廣東省惠州實驗中學級高二下學期期中考試英語試題

第8頁廣東省惠州實驗中學2023年高二下學期期中考試英語出題人：徐英唐九榮審題人：陳滿榮試卷總分值：135分考試時間：5月3日考試用時：120分鐘第一局部閱讀理解(共兩節(jié),總分值40分)

第一節(jié)(共15小題;每題2分,總分值30分)

閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出最正確選項。ARockyMountainSummerAdventureCampsBringLearningtoLife!TheMuseumofIdahoRockyMountainAdventureCampsareavailableforstudentsaged6-14.Participantswillhaveamazingoutdoorexperiencescombinedwithadventureandfun.Spaceislimitedto20participantseachsessionandregistrationisnotcompleteuntilpaymenthasbeenreceivedbytheMuseumofIdaho.Registrationfeeisnon-returnable.JuniorAdventureCampChildrenaged6-9(musthavecompletedfirstgrade)We'llconductexperiments,goonfieldtrips,anddiscoverthefunandexcitementofscience!Thisyear,wewilllearnaboutcolonial(殖民主義的)sciencetogoalongwithourexhibit,America’sRevolution!Instructor:ChloedoucetteDates:June27-June30Time:9:00a.m.-noonCost:$75perchild,$60perchildforMOImembers,$50eachadditionalbrotherorsister.OriginalCampChildrenaged9-12(musthavecompletedthirdgrade)OriginalCampisforchildrenwhoarereadyforanexcitingfull-dayoutdoorcampParticipantsvisitvarioushabitatsandecosystemsasweexploreeasternIdaho.We'llgobirdwatching,hikinginthemountains,andlotsmore!Instructors:AlanaJensen,JerryPettyDates:July18-July21Time:9:00a.m.-4:00p.m(9:00-6:00onthelastday)Cost:$150perchild,$125perchildforMOImembers,$100eachadditionalbrotherorsister.HighAdventureCampYouthaged11-14(musthavecompletedfifthgrade)HighAdventureCampisforyouthwhoarelookingforanamazingsummeradventure!Thisoutdoorcampisfullofexcitingphysicalchallengesandinvolvesparticipantsinevenmorein-depthactivitiesthantheOriginalCamp.Thisyear,studentswillstudyhowrattlesnakesexperiencetheoutdoors!Instructors:ChloeDoucette,MikeWinston,JerryPettyDates:August8-August11Time:9:00am-4:00p.m(9:00-6:00onthelastday)Cost:$150perchild,$125perchildforMOImembers,$100eachadditionalbrotherParticipateinbothOriginalANDHighAdventureforonly$2023Call522-1400ext.3002totakeadvantageofthisgreatoffer.IfyouhaveanyquestionsabouttheMuseumofIdaho'seducationprograms,contactChloeDoucette,EducationDirectorat(208)522-1400ext.3002.Ifparticipantswanttoregistersuccessfully,theyneedto_________________.A.choosetheirfavoriteinstructorsB.makeupateamof20participantsC.beaccompaniedbyfamilyD.payforthefeeaheadoftime2.Tomakeexperiment,whatwilla9-year-oldboychoose?A.OriginalCampB.JuniorAdventureCampC.HighAdventureCampD.Threeofthem3.HowmuchwillachildandhisbrotherspendatleastiftheysignupforbothOriginalandHighAdventureCamp?A.5400B.S450C.$500D.$550BMyhusbandandIhadbeenmarriednearlytwenty-twoyearswhenIacquiredStevens-Johnsonsyndrome,adisorderwheremyimmune(免疫的)systemrespondedtoavirusbyproducingpainfulblisters.Althoughmylong-termevaluationwasgood,I,whohadbeenfiercelyindependent,rapidlybecameabsolutelyhelpless.Myhusband,Scott,steppeduptotheplate,takingcareofkidsandcookingdinners.Healsobecamemypersonalcaretaker,applyingthemedicinetoallofmyblistersbecausemyhandscouldn'tdothejob.Needlesstosay,Ihadnegativeemotions,bouncingfromembarrassmenttoshamecausedbytotalrelianceonsomeoneotherthanmyself.Irecoveredfrommyillness,butIcouldn'tseemtorecoverfromthethoughtthatIlovedmyhusbandlessthanhelovedme.Thisseemingdistinctioninourlovecontinuedtoannoymefortheyearfollowingmyillness.Thenrecently,ScottandIwentonalongbikeride.He’sanexperiencedcyclist;I’mquitethegreenhand.Atonepointwithastrongheadwindandsharppainbuildinginmytiredlegs,IreallythoughtIcouldn'tgoanyfurther.Seeingmestruggle,Scottpulledinfrontofmeandyelledoverhisshoulder,"Stayclosebehindme."AsIfollowedhissteps,IdiscoveredthatmylegsquitburningandIwasabletocatchmybreath.Myhusbandwaspullingmealong-again.Ipraymyhusbandwillalwaysbestrongandhealthy.Butifheshouldeverbecomethestrugglingone,whetheronabikerideorwithanillness,ItrustI'llbereadytocallouttohim,"Stayclosebehindme-mytumtopullyoualong."4.Theauthorfelthelplessbecause________.A.Shelostthepreciousindependence.B.ShefailedtogetthemedicaltreatmentC.HermarriagewasinaterriblestateD.Shesufferedfrommentaldisorder5.

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CClimatechangewillforceexhaustedbirds-migratingtoEuropefromAfricatotravelfurther,withpossiblydisastrousconsequences,accordingtoastudy.Theannualvoyageofsomespecies,whichflynorthinsearchoffoodandsuitablehabitats,couldincreasebyasmuchas400kilometers(250miles),theresearchfound.“Marathonmigrationsforsomebirdsaresettobecomeevenlonger,〞saidStephenWillis,aprofessoratDurhamUniversityinBritainandthemainarchitectofthestudy.“ThisisbadnewsforbirdsliketheWhitethroat,acommonfarmlandbird.Theaddeddistanceisaconsiderablethreat.Astemperaturesriseandhabitatschange,birdswillfacetheirbiggestchallengesincethePleistoceneera(更新世),whichended11,000yearsago,〞hesaidinastatement.Some500millionbirdsmigrateeachyearfromAfrica,someweighingaslittleasninegrams(three-tenthsofanounce).Tocompleteavoyagethatcanbethousandsofkilometerslong,birdshavetofattenthemselvesuptotwicetheirnormalweight.Someevenshrinktheirinternalorgans(收縮內(nèi)臟)tobecomemorefuelefficient,soanyadditionaldistancemaybedangerous.Thestudyfindsthatfrom2023to2023,nineoutof17speciesexaminedaregoingtofacelongermigrations,particularlybirdsthatcrosstheSaharaDesert.SomebirdstraveltheSaharaandtheMediterraneanSeainonego,whileothershaveabreakinnorthernAfricabeforecrossing.Manyflyatnight,whentemperaturesarecooler.Afew-suchastheBlackcap-havestartedtoadaptbyspendingwintersinBritain,butsuchbehaviorremainsexceptional,thestudysaid.ThestudyforecaststhatthemigrationdistanceoftheOrpheanWarblerwilljumpfrom2,700kilometers(1,700miles)tobetween3,050and3,350kilometers(1,900and2,100miles),withevenlongerincreasesfortheSubalpineandBarredWarblers.8.Whatdoestravelingextradistancemeanforsomemigratingbirds?A.BetterlivingconditionsB.BetterphysicalhealthCStrongerabilitytoflyD.Biggerthreattolife9.Tocompletethemarathonmigrations,somebirdshavetodothefollowingEXCEPT____.A.haveabreakintheSaharaB.putonmoreweightC.reducethesizeofinternalorgansD.flyatnighttoavoidtheheat10.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.BirdshavetomigratefromAfricatoEuropeinwinter.B.GlobalwarmingisbadforallbirdsworldwideC.Birdsthatareofsmallsizedon'tneedtomigrateD.Somebirdshavetomigrateunlesstheyadapttoclimatechange11.What'sthebesttitleofthetext?A.ClimatechangeleadstodisastrousconsequenceB.TheannualvoyageofsomespeciesC.ClimatechangepushesbirdstomigratefartherD.HowbirdsmigrateforlongerdistancesDMature-ageuniversitystudentsareannoying,Iknow,Iunderstandthatwhenyou're18or19,andalreadyknoweverything,there'snoneedtodothereadingsorshowuppreparedforclass.Ialsounderstandthattherearetheseoldpeopleinclasswhoshouldbedoingotherthings—mayberetiring,orgardeninginthebackyard.Theyareeagerlyaskingquestions(orworse,answeringthem)andgenerallyloud.IunderstandbecauseIusedtobeoneofthem.IdroppedoutofhighschoolinYear11andafterplayingguitarinabandforafewyears,Ispentthenexttenyearsworkingdifferentjobs.Thenafriend,whothoughtIwaswastingmylife,suggestedIenrolathisuniversity.Althoughafraid,Ieventuallytookauniversitypreparationcourseandayearlaterbecamea35-year-olduniversityfreshman.Likemanymature-agestudents,aftercompletingmydegree,IcontinuedstudyingandeventuallyattainedmyPhD.NowI'malectureratTorontoUniversityinCanada.Infact,Ihavejustfinishedpreparingagroupofmature-agestudentstoannoynextyearsyoungfirstyears.Mystudentscomefrommanydifferentbackgrounds.Buttheyallshareanenthusiasmforknowledgeandlearning.Iknowtheyareridiculousandshowuptoclasswithfoldersfullofreadings,mindsoverflowingwithideasandconceptstheywanttodiscuss.Iwasthesame.But,contrarytothestereotypeoftheannoyingmature-agestudentsoccupyingtheairtimeinclass,mostdon'twanttocontrolthediscussion.They'relikelytobewaiting,countingawaythesecondssilentlyinthehopethatsomeonewillwanttotalkaboutalloftheseamazingideaswe,relearningabout.Onlyafterwaitingforyoungervoicestospeak(butwhichoftenremainsilent)dotheybegintalking.Speakingformyself,Ilovestudentswhocomepreparedandreadytodiscussstuff.Solet'scelebrateallofthose"annoying"mature-agestudents.12.Accordingtothearticle,amature-age,studentisaperson_______.A.whobehaveslikeanadultB.studyingforahigherdegreeC.notyetqualifiedtoenteruniversityD.whostartsuniversityatanolderage13.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthor__________.A.showsthatheisopposedtomature-agestudentsB.describestheproblemsmature-agestudentscreateC.makesfunoftheattitudeheldbymanyyoungstudentsD.explainswhymanyteachersdislikemature-agestudents14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"inParagraph2referto?A.RetiredpeopleB.EarlyhighschoolleaversC.Mature-ageuniversitystudents.D.Universitystudentsagedbelow2015.Whydomature-agestudentsoftenwaitbeforespeakinginclass?A.TheyarenotveryfamiliarwiththetopicbeingdiscussedB.TheywanttogivetheyoungerstudentsmorechancestospeakC.TheylacktheabilitytogivetheiropinionsD.Theyaremoreinterestedinhearingothers'opinions第二節(jié)(共5小題;每題2分,總分值10分)

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最正確選項。選項中有兩項為多余

選項。

HowtoImproveYourConfidenceConfidenceissomethingthateveryoneadmires.Atsomepointinyourlifeyoumayquestionyourlevelofconfidenceandwishittobehigher.16Ifyoubelievethetheorythatweattractintoourliveswhoweare,then-creatingandkeepinghighlevelsofconfidenceisvitaltoyourwell-being.Watchyourintake.17.SoreducetheamountofhoursofsoapsandrealityTVeachday.Readabookormagazineaboutatopicyouareinterestedin.Listentoadifferentradiostationyouhavenotlistenedtobefore.Inthisway,youchallengethebeliefsyouholdandraiseyourawarenessofnewthings.18Spendanallocatedperiodoftimebeingquietandjustreflectingonyourlife.Removeyourselfawayfromothersandfocusonthepowerofsilenceandimproveyourlevelsofconcentration.Believeinyourself.Oneofthekeystepsinraisingyourlevelofconfidenceistobelieveitforyourself.Youneedtobelieve,acceptandbeinnodoubtthatyouareaconfidentperson.19Meanwhile,valuethetimethatyouspenddoingthisprocess.Takealookaroundforpeopleyouadmire.Itcanbehelpfultohavesomeoneinyourcirclethatyouadmirefortheirskillsorachievements.Observethewaytheyfacenewchallengesandcommunicatewithpeople.Youalsoshouldattendacluboragroupassociatedwithatopicyou'reinterestedin.20A.Spendsometimebeingquiet.B.Inthisway,yourattitudeischanged.C.SpendtimeimaginingyouatyourabsolutebestD.Whatyouread,watchandlistentoaffectsyourmindsetE.YourlevelofconfidenceaffectsthedecisionsyoumakeinyourlifeF.you'llmeetnewpeopledifferentfromyourpresentcircleofoffriendsG.Thesearethekindofpeoplethatcanhelpyoutogrowinconfidence

第二局部語言知識運用(共兩節(jié),總分值35分)第一節(jié)完形填空(共20小題;每題1分,總分值20分)

閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出可以填入空白處的最正確選項.

EverydayonthewaytoworkIdrivedownastreetlinedwithpinetrees,Onetreeinparticular21myattention.Itmusthavesufferedsome22.Partofitstrunkgrewnearlyparalleltotheground,andtheninaneffortto23itsowncourseoflife.Thetrunktooka90-degreeturn24tostandtallandstretchtowardthesun.Thistreebecamea25forme.EachdayasIdroveby,IsawthisbentbutdeterminedtreeandIwouldbe26.Itwasaremindertomethat27Imaynothavehadthebeststartinlife.Icouldchange28inthepartsofmylifeatanytime.Iwasplanningtostoponedaytogetaperfect29ofmykindred-spirit(志趣相同)tree.ButthatweekIwas30_.Afterthatbusyweek,Istilldidn'ttakeanyaction.EverytimeIdrovebythetreeIwould31myself,"Tomorrow,I'llstoptomorrowtotakeone."Thenoneday,asI32by"my"tree,Iglancedover,andmuchtomy33,Ifoundasawed-offstump(樹樁)wherethatsymbolictreehadstood.Gone.Ihad34myplanuntil"tomorrow"andtomorrowprovedtobetoo35.Apictureofatreeisnotofgreat36.Butmylessonrangthroughclearly37Ifoundoutoneofmycolleagueshadbeen38withstage-fourcancer.Hemaynolongerhavemany39.Whathaveyoubeenputtingoff?Whatwouldyoudotodayifyouknewyouwould_40havetheopportunitytodoitagain?Whynotdothosethingsthatyouhavebeenputtingoffuntiltomorrow?21.A.escapedB.fixedC.caughtD.paid22.A.sadnessB.damageC.experienceD.failure23.A.changeB.designC.continueD.imagine24.A.havingB.learningC.happeningD.trying25.A.symbolB.habitC.friendD.protection26.A.interestedB.satisfiedC.encouragedD.educated27.A.evenifB.asifC.incaseD.ifonly28.A.purposeB.planC.habitD.direction29.A.lookB.viewC.pictureD.knowledge30.AbusyB.freeC.worriedD.bored31.A.callB.helpC.tellD.see32.AwalkedB.droveC.rodeD.ran33.AsurpriseB.pleasureC.regret.D.happiness34.A.takenoffB.cutoffC.putoffD.calledoff35.A.coldB.farC.longD.late36.A.valueB.achievementC.funD.disappointment37.A.whenB.beforeC.becauseD.unless38.AlinkedB.combinedC.providedD.diagnosed39.A.livesB.tomorrowsC.lessonsD.opportunities40.A.neverB.almostC.everD.surely第二節(jié)語法填空(共10小題;每題1.5分,總分值15分)

閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

YuRong,aChineseartist,thinksofanewwaytointroduce41ancientstoryofHuaMulaninherpicturebook.Inthebook,IAmHuaMulan,shetellsthestoryby42(combine)paper-cutsoverWestern-stylepencilsketches(素描)43(create)atypicalpresentationofChineseelements(元素),whichturnsouttobea44(success)andimpressivebreakthrough.HuaMulan,45storyhasbeentoldbygenerationsinChina,isafighterfromtheNorthernWeiDynasty(386-534).Asadevoteddaughter,shedressedherselfasamantoserveinthearmy46placeofherfather.Muhan'scharacteristics,suchascourage,kindnessandadisinterestedattitudetowardfameandfortune,made47(she)oneofthemostrespectedhistoricalChineseheroines.Mulan'sstoryhasbeenadapted48(frequent)inmodernmedia,includingTVshows,videogamesandliterature.Forexample,in2023,DisneyproducedafilmnamedMulan,which49consideragreatsuccessbycriticsandthepublic.Tobettertellthestory,YuRongtakesinspirationfromherseveral50(visit)tositesofancientbattlesandHenanProvince’sYujuOpera.Afteryearsofpreparation,shefinallymakesthisextraordinarywork

第三局部寫作(共三節(jié),總分值45分)

第一節(jié)短文改錯(共10小題;每題1分,總分值10分)

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

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TheancientChinesepoetryispartofourtraditionalChineseculture.Asanimportantliteraryform,itenjoygreatpopularityathomeandabroad.Nowadays,manyfamouspoetinancientChinaandtheirgreatworksarestillinfluencingus,amongwhoLiBai,DuFu,andBaiJuyiaremyfavouriteones.AppreciateancientChinesepoems