1、高二英语 （第 1 页 共 12 页）北京市第十三中学北京市第十三中学 20222023 学年第一学期学年第一学期 高二英语期中测试高二英语期中测试 本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，第卷第 1 页至第 9 页；第卷第 9 页至第 12 页；答题纸第 1 页至第 2 页。共 135 分，考试时间 120 分钟。请在答题纸指定位置书写班级、姓名、准考证号。考试结束后，将本试卷的答题纸交回。第第卷卷（选择题（选择题 共共 69.5 69.5 分）分）一、听力理解一、听力理解(共三节，满分共三节，满分 30 分分)第一节（共第一节（共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，
2、满分 7.5 分）分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍每段对话你将听一遍。1.What does the man ask for?A.Suzys phone number.B.The womans contact information.C.The information about an exhibition.2.Which room remains in its original place?A.The mailroom.B.The suppl
3、y room.C.The meeting room.3.What will the man do tonight?A.See a film.B.Hold a party.C.Go out for dinner 4.What happened to the man?A.He missed his plane.B.He failed to attend a meeting.C.He couldnt manage to collect the woman.5.What will the man probably do at about three?A.Meet a dentist.B.Write a
4、n e-mail in English.C.Help the woman with her e-mail 第二节（共第二节（共 10 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 15 分）分）听下面 4 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的 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 5 秒钟的时间阅高二英语 （第 2 页 共 12 页）读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。6.What are the speakers talking about?A.Meeting
5、 Sami at midnight.B.Taking tomorrow morning off.C.Picking up Mr.Khan from the airport.7.What probable relation is Sami to the woman?A.Her colleague.B.Her customer.C.Her husband.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8.Where does the woman live now?A.In a village.B.In a town.C.In a city.9.What is the woman a bit nervo
6、us about sometimes?A.Her neighbors.B.Her children.C.The traffic.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10.How does the man feel about his job?A.Pleased.B.Bored.C.Disappointed.11.What kind of clothes does the man most probably wear at work?A.Suits.B.Casual clothes.C.Sports clothes 12.What does the man mean in the en
7、d?A.He seldom plays online games.B.He has difficulty finishing his work.C.He thinks the Internet access important.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 15 题。13.At what time will“The Magic Flute”start?A.4:50.B.7:30.C.8:00.14.When can people see the Canadian film Three Lives?A.On Monday B.On Tuesday C.On Wednesday 15.Whe
8、re will the exhibition be held?A.In the Garden Hall.B.In Gallery One.C.In the Main Hall.注意：听力理解第三节见第注意：听力理解第三节见第 II 卷卷(第第 9 页页)二、完形填空（共二、完形填空（共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1 1 分，满分分，满分 1515 分）分）阅读下面短文,从各题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。The True Story of Treasure Island It was always thought that Treasure Island
9、 was the product of Robert Louis 高二英语 （第 3 页 共 12 页）Stevensons imagination.16,recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.Stevenson,a Scotsman,had lived 17 for many years.In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a holiday.With him were his American wife Fanny and his son,Lloyd.Each mor
10、ning Stevenson would take them out for a long 18 over the hills.They had been 19 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse.Kept indoors by the heavy rain,Lloyd felt the days 20.To keep the boy happy,Robert asked the boy to do some 21.One morning,the boy came to Robe
11、rt with a beautiful map of an island.Robert 22that the boy had drawn a large cross in middle of the island.“Whats that?”he asked.“Thats the buried treasure,”said the boy.Robert suddenly 23something of an adventure story in the boys 24.While the rain was pouring,Robert sat down by the fire to write a
12、 story.He would make the 25a twelve-year-old boy,just like Lloyd.But who would be the pirate(海盗)?Robert had a good friend named Henley,who walked around with the 26of a wooden leg.Robert had always wanted to 27 such a man in a story.28Long John Silver,the pirate with a wooden leg,was29.So,thanks to
13、a rainy September in Scotland,a friend with a wooden leg,and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy,we have one of the greatest 30 stories in the English language.16.A.However B.Therefore C.Besides D.Finally 17.A.alone B.next door C.at home D.abroad 18.A.talk B.rest C.walk D.game 19.A.attempting B
14、.missing C.planning D.enjoying 20.A.quiet B.dull C.busy D.cold 21.A.cleaning B.writing C.drawing D.exercising 22.A.doubted B.noticed C.decided D.recognized 23.A.saw B.drew C.made D.learned 24.A.book B.reply C.picture D.mind 25.A.star B.hero C.writer D.child 26.A.help B.problem C.use D.bottom 27.A.pr
15、aise B.produce C.include D.accept 28.A.Yet B.Also C.But D.Thus 29.A.read B.born C.hired D.written 30.A.news B.love C.real-life D.adventure 高二英语 （第 4 页 共 12 页）三、阅读理解（共三、阅读理解（共 16 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 32 分）分）(A)The Tropical Paradise Holiday Welcome to St.Anna,our tropical paradise just off the coas
16、t of Latin America.You can spend two weeks in our luxury four-star hotel.The cost of your flight is included in the holiday,and you can be picked up from your home by our special airport bus.On your arriving,our coach will be waiting to take you to the hotel.All flights leave from Heathrow on a Mond
17、ay morning.The Cowrie Hotel is built right on the beachfront,and many rooms have wonderful ocean views.If swimming and surfing are not enough for you,the hotel also offers horse rides on the island,and a discount membership of the golf club.The Rain Forest Adventure Holiday Every year Broughton holi
18、days offer twelve days of unforgettable adventure in a tropical rain forest.You may have a choice of Borneo,Malaysia,Indonesia,or even to the greatest rain forest of them all,the mighty Amazonian forest.You will fly to our special base camps at the edge of the forest,where you will be given five day
19、s of survival training,and talks on the local wildlife.Then you take a bus into the forest.You will have to walk the final five miles to the camp sites to avoid disturbing the local ecology.All of the camp sites have been carefully built to cause the minimal amount of disturbance to the local wildli
20、fe.Remember that these adventure holidays take you deep into the wilderness,and they are not suitable for families with young children.Also remember that no more than two dozen guests can stay at any camp at one time,so if you want to go on one of these very special holidays,you will need to book ea
21、rly!31.Choosing the Tropical Paradise Holiday,travellers can enjoy _.A.a welcome party B.beautiful ocean views C.different indoor activities D.free membership of the golf club 32.What can we learn about the rain forest holiday?A.Different means of transportation will be used.B.Travelers will learn t
22、o talk with wild animals.C.The holiday will end with survival training.D.Booking early,travelers will get a discount.33.What kind of people will probably choose the rain forest holiday?A.People loving water sports.B.People travelling with children.C.People preferring comfortable hotels.D.People conc
23、erned with environment and wildlife.高二英语 （第 5 页 共 12 页）34.Which of the following is mentioned in both holidays?A.Price.B.Transportation.C.Reservation.D.Leaving time.(B)Hunger is the greatest motive for the inexperienced cook.But many people are now worried that we are producing a generation without
24、the slightest idea of how to cooka generation that is frightened to cook.I have just received a handout from Focus on Food,which is running a competition to get children back into the kitchen.Has television cooking become a replacement for the real thing?Is this an age where famous professional cook
25、s have turned cooking into a sort of show,with dishes far too difficult for the beginners to copy?I decided to ask my oldest daughter,Miranda,for her opinion.Are children learning enough about the importance of good cooking?Do they know cooking is a basic life skill?Sociology and other“new”subjects
26、are all very well,but without the ability to cook,or to understand the pleasure and principles of good food and its relationship to good health,are we really preparing them for adult life?Miranda started her cooking at the age of nine,when she decided to enter the Sainsburys Future Cook competition.
27、She was motivated by a different kind of greed:the first prizea trip to Disney World.The problem,from the parental point of view,was that if she made it through to the regional(区域性的)finals,she would have to cook her meal in front of the judges.Some 30,000 children entered and she made it through as
28、the youngest regional finalist.Now she had to learn to cook.Her hands were not even big enough to hold the knife and slice the onions.Six Saturdays running we ate the same lunchMozzarella meatballs in fresh tomato juice and blueberry.First,she cooked by my side,then alone with timings and instructio
29、ns.Finally,she went alone against the clock.The kitchen looked like a battlefield,but she had gained victory.The tiny be-capped figure then stood in an unknown Bristol hotel,looking like a professional who had been at the stove for years.She didnt win,but she came home with 50 and the most valuable
30、part of them all:confidence.35.The competition run by Focus on Food is intended for_.A.children B.parents C.teachers D.chefs 36.Why does the writer think cooking is so important?A.It is an easy way to keep healthy.B.It helps develop relationships.C.It is a necessary skill for life.D.It can save a lo
31、t of money.37.The writers family had the same lunch on six Saturdays because _.A.the family stuck to healthy food B.Miranda had to practice cooking 高二英语 （第 6 页 共 12 页）C.the dish was the familys only food D.the dish was Mirandas favorite meal 38.What did Miranda gain from the competition?A.A trip to
32、Disney World.B.Support from friends.C.A medal for the winner.D.Belief in herself.(C)Everyone looks forward to progress,whether in ones personal life or in the general society.Progress indicates a persons ability to change the way he is living at the moment.Progress must lead to a better life and a b
33、etter way of doing things.All these,however,remain true only in so far as people want to accept technology and move forward by finding new and more efficient ways of doing things.However,at the back of the minds of many people,especially those who miss the“good old days”,efficiency comes with a pric
34、e.When communication becomes more efficient,people are able to contact one another no matter where they are and at whatever time they wish to.The click of a button allows people miles apart to talk or see each other without even leaving their homes.With the communication gadgets,such as mobile phone
35、s and iPads,people often do not take the effort to visit one another personally.A personal visit carries with it the additional feature of having to be in the persons presence for as long as the visit last.We cannot unnecessarily excuse ourselves or turn the other person off.With efficiency also com
36、es mass production.Such is the nature of factories and the success of industrialization today.Factories have improved efficiency.Unskillful tasks are left to machines and products are better made and produced with greater accuracy than any human hand could ever have done.However,with the improvement
37、s in efficiency also comes the loss of the personal touch when making these products.For example,many handicrafts(手工艺品)are now produced in a factory.Although this means that supply is better able to increase demand,now that the supply is quick and efficient,the demand might fall because mass product
38、ion lowers the quality of the handicraft and it is difficult to find unique designs on each item.Nevertheless,we must not commit the mistake of analyzing progress only from one point of view.In fact,progress has allowed tradition to keep up.It is only with progress and the invention of new technolog
39、y that many old products can be brought back to their old state.New technology is required for old products to stay old.It is peoples attitude towards progress that causes the type of influence that technology has on society.Technology is flexible.There is no fixed way of making use of it.Everything
40、 depends on peoples attitude.The worst effects of progress will 高二英语 （第 7 页 共 12 页）fall on those who are unable to rethink their attitudes and views of society.When we accept progress and adapt it to suit our needs,a new“past”is created.39.The underlined word“gadgets”is closet in meaning to _.A.tool
41、s B.messages C.barriers D.skills 40.The author explains“efficiency comes with a price”by _.A.describing a process B.using examples C.following time order D.making classification 41.What can be learned about technology from Paragraph 4?A.It can destroy old traditions.B.It can lead to social progress.
42、C.It can be used to correct mistakes.D.It can be used to preserve old products.42.What can be concluded from the last paragraph?A.Progress can suit the needs of daily life.B.People review the past with great regret.C.Peoples attitude decides the use of technology.D.Technology should be introduced in
43、 a fixed way.（D）Why are medical dramas so popular?Why are we so fascinated by medical dramas?From the high drama of Casualty and ER to the squeamish reality of Embarrassing Bodies and One Born Every Minute,it is hard to look away.Books with a medical or health theme are equally popular on best-selli
44、ng lists.When it comes to how our bodies function and malfunction,we are hooked.Without doubt,medical science is a rich source of stories.The popularity of all forms of medical-based drama suggests that we love to watch and read about people dealing with pain and discomfort,facing problems we fear w
45、e might face too at some point in our lives.Prof George Ikkos,president of the Royal Society of Medicines psychiatry section,says it is more to do with learning about ourselves from other people.The integrity of our body is extremely important.We should be concerned about our own body and that lies
46、at the heart of it.Programmes like Casualty are dramatic and excitingthey involve a lot of ordinary people we can relate to directly.Its not like watching something about nuclear physics or stamp collecting.Prof Ikkos says:Well-informed programmes can be helpful but people engage at different levels
47、,from the highbrow to the lowbrow,depending on how people relate to what they are watching.There is,of course,no research to confirm whether these dramas improve our understanding of medical matters or change our knowledge of health issues.Some fly-on-the-wall medical shows may simply be a popular f
48、orm of voyeurism(窥探者).But they do give information that is helpful.I 高二英语 （第 8 页 共 12 页）would not want to discourage them,Prof Ikkos adds.The themes of health,medicine and science are also at the heart of many works of popular fiction and non-fiction.Best-selling novels such as Before I Go To Sleep
49、by SJ Watson and Me Before You by Jojo Moyes tackle the subjects of long-term memory loss and life as a paraplegic(高位截瘫的人).Thomas Wright,whose new book Circulationa biography of the 17th Century physician William Harveywon the Wellcome Trust Book Prize this week,does not need to be convinced about t
50、he power of medical history.He was attracted to the story behind Harveys discovery that the heart was the principal organ of the body,pumping blood through veins and arteries with an incredible force.During an experiment,Wright says,Harvey cut the aorta(主动脉)of an animal and the blood dashed out with
