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2022-2023 学年度·第一学期高二级期中考试
英语
试卷共8页，卷面满分120分。考试用时120分钟。
第一部分 阅读理解(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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Scotland is packed with beautiful places to visit and you could honestly spend months and months exploring
everything this wonderful country has to offer! Next I’m going to take you through some of the best places to visit
in Scotland, based on where we have personally visited so far!
Glen Coe
If you asked me where my favourite place to visit in all of Scotland is... I would say, Glen Coe. The whole
area of Glen Coe constantly had my face in shock due to the beauty that I was witnessing. It’s just a stream of
dramatic mountains, lakes, rugged beauty and more.
Fort William
Fort William is probably one of the most well-known places to visit in Scotland. It’s a popular tourist
destination thanks to being home to the UK’s tallest mountain: Ben Nevis. Fort William is also the starting point for
one of the world’s most famous train rides: The Jacobite. Harry Potter fans will recognize it as the Hogwarts
Express, and this train ride will take you through the beautiful countryside, crossing some iconic Harry Potter
filming locations such as the Dumbledore’s Grave and the Glenfinnan Viaduct!
Isle Of Skye
This island feels totally different from other parts of Scotland and is truly rugged and ready! There are many
hot spots to explore including the Old Man of Storr, the Fairy Glen. I even stayed on a private island with its very
own lighthouse, which was one of the coolest places I’ve ever visited and one of the most romantic places stay in
Scotland.
Cairngorms National Park
This is the largest national park in the UK so it’s another popular place to visit in Scotland and it’s no surprise
why. It’s absolutely beautiful and there’s so much happening at the Cairngorms National Park! From skiing or
meeting local reindeers, you’ll not go bored and you’ll be surrounded by beauty the entire time.
1. Which place probably attracts Harry Potter fans most?
A. Glen Coe. B. Isle Of Skye.
C. Cairngorms National Park. D. Fort William.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂2. What can you see in Cairngorms National Park?
A. The Jacobite. B. Local reindeers.
C. The UK's tallest mountain. D. A cool lighthouse.
3. Where is the text probably from?
A. A geography textbook. B. A science journal.
C. A travel blog. D. An autobiography.
B
On July 14, 2017, Maryam Mirzakhani, Stanford professor of mathematics, died at the age of 40. She is
recognized as the first female winner of the Fields Medal in Mathematics internationally.
The news was especially hard-hitting for a generation of younger academics who have always held Maryam as
a role model whose example is helping redefine women’s status in science and especially mathematics. What was
fun was that Maryam always tried to avoid and resisted the media’s spotlight (聚光灯). Her modesty and simplicity
despite being the first woman to gain such high status in the world of mathematics — winning what’s often called
the “Nobel Prize of math” — stood out to those who knew her.
Maryam originally wanted to be a writer, a passion of hers that never faded away even during her postgraduate
studies. However, she found an even greater joy in how rewarding it felt to solve mathematical problems. As a student,
she was the first female member of Iran’s (伊朗) national team to participate in the International Math Olympiad
(IMO), and she won two gold medals in two years — still a record.
She received her bachelor’s degree in Iran and later studied at Harvard. In 2014, Maryam was recognized with
the Fields Medal, the highest-ranking award in mathematics. Her work focused on curved surfaces like spheres (球
体). Her achievements have applications in other scientific fields including engineering and material science.
Unfortunately, at that time she was already tackling the breast cancer.
Maryam’s legend (传奇) may continue to grow after her early death. Still only 20 percent of full-time math
teachers at U. S. universities are women. The example of a woman who rose to the top of this still very male field
may help inspire math’s next generation.
In the same way people think of Marie Curie or Jane Goodall as scientific pioneers, Maryam Mirzakhani will
go down in history as a trailblazer as well as a mathematical genius.
4. What makes Maryam internationally recognized?
A. Her unfading passion for writing. B. Fighting against sexual discrimination.
C. Being the first female Fields Medal winner. D. Coming under the media’s spotlight frequently.
5. What’s Maryam’s attitude towards spotlight?
A. Resistant. B. Realistic. C. Enthusiastic. D. Doubtful.
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A. She won gold medals for Iran in IMO. B. She got her bachelor’s degree at Harvard.
C. She applied mathematics to environmental science. D. She instructed some female students to reach the top.
7. What does the underlined word “trailblazer” mean in the last paragraph?
A. Talent. B. Model. C. Follower. D. Pioneer.
C
The British are known for their sense of humour. However, it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their
jokes. The reason is that the British often use understatement.
Understatement means saying less than you think or feel. For example, if someone gets very wet in a shower of
rain, he might say, “It’ a little damp (潮湿的) outside.” Or, if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person,
someone else might say, “She isn’t exactly friendly.” Understatement is often used in an unpleasant situation or to
make another person look silly. Understatement plays an important part in British humour.
Another key to understanding British humour is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others.
They often laugh about the silly and unpleasant things that happen to their everyday life when someone accidentally
falls over in the street. They also like to make jokes about people from different classes of society. They like to make
jokes about their accents the way they dress and the way they behave. What’s more, the British love to watch
comedies (喜剧) about people who do not know how to behave in society. The comedy series Mr. Bean is a good
example of this kind of humour.
Mr Bean doesn’t talk often, and instead he uses his body movements and facial expressions to make people
laugh. Perhaps what makes Mr Bean so funny is that he does things that adults in the real world cannot do. Mr. Bean is
popular in many countries around the world because you do not have to speak English to understand the humour.
Because of this, many people have become familiar with the British sense of humour.
8. Why is it difficult for foreigners to understand British jokes?
A. The British often enlarge the fact.
B. British jokes are connected with many different cultures.
C. British jokes are not as funny as jokes in other countries.
D. The British usually use understatement.
9. The author explains understatement by ________.
A. describing a process B. making comparisons
C. following the time order D. using examples
10. Mr Bean makes people laugh by ________.
A. using his body movements and facial expressions B. making jokes about others’ accent
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂C. copying how others behave D. telling funny stories
11. What can be the best title for the text?
A. British humour in comedy B. Humour in different cultures
C. Understanding British humour D. Developing your sense of humour
D
By now, most people know they should be eating more vegetables. But are there ways to get more from the
vegetables you already eat? A research shows that when it comes to vegetables, it's not only how much we eat, but
also how we prepare them, that decides the vitamins and other nutrients that enter our body.
Many studies show that people who eat lots of vegetables have less heart disease, and eye problems and even
cancer. But raw vegetables are not always best. The researchers found that 198 Germans who eat raw food were
short of lycopene, the matter found in tomatoes and other red vegetables. “There is an idea that raw foods are
always going to be better,” says Steven K. Clinton, a professor at Ohio State University. “For fruits and vegetables,
sometimes a little bit of cooking can be helpful.”
A number of factors decide how the vegetables do good to people's health before they reach the
table, including where and how they were grown and stored before being bought. No single cooking way is best.
Some nutrients are easily lost in cooking if they are cooked in different ways.
Vitamins C and B are often lost. In January, another report said that boiling was better for carrots than frying
or serving them raw. Frying was the worst way to cook.
What cooked with the vegetables can also be important? When the vegetables were cooked with fat, the diners
can get more nutrients. Fat can also make the taste of vegetables better, meaning that people will eat more of them.
Putting on some other things that make it taste better—a little salt—can make the food taste better.
12. The writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.
A people should eat more vegetables B. the way people eat vegetables is important
C. eating vegetables is good for us D. how much vegetables one should eat
13. The people who eat the raw vegetables for a long time will ________.
A. have the eyes problems B. have heart disease
C. be in need of lycopene D. hate eating tomatoes
14. The following decide how the vegetables do good to people EXCEPT ________.
A the place where the vegetables are grown B. the way how the vegetables are stored
C. the way how the vegetables are prepared D. the price at which the vegetable are sold
15. From the last paragraph, we can know ________.
A. it's better to cook vegetables with the fat
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C. it's better to cook the vegetables without salt
D. the fat will increase the nutrition of the vegetables
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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
As is known, Albert Einstein was one of the greatest scientists of all time. He was also a really great person.
Einstein learned from making mistakes
____16____, someone asked him what he needed. He said he needed a desk, some paper and pencil. He also
needed a basket to hold his mistakes. This shows that he knew even the cleverest man in the world can only learn
by making mistakes.
____17____
Many children wrote letters to ask him for help with their homework. One day, he wrote a letter to a young girl
to tell her not to worry about her Maths homework because he thought Maths was difficult too.
Einstein considered time to be important
He never wore socks because he thought putting on socks was a waste of time as people already wore shoes.
He also thought remembering things found in books was not worth it. ____18____. He knew what was worth
remembering. It is true that if we are going to do great things in our lives, we cannot waste time.
Einstein liked to joke too
In one exam, a student asked him why all the questions were the same as last year’s. Einstein replied the
questions were the same, but the answers were different. ____19____!
When Einstein was a child, his teachers used to say he was not clever. However, Einstein kept working hard
and surprised the world with his achievements. ____20____, we should think of him. So, never be discouraged!
A. Einstein was also very modest
B. What a humorous person he is
C. Einstein was also strict with his students
D. When Einstein started to work in America
E. Give students a chance to correct their mistakes
F. If we ever feel like giving up when we have problems
G. That’s why he never remembered his own phone number
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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选
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Last year, I attended a class and discussed the topic of “paper books or e-books” with my classmates. The
discussion was lively, but was left ___21___ because of several pros and cons (利弊) of both types of books and
the personal ___22___ of different students.
According to an article from LA Times, a study discovered that 92% of 300 college students in America and
other three countries ___23___ paper books. Many participants reported they had headaches for long screen time
and are easily ___24___ when siding colorful pages.
I ___25___ that the 92 percentage is true, not just because it is the result of a study. Paper books can
___26___ another perspective (感受) to you reading experience through the ___27___ smell of the book, the feel
of the ___28___ between your fingertips and the sense of progress being made throughout your reading.
However, pleasure comes at a ___29___. Physical books aren’t cheap ____30____ much room. As a person
who moves often and loves written words, it can be a big ____31____ to move my mini library from one place to
another, not to mention the money to buy those books. ____32____, besides taking up less space, e-books are more
____33____ than traditional books. Yet those ____34____ didn’t keep my interest for long. Nothing ____35____
the comforting feeling of curling up (蜷缩) with a hot cup of tea and a book.
21. A. unheard B. untouched C. unexplained D. unsolved
22. A. decisions B. preferences C. worries D. suggestions
23. A. refused B. favoured C. disliked D. trusted
24. A. carried away B. taken in C. worn out D. fed up
25 A. doubt B. decide C. believe D. confirm
26. A. destroy B. compare C. affect D. bring
27. A. bad B. unique C. common D. strange
28. A. pages B. stories C. characters D. bookmarks
29. A. price B. loss C. speed D. time
30. A. waste B. create C. occupy D. make
31. A. relief B. reward C. headache D. mistake
32. A. In other words B. As a result C. In addition D. On the other hand
33. A. affordable B. costly C. available D. dependable
34. A. disadvantages B. benefits C. challenges D. thoughts
35. A. involves B. deserves C. expresses D. beats
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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂Some theme parks are not only ____36____(amuse) but also educational. Take the Polynesian Cultural Center
(PCC) in Hawaii for example. It not only shows visitors the Polynesian way of life but also ____37____ (protect)
their skills and culture for the future. Polynesia is ____38____ name given to the many groups of small islands that
are spread about the Pacific Ocean.
____39____(villager) from many island communities come to the Polynesian island villages ____40____(show)
visitors their styles of dress and different customs. You can learn ____41____ they make clothes from bark (树皮)
and see what kind of wedding ceremonies they have.
One of the most important skills for Polynesians is boat-building, ____42____allows the islanders to explore all
the islands in the Polynesian Triangle. We know that in their history they were sea travellers moving ____43____ island
to island. They were able to find their way by ____44____ (use) the smell of the wind, the movements of the fish
and seaweed, and the _____45_____(high) and directions of the waves.
第三部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 某英文网站的Tourist Destinations栏目正在进行征文活动。请你根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文介绍
中华恐龙园(China Dinosaur Park)并投稿。
1.位于江苏省常州市，占地面积约为40万平方米；
2.是中国首个以恐龙为主题的乐园，于2000年创立；
3.有七大主题区域、五十多个极限游乐项目，每天都有各种风格的主题演出。
注意：1.词数100左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：极限游乐项目extreme rides
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第二节(满分25分)
47. 读下面材料，根据其情节和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整故事。
One weekend in July, Jane and her husband, Tom, had driven three hours to camp overnight by a lake in the
forest. Unfortunately, on the way an unpleasant subject came up and they started to quarrel. By the time they
reached the lake, Jane was so angry that she said to Tom, “I'm going to find a better spot for us to camp” and
walked away.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂With no path to follow, Jane just walked on for quite a long time. After she had climbed to a high place, she
turned around, hoping to see the lake. To her surprise, she saw nothing but forest and, far beyond, a snowcapped
mountain top. She suddenly realized that she was lost.
“Tom!” she cried. “Help!”
No reply. If only she had not left her mobile phone in that bag with Tom. Jane kept moving, but the farther she
walked, the more confused she became. As night was beginning to fall, Jane was so tired that she had to stop for the
night. Lying awake in the dark, Jane wanted very much to be with Tom and her family. She wanted to hold him and
tell him how much she loved him.
Jane rose at the break of day, hungry and thirsty. She could hear water trickling (滴落) somewhere at a
distance. Quickly she followed the sound to a stream. To her great joy, she also saw some berry bushes. She drank
and ate a few berries. Never in her life had she tasted anything better.
Feeling stronger now, Jane began to walk along the stream and hope it would lead her to' the lake.
As she picked her way carefully along the stream, Jane heard a helicopter. Is that for me? Unfortunately,the
trees made it impossible for people to see her from above. A few minutes later, another helicopter flew overhead.
Jane took off her yellow blouse, thinking that she should go to an open area and flag them if they came back again.
注意：
1)所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2)续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
3)请在答题卡的相应位置作答；
4)字体端正，格式规范，卷面整洁。
Paragraph l:
But no more helicopter came and it was getting dark again.
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Paragraph 2:
It was daybreak when Jane woke up.
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