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南安一中2023～2023學(xué)年度上學(xué)期期中考高二英語科試卷本試卷考試分第Ⅰ卷（選擇題）和第Ⅱ卷，共12頁，滿分150分，考試時間120分鐘。注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生務(wù)必先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題紙和答題卡上。2．考生作答時，請將答案答在答題紙上，在本試卷上答題無效。按照題號在各題的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效。3．答案使用0．5毫米的黑色中性（簽字）筆或碳素筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚（選擇題答案使用2B鉛筆填涂，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號）。4．保持答題紙紙面清潔，不破損。考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷自行保存，答題紙和答題卡交回。第Ⅰ卷(選擇題，共100分)第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）做題時，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題分，滿分分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Whendidthealarmring?A.At5o’clock.B.At7o’clock.C.At8o’clock.2.Howmuchmoneydoesthewomenneed?A.Eighteenpounds.B.Eightpounds.C.Tenpounds.3.WhatisPeter’sattitudetowardshislatearrival?A.Angry.B.Disappointed.C.Indifferent.4.WhatiswrongwithLiHua?A.Hehasgotatoothache.B.Hehasgotabackache.C.Hehasgotaheadache.5.Whatwouldbethewoman’sadvice?A.Don’tdrinkwaterwithice.B.Don’teatanycolddishes.C.Don’tdrinkwateratlunch.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題分，滿分分）聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6.Whatmightbetherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Workmates.B.Friends.C.Motherandson.7.Whataretheytalkingabout?A.Theman’smajorincollege.B.Theman’sfavoritesubjects.C.Theman’sfuturejob.聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題doesthewomanneedtoborrowmoneyfromtheman?A.Sheiswounded.B.Shelostherpurse.C.Sheispenniless.canyouconcludefromthisstory?A.Pronunciationisveryimportant.B.Nobodywantstolendmoney.C.Badrelationshipbetweenthetwo.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題.won’tMr.Stonecometotheclinictomorrow?A.Hecan’tsparethetime.B.Theclinicwillbeclosed.C.Dr.Miltonwon’tcometowork.istheclinicopeninaweek?A.FromMondaytoFriday.B.OnweekdaysexceptThursday.C.Duringthewholeweek.timehasfinallybeenfixedforMr.Stonetocome?A.5:30,Wednesday.B.6:15,Wednesday.C.6:15,Thursday.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。arethetwospeakers?A.Inthewoman’soffice.B.Intheman’shouse.C.Intheman’soffice.didthemancomeintotheroom?A.Toplaythepiano.B.Totalktothewoman.C.Tohaveanarticletranslated.15.WhatwasJanedoingatthattime?A.Shewastakingarest.B.Shewaspreparinganexam.C.Shewastakinganexam.willthewomanprobablydonextyear?A.Goabroad.B.Changeherjob.C.Learntoplaythepiano.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。wastheweatherlikethatday?A.Rainy.B.Snowy.C.Sunny.wasTimdoingwhenhemetthespeakeratfirst?A.Havingaholiday.B.Studyingabroad.C.Goingonabusinesstrip.doesthespeakercomefrom?A.Germany.B.America.C.France.wastherelationshipbetweenthespeakerandTimlater?A.Goodfriends.B.Husbandandwife.C.Workmates.第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題：每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。ASelfies(自拍)havebecomeanincreasinglycommonwaytocapturememorablemoments.Whenitcomestotakingselfies,knowingthefollowingtipscandirectlyaffectthequalityofyourfinalproduct.Theuseoflightisvitaltoimprovingimagequality.Lightscanhelpavoidshadowsandcreatesoftfeaturesonyourface,soturnyourfacetowardthemainlightsource.Ifyouwanttobecreative,playwithlightanglesbyturningyourbody,butmakesurethephotoisproperlyexposedandyourfaceislitfromthefrontortheside.Besides,avoidtakingselfiesagainstthemainlightsourceorwithoverheadlighting.Additionally,naturallightpossessesawarmththatmakesyoulooklikeyou'reglowing.Whentakingselfies,anglesalsomatteralot.Holdthecameraawayfromyourface,andtrytotakephotosbothhorizontally(水平地)andvertically.Ifnot,yourfacemightlookbiggerthanusual.Ideally,theuniversalselfieangleis45degreesaboveyourhead.Butyoushouldstudyyourfaceatdifferentanglesbecausefindingyourbestanglerequiresyouhavingseenallofthem.Oneproblemwithselfiesisthatmosthavedistractingbackgrounds.Youcanalwaysdomoretoshowothersyourbestside.Trytosimplifythebackgroundbytakingselfiesoutdoorsorinspaciousareas.Documentyourselfengagingininterestingactivities-hikingwithfamilymembers,visitinglandmarks,orworkingoutwithfriends.Atleast,youcanmakethephotoappealingbygettingridofyouroutstretchedarmorabackgroundthat’stoobusy.Youcanalsodownloadsomephotoappsthatallowyoutoadjustthelightingandcontrast.Someappsofferusefulfilters(濾光器),whichcanchangeyourskintoneandeliminatepimples(粉刺)onyourface.21．Togetanimageofhighquality,youneedto_______.A.beunderthelightsourceB.facethemainlightsourceC.beagainstthemainlightD.havethephotofullyexposed22．Howcanyoufindtheanglethatsuitsyoumost?A.Placethecamera45degreesaboveyourhead.B.Holdthecamerafarenoughfromyou.C.Keepthecameralowerthanyourface.D.Studyyourfaceatdifferentangles.23．Whichofthefollowingshouldbeavoidedwhentakingselfies?A.Theuseofnaturallight.B.Alandmarkasabackground.C.Abusybackground.D.Changesoftheskintone.BIwaspuzzled!Whywasthisoldwomanmakingsuchacomplaintaboutourwaytodealwithanoldbushwhichwasofnousetoanybody?Shehadwrittenletterstothelocalpaper,eventoanationaltoprotestaboutourprojectedby-passtohervillage,and,lookingatamap,theroutewasnowherenearwhereshelivedanditwasn’tasiftheareawasattractive.Iwasmorethanpuzzled,Iwasintrigued(好奇的).Iwantedtoknowwhatitwasthatmotivatedher.SoitwasthatIfoundmyselfknockingonacottagedoor,beingreceivedbyMarySmithandthenbeingtakenforawalktothewoods.“I’vealwayslovedthisplace”,shesaid,“ithasalotofmemoriesforme,andforothers.Weallusedit.Theycalledit‘Loverslane’.It’snotmuchofalane,anditdoesn’tgoanywhereimportant,butthat’swhyweallcamehere.Tobeawayfrompeople,tobebyourselves.”Sheadded.Itwasindeedpleasantthatdayandthesongsofmanybirdscouldbeheard.Squirrelsgazedfromthebranches,quiteboldintheirmovements,obviouslyfewpeoplepassedthiswayandtheyhadnothingtofear.Icouldimaginethenoiseofvehiclespassingthroughthesepeacefulwoodswhentheby-passwasbuilt,soIfeltthatsheprobablyhadsomethingtherebutasIholdstrongopinionsabouttheneedsofthecommunityover-ridingtheopinionsofprivateindividuals,Isaidnothing.Thevillagewasquiteadistantanddangerousplacebecauseofthetrafficespeciallyforoldpeopleandchildren,theirsafetywasmoreimportanttomethananoldwoman’swhims(怪念頭).“Takethistree”,shesaidpausingafterashortwhile.“Toyouitisjustthat,atree.Notunlikemanyothershere”.Shegentlytouchedthebark.“Lookhere,underthisbranch,whatcanyousee?”“Itlooksasifsomeonehasdoneabitofcarvingwithaknife”Isaidafteracursory(草率的)inspection.“Yes,that’swhatitis!”shesaidsoftly.“Therearelettersandalover’sheart”.Ilookedagain,thistimemorecarefully.Theheartwasstillthereandtherewasanarrowthroughit.Thelettersononesidewereindistinct,butontheotheran‘R’wasclearlyvisiblewithwhatlookedlikean‘I’afterit.“Somebuddingromance?”Iasked,“Didyouknowwhotheywere?”“Ohyes,Iknewthem”,saidMarySmith,“itsaysRHlovesMS”.Afterapause,shewenton…“HehadapenknifeandIhelpedhimtocarvemyinitials.Wewereverymuchinlove,buthewasgoingaway,andcouldnottellmewhathewasinvolvedinthearmy.Ihadguessedofcourse.Itwasthelasteveningweeverspenttogether,becausehewentawaythenextday,backtohisUnit.”MarySmithwasquietforawhile,thenshesobbed,“Hismothershowedmethetelegram.‘SergeantRHolmes...KilledinactionintheinvasionofFrance.’”IrealizedthatIcouldbegettingoutofmydepth,andlongedtobeinmyoffice,awayfromhereandthisoldlady,snug,andwithacupofteainmyhand.Therewasafurtherpause.MarySmithgentlytouchedthewoundedtree,justasshewouldhavecaressed(愛撫)him.“Andnowtheywanttotakeourtreeawayfromme.”Anotherquietsob,thensheturnedtome.“Iwasyoungandprettythen,Icouldhavehadanybody,Iwasn’talwaystheoldwomanyouseeherenow.IcouldhavehadeverythingIwantedinlife,alovelyman,healthandafuturetolookforwardsto”.Shepausedagainandlookedaround.Thebreezegentlymovedthroughtheleaveswithasighingsound.“Therewereothers,ofcourse,butnotapatchonmyRobin!”shesaidstrongly.“AndnowIhavenothing-exceptthememoriesthistreeholds.IfonlyIcouldgetmyhandsonthatawfulmanwhowritesinthepaperaboutthevalueoftheroadtheyaregoingtobuildwherewearestandingnow,Iwouldtellhim.Hasheneverloved,hasheneverlived,doeshenotknowanythingaboutmemories?Wewerenottheonlyones,youknow,IstillmeetsomewhocamehereasRobinandIdid.Yes,Iwouldtellhim!”Iturnedaway,sickatheart.24.Whywastheby-passtoMarySmith’svillagetobebuiltthroughthesewoods?A.Thecommunitywantedtoexplorethebeautyofthewoodsasawayoftourism.B.Manypeoplepassedthesewoodscausingheavytrafficjam.C.Thetrafficwasinconvenientmakingthevillageadangerousplacetolivein.D.Thevillagewasquitefarawayanditseconomyneededimproving.25.Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.HewantedtogetawayfromMarySmithandhavesometea.B.HewasquitewillingtotalkwithMarySmithforalongtime.C.Hewasdeeplytouchedbythestoryandcannotgetoutofit.D.HefeltdisgustedaboutMarySmith’sstatementofherpastlife.26.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastthreeparagraphs?A.MarySmith’sstorywastheonlyexamplewitnessedbythewoods.B.MarySmithregrettednothavingmarriedalovelyman.C.MarySmithnowhasnothing-exceptthememoriesthistreeholds.D.ThewoundedtreesymbolizedMarySmith’spastmemories.27.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?A.Toencouragethepublictoprotecttheenvironment.B.Tointroduceanaffectingstoryandshowsympathytopoorlovers.C.Tocriticizetheharmfuleffectscausedbythewars.D.Tostatethatcommunity’sneedsshouldoutweighindividualneedsCShouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoolderbuildingsinhistoricareaofacity?Inordertoanswerthisquestion,wemustfirstexaminewhetherpeoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanarea.Notallhistoricalbuildingsareattractive.However,theremaybeotherreasons—forexample,economicreasons—whytheyshouldbepreserved.So,letusassumethathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeople.Whatshouldwedothenifanewbuildingisneeded?Inmyview,newarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstyle.Indeed,therearemanyexamplesinmyownhometownofTourswheremoderndesignshavebeenplacedverysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.Aslongasthebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoesnotdominate(影響)itssurroundingstoomuch,itoftenimprovestheattractivenessofthearea.Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhichhavespoilttheareatheyarein,butthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnewbuildingsinhistoricareas.Ithinkthisissimplybecausepeoplearenaturallyconservativeanddonotlikechange.Althoughwehavetorespectpeople'sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildings,Ibelievethatitisthedutyofthearchitectandplannertomovethingsforward.Ifwealwaysreproducedwhatwastherebefore,wewouldallstillbelivingincaves.Thus,Iwouldargueagainstcopyingpreviousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferent,eventhoughthatmightbethemoreriskychoice.28．Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthistoricalbuildingsinthefirstparagraph?A．Mostofthemaretooexpensivetopreserve.B．Theyaremorepleasingthanmodernbuildings.C．Someofthemarenotattractive.D．Theyhavenothingtodowiththehistoricfeelofanarea.29．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthor?A．Weshouldreproducethesameoldbuildings.B．Someoldbuildingshavespoilttheareatheyarein.C．Nooneunderstandswhypeoplespeakagainstnewbuildings.D．Buildingsshouldnotdominatetheirsurroundings.30．By“movethingsforward”inthelastparagraph,theauthorprobablymeans“________.”A．destroyoldbuildingsB．respectpeople'sfeelingsforhistoricalbuildingsCchoosenewarchitecturalstylesD．putthingsinadifferentplace31．Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toadmithownewbuildingshaveruinedtheirsurroundings.B.Toexplainwhypeopledislikechange.C.Towarnthatweshouldenduplivingincaves.D.Toarguethatmodernbuildingscanbebuiltinhistoricareas.DAnewsurveyfindsthatmorethaneightypercentofInternetusersintheUnitedStatessearchforhealthinformationonline．Thesurveyfoundthatsearchingonlineisoneoftheleadingwaysthatpeoplelookforasecondopinionthoughdoctorsarestillthemainsourceofhealthinformation．Forty-fourpercentofpeopleareactuallylookingfordoctorsorotherproviderswhentheysearchforhealthinformationonline．Anotherfindingofthesurvey:Two-thirdsofInternetuserslookonlineforinformationaboutaspecificdiseaseormedicalcondition．TheInternethasalsobecomeanimportantsourceofemotionalsupportforpeoplewithhealthproblems．SusannahFoxsaysoneinfiveInternetusershasgoneonlinetofindotherpeoplewhohavethesamecondition．Itwasmorepopularamongpeoplewithmoreserioushealthissues—oneinfourpeoplelivingwithchronicdiseases(慢性病)．Anditwasbasicallyoffthechartswithpeoplelivingwithraredisease．Theyaresoeagertofindotherpeopleonlinewhosharetheirhealthconcerns．Adiseaseisconsideredrareifitaffectsfewerthantwohundredthousandpeopleworldwide．Theriseofsocialnetworkinghasmadeiteasierforpeoplewithrarediseasestoconnectwitheachotherandfeellessalone．Socialnetworkingisalsochangingthewaysomedoctorsandpatientscommunicatewitheachother．Dr．JeffLivingstonoperatesamedicalcenterforwomeninIrving,Texas．Hisofficeusespassword-protectedsoftwaretoshareinformationwithpatients．“Weprovidethepatientfullaccesstotheirmedicalcare．AnythingIcansee,thepatientcansee．Alloftheirnotes,alloftheirdoctorvisitsarerightthere．Alloftheirlabworkisrightthere.”Dr．Livingstonsaysthesoftwarehasincreasedefficiency,reducedcostsandimprovedrelationswithpatients．32．Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanknow_________．A．mostonlinehealthinformationisreliableB．peopleshouldn’trelyontheInternetformedicaladviceC．morepeoplenowturntotheInternetformedicaladviceD．doctorsarenolongerthepatients’firstchoice33．Theunderlinedwords“offthecharts”inParagraph3mean_________．A．notattractiveB．notaccessibleC．farawayfromD．verypopular34．Byusingsocialnetworking,patientswithrarediseasescan_________．A.getemotionalcomfortB.findeffectivecuresC.askforfinancialsupportD.consultdoctorsanytime35．WhatdoweknowaboutDr.Livingston’ssoftware?A．Itincreasesmedicalexpenses．B．Itgivespatientsamedicaltestonline．C．Ittakesdoctorsclosertotheirpatients．D．Itrequiresmoretimespentonmedicalcare．第二節(jié)（共5小題：每小題2分，滿分10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)。WhentheHomeOfficesaysthatit’sworryingaboutbarsthatencouragepeopletodrinkwhentheyarealreadydrunk,itmeansthattheproblemofdrinkingisaboutpeoplefallingoverinthecityHowever,thelatterisamoredifficultissue.Thereareplentyofdrunkenpeoplewhoareabitunsteadygoingupstairstobedanddon’tbreakanything.Thebiggestchangeintheirdrinkinghabitsistheincreaseinthedrinkingofwine,mostofwhichisdrunkathome.Thisiswhatwillstopusbecominga24-hourpubTheBritisharegoodatstayingathome—mostpeoplenowhaveinformaldrinkingkitchens,whichencourageinformaleatinganddrinking.38Itdoesn’tsoundunreasonable,buttheDepartmentofHealthwouldsayitaddstoahealthproblem.Yetthishasbecometheculturalstandardforallgenerations.Thegreatriseinalcoholconsumptionfromthe1980sisconsideredtobedownto(歸咎于)womendrinking,partlyreflectingtheirincreasingimportanceaswageearners.39.40Today,thenumberofpeoplewhosaythattheydon’tdrinkinthiscountryisrising,probablybecauseofincentives(激勵,誘因)offeredbyinsurancecompanies.It’sprobablethecasethatthosewhodrinkaredrinkingmore,possiblybecauseoftherecession(衰退,不景氣).A.Whynothaveanicemealandopenabottleofwine?B.Peoplearehappydrinkingathome,wheretheydon’tpaypubprices.C.WillBritishdrinkerstakeanynoticeofthegovernment?D.WhattheHomeOfficeistalkingaboutisthelinkbetweendrinkingandsocialorder,ratherthandrinkingandhealth.E.Thechangeinattitudestodrunkdrivinginrecentyearsshowsthatthiscanhappen.F.ThereisastrongconnectionbetweentheeconomyandalcoholconsumptioninBritain.G.Drinkingathomeseemssaferformanywomenthangoingtoapub.(溫馨提示：七選五答案寫在紙質(zhì)答題紙上，機(jī)讀答題卡上36-40題要空出來）第三部分英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給四個選項(xiàn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D.clever第Ⅱ卷(非選擇題，共50分)第三部分英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第二節(jié)語法填空（共10小題：每小題分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（不多于3個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Inthepast,whenapersonstartedworking,61________workwouldusuallybehislifetimepursuit.Butnow,62_______peoplestayatasameworkingunitforawholelife.Nowadays,peopledon’thesitate63________(change)theirjobsiftheyarenotsatisfied64________thepresentone.Reasonsarevarious.Somepeoplejumpfromanationalcompanyto