2023年慶鐵人中學(xué)高二年級下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題

大慶鐵人中學(xué)高二年級下學(xué)期期中考試

英語試題

試題說明：1、本試題滿分150分,答題時(shí)間120分鐘。

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第I卷選擇題部分

一、完形填空（一）（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以

填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Inourmodemworld,whensomethingwearsout,wethrowitawayandbuyanewone.The

jisthatcountriesaroundtheworldhavegrowingmountainsof2becausepeopleare

throwingoutmorethingsthaneverbefore.

Howdidwe3athrowawaysociety?Firstofall,itisnoweasierto4anobject

thantospendtimeandmoneytorepairit.5modernmanufacturingandtechnology,

companiesareabletoproduceproductsquicklyandinexpensively.Productsareplentifuland

6.

Anothercauseisour7fordisposable（一次性的）products.As8people,weare

alwayslookingfor9tosavetimeandmakeourliveseasier.Companies10thousands

ofdifferentkindsofdisposableproducts:paperplates,plasticcups,andtissues,tonameafew.

Ourappetite（胃口）fornewproductsalso11totheproblem.Weare12buying

newthings.Advertisementspersuadeusthat13isbetterandthatwewillbehappierwiththe

latestproducts.Theresultisthatwe14usefulpossessionstomakeroomfornewones.

Allaroundtheworld,wecanseethe15ofthisthrowawaylifestyle.Mountainsof

rubbishjustkeepgettingbigger.To16theamountofrubbishandtoprotectthe17

moregovernmentsarerequiringpeopletorecyclematerials.18,thisisnotenoughtosolve

ourproblem.

Maybethereisanotherwayout.Weneedtorepairourpossessions19throwingthem

away.Wealsoneedtorethinkourattitudesabout20.Repairingourpossessionsandchanging

ourspendinghabitsmaybethebestwaystoreducetheamountofrubbishandtakecareofour

environment.

1.A.keyB.problemC.projectD.reason

2.A.debtB.giftsC.productsD.rubbish

3.A.becomeB.changeC.faceD.observe

4.A.controlB.hideC.replaceD.withdraw

5.A.AstoB.ExceptC.RegardlessofD.Thanksto

6.A.cheapB.funnyC.powerfulD.safe

7.A.divisionB.lackC.loveD.prevention

8.A.braveB.busyC.kindD.sensitive

9.A.friendsB.jobsC.placesD.ways

10.A.donateB.preserveC.produceD.receive

11.A.adaptB.contributesC.respondsD.returns

12.A.ashamedforB.addictedtoC.tiredofD.worriedabout

13.A.higherB.largerC.newerD.stronger

14.A.holdontoB.payforC.pickupD.throwaway

15.A.advantagesB.consequencesC.functionsD.purposes

16.A.decreaseB.measureC.recordD.show

17.A.brandsB.consumersC.environmentD.technology

18.A.HoweverB.MeanwhileC.OtherwiseD.Therefore

19.A.infavorofB.insteadofC.orratherD.otherthan

20.A.advertisingB.collectingC.repairingD.spending

二、閱讀理解（共兩小節(jié)，20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)：閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

ThemostfamouswarmoviesreflecttheAmericanpublic'scontinuousfascinationwith

WorldWarIIandtheVietnamWar.Manymoviesofthiskindhavebeenwell-receivedwhenthey

werefirstshown,butfewofthemhaveenjoyedlastingfameandpopularity.Thefilmsonthelist

ofthefivemostfamouswarmoviesstillremainfreshandarepopularamongmanypeople.

TheLongestDay

Anall-starcastrecreatesD-DayandtheNormandyattack,thegreatestlandingandaerial（空中

的）invasioninhistory.Thisisprobablythemostfamouswarmoviebecauseofthelargenumberof

bigstarswhohaverolesinthefilm.

ApocalypseNow

ThisisafamouswarmoviebecauseofitsdescriptionoftheVietnamWarandexcellent

performancefromMarlonBrando,MartinSheenandRobertDuvall.Thefilm,fullofmemorable

scenesandquotes,iswidelyviewedasamasterpieceofmoviemaking.

TheDirtyDozen

LeeMarvin,playinganofficerwhothinksandactsindependently,isappointedtotraintwelve

prisoners,mostofwhomhavebeensentencedtodeath,togoonasuicidemissiontokillseveralNazi

generals.Ifanyofthemenmakesitback,theymaygetapardon.Thisisoneofthemostpopularwar

moviesevermade.

Platoon

Thisfamouswarmovieisthefictionalaccountofaplatoon（排）inVietnamthatisdividedinto

twocompetinggroups.TheplotispartlybasedonthedirectorOliverStone'sreallifeexperience.

Midway

Thisisprobablythemostfamouswarmovieevermadeaboutnavy.It'sbasedonthebattle

betweenJapaneseandAmericanaircraftcarriergroupsnearHawaiiinWorldWarIIthatresultedina

decisiveAmericanvictory.

21.Whatarethemostimportantthemesofthemoviesmentionedabove?

A.D-DaylandingandtheNormandyattack.B.CompetitionsintheVietnamWar.

C.FightsbetweenNazigeneralsandsoldiers.D.WorldWarIIandtheVietnamWar.

22.Thetextismeantto.

A.describefivemostfamousmoviepostersB.choosethebestwarmovieamongthefive

C.introducefivemasterpiecesofAmericanfilmsD.celebratethesuccessofthefiveAmerican

films

23.WhatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinTheDirtyDozen!

A.Theprisonerswillbepunishediftheyfail.B.Theprisonersmightbewillingtohaveatry.

C.Theprisonersmightbescaredandrunaway.D.TheprisonershavetotakeNazigenerals

back.

PamelaSimpsonis53,“notsporty"andhassufferedfromasthma（哮喘）allherlife.Twoyears

agohersonJay-Teale,now10,tookupBMX（自行車越野賽）."Ienjoyedwatchinghimand

thoughtrdliketotryit,“Simpsonrecalls.nButIdidn'twanttoembarrassmyself.Ihadn'tridden

forover40years.^^

ThenshenoticedasessionforwomenandgirlsatBurgessParkBMXTrackinPeckham,

south-eastLondon,whereJay-Tealetrained.ThisseasonSimpsonracedattheLondonBMX

seriesandfinishedthirdinhercategory.

“Itwasthemostworryingexperienceofmylife.Butitwasalsoexhilarating/'shesays

cheerfully.€tMysonisproudofme.Wenowsharearealloveforthesport.Ithasbroughtuscloser

together.”

SincebecomingpartoftheOlympicGamesin2008,thepopularityofBMXhasrisen.A

programintroducedinLondonin2011bythesportsdevelopmentcharityAccessSporthasseen

tracksbuiltinseveralLondonregions,backedupwithinvestmentincoaching,andtheprogramis

beingrolledouttoBristol.

MavolwaneWrighfschildrenSkye,l1andXander,10aresponsoredriderswhohave

representedGreatBritainineveryworldchampionshipsince2014.MavolwaneWrightsaysshe

wasmotivatedtostartBMXherselfoutofaninterestarousedbywatchingsomuchofit."It'san

eye-openertoshareyourchildren'sinterests,"sheexplains."Youcomprehendwhattheygo

throughinamuchmoredirectway.Itaddsanotherdimensiontoyourrelationship.'1

Itisalsoahigh-impactsportandtherisksarefairlyobvious.*'Itotallygetthefear,“says

EmmaBudgens,51,aBMXexercisecoachandcyclinginstructor."Itsthefearofdoing

somethingnew,ofgettinghurt.ButIsay,'Comeandgiveitatry.'Thechanceofhavingan

accidentisslim,andyoucanspendtimeontheflattoimproveyourconfidence.”

24.WhatcanwelearnaboutPamelaSimpsonfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Shetendedtobeinactive.

B.Sheperformedpoorlyintherace.

C.Sheusedtofeelawkwardinpublic.

D.ShetrainedatBurgessParkBMXTrack.

25.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordHexhilarating"inParagraph3mean?

A.Annoying.B.Inspiring.

C.Thrilling.D.Challenging.

26.WhatbenefitdidSimpsonandWrightgetfromBMX?

A.Morelifeskills.B.Strongerwill.

C.Moreconfidenceinthemselves.D.Betterparent-childrelationships.

27.WhatdoesEmmaBudgensthink,ofBMX?

A.Riskybutactuallysecure.

B.Demandingbutopentoall.

C.Competitivebutinstructive.

D.Pleasantbuttime-consuming.

C

Diseases,coronavirusforexample,spreadinmanyways.Aninfectedpersoncancoughor

sneezeonsomeonenearby,ortheycanspreadgermsthroughahandshake.Butsometimeswepick

upgermsindirectly.Asickpersonmightleavebehindbacteriaorviruseswhentheytouchadoor

handle.Butwhatifthosehandlescouldcleanthemselves?

TwoteenagersfromHongKongaskedthemselvesthesamequestion.Nowthey've

developedadoorhandlethatcankillgermsoncontact.

Theideaissimple.Everytimethedoorisopened,themovementcreatespowerthatstartsa

germ-killingreactiononthehandle.Inlabtests,theirsystemkilledabout99.8percentofthe

germsthattheyspreadontolabdishescoveredwiththeirmaterial.

Researchbyothershasshownthatdoorhandlesinpublicareasareoftenhometolotsof

bacteriaandviruses,notes17-year-oldSumMing("Simon")Wong.HeandschoolmateKinPong

(Michael)Li,18,wantedtodesignacoveringfordoorhandlesthatwouldkillgerms.

Afterdoingsomeresearch,theylearnedthatamineralcalledtitaniumdioxide(二氧化鈦)is

knowntokillbacteria.It'salreadyusedinmanyproducts,frompaintstodesserts.Tomaketheir

covering,theteenagersmadethemineralintoaveryfinepowder.

Titaniumdioxidekillsbacteriabestwhenlitbyultraviolet(紫外線的)light,saysSimon.UV

lightisfoundinsunlight.ButUVlightdoesnotnaturallyshineonindoorhandlesoranyusedat

night,sotheteenagerslighttheirdoorhandlefromwithin.

Tomakesurethelightreachesthecoatedsurface,theteenagersmadetheirdoorhandleoutof

clearglass,Eachendfitsintoabracket(托架).Insideoneofthebracketsisastronglight-emitting

diode(LED).FromitcomesUVlight.

Andhere'stheinterestingpart:ThepowerthatmakestheUVlightshinecomesfromopening

andclosingthedoor.ThepowerfromthedooristhencarriedbywiretotheLEDinsidethedoor

handle.

Thedoorhandlesystem,MichaelandSimonsay,mightcostnomorethanabout$13(about

81yuan)tobuild.

28.Thewaysdiseasesspreadarementionedatthebeginningofthetextto.

A.demonstratehowmostdiseasesarespreadindirectly

B.remindreadersoftheimportanceofcleaningtheirhands

C.explainhowtokillbacteriaorviruseseffectively

D.helptodescribeanewinventionthatpreventsdiseasesfromspreading

29.MichaelandSimon'sdoorhandle.

A.istooexpensiveforordinaryfamilies

B.ispoweredbythemovementofitsusers

C.worksbetteratnightthaninthedaytime

D.ismadeofametalthatcantakeinUVlight

30.TheLEDisplacedinsidethebracketsto.

A.supplyenoughpowertothehandlesystem

B.producetitaniumdioxidetokillbacteria

C.provideUVlighttohelptitaniumdioxideworkbetter

D.directtheUVlightinsunlighttothecoatedsurface

31.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardMichaelandSimonsdoorhandlesystem?

A.CautiousB.CriticalC.EnthusiasticD.Disappointed

D

Differencesintimezonescomplicateinternationalphonecalls.Butevenmoreimportantare

differentconceptsoftimeandapproachestotimeindifferentcultures.

PeoplefromtheUSAaswellasotherNorthAmericansbelieve“Timeismoney”.Thisvalue

oftimeisrootedintheirancestors.Earlyinthe17thcentury,theirancestorsarrivedontheAtlantic

coast,anew,undevelopedland.Tosurviveinthetoughenvironment,theyhadtostruggledayand

night.Timemeantsomuchtothemthattheyhadnotevenonesecondtowaste.Afterdecadesof

struggle,theydevelopedthevalueofefficientuseoftimeandpasseditdown.Thusfar,the

Americansarestilleagertofinishthingsquicklyandareimpatientwithtooreflective（深思熟慮）

people.

Insomecountries,theAmericanworkstyleofspeedingeverythingupwillhaveno

significance.IntheArabEast,themoreimportantyouare,thefasterserviceyouget.Close

relativestakeabsolutepriority（優(yōu)先權(quán)）;non-relativesarekeptwaiting.IntheMiddleEast,a

deadline,whichisoftenestablishedtoshowthedegreeofurgencyorimportanceofwork,willdo

nothingbutstoptheMiddleEasternersfromworking,becausetheyconsideritrudeandoverly

demanding.

Anotheraspectreflectingdifferentconceptsoftimeistheclassificationofmonochronic-time

andpolychronic-timebyEdwardTHall.Peoplefrommonochroniccultures,suchastheGermans,

theAustrians,theSwissandtheAmericans,doonlyoneimportantthingatatime.Inpolychronic

cultures,peoplesuchasArabs,AsiansandLatinAmericanstakeanentirelyoppositeapproach.

Theydoseveralthingsatonce.Timecommitments,e.g.deadlines,schedules,aretakenrather

casuallyandchangedoftenandeasilyMiscommunicationwillarisewhenpeoplefromthetwo

culturescontact（接觸）.CharliesHawkins,aU.S.teacher,toldmethatmanyatimehis

appointmentswithIndianswereinterruptedconstantly,notonlybyprivatephonecalls,butalsoby

longconversationswithotherpeopleandeventheneighbor'schildren,whichdispleasedandeven

annoyedhim.

32.WhydidtheancestorsoftheNorthAmericansbelieve'Timeismoney"?

A.Theyformedthehabitoffinishingworkaheadoftime.

B.Theygottheideafromtheirpastgenerations.

C.TheydidiVtliketodealwithreflectivepeople.

D.Theyhadtoworkefficientlytosurvive.

33.WhatcanbeconcludedfromParagraph3?

A.DeadlineswillmakeAmericanpeopleangry.

B.IntheArabEast,you'dbetterspeedeverythingup.

C.MiddleEasternerscan'tdealwithdemandingwork.

D.PeoplefromtheArabEastattachimportancetorelationship.

34.Whatcanwelearnaboutpeoplefrommonochroniccultures?

A.Theytendtointerruptothersconstantly.

B.Theycan'ttoleratelatenessorinterruptions.

C.Theyaremorelikelytochangetheirschedules.

D.Theyliketoscheduleseveralactivitiesatthesametime.

35.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Theimportanceofthediversityofculture

B.Therelationshipbetweenefficiencyandculture

C.Differenttimevaluesindifferentcultures

D.Monochroniccultureandpolychronicculture

第二節(jié)（共5小題，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)。

Fivebiggestcareermistakesyoungworkersmake

Whenyoubegintodiveintotheworkingworld,thereareafewcommonmistakesyou

shouldtrytoavoid.

36.

Whetheritisaskingforaraiseorjustvoicinganopinion,itisimportanttostandupfor

yourselfintheoffice.Aslongasyoudoitinarespectfulandprofessionalway,yourcolleagues

willbeimpressedbyyourconfidence.

Goofingoff（混日子）

Youmaythinknooneislookingatwhatyouaredoingallday,butthefactisyourcomputer

screencanbeseenbyallwhopassby.37.

Eventhoughyourbossmayseemrelaxed,heisnotgoingtoappreciateanemployeewho

seemstocaremoreabouthisfriend^statusupdatesthanhisactualwork.

Dressinginappropriately

Onethingthatcaneitherhelporhurtyouishowyoupresentyourself.Ifyoudresstoo

casually,youcouldbesendingthewrongmessagetoyourcoworkers.Justbecauseyouhaveit

doesn'tmeantheofficeistheplacetowearit.38.

Beinglateforwork

Youcouldbethehardestworkerintheofficeordoextraworkathome,butifyouare

consistentlylateforwork,yougiveofftheimpressionthatyouarelazy.39,Your

professionalreputationisavitalpartofgettingaheadinyourindustryandbeinglateforwork

mightbeunimportant,butcouldresultinallyourhardworkbeinggraduallyignored.

Actingtooconfidently

Itisacommonproblemwithyoungprofessionals.Itissometimeshardforrecentcollege

graduatestochangefromtop-of-the-food-chainseniorstoprofessional“tVeshmen."40.In

addition,youmustknowyourplaceinthecompany.

A.Ifyouwanttobetakenseriously,dressseriously.

B.Talkingunprofessionally.

C.Soitisimportanttolimittheamountoftimeyouspendonnon-work-relatedsites.

D.Beingafraidtospeakup.

E.Sometimes,itcanbedifficulttobetakenseriouslyasayoungprofessional.

F.Nowthatyouareoutofthecollege,youmustremembertobemodest.

G.Peoplenoticewhostayslateandwhocomesinearlyandwillformanopinionaboutyou.

三、完形填空（二）（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以

填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

MygrandparentslivedinatowninMichigan.EverysummerIstayedwiththemasayoung

child.Icamefromthe41butlovedthesmallplacewheretheylived.Peoplethereknew

everyoneelse,theirkids,theirpetsandtheirancestors.Thebondwiththemcontinuedtogrow

42Igrewolder.

Mygrandmawas43atmakingsomethingexcitingbyhand.Shewouldmakelittle

sandwichesandwe'dhaveteaparties.Shewould44flowersandcarefullytendthem.She

would45sweatersforhergrandchildrenaswellasmakingbeautiful46foreach

one.Irememberthesmallthimble（頂針）shewouldusewhiledoingherneedlework.47

herthimbleonherfinger,she'dremark,MIwouldn'twanttosewwithoutone.1'

Afewyearsagomygrandma48attheageof91.Afterattendingherfuneral,I

realizedhow49ourliveshadchanged.Imissedherverymuch.Whenmybirthdaycame,

Iwasfeeling50becausetherewasnocardfrommygrandma.Butwhathappenedlater

mademefeelthatshewas51thatspecialdaywithme.WhileIwasarrangingsome

52pillowsthatmygrandmahadmade,I53feltsomethinginsideonepillow.Itwas

smalland54.Imovedtheobjecttoaseam（接縫）andIcarefullyopenedit.Tomy

delight,out55atinysilverthimble!

How56itwastofindsomethingthathadbeenapartofher.Notrealizingithad

fallenoffherfinger,mygrandma57itinthatlittlepillowforme.Icarefullylaidthe

thimblealongwiththeotherthingsIhad58overtheyears,whichremindedmeofthe

pleasant59ofher.

Iheatedtheteakettleandmadesometea,usingmybestchina,asmygrandmaalwaysdid,

andenjoyedmyteaandmygrandma's60.Whatawonderfulbirthdaythatwas!

41.A.buildingB.cottageC.cityD.town

42.A.asB.thoughC.thatD.if

43.A.madB.angryC.goodD.poor

44.A.watchB.plantC.pickD.cut

45.A.mendB.buyC.washD.make

46.A.booksB.housesC.quiltsD.bikes

47.A.BuyingB.PlacingC.CollectingD.Removing

48.A.calledonB.fellillC.droppedinD.passedaway

49.A.quicklyB.shamefullyC.slightlyD.slowly

50.A.upsetB.worriedC.thrilledD.surprised

51.A.sharingB.thinkingC.planningD.wasting

52.A.tiresomeB.uglyC.colorfulD.broken

53.A.eagerlyB.carelesslyC.suddenlyD.gladly

54.A.neatB.difficultC.hardD.soft

55.A.wentB.cameC.tookD.made

56.A.ashamedB.proudC.wiseD.exciting

57.A.mixedB.sewedC.hidD.stored

58.A.learnedB.designedC.collectedD.saved

59.A.memoryB.bookC.letterD.clothes

60.A.kettleB.teaC.thimbleD.coffee

第n卷非選擇題部分

四、語法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式（不超過三個(gè)單詞）.

Seniorcitizensarethefirsttocometomindwhenwethinkofhearingloss,butinarecent

report,hearingprofessionalsworryteenagerswillsoonoutnumberagingadults61itcomes

tolivingwithhearingloss.

TheriseinthepopularityofpersonalaudiodevicesfromiPodstosmartphoneshashad

dangerouseffectontheearsofthosewhousethemmost—teenagers!Astudy62(conduct)

bytheWorldHealthOrganizationfindsthatnearly50%ofteens63(fall)intothehabit

ofexposingthemselvestounsafelevelsofsoundssofar.

Asoundisconsideredunsafewhenitgoesbeyond85decibels(分貝).Atthatlevel,ittakes

just8hoursoflisteningoveryourlifetimetocausedamage.Thelouderthesoundis,the

64(little)timeittakestocausedamage.Becausehearinglossis65(typical)

consideredahealthproblemfortheelderly,itisdifficulttoconvincealreadystubbornteenagers

thattheyreallyaredoingdamage66theirears.

Youngadults67havebeenexposedtonoiseoveraperiodoftimemayhavesome

hearinglosssymptoms.Their68(able)tolearniscompromised,andtheymayhave

difficultydevelopingsocialskills.

Inanefforttohelpteensbetterprotecttheirhearing,wesuggest69(set)volume

limitsonpersonalaudiodevices.70isalsogoodtolimittheamountoftimeexposedto

noiseandtotakelisteningbreakstogivetheearsarest.

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有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

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2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

Afterschooltoday,Itookawalkinthepark,depressinganddown.Ihavemade

considerableeffortswinthetalentcontest,butIonlyfinishedfourth.JustwhenIwascrying,a

boyinglasseswalkedby.Henoticedmeandcameover.HeplayedmeapieceofBeethoven's

symphonywithhismobilephone.Beside,hesaidBeethovenwroteitashishearinggrewworse.

Hearinghisword,Iwasnolongerintears.Icametorealizethatifweputalloureffortsintothat

weloved,wecouldcreategreatthingsnomatterwhatobstacleswereinthefrontofus.Iwastrue

thankfulfortheirencouragement.

Yours,