廣東省汕頭市潮陽(yáng)一中明光學(xué)校2022-2023學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期5月期中英語(yǔ)試題

潮陽(yáng)一中明光學(xué)校2022-2023學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期期中考試高二英語(yǔ)試卷命題人：常虹(本試卷四大題，滿分130分，考試用時(shí)120分鐘)第一部分閱讀理解(共兩，滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。ASincenooneactuallyknowswhattheworldwillbelikein10or50years,itcanbefuntoguess.Herearesomejobsyouoryourkidsmightbeabletoapplyforinthefuture!SpacetourguidesWithspacetravellikelytobelessexpensivebythemid-2020s,anewtravelindustrywillcome.“Tourswillshowpeoplethebeautyofthesunrisefromspace,andsomeinterestingplacesinspace.Somebodyneedstobeinchargeofthesetoursandexplaintothespacetravelerswhat’sgoingon,”saysDavidTuffley.Distantdrone(無(wú)人駕駛飛機(jī))driversandpilotsHowcoolwoulditbetodeliverpackagesfromthecomfortableoffice?That’sthewayofthefuturewithdeliverydronesandself-drivingtrucks.ZachHowardsays,“Manydeliverycompanieswillsoonneedlotsofdronesandalargenumberofskilledpilotswhocanrunthedrones.”GamificationmarketingexpertsThisfutureexpertwillneedtomakeonlineshoppingfeellikeagame;thatis,gamificationisaboutkeepingcustomersmoredelightedduringshopping.Thegamificationmarketingexpertwillhelpkeeponlinebuyers’attentionbymakingtheirexperiencesmoreplayfulandexciting.RewildersTosaveMotherNature,someonewillneedtoremovethedamagehumanshavedonetotheenvironment.ThroughtheJobsof2030project,anorganizationguesseswewillneedrewilderstoremovethedamagetothecountrysidecausedbypeople,factories,carsandfarming.Theseworkerswillberesponsibleforremovingwallstogivefightpathsbacktobirdsandreplacingroadswithforests.1.WhatdoesZachHowardsayaboutdistantdronedriversandpilots?A.Theycanmakelotsofmoney. B.Theywillbeingreatdemand.C.Theyneedupdatedronesregularly. D.Theyarerequiredtoworkoutdoors.2.Howwillthegamificationmarketingexpertmostlikelyinfluencecustomers?A.Bydecreasingtheirdailycostofplayinggames.B.Byreducingthecompetitionbetweenstores.C.Bycreatingfunonlineshoppingexperiences.D.Bymakingthemmorelikelytocommunicate.3.Whichofthefollowingisarewilder’sjob?A.Keepingtrackofbirds’health. B.Preservingtheculturalheritage.C.Returningtheroadstoforests. D.Constructingmoreroadsforvillagers.BMybrother,MichaelandIarecrazyabouthouses.OnAug.1,2016,IwasdrivingthroughtheNorthernNeckofVirginiawithhim.WehadfoundanabandonedItalianatefarmhousewithweedsuptoourwaist.Whenadmiringtheproperty,mybrotherrolleduptheunlockedgaragedoor.“Holysmokes!TheresatthisMercedes.Seeingthenumber6.9onitshack,Iimmediatelyrecognizedthistobearareanduniquefind.Thecar’sdoorwasunlockedandintheglovebox,Ifoundinsurancepapers.Itturnedoutthattheownerwasadeadcountrydoctor.Ittookmeayeartofindhiswidow’s(寡婦的)address,inRichmond.TwiceImadethetwo-hourdrivejusttoknockonherdoor,strikingoutbothtimes.OnthethirdtryherneighborwasoutsideandIwasabletogetthewidow’sphonenumber.Iloggedapproximately25voicemails,andstillnothing,Itwas,Ithough,justbadluck.Icalledonelasttimeandheardavoice,“Hello?”Fromthatpointon,westruckupafriendship.InJuly2018,twoyearsafterfindingthecar,Iwasreadytobuyitfromher.Wemetinthemiddle—somewherearoundwhatanewToyotamightcost.Still,thenightbefore,Icalledmybrotherandsaid.“Iamsettingcoldfeet.”WhatwasIdoingbuyinganoldMercedes?Hesaid,“Youarebuyingthatgreatcar.AndIpromiseyou,thefriendshipyouwillmakeasaresultwillmakethiscarworthevenpenny.”Andhewasright.4.WhydidtheauthorgototheNorthernNeck?A.Tocheckthehouse. B.Tovisithisbrother.C.Tobuytheuniquecar. D.Toenjoythebeautifulsights.5.Whatcanweinferfromthesecondandthirdparagraphs?A.Thecarwasinbadconditions. B.Thewidowwasunwillingtosellthecar.C.Thecarwasthedoctor’sonlypossession. D.Theauthorhadtroublefindingthecarowner.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A.Hewasshockedbytheprice B.TheweatherthatdaywasquitecoldC.Hewashesitatingtomakethedecision D.HecaredaboutmoneymorethanthecarZ.WhatdidMichaelthinkofbuyingthecar?A.Itwasawasteofmoney. B.Itwouldcostagreatdeal.C.Buyingthecarbroughtgoodfriendship. D.Hisbrothermadeagoodbargainbuyingit.CEuropeanresearcherssaytheyhavecreatedaprocessthatcanproduceoxygenfrommoondust.Theprocesscouldprovideamajorsourceofoxygenforhumanstakingpartinmoonexplorationactivitiesinthefuture.ResearchersfromtheEuropeanSpaceAgency,orESA,carriedouttheexperimentsatalaboratoryintheNetherlands.TheyreportedtheirresultsinastudypublishedinPlanetaryandSpaceScience.TheteamsaysESA’sexperimental“plant”wasabletosuccessfullyproduceoxygenfromsimulatedmoondust.Thedustispartofamaterialknownasregolith(月壤),atoplayerofdirtandrockpiecesthatsitonthesurfaceofthemoon.Samplesofregolithfromthemoonhaveconfirmedthatthematerialcontainsabout45percentoxygenbyweight.However,theoxygenischemicallylockedintheformofmineralsorglass,soitisnoteasilyavailableforuse.Havingrealsamplesofregolithfromthemoonmadeitpossiblefortheresearcherstocreatethesimulatedmoondustmaterialusedduringtesting.Theoxygenextraction(提取)processiscarriedoutusingamethodcalledmoltensaltelectrolysis(熔鹽電解).Thisinvolvesfirstplacingtheregolithinametalcontainer.Calciumchloridesaltisaddedtothemixture,whichisthenheatedto950degreesCelsius.Atthistemperature,theregolithremainssolid.Next,anelectricalcurrentispassedthroughthematerial.Theresearcherssayitisthisstepthatresultsinoxygenbeingextractedfromtheregolith.Thestudyreportedthatupto96percentofoxygeninthesimulatedmoondustwasextractedduringtheexperiments.ESA’slong-termgoalistodesignanoxygen-producing“pilotplanttooperatefull-timeonthemoon.Thefirsttechnologydemonstrationofthesystemisexpectedtotakeplaceinthemid-2020s.Theresearchersreportedthat“asabonus”,theprocessalsoresultsintheproductionofusablemetallicmaterials.8.Whatcanbenefitfromtheprocess?A.Thetreatmentofsomepatients. B.Theenvironmentofthemoon.C.Futuremoonexplorationactivities. D.Futureexperimentsinthelaboratory.9.Whyisoxygenintheregolithhardtouse?A.Ifexistsintheformofsolid. B.Itonlyexistsonthesurface.C.Itismixedwithothermaterials. D.Itislockedinametalcontainer.10.Whatstepmakesoxygenextractedfromtheregolith?A.Addingcalciumchloridesalttothemixture.B.Placingtheregolithinametalcontainer.C.Passinganelectricalcurrentthroughthematerial.D.Heatingthemetalcontainerto950degreesCelsius.11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“simulated”inparagraph4mostprobablymean?A.Mixed. B.Copied. C.Exposed. D.Abandoned.DThefirstthingwenoticeaboutnewpeoplearetheirfaces.Thenexttimeweseethesepeople,werememberthembecauseweremembertheirfaces.Thisseemslikeasimpleprocess.However,scientistsfoundthatitisnotsuchasimpleprocess.Thesectionofthebrainthatisresponsibleforfacerecognitionseemstoworkdifferentlyfordifferentpeople.Somepeoplehavegreatdifficultyrememberingandrecognizingfaces,whileothersalmostneverforgetaface.Normalbabiesarebornwithanaturalabilitytorecognizefaces,Infact,theirfacerecognitionabilitiesaremuchbetterthantheirparents.Babiesarehighlyskilledatfacerecognitionatsixmonths.Butbyninemonths,theylosethisskill.Byninemonths,ababy’sface-recognitionskillsareaboutthesameasanadult’s.Unfortunately,somepeoplearenotbornwiththisabilitytorecognizefaces.Thepartofthebrainthatisresponsibleforfacerecognitiondoesn’tworkforthem.Thisconditioniscalledfaceblindness.Peoplewithveryseverefaceblindnesscannotevenrecognizetheirownfaces.Infact,peoplewiththisconditioncansometimesbefrightenedwhentheylookintheminor.Theydon’trecognizetheirownface,soforasecondtheyarestartledwhentheyseethisunfamiliarface.Faceblindnessisnotalwayssevere.Scientistsbelieveupto10percentofthepopulationmaybeaffectedbyfaceblindnesstosomedegree,yetmanypeoplewithmildfaceblindnessmightnotevenknowtheyhaveit.Theyhavenoreasontoknowtheyaredifferentfromanyoneelseuntilsomeonepointsisout.Thisissimilartopeoplewithcolorblindness.Colorblindpeoplecan’tseethedifferencebetweencertaincolorssuchasredandgreen,untilsomeonetellsthemthatgreenandredaretwodifferentcolors.Thereisnocureforfaceblindness.Soforthetimebeing,peoplewithfaceblindnessneedtofindsimpletechniquestocompensatefortheirproblem.Theycantrytorecognizepeoplebytheirhairstyle,theirvoice,ortheirglasses.Hopefully,inthefutureasscientistslearnmoreaboutthiscondition,theywillfindacure.12.Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout______.A.thewaytoimproveone’sface-recognitionsills.B.thefactthatsomepeoplehavefacerecognitionproblems.C.thesimpleprocessofthebraintorecognizeothers’faces.D.theimportanceoffacerecognitioninhumancommunication.13.Whendopeoplehavethekeensillsoffacerecognition?A.Atbirth. B.Inadolescence. C.Halfayearold. D.Ninemonthsold.14.Theboldword“startled”inthe3rdparagraphisclosesinmeaningto______.A.confused B.surprised C.excited D.depressed15.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheproblemoffaceblindness?A.Peopleneedtotakeitseriously. B.Itaffectsagreatnumberofpeople.C.Itcanbecuredinthenearfuture. D.Certaintechniquescanmakeupforit.第二節(jié)(共5小題，每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。(注意，E涂AB，F(xiàn)圖AC，G涂AD)“I’msorry”aretwoveryimportantwordsthatplayabigpartindailylife.Youmightapologizewhilesqueezingthroughacrowdorusingthelastoftheprinterpaperatwork.It’seasytosay“I’msorry”,buttrueapologiesareadifferentstory.16Oryoumaywonderhowtoproperlydemandanapologyiftheotherpersonisatfault?Withthefollowingtips,you’llfindthesearenothard.Apologizesincerely.Agenuineapologycanhelprepairyourrelationship,andevenyourreputation—you’reshowingthatyoucanbetrustedtodowhat’sright.Butyourrelationshipwillremaintenseifyourapologyseemscasual.17Applyspecificprinciples.AmeaningfulapologycomesdowntothethreeR’s-regret,responsibilityandremedy(補(bǔ)救辦法).Firstly,communicateyourregret.Showtheotherpersonyouhaverecognizedyourerrorandcanrelatetohis/herrain.Thentakecompleteresponsibility.18Lastly,showthatyou’reworkingtoimprovethesituation.Offertomakeupfortheharmyoucausedorpromiseyouwouldn’trepeatitagain.19Ifyou’retheoffended(冒犯)party,describewhat’schangedintherelationshipandyourtruefeeling.Forexample,youcouldsay,“Althoughthere’sadisagreementbetweenyouandme,Iwantustobefriendsagain.ButI’vebeenhurt,andI’dlikeanapology.Ineedyoutoacknowledgewhatyou’vedone.”Don’texpectimmediateforgiveness.Mostpeoplehopeforimmediateforgivenesswhileapologizing,butthatmaymeanyoudon’trespecttheothers’emotionsandallyoucareaboutisyourself.20Afterall,theywerehurtanditwouldtakethemawhiletorecover.A.Askforanapologyifnecessary.B.Don’tmakeexcusesorblamethevictim.C.Saysorryfirstifbothpartiesareatfault.D.Soyouhavetobetrulywillingtoapologize.E.Youshouldmakesureyourwordsareacceptable.F.Sogivethemsometimetocomeoutofthepainafteryourapology.G.Youmayhavetroublefindingtherightwaytosendmeaningfulapologies.第二部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)及應(yīng)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)完形填空(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Thenew,“used”carthatIboughtjustthreemonthsagowouldn’tstarttheotherday.Thefactorybatterythat21alongwithitdecidedthatithadworkedlongenoughand22totakeanearly,permanentretirement.My23neighborgavemeajumpbutthebatterystubbornlywouldn’t24thecharge.Aftergettingonemorejump,I25tothelocalautopartsstoretobuyanewone.Installing(安裝)itwasmuchmore26thanwethought,however,soItookittoalocalmechanicwhofinallygotthenewbatteryinandthecar27onceagain.Drivingitthismorning,though,I28thatthetimeanddateonthescreeninthedashboard(儀表板)had29gonebacktonineyearsago,resettingtothe30dateofthefirsttimeitwasstarted.Whilemysonsmartlyfiguredouthowto31itbacktotoday,IthoughtaboutallthetimesIhadwishedIcouldgobackintimeandundosomeofthe32andmisstepsIhadtakeninmyownlife.Manyofmychoicesbroughtme33inthepast,buttheyhavealsobroughtmewisdomforthepresent.Whenyou34yourownlife,don’tregrettheroadsnottaken.Instead,be35withthepathyouareon,thethingsyouhavelearned,andtheloveyouhaveshared.21.A.came B.waited C.let D.raced22.A.planned B.refused C.chose D.managed23.A.easy-going B.kind-hearted C.hardworking D.good-tempered24.A.lend B.tike C.offer D.hold25.A.welcome B.headed C.returned D.got26.A.complex B.vital C.efficient D.accurate27.A.switched B.jumped C.ran D.shook28.A.guessed B.remembered C.expected D.noticed29.A.suddenly B.slightly C.casually D.secretly30.A.final B.original C.special D.temporary31.A.bring B.program C.call D.drive32.A.attempts B.effects C.mistakes D.changes33.A.damage B.pain C.peace D.convenience34.A.lookat B.comeoutof C.focuson D.takecontrolof35.A.faced B.patient C.strict D.pleased第二節(jié)語(yǔ)法填空(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語(yǔ)法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號(hào)中詞語(yǔ)的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫(xiě)在答題卡標(biāo)號(hào)為36-45的相應(yīng)位置上。ReadyPlayerOne(《頭號(hào)玩家》)isa2018AmericansciencefictionadventurefilmproducedbyStevenSpielberg.36______(base)onCline’s2011novelofthesamename.Thestorytakesplaceintheyear2045,37______mostpeopleintherealworlduseavirtualreality(虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí))softwaretodo38______theywant,aslongastheyhaveenoughcoins.Thefilmputsforwardaquestiontoitscharactersandaudiences:Withanavailableworldoffantasytoescapeto,isitpossibletobalancebetweenreallifeandvirtualreality?ThisisatypicalwaythatSpielbergexpressesbothrealityandhumanitythroughhismovies,drawingattention39______howsocietycould40______(possible)changetoworkbetter.The71-year-olddirector41______(believe)thatthewayyoucreateabetterfutureisbystudyingthepast.Healsofeelsthatoneofthemostsatisfying42______(thing)inhiscareerishavinghistory43______(discuss)bythepublicagain.ReadyPlayerOnereceivedgenerallypositivereviews.Itwassaidtohavesignificantdifferencesfromthebook,withsomecritics(影評(píng)人)44______(all)theplotanimprovementoverthenovel.AsUSauthorDeanKowalskiputit,“Fewmoviedirectorshavehada45______(great)impactonpopularculturethanStevenSpielberg.第三部分基礎(chǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共一節(jié)，滿分10分)單詞拼寫(xiě)(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)根據(jù)括號(hào)里的中文或英文的適當(dāng)形式填空。46.Iwillhaveno______(猶豫)ingivingyouahandifyouareintrouble.47.They’vepaid6months’rentinadvancefora2-ro0mapartmentandwillgiveita______(徹底的)cleaningbeforemovingin.48.Theyhavea______(簡(jiǎn)單的，坦率的)andfree-andeasyattitudetowardslife,andtheirfriendlinessandwarmthmademefeelathomewhereverIwent.49.Allthe______(財(cái)物)onboard,suchasfurniture,cupboards,stoves,blanketsmustbeabandoned.50.Thecrewformedanoceanexpedition.Theywere______(qualify)explorers.51.Oncehehasmadea______(resolve)todoit,youwon’tgethertochangehismind.52.Muchtomyregret,heturneddownmy______(apply).53.Theeditorfelt______(guilt)aboutnotpublishingyourarticleinthelatestissue.54.Wewereabouttogiveup,whenfinallyI______(spot)somethingthroughthetrees.55.Onreceivingthe______(assign),wesetouttoworkatonce.第四部分寫(xiě)作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)(滿分15分)假定你是李華，你的外國(guó)朋友Anna要參加漢字書(shū)寫(xiě)大賽，來(lái)信向你求助，請(qǐng)給她回信。內(nèi)容包括：1.積極應(yīng)對(duì)；2.書(shū)寫(xiě)建議(握筆姿勢(shì)，寫(xiě)字風(fēng)格等)；3.美好祝愿。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫(xiě)(滿分25分)閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文，續(xù)寫(xiě)的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。AGIFTFORGRANDPASumnervacationcoming.JackandhisbrotherBerlinwerefilledwithexcitementastheythoughtofvisitingtheirgrandparentsagain.Thebigdaycameatlast.Afterthehappyfamilygotready’theysetoutforthegrandparents’eagerly.Ontheway,thebrotherswereexcitedlytalkingaboutthefuntheyhadwithgrandparents.Alittlebluehousewithatallwhitechimneyfinallyappeared.BehindthepropertywastheforestcarryingtheirgoodmemorieswithGrandpa.Theyarrivedatthedriveway,attheendofwhichGrandmawaswaitingforthemjoyfully.JackandBerlineachgaveGrandmaabighugandthenswepttothelivingroom,shoutingexcitedly“Grandpa,weareback!”Seeinghisgrandsons,Grandpawaswildwithjoyandtriedtogetupwithallhisstrengthfromthechairbutinvain.Ahelplessexpressionflashedonhisface,Grandmaexplainedthathishealthwasdecliningrapidlyandmaybecouldn’tstanduponhisownforever,ButGrandpadeclaredstubbornly(倔強(qiáng)地),“Ican!”Certainly,hewasstuckinhisboyishway.Mumandgrandparentswerehappytomeetagainafteralongtime.Theysattogetherandchattedaboutwhathappenedrecently.Thebrothersweresoonboredwithadultconversation,wentoutandwanderedintotheforest.Talltreesstretcheduptotheheavenswithlargebranchescrossingeachother,whileyoungonesrosestraightlikesoldiers.Grandpawasonceagreatexplorerfullofwisdom.Hecouldtellwherethebirdscamefromonlybytheircallsandsongs.Thetrees,birds,lizards,lotsofbugs...HowmanymerrymomentstheyspentwithGrandpainthekingdom!ButnowGrandpacouldn’tgetup.Thismadethemworried.“We’dthinkoutawaytocheerhimup.”Jacksaid.“Grandpaisabirdlover,andwecancatchhimabird.”Berlinsuggested.“Buthehatesbindsbeingcaged!”Jackshookhishead.ThenabrightideacametoJack’smind.“Whynotmakeacane(拐杖)outofayoungtree!”注意：1續(xù)寫(xiě)詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。Berlinthoughtitwasagoodidea.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________JackandBerlinhandedthecanetoGrandpa.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________參考答案第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）1~3BCC 4~7ADCC 8~11CACB 12~15BCBD第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）16~20GDBAF第二部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)及應(yīng)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分1