浙江省杭州第二中学等四校联盟2022-2023学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

2022学年第二学期四校联盟期中考试试卷
高一年级英语学科
本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Who does the woman suggest should look after the baby?
A. Peter.
B. Emma.
C. Paul.
2. Where are the speakers?
A. In their home.
B. In an office.
C. In a cafe.
3. Why does the woman want to borrow the man’s car?
A. To catch a train.
B. To see a movie.
C. To meet her parents.
4. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Buy some vegetables.
B. Get a taxi.
C. Take an umbrella.
5. What will the man do next?
A. See the doctor.
B. Make an appointment.
C. Sit in the waiting room.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What did the woman ask the man to do at first?
A. Finish his math homework.
B. Watch a movie with her.
C. Prepare for his exams.
7. Which exam did the man take on Tuesday?
A. Physics.
B. Biology.
C. Chemistry.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Where is the man sending the letter?
A. To America.
B. To France.
C. To Australia.
9. How much will the man pay in total?
A. $35.
B. $36.
C. $45.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates.
B. Fellow teachers.
C. Parent and teacher.
11. What does the man think makes a good student?
A. Interest in the work.
B. Good grades.
C. Hard work.
12. How can parents help their children according to the man?
A. By pushing them to do well.
B. By offering their love and support.
C. By solving difficult problems for them.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What does the man prefer to do to fight off a cold?
A. Get a good long sleep.
B. Have some hot water.
C. See a doctor.
14. Why can’t the woman have a rest now?
A. She is busy cooking.
B. She has to prepare for a meeting.
C. She is waiting to take some medicine.
15. What does the man think of the common cold?
A. There is no cure for it.
B. Fit people won't catch it.
C. It takes about three days to recover from it.
16. What does the woman think she needs in the end?
A. Weekly exercise.
B. Good medicine.
C. Healthy food.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What did the students think of the last question of the test?
A. Serious.
B. Easy.
C. Funny.
18. What did the cleaner look like?
A. Tall.
B. Young.
C. Strong.
19. What did the students do after the test?
A. They paid the cleaner.
B. They talked to the cleaner.
C. They gave lessons to the cleaner.
20. What did the teacher try to tell the students through the test?
A. Always put others first.
B. Treat cleaners like family members.
C. Respect those who contribute to society.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15个小题；每小题2.5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，并在答题卷上将该选项涂黑。

A
Four Great Musicals for Y ou
Drama 101
Preparing a party for their beloved high school drama teacher on the eve of her retirement, a group of students describe how she changed their lives in this heartwarming and inspiring musical. This musical features a cast of young artists aged 13-19. It’s sure to touch the hearts of theatre kids of every age.
TITA Jokes
The show centers around the women in our lives like our aunts, moms, daughters and partners. Through this musical, many of you will see more clearly their struggles and heartaches, and also how they deal with comedy and songs. In the musical, the performers sing and dance. They’re humorous, enjoying making jokes.
Be Kind, Rewind
When fifteen-year-old Deirdre is sent to live with her cousins in 1995, she gets a job at the local video store where she falls in love with movies. The story is funny and heartwarming. This musical shines a light on growing up in the mid-90’s and honors the now-extinct video store. For those who are missing life in the 90’s, like songs and movies at that time, this show will touch them.
Unravelled: A New Musical
Three of the greatest love stories of all time (Romeo & Juliet, Orpheus & Eurydice, Della & Jim in The Gift of the Magi) are wonderfully retold and re-imagined to create an entirely new story of love. All three stories begin as they always have, but quickly intertwine(紧密相连) “The idea of writing one musical with all three separate stories never occurred to me until I wanted to write a completely different show,” said the director, Andrew Seok.
21. Who is the target audience for the musical Drama 101?
A. College theatre majors.
B. Adults interested in theatre.
C. High school drama enthusiasts.
D. Theatre professionals of all ages.
22. What is the inspiration behind Unravelled: A New Musical?
A. The lack of creativity in classic musical.
B. The director's desire to create a new show.
C. The popularity of three famous love stories.
D. The need to update classic love stories for modern audiences.
23. Which musicals are suitable for someone who wants to seek fun?
A. Drama 101 & TITA Jokes.
B. TITA Jokes & Be Kind, Rewind.
C. Drama 101 & Be Kind, Rewind.
D. TITA Jokes & Unravelled:A New Musical.
B
Demi Gene Moore was born on November 11th, 1962 in Roswell, New Mexico. Her childhood is covered in shadows and misery. She never knew her biological father, as he abandoned the family months before Demi was born. To make things worse, she experienced kidney dysfunction(肾脏机能障碍) and was cross-eyed.
Her stepfather had troubles of his own. He had to shift from one job to another, which made the family relocate frequently. During this period, her parents were becoming violent and alcoholics. The effect was severe on Demi and her two half-brothers but they summoned the courage to press through the pain and suffering. The family eventually managed to build themselves up during the 1970s.
She enrolled at Fairfax High School, where she attended classes with other future celebrities like Timothy Hutton. This enhanced her acting skills and fueled her passion for acting. She married singer Freddie Moore after dropping out of high school. Demi found herself working as a model and eventually that led to her first movie role—Parasite in 1982, after which Demi landed acting roles in various movies. Her most prominent that earned her immense fame was in the Blockbuster hit Ghost in the 1990s. But her marriage with Freddie Moore failed over time and then married Bruce Willis in 1987, with whom she had three daughters.
Her presence in Hollywood skyrocketed ever since. She starred in many A-List movies along with actors Tom
Cruise and Jack Nicholson. Her second marriage ended in 2000 and then her motives went to community service for a while, but she still took on small acting roles from time to time. After dating for two years, she married actor Ashton Kutcher.
Most recently, Demi Moore walked the Fendi Runway for Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week.
24. What is the main idea of this article?
A. The life and career of Demi Moore.
B. The history of a Hollywood actress.
C. The struggle of Demi Moore’s growth.
D. The rise and fall of Hollywood movies.
25. How did attending Fairfax High School help Demi Moore in her career as an actress?
A. She was able to work as a model.
B. She met her future husband there.
C. She got to know other future celebrities.
D. She learned how to act in Hollywood movies.
26. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “landed” in paragraph 3?
A. Dropped.
B. Created.
C. Got.
D. Changed.
27. What did Demi’ focus turn to after her marriage to Bruce Willis ended?
A. Taking on small acting roles.
B. Helping out in the community.
C. Starting a fashion line.
D. Traveling the world.
C
A study from 2010 said that raising prices by 1% without losing sales can increase profits by 8.7% on average. Getting the prices right can be difficult. Set them too high and you lose customers; set them too low and you leave money on the table.
To make more money, shopkeepers have been turning to price-optimization(优化) systems that predict how customers will respond to price changes. These systems are becoming cleverer thanks to advances in artificial intelligence (AI). While older systems used historical sales data to estimate(估计) price sensitivity for individual goods, the latest AI-powered systems can find relationships between multiple goods. These AI-powered systems use big data to estimate price sensitivity—how much demand increases as the price falls or how much demand decreases as the price goes up—for thousands of products. Price-sensitive(价格敏感的) goods can then be discounted and price-insensitive ones marked up.
All this makes pricing systems “much more three-dimensional”, observes Chad Yoes, the pricing official at Walmart, a supermarket. In February, Starbucks, a chain of coffee shops, expressed pride in its use of AI to price products “on an ongoing basis”. US Foods, a food company, says its pricing system can promote sales and profits.
Price-optimization may make prices change more. “Shopkeepers are pricing faster today than they ever have before,” says Matt Pavich of Revionics, a pricing-software firm. That is especially true in the fast-moving world of e-commerce. But even Walmart changes the prices of many items in its stores 2-4 times a year, says Mr Yoes, up from once or twice a few years ago.
Sysco, a food company, says the Al-powered system allows it to lower prices on “key value items” and raise prices on other products. It can thus increase profits by expanding sales while maintaining profits. That keeps investors content and shoppers sweet.
28. What can be learned from the first paragraph?
A. It is sometimes difficult to set the right prices.
B. Getting the prices right can make you lose customers.
C. Raising prices by 1% always leads to an 8.7% increase in profits.
D. The study from 2010 suggests that you leave money on the table.
29. What is the advantage of AI-powered pricing systems over older systems?
A. They are more price-sensitive.
B. They make prices change more.
C. They can predict price sensitivity for individual goods.
D. They are able to identify links between various products.
30. According to the text, which of the following products will shopkeepers reduce the price of?
A. Starbucks coffee.
B. Price-insensitive goods.
C. Walmart’s online goods.
D. Sysco’s “key value items”.
31. What is the best title for the text?
A. Apply AI to Set Prices.
B. Raise Prices to Increase Profits.
C. Reduce Prices to Promote Sales.
D. Use AI to Predict Customer Response.
D
Despite their bad reputation, sharks are critical to the marine ecosystem and can even help fight climate change.
In the shallows of Shark Bay, Western Australia, seagrass is food for the sea cows, which can weigh as much as 500kg and eat roughly 40kg of seagrass a day. Sea cows are a rich source of food for tiger sharks. By keeping the sea cow population in check, tiger sharks help seagrass meadows(草地) thrive. A flourishing seagrass meadow stores twice as much CO2 per square mile as forests typically do on land.
But tiger shark numbers are declining. Off Australia's northeast coast of Queensland, tiger sharks are estimated to have fallen by at least 71 percent, largely due to overfishing. A reduction in tiger sharks means more seagrass consumed by herbivores(食草动物) and less carbon stored in sea vegetation. This begged the question: What if they were absent from the Shark Bay—would the seagrass-dominated ecosystem survive?
To find out, researchers led by Rob Nowicki of Florida International University, spent time in Eastern Australia, where shark numbers were lower and sea cows ate seagrass largely undisturbed. “When uncontrolled, sea cows can rapidly destroy wide areas of seagrass,” said Nowicki. “When the seagrass recovers, the seagrass community looks different, with more tropical species dominating than before.”
Those findings underlined the role that tiger sharks were playing in Shark Bay. If their populations continue to decline, the resilience(恢复能力) of carbon-rich ocean ecosystems will likely decrease.
When it comes to boosting shark numbers, there have been movements toward more sustainable fishing, but a large percentage of the industry have not changed their methods, which is a reason why the population of many marine top predators(捕食者) continues to decline.
Apart from supporting sustainable fishing, Nowicki said the only way to truly protect marine life is to reduce our global greenhouse gas emissions. “Ultimately, if we are going to conserve our ecosystems in the centuries to come, we are going to need to solve climate change while undertaking species conservation at the same time.”
32. Why are tiger sharks key to the marine ecosystem?
A. They feed on various sea animals.
B. They can store large amounts of CO2.
C. They can prevent the loss of seagrass.
D. They affect marine species distribution.
33. What did Rob Nowicki’s team want to find out in Eastern Australia?
A. How sea cows destroy the seagrass community.
B. How shark population influences the ocean ecosystem.
C. What was contributing to the declining number of tiger sharks.
D. What to do to recover the seagrass-dominated ecosystem.
34. What is the main reason for the decline in tiger shark numbers in Australia?
A. Climate change.
B. Seagrass Loss.
C. Habitat destruction.
D. Unsustainable fishing.
35. What is important in preserving marine life and ecosystems suggested by Nowicki?
A. Banning marine fishing activities.
B. Addressing ocean pollution problems.
C. Preserving marine top predators.
D. Decreasing greenhouse gas release.
第二节（共5个小题，每小题2.5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。

When raindrops fall to the ground in summer, a familiar scent always follows. Many people call this the “smell of rain”. However, rain is made up of odorless(无味的) water. So, where does this smell come from?
36 But it actually comes from wet soil. This special odor even has its own name: petrichor (潮土油), which comes from a pair of chemical reactions.
The pleasant smell has long been an interest of scientists since Australian scientists first documented the formation of petrichor in 1964. According to scientists, some plants produce oils during dry periods. 37 Yet, it’s the second reaction that creates the most petrichor. It occurs when chemicals produced by bacteria in soil are released. 38 These bacteria break down and change into simple chemical compounds, providing nutrition for plants. Meanwhile the process also produces geosmin(土臭素), a compound with a distinct earthy aroma(香味).
Lots of animals are sensitive to geosmin but human beings are extremely sensitive to it. When it rains after a long period of dryness, drops of water hit the ground. Geosmin is then released from the surfaces. 39 And it finally gives raindrops their familiar scent. If it rains heavily enough, geosmin will be spread downwind, warning others of coming rain.
40 And the next time someone mentions how much they love the smell of rain, you can prove your intelligence by explaining where that smell comes from.
B. The smell of petrichor is quite pleasant to the human nose.
C. There are a group of microorganisms widely found in soils.
D. Rain can refresh the soil specially when it rains heavily.
E. Scientists found the distinctive smell doesn’t come from rain.
F. The pleasant smell always comes into being with the flow of air.
G. It is further spread around its surroundings with the aid of wind and rain.
第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第41-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并
在答题卷上将该选项标号涂黑。

My mother was always knitting(针织). What a shock to me when she recently told me that knitting helped her 41 stresses of raising four children. And I have now 42 that it is true for me—and much more.
My mother taught me to knit when I was about 6. But I soon 43 the project, as it was boring for a young child. My next knitting was restarted in Madison, where I was in graduate school and feeling the 44 of the studies. Miraculously, the knitting saved my soul in that stressful semester of studies and other life events of love and 45 .
Knitting during the pandemic 46 my despair at not being able to participate in my 47 volunteer activities. I knitted dozens of scarves to 48 to a shelter and this helped me feel 49 the community.
Knitting scarves, shawls(披肩) and blankets for my daughter when she went away for university brought me
50 as I imagined every stitch(针脚) of love 51 my now-adult child—as once my arms 52 her when she was young.
My mother’s legacy is vast, but the major life 53 she taught me through knitting is that there is a step-by-step process of building, 54 and rebuilding. It requires patience and a belief that stitches that are cast
off(收针) can always 55 their way back on.
41. A. get through B. get across C. get into D. get on
42. A. noticed B. remembered C. realized D. adapted
43. A. made out B. gave up C. held onto D. struggled with
44. A. delight B. feature C. importance D. pressure
45. A. grades B. health C. loss D. achievements
46. A. eased B. worsened C. improved D. strengthened
47. A. common B. usual C. ordinary D. unique
48. A. devote B. belong C. sell D. donate
49. A. concerned about B. connected to C. addicted to D. interested in
50. A. sorrow B. disappointment C. comfort D. excitement
51. A. preserved B. moved C. impressed D. surrounded
52. A. lifted B. balanced C. covered D. protected
53. A. lesson B. plan C. experience D. skills
54. A. checking out B. tearing down C. putting aside D. working out
55. A. push B. give C. find D. lose
第Ⅱ卷
注意：请将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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。

Hangzhou art exhibitions paint the wonders of Southern Song Dynasty Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang province, East China, was the political, economic and cultural center more than 800 years ago, when it 56 (serve) as the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty (1127- 1279).
A gathering of outstanding intellectuals, scholars, and artists lifted the city’s culture and art to a new peak,
casting 57 long-standing influence in Chinese history that has lasted to present day.
58 (mark) this booming scene, five exhibitions opened at the art museum of China Academy of Art in Hangzhou on Saturday. Paintings and calligraphic pieces from different periods of time 59 (be) now on show to showcase the Song era to audiences, 60 to help them understand how Chinese cultural traditions have been passed on throughout centuries.
The center exhibition of the five is Embrace the Landscape, 61 brings together 37 classic paintings—10 of them dated to Song Dynasty (960- 1279)—borrowed 62 major museums across the country. It provides an enactment(呈现) of the landscapes and 63 (society) and cultural lives led by people in Southern Song, in Hangzhou, then called Lin’an, and neighboring areas in Jiangnan, a term 64 (refer) to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
Through these objects one will also see the cultural lineage that has been passed on since the Tang Dynasty (618-906) and has been further developed by the elite communities in Song, and how their accomplishments continued to guide and inspire artists in the following 65 (dynasty).
第四部分首字母填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
66. I really a______ your help with this project, without which it couldn’t have been so successful.
67. The water s______ has been cut off for the moment because the workers are repairing the pipes.
68. I ran a marathon in the burning heat, and the sweat was s______ down my cheeks by the time I crossed the finish line.
69. If you have any other questions, please feel free to c______ us at the e-mail address below.
70. The performance of the talented singer left a deep i______ on the audience, and they could not stop talking about it for days.
71. As the team leader, I am r______ for ensuring the project is completed on time.
72. The most awkward moment came when the presenter accidentally spilled water all over herself during the live broadcast, leaving her e______ and speechless in front of the camera.
73. The teacher will a______ the results of the final exam after all the answer sheets have been graded.
74. It is highly r______ that you should try the new Italian restaurant that just opened up downtown—the food is absolutely delicious!
75. The small business suffered a huge l______ in the fire that broke out last night, destroying the entire building, and leaving them with nothing but ashes.
第五部分写作
第一节应用文写作（满分15分）
上周末你参加了校学生会组织的“了解我们身边的非物质文化遗产(intangible cultural heritage)”活动。

请为校英文报写篇报道，内容包括：
1. 活动的过程；
2. 收获与感想。

注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。

Getting to Know the Intangible Cultural Heritage Around Us
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________第二节读后续写（满分15分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

There is no way they just drove into that water, thought Corion Evans. The 16-year-old was hanging out with his friend in a parking area underneath a Moss Point Mississippi, highway in July when a car with three teenage girls inside drove off a boat ramp(斜坡) and into the Pascagoula River. It came to rest some 20 feet from land and then sank. “The driver of the car”, Evans thought, must have blindly followed wrong directions from her GPS.
It was around 2:30 a.m. by the time Evans and his friend Karon Bradley got to the river’s edge. In the darkness they could hardly make out the girls holding tightly to the roof, the only part of the car still, barely, above water. But they could hear screaming.
Evans took off his shirt and shoes, threw his phone down, and then dived into the water, a river he knew alligators(短吻鳄) called home. He helped the first girl he saw and, keeping her head above water led her ashore.
Just then, a man called out. Police Officer Garry Mercer had arrived. He dived into the river to help another of the girls. But halfway back to shore she panicked and went underwater, pulling Mercer down with her.
Evans jumped back into the water and helped them until they could stand. “If he hadn’t been there, who knows?” Mercer told the Washington Post.
There was still one girl in the water. Cora Watson, 19, could not swim. She was drinking water, struggling to stay afloat. And scared.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Hearing Cora’s screaming, Evans jumped again back into the river.
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