陕西省西安市蓝田县大学区联考2022-2023学年高二下学期4月期中试题 英语

2022-2023学年第二学期期中检测
高二英语
（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分）
注意事项：
1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。

4．考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第I卷（选择题）
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30 分）
做题时，请先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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 is answering the phone?
A. Elaine.
B. Allan MacFarlane.
C. Bob Harris.
2. What happened to the driver?
A. He ran into a bicycle.
B. He drove too slowly.
C. He ran into a tree.
3. What can we learn from the dialogue?
A. They like summer.
B. They don't like summer.
C. They think hot weather is nicer.
4. When should Susan go to meet Professor Brown?
A. At 9:30.
B. At 10:00.
C. At 10:30.
5. What does the woman plan to do this afternoon?
A. Buy a new pair of glasses.
B. Shop for some clothes.
C. Go to her classes.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

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。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6. Where does the conversation most likely take place?
A. In a restaurant.
B. In a hotel.
C. On the phone.
7. When does the restaurant stop serving lunch?
A. At 1 p. m.
B. At 2 p. m.
C. At 3 p. m.
8. How many people will come with the woman for lunch?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

9. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Buying a car.
B. Choosing a gift.
C. Using a computer.
10. What's the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Husband and wife.
B. Professor and student.
C. Salesman and customer.
11. What do we know about the person mentioned by speakers?
A. Maybe he likes something expensive.
B. He is surely over sixty years old.
C. He must be fond of learning.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

12. What's the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Close friends.
B. Strangers.
C. Colleagues.
13. What's the woman going to do?
A. She is going to work in a post office nearby.
B. She wants to do some exercise.
C. She intends to post a letter.
14. What does the woman have to do to reach the destination
A. She has to find the entrance inside a building complex.
B. She has to turn right to the main street.
C. She has to register her letter.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

15. What is the present condition of hotline like today?
A. Poor.
B. Popular.
C. Rare.
16. What is the purpose of starting the hotline for teenagers?
A. To gain the belief of teenagers.
B. To make teenagers study hard.
C. To protect teenagers' rights.
17. What does the woman think of the hotline for teenagers?
A. It won't last long.
B. It will be useful.
C. It will save many lives.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

18. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To report on the growing middle class of China.
B. To introduce a US company.
C. To analyze the current market.
19. How many new babies does China have every year?
A. 11 million.
B. 20 million.
C. 21 million.
20. Which of the following is true?
A. The toys made by China are of poor quality.
B. China has a lot of high-quality toys exported.
C. China is behind in toys-making.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2分，满分 30 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。

A
Imagine being handed a fake(假的）pill by your doctor to treat an illness.You would be pretty mad if you found out the pill was not a real medication,wouldn't you?Better yet,imagine the doctor tells you the pill is fake.At that point,you'd probably question whether the doctor even knows his staff at all.But wait,there's more to the story.
Ted Kaptchuk of Harvard University conducted an experiment to help treat irritable bowel syndrome(肠过敏性综合征）pain in 2010,in which he clearly marked the patients 'pills as ＂placebo"(安慰剂），or fake.Unbelievably,the group that was aware that it was receiving the placebo reported significant improvement in their condition.
Many of you probably know about the placebo effect.It's the idea that giving patients an ineffective treatment
-such as a sugar pill-for their condition might actually produce beneficial effects.
Why does it work? We don't really know.One theory is that the placebo causes your brain to have a response that flows down to other parts of the body.Placebos presented as stimulants（兴奋剂）tend to increase the heart rate and blood pressure,and those presented as depressants do the opposite.
In fact,the placebo effect can be compared to the experience of watching a horror movie. Although you know that what you're seeing isn't actually real,you most likely experience some pretty real effects such as increase in the heart rate and sweating.
Kaptchuk's work differed from the traditional placebo effect,in that he told the patients that the pill they were receiving was not real medicine.When the patients have this knowledge,the term"open-label placebo”is used.The resulting improvement' proved that in many cases, patients don't need to be tricked in order for the desired effects of a placebo to take place.In fact, the fake medication helped some patients so much that they requested additional pills after the experiment was over.
Of course,the natural question is:was this an extraordinary medical phenomenon,or just plain luck?That's why Kaptchuk and his team are attempting to do a seven-week trial before introducing the results to cancer survivors to treat severe tiredness caused by the aftereffects of the disease.
21.The first paragraph of the article implies that_
A.doctors have poor medical ethics
B.fake medicines are sold in hospitals
C.patients don't really trust doctors
D.we may have a wrong idea of fake pills
22.According to the passage,"the placebo effect"refers to the idea of
A.taking fake pills to feel much better
ing sugar pills to treat the patients
C.benefiting patients with real medicines
D.treating patients in an ineffective way
23.What is the writer going to discuss next?
A.Why does the placebo effect work in real life?
B.How will they carry out the seven-week trial?
C.Will a fake medication really exist in the world?
D.Are patients being totally treated with fake pills?
B
Laresce was born with a condition called hypermobility(运动过度) which meant her joints were “bent”. The condition can cause severe joint pain and lead to dislocations(脱臼).
But rather than feel sorry for herself, she used her misfortune to inspire herself to become Britain's strongest schoolgirl.
Just two years ago, the condition left Laresce in so much pain that she couldn't even take part in sports. But now she has six British and World Champion powerlifting records. It's an amazing achievement.
Laresce's trainer Tania George said her condition is the secret to her success. “She has more flexibility(灵活性) in her back than most people, which gives her the technique of bending her back strongly and safely. Most powerlifters
would kill to try to bend their backs like Laresce. She has perfected the technique to lift heavy weights,” Tania said.
“I used to suffer a lot of pain from my hypermobility. I remember coming home from school with pains in my knees, joints and hips. It would stop me doing normal things at school. The pain would be so much that some nights I couldn't sleep at all and I just couldn't face going to school like that. And after each dislocation, I had to have six months of treatment to recover,” said Laresce.
However, since taking up the sport of powerlifting 18 months ago she is now effectively cured. “Really enjoyed the feeling of power I got and the excitement of people encouraging me to do my very best,” she said.
“I've made lots of friends. It's an incredible feeling when everyone's cheering me on. It's the support of other people that makes the difference to winning. Becoming a champion was a big surprise-I just started off for fun and wasn't expecting anything. So to win six titles over just a few months was amazing.”
24. We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. Laresce is suffering a little from hypermobility
B. hypermobility is helpful to increase one's strength
C. Laresce didn't go to school because of her illness
D. the flexibility in Laresce's back helps her to lift heavy weights
25. Why did Laresce have to have long-time treatment?
A. To reduce the pains in knees and joints.
B. To recover from joint dislocations.
C. To fall asleep easily during nights.
D. To do normal things freely at school.
26. From Laresce's words in the last paragraph we know that ________.
A. Laresce was determined to become a champion
B. Laresce trained for a long time to win the titles
C. Laresce didn't expect to gain such a great success
D. Laresce's friends contributed a lot to her success
27. What could be the best title for this passage?
A. A Disease Leading to Severe Joint Pains and Dislocations
B. A Bendy-jointed Teen Becoming Britain's Strongest Schoolgirl
C. An Inspiring Girl Who Has Made Great Achievements
D. A British Girl with Great Spirit and Determination
C
An introduction to this book is as superfluous as a candle in front of a powerful searchlight. But a convention of publishing seems to require that the candle should be there, and I am proud to be the one to hold it. About ten years ago I picked up from the pile of new books on my desk a copy of Sons and Lovers by a man of whom I had never heard, and I started to race through it with the immoral speed of the professional reviewer. But after a page or two I found myself reading, really reading. Here was—here is—a masterpiece in which every sentence counts, a book packed with significant thought and beautiful, arresting phrases, the work of a remarkable genius whose gifts are more richly various than those of any other young English novelist.
To appreciate the rich variety of Mr. Lawrence we must read his later novels and his volumes of poetry.
But Sons and Lovers reveals the range of his power. Here are combined and blended(混合的) sort of “realism” and almost lyric(抒情的) imagery and rhythm. The speech of the people is that of daily life and the things that happen to them are normal adventures and accidents; they fall in love, marry, work, fail, succeed, and die. But of their deeper emotions and of the relations of these little human beings to the earth and to the stars, Mr. Lawrence makes something near to poetry and prose(散文) without violating its proper “other harmony.”
Take the marvellous paragraph on next to the last page of Sons and Lovers (Mr. Lawrence depends so little on plot in the ordinary sense of the word that it is perfectly fair to read the end of his book first):
Where was he? One tiny upright speck of flesh, less than an ear of wheat lost in the field. He could not bear it. On every side the immense dark silence seemed pressing him, so tiny a spark, into extinction, and yet, almost nothing, he could not be extinct. Night, in which everything was lost, went reaching out, beyond stars and sun, stars and sun, a few bright grains, went spinning round for terror, and holding each other in embrace, there in the darkness that outpassed them all, and left them tiny and daunted(气馁). So much, and himself, infinitesimal, at the core a nothingness, and yet not nothing.
Such glorious writing lifts the book far above a novel which is merely a story. I beg the reader to attend to every line of it and not to miss a single one of the many sentences that await and surprise you. Some are enthusiastic and impressive, like the paragraph above; others are keen, “realistic” observations of things and people. In one of his books Mr. Lawrence makes a character say, or think, that life is “mixed.” That indicates his philosophy and his method. He blends the accurately literal and trivial(琐碎的) with the extremely poetic.
To find a similar blending of tiny daily detail and wide imaginative vision, we must go back to two older novelists, Hardy and Meredith. I do not mean that Mr. Lawrence derives(源于) immediately from them or, indeed, that he is clearly the disciple(弟子) of any master. I do feel simply that he is of the elder stature(名望) of Hardy and Meredith, and I know of no other young novelist who is quite worthy of their company. When I first tried to express this comparison, this connection, I was contradicted by a fellow-critic, who pointed out that Meredith and Hardy are entirely unlike each other and that therefore Mr. Lawrence cannot resemble both. To be sure, nothing is more hateful than forced comparisons, nothing more boring than to discover parallels between one work of art and another. An artist’s mastery consists in his difference from other masters. But to refer a young man of genius to an older one, at the same time pronouncing his independence and originality, is a fair, if not very superior, method of praising him.
28.The underlined word “superfluous” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A.meaningful
B.unnecessary
C.fundamental
D.unbelievable
29.What does the author want to illustrate by including one paragraph from Sons and Lovers?
A.The plot of the novel has little to do with daily life.
B.It is wise to read Lawrence’s books from the end.
wrence is capable of telling good stories.
D.The language in Lawrence’s books is elegant.
30.Who were Hardy and Meredith?
A.They taught Lawrence literature when he was young.
B.They were the realistic novelists of Lawrence’s time.
C.They were novelists who resemble each other in writing.
D.They were novelists combining details with imagination.
31.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A.To introduce Lawrence’s novel Sons and Lovers.
B.To show his experiences of reading classics.
C.To analyze Lawrence’s writing characteristics.
D.To compare the styles of different novelists.
D
I studied English and US literature and drama at university, and like many arts graduates I had highfalutin (夸夸夸) ideas that I wanted to be a writer or perhaps a rock and roll star when I grew up. When I graduated I did actually spend a couple of years in LA as a session musician. I spent some time managing Regent’s Park Theatre which I loved but after the summer the theatre shut.
Then in 1989 a small thing happened that changed my life. I damaged my car and needed a few hundred pounds to fix it. I suddenly realized I had to start earning some money. I’d never thought of teaching but I got some advice to go to Gabbitas, Truman and Thring, which for donkey’s years was the teaching agency for independent schools. I wasn’t a trained teacher so I couldn’t even think of teaching at a state school.
I borrowed an ill-fitting suit off my father and I felt like a character in a PG Wodehouse film pretending to be someone else. They asked me what I was interested in for about 20 minutes and unbelievably I got a six week job as assistant housemaster at Reeds School in Surrey. Looking back, it’s amazing that they let me do it.
But after six weeks I realized teaching was something I really wanted to do. I felt like I was learning for the first time in a long time. People go into teaching for all sorts of reasons from social reasons to their own background, but I was drawn in because it seemed such a creative option.
I got my QTS (Qualified teacher status) working in schools. It’s funny that teacher training has come full circle now with a move towards in-school training. But I have a suspicion that a good teacher is a good teacher, whatever the training. I got my first full time post at Mill Hill in North London and worked there for two and a half years teaching English and drama.
The biggest lesson I learned from my colleagues in the early days of my teaching career was that there’s no substitute for strict and high expectations. Pupils can be restricted by teachers’ expectations of them. I go in expecting professional standards — that’s the point I try and get my pupils to. The challenge for a drama teacher is to get kids that find going on stage really frightening to the point that they can do it. The only way to do it is by hard work and encouragement, long, long hours of rehearsal (夸夸) and a clear idea of what you can achieve.
Outside the curriculum I put on one or two shows a term. In total we’ve got nine productions a term; many of them are exam pieces. The A-level course is largely practical and we don’t do drama GCSE at Bedales. It’s a very interesting route, more challenging and exciting and includes outdoor work. We do know pretty much all our pupils will do
A-levels but we have a very broad range of ability at Bedales, 10% may go to Oxford and Cambridge but we also have kids who don’t want to go to university, it’s a broad church.
I’ve been working at Bedales for just over two years. I’ve worked in very academic schools in London and traditional country schools, but find being here a unique environment. Teachers here feel valued and empowered and that’s contagious (夸夸夸). We have a constant professional dialogue with ourselves and our colleagues, so we are able to move together.
To stay as a teacher you have to stay alive, hungry for new ideas. This keeps me motivated. Who is to say how long I can teach for though, it depends on how the energy levels keep up.
I think it would be very unwise to think you can teach in an independent school now without being qualified. I was one of the last old dinosaurs to walk across that plain.
32. What made the writer start to look for a job as a teacher?
A. What he had studied at university.
B. The influence of other arts graduates.
C. His failure as a session musician.
D. The need for money to fix his car.
33. The writer thinks it’s surprised to be hired because he _____.
A. behaved common at university
B. didn’t get a teacher’s qualification
C. had little experience related to the job
D. came across some unbelievable interviewers
34. According to the passage, the challenge for a drama teacher is to _____.
A. provide his students with good drama
B. establish high and strict professional standards
C. find ways to deal well with other colleagues
D. help his students overcome the fear on stage
35. What is the message conveyed in the passage?
A. One can find his position in life in his own way.
B. Opportunity seldom knocks twice.
C. Motivation is more important than qualifications.
D. Teaching others teaches yourself.
第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2分，满分 10 分）
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。

There are numerous “secrets” out there on attaining success. The vast majority of these so called secrets all have one thing in common – Attitude.
___36___
The key to developing a successful attitude is to decide that there are certain things in life that you need, rather than merely want. For example, do you want a luxury house? _____37_____ Do you want fame and fortune in your career?
Sure, everyone wants these things. _____38_____ That is because it’s never enough to merely want something. You have to be the type of individual who feels that they need these things in order to survive. This gives you the motivation to work towards your dream and do whatever it takes – except, of course, for breaking laws or hurting people – to get there. And all this must be done with the “fuel” of a positive attitude.
How do you begin to change your attitude?
It is always useful to connect with useful resources outside us in changing our attitude for the better.
_____39_____ Try to pay closer attention to your inner thoughts.
Realizing where negative thoughts come from can help us get to the point where we are able to erase them. Once they are erased, it is vital to replace them with more positive thoughts. ___40___
Perhaps your friends and loved ones will not understand the new you. But you can become a role model for them — and it begins by developing a positive attitude!
A. What do you need?
B. Do you want a lot of money?
C. What is the secret to Success?
D. Do you find yourself constantly in doubt?
E. However, the change will always begin inside you.
F. Problem is, very few people are able to attain them.
G. This is how we begin to make an attitude adjustment.
第三部分英语知识应用
第一节完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分30分）
If I were the editor of the Grand Encyclopedia of Excuses (a book which does not yet exist), I think that “I don’t have the time” would win the prize for being the most commonly used excuse year after year. ___41____, it’s such a wonderful excuse.
Think about how often you have used this as a(n)___42___ of why we couldn’t do something, take on a new task, help someone, visit someone, etc. We’ ve all used this excuse ___43___times. Sometimes it’s a statement of fact. Let’s __44___ it---sometimes it’s just an excuse. The ___45___ between when it’s a statement of fact and when it’s an excuse is very unclear, but deep down we know it pretty well. In practice, the lack of ___46___time seems to be, and often is, a useful reason why we cannot take something on, ____47____ we make the effort to re-arrange our
time___48____our abilities. “ I just don’t have the time” is ––all too often––an excuse. Once we get to a certain age, ___49___ we are generally considered to be “grown-ups”, we are ____50___ to have developed improved time management skills. In many ____51____, “ I don’t have time” has the same meaning as “ I am not ___52____to make time.” Sure, we are all busy, but ___53___, it’s a matter of importance: within work, work versus(与..相对) family, partner or friends, community, etc.
No one gives you the time. You make the time, as well as most of the related ___54___ about what is important. The key is what criteria(标准) you____55___. It may be coolness, a money—making chance, hanging out with the right crowd, or ___56___ out to people in need. If you don’t decided on the ___57___ of your time, the decision will be taken away from you. It’s really up to us to decide on how to___58___ and manage time, and that’s a challenge. Another saying in English is “___59___ your time”, which means “relax; no great rush; follow your own pace”. I see a(n) ___60___ meaning to this simple phrases, which is that if you don’t take control of your time, someone else will do so for you. It means we need to develop a clear-minded way to manage our time.
41. A. After all B. At all C. In all D. Above all
42. A. result B. evidence C. doubt D. explanation
43. A. few B. rare C. recent D. countless
44. A. keep B. make C. face D. get
45. A. distinction B. knowledge C. distance D. connection
46. A. valuable B. available C. cheerful D. meaningful
47. A. though B. when C. unless D. while
48. A. below B. above C. within D. beyond
49. A. which B. when C. where D. what
50. A. expected B. required C. convinced D. reported
51. A. times B. cases C. places D. spots
52. A. afraid B. informed C. content D. willing
53. A. in the way B. by the way C. in the end D. by the end
54. A. suggestions B. changes C. achievements D. decisions
55. A. count on B. mix up C. carry on D. make up
56. A. moving B. setting C. reaching D. holding
57. A. power B. use C. amount D. length
58. A. balance B. explore C. waste D. kill
59. A. reduce B. slow C. make D. take
60. A. fewer B. deeper C. easier D. harder
第II卷（非选择题，共50分）
第三部分英语知识应用
第二节（共 10小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分15分）
阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

Thousands of years ago, it was common to see many stars in the sky. However, this changed with the 61 (invent) of electricity. Cities have gone 62 (bright), using more lights. And that means most people in urban areas will never see beautiful groups of stars. They will never see a 63 (nature) night sky and never be inspired by it.
Today, people 64 (surround) by light－even at night time. Much of this light travels where it shouldn’t be－it creates light pollution. For example, a person can put 65 light outside to shine on his own house. But the light could be so strong that it may also shine on his neighbor’s house. The extra light 66 (shine) on the neighbor’s house is one of light pollution.
But is all this light 67(real) a big problem? People need light to see, work and drive safely at night. But scientists say that this extra light has proven 68 (effect) on living creatures. One kind of animal influenced by light pollution is birds, 69 travel to a different area to lay eggs, usually at night. But lights from tall buildings can lead them 70 their path.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共 10小题；每小题 1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的一下作文。

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:在错的词下画一横线,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。

Boys and girls, attention, please! I have anything to say. It’s a good news that our school is going to hold a party on Saturday evening, when is to welcome our Canadian friends. The party will be interested. You can dance, listen music, sing songs and playing games. Would you like to bring a gift by you? Then you can send it to your new foreign friend. Please write a few word that can express your best wishes. Anyone who want to attend the party can go to the great hall on the second floor. Everyone is welcome. I hope everyone will have a wonderfully time.
That’s all. Thank you.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是校学生会主席李华，你校近期要举办“美丽家乡”国画展，你的外教老师Henry曾学习过中国国画，请你发邮件邀请他参加此次画展，内容包括：
1. 开办国画展的目的和意义；
2. 画展开办的时间、地点；
3. 表达期待。

注意：1. 词数80左右； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Henry，
______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
2022-2023学年度第二学期期中检测
高二英语答案
第一部分听力
第一节
1-5 ACBCA
第二节
6-10 CCABA 11-15 ABCAB 16-20 CBBCB
21. D 22. A 23. B
24. D 25. B 26. C 27. B
28. B 29. D 30. D 31. C
32. D 33. B 34. D 35. A
36. A 37. B 38. F 39. E 40. G
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