湖北省沙市 2022-2023学年高二上学期期末英语试题.docx

1、20222023学年度上学期2021级期末考试英语试卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，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. What does the woman want to do?A. Watch TV.B. Access the Internet. C. Go for a walk.2. Why would

2、the woman like to have a Chinese name?A. She is taking a Chinese class. B. She has made some Chinese friends.C. She will be working in China.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. A travel plan. B. An exam result.C. A sports game.4. What has the man been doing?A. Repairing his pen.B. Writing some

3、thing.C. Shopping.5. What does John suggest the woman do?A. Ask Harry for help.B.Meet his friend. C. Go to the airport with him.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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Where are

4、 the speakers?A. In a bank.B. In a restaurant.C. In a hotel.7. How much does the man need to pay?A. $68.B. $136.C. $204.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Whose birthday is it?A. Michaels.B. Sarahs.C. Rebeccas.9. When will the birthday party begin?A. At 7:00.B. At 6:30.C.At 6:15. 10. What does the man want to know?

5、A. What to buy. B. Who to call. C. Where to park.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Why was Julia absent from the class?A. She went to a party.B. She got up late.C.She was ill.12. What has Robert got for Julia?A. Lecture notes.B. Oil paintings. C. Textbooks. 13. Where will the speakers meet on Saturday?A. At Robe

6、rts home.B. At a bar. C. At a shop.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What is the woman doing?A. Attending a seminar.B. Giving some advice.C. Doing an interview.15. How often does the man travel by bus?A. Twice a day.B. Every other day. C. Once a week.16. How does the man feel about the bus service?A. Its good. B

7、. Its fair. C. Its poor.17. What improvement should the bus company make?A. Drivers should be more polite. B. Buses should be more punctual.C. Seats should be more comfortable.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Who is Pierre?A. A doctor from Senegal. B. A United Nations official. C. A university researcher.19. W

8、hat does Pierre mainly talk about?A. Food supplies in the world. B. The role that the UN plays. C. The purpose of his study.20. What is the expected outcome of Pierres work?A. A new medicine. B. A new type of rice.C. A new farming method.第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题; 每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项

9、（A 、B 、C 和 D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AWant to explore new cultures, meet new people and do something worthwhile at the same time? You can do all the three with Global Development Association(GDA). Whatever stage of life youre at, wherever you go and whatever project you do in GDA, youll create positi

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16、the environmentC. help communities in needD.gain corporate benefitBAlthough being famous might sound like a dream comes true, todays stars, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the worlds attention. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their

17、homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小报) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interruptedfor a signature.According to psychologist Christina Villareal, celebrities -famous people -worryconstantly about their public

18、appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. “Over time,” Villareal says, “they feel separated and alone.”The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been aroun

19、d for ages. In the 4th century B.C., painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain about his lack of privacy. Ta

20、bloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say

21、 something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.If fameis so troublesome, why arent all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surroundi

22、ng themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full

23、 justice often complain about how hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.24. It can be learned from the passage that stars today_.A. can no longer have their privacy protected B. care little about how they come into fameC. spend too much on their public appearance D. are often

24、misunderstood by the public25. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?A. The problem faced by celebrities has a long history.B. Great heroes of the past were generally admired.C. Well-known actors are usually targetsof tabloids.D. Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.26. What makes it

25、much harder to be a celebrity today?A. Little social recognition B. Availability of modern media. C. Lack of favorable chances. D. Huge population of fans.27. What is the authors attitude toward modern celebrity?A. Sincere. B. positive. C. Sorry. D.Disapproving. CMillions of Americans began 2014 wit

26、h the same resolution asthey started 2013 with a goal of losing weight. However setting weight loss as a goal is a mistake.To reach our goal of losing weight- the output, we need to control what we eat- the input . That is we tend to care about the output but not to control the input. This is a bad

27、way to construct goals. The alternative is to focus your resolution on the input. Instead of resolving to lose weight try an actionable resolution: “Ill stop having desert for lunch ” or “Ill walk every day for 20 minutes.” Creating a goal that focuses on a well-specified input will likely be more e

28、ffective than concentrating on the outcome.Recently a new science behind incentives (激励) including in education has been discussed. For example researcher Roland Fryer wanted to see what works best in motivating children to do better in school. In some cases he gave students incentives based on inpu

29、t like reading certain books while in others the incentives were based on output like results on exams. His main finding was that incentives increased achievement when based on input but had no effect on output. Fryers conclusion was that the intensives for inputs might be more effective because stu

30、dents do not know how to do better on exam aside from general rules like “study harder.” Reading certain books on the other hand is a well-set task over which they have much more control.As long as you have direct control over your goal you have a much higher chance of success. And its easier to sta

31、rt again if you fail because you know exactly what you need to do.If you want to cut down on your spending, a good goal would be making morning coffee at home instead of going to a cafe for example. This is a well-specified action-based goal for which you can measure your success easily. Spending le

32、ss money isnt a goal because its too general. Similarly if you want to spend more time with your family dont stop with this general wish. Think bout an actionable habit that you could adopt and stick to like a family movie night every Wednesday. In the long run these new goals could become a habit.2

33、8.The writer thinks that setting weight loss as a goal is a mistake because _ .A. it is hard to achieve for most AmericansB.it is dependent on too many thingsC. it is focused too much on the resultD. it is based on actionable decisions29.In Roland Fryers research some students did better than the ot

34、hers because _ .A. they obeyed all the general rulesB. they paid more attention to examsC. they were motivated by their classmatesD. they were rewarded for reading some books30.According to the writer which of the following statements is a good goal?A. “Ill study harder.”B. “Ill give up desert.”C. “

35、Ill cut down my expense”D. “Ill spend more time with my family”31.The writer strongly believes that we should _ .A. develop good habits and focus on the outcomeB. be optimistic about final goals and stick to themC. set ambitious goals that can balance the input and outputD. pick specific actions tha

36、t can be turned into good habitsDI love my smart phone - its my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love my laptop computer, as it holds all of my writing and thoughts. Despite this love of technology, I know that there are times when I need to move away from t

37、hese devices and truly communicate with others.On occasion, I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas. Because I want students to thoroughlystudy the material and exchange their id

38、eas with each other in the classroom, I have a rule - no laptops, iPads, phones, etc. When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy.Most students assume that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology.

39、Theres a bit of truth to that. Some students assume that I am anti-technology. There s no truth in that at all. I love technology and try to keep up with it so I can relate to my students.The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places in

40、which we can have deep conversations and truly engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas. I want them to push each other to th

41、ink differently and make connections between the course material and the class discussion. Ive been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations reflect student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge, th

42、ey learn at a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.Im not saying that I wont ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change, Im sticking to my plan. A few hours of technology- dialogue is just too swee

43、t to give up.32. Some of the students in the history class were unhappy with _.A. discussion topicsB.the course materialC. the authors class rulesD. others misuse of technology33. The underlined word“engage”in Para.4 probably means_.A.acceptB. exploreC. changeD. reject34. According to the author, th

44、e use of technology in the classroom may_.A. affect students concentration on course evaluationB. encourage students to have in-depth conversationsC. help students to better understand complex themesD. keep students from doing independent thinking35. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that t

45、he author_.A. is quite stubborn（固执的）B. will give up teaching historyC. will change his teaching plan soonD. values technology- dialogues in his class第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Overcome Feeling of GuiltGuilt can be a depressing feeling that prevents you

46、from moving forward with your life. 36However,this article will guide you through the process and help you move towards a positive future.Identify what you feel guilty about. If you feel guilty about something,it is important to identify whatyou feel guilty about and why. Identifying the source of y

47、our guilt and why it makes you feel guilty can helpyou to determine if you are experiencing healthy or unhealthy guilt.37Write about your feelings.38 Start by writing down the reason that you feel guilty. If it wassomething you did or said to someone, describe what happened in as much detail as you can. Include in yourdescription how this situation made you feel and why. What do you think that you should feel guilty about?Apologize if necessary. Once you have determined whethe