble B.use C.assistance D.amusement
22.A.left B.obtained C.took D.found
23.A.cleaning B.repairing C.building D.painting
24.A.competitions B.sessions C.rounds D.venues25A.passed B.drove C.broke D.moved
26.A.remember B.cherish C.expect D.govern
27.A.Touched B.Surprised C.Scared D.Motivated
28.A.was rankedB.was investigatedC.was extendedD.was contacted
29.A.possess B.predict C.achieve D.perform
30.A.player B.writer C.scientist D.actor
31.A.primitive B.objective C.familiar D.positive
32.A.look B.take C.consider D.make
33.A.pursue B.invite C.visit D.encourage
34.A.runningB.hitting C.skiing D.watching
35.A.identicalB.widespread C.experienced D.regular第二节（共10小题;每小题L5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，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1In thenear future,the worldstop chefsmaybeusing knivesmade fromwood.This mayseem impossible,butmaterials scientists36create awooden knifethat isthree timessharper thanthe stainlesssteel kniveswe usefor dinner.Researcher Teng Li saidwooden kniveswould enterthe listof woodenutensils itemscurrently37find inkitchens acrossthe world.He said:In ourkitchen,we havemany woodenthings thatwe usefor averylong time,like acutting board,chopsticks,38a rollingpin.These newknives canalso39use manytimes ifyou sharpenthem andperform40the sameregular upkeep.141tradition,knives havebeen madeof steel.The scientistsimproved thestrength ofthe woodin theirknives纤维素42increasing thecellulose itcontains.Cellulose isthe mostimportant partof wood.It hasa43high ratioof密度strength todensity thanmost steelmaterials.TengLisaidthenew cuttingmaterial ishardened tothe extentthat itcaneffortlessly slicethrough thetoughest steak.There isan44add advantageof woodenknives-they areenvironmentally friendly.They couldend our45depend onplastic materials.The scientistshave alsodeveloped woodennails,which couldbe agreat helpto thebuildingindustry astheywillnot rustand weakenlike conventionalnails.第三部分写作共两节，满分40分第一节满分15分.假设你是红星中学学生会主席李华，你校交换生在给你的中提到他对学生会组织的活动感兴趣，46Jim email并希望你给他提供一项适合他参加的活动请你给回邮件，内容包括Jim.活动名称及意图；
1.活动具体安排；
2.邀请他参加3第二节（满分25分）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续写的词数应为左
47.120右The Comeback（溜冰场）.Laurie satquietly inthe emptydressing roomat theice-skating rinkShe hadnot beenskating in anycompetition sinceher leftknee wasbadly injuredinanaccident sixmonths ago.As shewaited forher turnto skate,Lauriewas verynervous.She knewthat todaywas avery importantday inher comeback.“If I can wintoday,“she thought,“I canskate inthe WorldCup nextyear andthen maybeIcanmake itto theOlympics/9Laurie wastold thatshe hada toughcompetition this year,andagirl fromConnecticut namedJinny Jordanwho wasreallystrong ineverything.She isthe oneyou haveto beatthisyear；the coachsaid.Minutes later,the dooropened andLaurie sawa youngwoman whowas abouther ownage.The youngwomandumped someofherbelongings ontoa chair.The bagfell tothe floorwithasound.Laurie feltuncomfortable asshe lookedat Jinny.So thisis mycompetitor/,thought Laurie,Because ofher,I maylose tonight/9（月艮装）“This costumewas mymoms ideaJ Jinnystarted theconversation,looking downat herred,white,andblue skatingdress.looks likea flag.^^Laurie couldntkeep fromsmiling.She pointedto Jinnysskating bag.Something felloutofyour bagJ Lauriesaid.Jinny lookedat theclothing andequipment thatlay scatteredonthefloor.As shebegan togather herbelongings,thedoor opened.“Jinny,“called someone,Youd bettergive thetape ofyour musictothesound engineerright away.”“I thoughtI gavehim mymusic tapean hourago Jsaid Jinny,Tell himits thegreen boxwith myinitials writteninwhite inthe right-hand corner.^^“He saidyou nevergave itto him.and hesgetting angry.”“Then Idont knowwhat Idid withit Jsaid Jinny,hurrying out.Laurie knewthat musicwasnearlyas importanttotheprogram asskating itself.If shelost hermusic tape,she mightaswell forgetabout skating.Laurie stoodup andwalked tothe chairtodoa fewmore kneebends.Paragraph1:Suddenly shesaw somethingsmall anddark greenbehind theleg ofthe dressingtable.。
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