四川省江油中学2022-2023学年高二下学期第一次阶段考试英语试题

四川省江油中学2022-2023学年高二下学期第一次阶段考试
英语试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、阅读理解
The River Nile stretches more than 4,000 miles between Lake Victoria and the Mediterranean Sea. Out of all that length, the relatively short section between Aswan and Luxor in southern Egypt is the most fascinating. Read on for the main temples to visit on the journey down the Nile between Aswan and Luxor.
Philae Temple
This gorgeous Greco-Egyptian temple to the goddess Isis is easily reached by boat from Aswan. It was torn apart and moved to its current island location as part of the UNESCO project to save Nubia’s ancient monuments from the rising waters of Lake Nasser.
Abu Simbel
Although it’s not along the Nile between Aswan and Luxor, this stunning temple is often visited as a long day trip from Aswan by airplane or road. Constructed around 1260 BC, the temple was also rescued from Lake Nasser by the UNESCO project.
Edfu Temple
One of best-preserved temples from ancient times, the Edfu Temple is where the ancients worshiped the god of the sky. Over the centuries, the temple was nearly covered by sand from the nearby desert and inaccessible due to the annual flooding of the Nile, enabling it to be preserved in such an original state.
Temple of Karnak
The massive Temple of Karnak is both a masterpiece of ancient Egyptian architecture and one of the largest temples ever constructed anywhere on the planet. It begs two visits: once by daylight to appreciate the engineering and artistic beauty of the Great Hypostyle Hall and again after dark when the ruins come alive during a sound and light show.
1．Which temple will be a better choice if you plan to go at night?
A．Abu Simbel.B．Edfu Temple.C．Philae Temple.D．Temple of Karnak.
2．What do Philae Temple and Abu Simbel have in common?
A．They are usually reached by boat.B．They are both located on an island.
C．They were once under the threat of floods.D．They were once pulled down and reconstructed.
3．Why is Edfu Temple well preserved?
A．Because it was difficult to spot and reach.
B．Because the ancients feared the power of the god.
C．Because it processed the beautiful scenery.
D．Because it was protected by the UNESCO project.
I was traveling with students in Barcelona, walking through the famous street La Rambla, when I noticed two guys making fun of me. I could see them in the reflection of a mirrored building, making gestures with their hands to suggest how much bigger I was than the thin girl standing next to me. They painted her figure in the air like an hourglass. Then they painted my shape like a ball. They were saying something, too, but there was only one word I could make out: Gorda. Fat woman.
I've been hearing comments like this for much all my life. Maybe someone else would have yelled at them, or shrunk inside. But I don't get upset when this happens.
I pulled out my camera, and set up a shoot.
I suspect that if I met with these narrow-minded people, my words would have no effect. So, rather than using the attackers' actions to beat myself up, I just prove them wrong. The camera gave me my voice.
For about a year, I'd been taking pictures of strangers' reactions to me in public for a series I called "Wait Watchers." My goal is to capture a wide range of social groups so I travel as much as I can. I've photographed in Spain, Peru, Chicago, New York and Memphis. I set up my camera in plain sight on a tripod(三脚架)or bench, or an assistant will take hundreds
of photographs in several minutes. I then comb the images to see if I captured a reaction.
And I don't get hurt when I look at the images. I feel like I am pushing the stare back on to them to let people see their stare. I'm fine with who I am and don't need anyone's approval to live my life. I only get angry when I hear someone comment about my weight but I don't get the shot.
Since the project started getting media attention, I've received hundreds of emails from people thanking me. There are so many people in the world who feel they have the right to criticize someone for the way they look. I got an email from a 15-year-old girl in Belgium
who said my images made her-feel better and not care about what others think. "That made me proud. As for what the images mean, viewers may interpret the images as they see fit. I'm just trying to start a conversation.
4．Where were the two guys when the author noticed them?
A．Outside the building.B．On the top of the building.
C．Next to a mirror in the building.D．In front of a mirror in the building. 5．What does the author intend to get with her camera?
A．Pictures of strangers.B．Pictures of social groups. C．Reactions to her from students.D．Reactions to her from various people. 6．What can he inferred about the girl in Belgium?
A．She pays no attention to what others think about.
B．She is often made fun of for her appearance.
C．She realizes her making fun of others is wrong.
D．She is beginning to feel proud of her appearance.
7．How did the author probably feel when she wrote this article?
A．Upset.B．Guilty.C．Unlucky.D．Confident.
Black rhinos(犀牛) have terrible eyesight. Even so, these African giants easily fend off hungry predators such as lions and hyenas. Their basic body plan has proved to be good enough to survive on African grasslands full of large predators, being very large,
thick-skinned, big sword-like horns.
But those protective traits(特征) are no match for humans with guns. Today the species is critically endangered largely due to poaching. But the rhinos may have an unlikely ally against poachers: the red-billed oxpecker. The chatty, sociable birds often hang out on the backs of rhinos, feasting on parasitic ticks(寄生虫).And actually, research has shown that the tick is the favorite diet of an oxpecker.
The birds also get nutrients by picking at sores on the rhinos’ bodies. Victoria University of Melbourne behavioral ecologist Roan Plotz suspected that the rhinos put up with this indignity because the oxpeckers make loud alarm calls whenever they see humans approach, giving the rhinos an early warning to flee.
To test whether the oxpeckers do, in fact, act as noisy lookouts, Plotz and his team implanted(植入) radio transmitters in the rhinos’ horns. This didn’t hurt the rhinos and
allowed the researchers to track the animals.
“And approach them undetected, when the oxpeckers were on the back and when the oxpeckers were not on their backs, to get an idea of if the birds do alarm them and if the rhinos do listen.”
The researchers found that rhinos without oxpeckers detected an approaching human only 23 percent of the time, at an average distance of 27 meters. But when oxpeckers were present, the birds alarmed the rhinos 100 percent of the time. And they detected the human 61 meters away on average. And the more oxpeckers on the scene , the greater the detection distance.
“It makes sense because the more eyes you have on your back, looking out for you, the more chance that they can pick up anything coming. There can be no doubt that the rhino is listening on the oxpecker alarm call.”
8．What does the underlined phrase in the first paragraph mean?
A．Defend against.B．Feed.
C．Hide from.D．Attract.
9．Why do the birds hang on the back of rhinos?
A．To protect rhinos from poachers.
B．To seek protection from rhinos.
C．To find food over the rhino’s body.
D．To let rhinos carry them around.
10．What do the researchers find?
A．Rhinos have poor eyesight.
B．The birds alarm and rhinos listen.
C．There are many ticks on rhinos.
D．The birds have sharp eyes.
11．What can best describe the relationship between the birds and rhinos?
A．They protect each other from dangers.
B．They are food source for each other.
C．They depend on each other for survival.
D．They have win-win partnership.
At the World Economic Forum last month, President Trump drew claps when he
announced the United States would respond to the forum's proposal to plant one trillion(万亿) trees to fight climate change. The trillion-tree idea won wide attention last summer after a study published in the journal Science concluded that planting so many trees was “the most effective climate change solution to date”.
If only it were true. But it isn't. Planting trees would slow down the planet's warming, but the only thing that will save us and future generations from paying a huge price in dollars, lives and damage to nature is rapid and considerable reductions in carbon release from fossil fuels, to net zero by 2050.
Focusing on trees as the big solution to climate change is a dangerous diversion(偏离). Worse still, it takes attention away from those responsible for the carbon release that are pushing us toward disaster. For example, in the Netherlands, you can pay Shell an additional 1 euro cent for each liter of regular gasoline you put in your tank, to plant trees to balance the carbon release from your driving. That's clearly no more than disaster slightly delayed. The only way to stop this planet from overheating is through political, economic, technological and social solutions that end the use of fossil fuels.
There is no way that planting trees, even across a global area the size of the United States, can absorb the huge amounts of fossil carbon released from industrial societies. Trees do take up carbon from the atmosphere as they grow. But this uptake merely replaces carbon lost when forests were cleared in the first place, usually long ago. Regrowing forests where they once grew can undo some damage done in the past, but even a trillion trees can't store enough carbon to head off dramatic climate changes this century.
In a sharp counter argument to last summer's Paper in Science, Justin Gillis wrote in the same journal in October that the study's findings were inconsistent with the dynamics of the global carbon cycle. He warned that “the claim that global tree restoration(复原) is our most effective climate solution is simply scientifically incorrect and dangerously misleading”. 12．What do we know about the trillion-tree idea?
A．It was published in a journal.
B．It was proposed last summer.
C．It was put forward by Trump.
D．It drew lots of public attention.
13．What is paragraph 3 mainly about?
A．A drawback of the tree planting strategy.
B．An example of balancing carbon release.
C．An anecdote of making a purchase at Shell.
D．A responsibility for politicians and economists.
14．What was Justin Gillis's attitude towards global tree restoration?
A．Indifferent.B．Opposed.
C．Hesitant.D．Supportive.
15．What is the best title for the text?
A．Contradictory Ideas on Tree Planting.
B．A Trillion Trees Come to the Rescue.
C．Planting Trees Won't Save the World.
D．The Best Solution to Climate Change.
二、七选五
How to Be Good at Sports
If sports are something that interests you, it stands to reason that you would want to be good at them. Here are some tips that can help you become a good player.
Set ambitious but realistic goals. If you want to be great at sports, you need to set your aims high.
___16___ Instead, you should take a look at what you are, and figure out where you think you would like to be. Give yourself a suitable amount of time to achieve that goal.
Be patient. ___17___ Impatient athletes tend to make poor ones. If you're not patient, you'll try to jump into advanced techniques long before you're ready. You'll feel discouraged when you don't see immediate improvement.
Join a sports team. Most of the sports teams are free to join. If you go to school, you should go for team tryouts when they're happening. ___18___
Accept criticism. When you play sports, you will unavoidably receive criticism, whether from a coach or other players. ___19___ Are they angry because you missed a pass, or do they sincerely want to help you improve? In a lot of cases, you can use criticism as motivation to get better.
___20___ A skill become mastered when you’re able to do it without thinking. Given enough time and practice, a skill will eventually fall under this category. When in a game, you
won't have time to think everything through, so practice until it's all automatic. A．Skills are often slow to build.
B．This does not mean being unrealistic.
C．You need to take most of it with a grain of salt.
D．Practice until your skills become second nature.
E．You also need to be clear about what you are good at.
F．If you're not in school, you can find a sports club online.
G．An important reason people join sports teams is to make friends.
三、完形填空
Whenever a good rain ______39______ the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. It lets us remember to______40______ one another.
21．A．biggest B．best C．smartest D．sweetest 22．A．end B．distance C．fields D．cottage 23．A．world B．earth C．environment D．universe 24．A．laughter B．patience C．reality D．attention 25．A．serious B．incredible C．adorable D．identical 26．A．recognize B．ignore C．witness D．serve 27．A．find B．stand C．ban D．prohibit 28．A．splendid B．rewarding C．bright D．empty 29．A．turned down B．went on C．showed off D．break down 30．A．comfort B．approve C．question D．predict 31．A．quickly B．quietly C．potentially D．regularly 32．A．notice B．accompany C．switch D．interpret 33．A．talking B．choosing C．fighting D．sharing 34．A．change B．approach C．respect D．control 35．A．purpose B．reason C．use D．ability 36．A．superb B．fortunate C．efficient D．unique 37．A．each other B．the other C．other D．another 38．A．safety B．harmony C．fear D．freedom 39．A．flows B．swings C．leaks D．washes 40．A．appreciate B．quarrel C．ignore D．praise
四、用单词的适当形式完成短文
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Toys still hold the first place in the hearts of children, despite(尽管) the popularity of digital____41____(equip). In fact, Mr. Potato Head and Play Doh are classic toys that rank the____42____(high) in history. Other toys such as teddy bears are still starring in American homes and continue to entertain kids after decades of familiarity.
Board games have proven to be timeless, as well.____43____ you grew up in the '70s, '80s, or '90s, families can't get enough of classic board games, some of ____44____ ranked in
the top 30 of toys. They were played with by both parents and, later, their children. The survey ___45___ (carry) out by Mr. Potato Head showed that adults are still kids-at-heart who love playing with these toys.
Kids are playing with their parents' favorite childhood toys nowadays.____46____(near) half of parents said their favorite childhood toy is still on the market. 84%___47___(buy), or plan to buy, that toy for their own child.
When ____48____ comes to buying a child any toy, parents are on the lookout for a certain set of qualities. Three ____49____five parents want a toy with the ability
____50____(make) their kid laugh. Fifty-nine percent are on the hunt for a colorful toy, while 56% look for something interactive(互动).
五、短文改错
51．文中共有10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。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)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：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

I’m glad to recommend my student Li Ming to you. During middle school years, he did well in several subject, including math, physics and chemistry. Later, his efforts paid off when he admitted into Beijing University majored in physics. After that, he went to abroad for farther education. Because of his excellent work and performance, he gets a doctor’s degree at Cambridge University. Today that attracts him most is our country’s great succeed and he hopes to come back home to do something for our country. I will be most grateful if you consider his recommendation and offer him the job in your company.
Looking forward to receiving your early reply.
六、申请信
52．假定你是李华，就读于某国际学校。

你校将举办一年一度的艺术节，正在招募主持人（host），你有意提出申请，请给活动负责人写一封自荐信，内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.个人优势。

注意
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir/Madam,
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua。