2022-2023學(xué)年新疆烏魯木齊八中高二（上）期中英語試卷

第一部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共4小題；每小題6分，滿分30分）閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中， 選出最佳選項。

• 1．The novel corona-virus （新冠） pandemic is resulting in worldwide concern for elementary and secondary school students' mental condition.The following are some possible activities that can be carried out to help them and also create a safe and healthy school environment.
  John's and Mary's thoughts
     Students are demonstrated with a picture which says that John and Mary have different thoughts after they have heard of the COVID-19.Then students are invited to guess and write the characters' thoughts on the picture.This activity uses a "projective" method（投射法）.Students are not directly asked what their feelings are，but instead，they project their feelings onto the characters.
  When I'm worried
     After talking about what the characters may think，students can now turn their attention to themselves.They are asked to list their common worries，but most importantly，they are directed to think about some measures .This is a vital exercise，because it switches students' focus from their worries to the solving strategies.
  Seeking a balance
     It's important to strike a balance between the recommended healthy behavior and the concept that microorganisms（微生物） are a natural part of the environment and that many of them play a key role in human life.
  Videos to know and understand viruses
     It is advisable to plan science lessons on microorganisms.Students can know more about the pandemic by studying microbial （微生物的） life，and thus they can understand what viruses are and how they spread.But be careful not to bring anxiety—avoid talking about scary messages.
  
  （1）Which activity helps students express their feelings indirectly？

  
  A．Seeking a balance.
  B．When I'm worried.
  C．John's and Mary's thoughts.
  D．Videos to know and understand viruses.
  （2）Why is the second activity important to reduce students' worries？

  
  A．It puts students at ease.
  B．It directs students' attention to the solutions.
  C．It enables students to share experiences.
  D．It helps students to establish good relationships.
  （3）What can students learn from the last two paragraphs？

  
  A．Knowledge about microorganisms.
  B．Suggestions to prevent infection.
  C．The concept of science.
  D．Positive behavior to stay healthy.
  組卷：3引用：1難度：0.3

  解析

• 2．"Friends have your back，" said Christina Li about the bond between two seventh-graders in her first novel， "Clues to the Universe."
     Li felt the same way about her best friend，Katia，whom she met in the fifth grade.Her characters Ro and Benji are fictional，but Li drew on her feelings about her friendship with Katia to develop the close friendship in her book.Like friends everywhere，Li and Katia enjoyed just spending time together.They talked a lot.Li even dedicated this novel to Katia，because "she and her family have supported my career so much，" Li said.
     Li also mined her memories about another middle school experience：the science fair. "I was not a science kid，" Li said with a laugh.She signed up for the fair on a whim （一時興起） but ended up loving the chance to study science. "It turned out to be a defining experience and helped me become more confident，" she said.
     That's true，too，for Ro and Benji as they work on a rocket for their project.Rockets are Ro's passions.Benji prefers drawing，but he needs the credit to improve his science grade.Soon，though，Ro's excitement kick-starts Benji's curiosity.Then Ro decides to help Benji with his secret search：to find his long-absent father—who may be the creator of a popular comic called "Spacebound." The novel is set in the early 1980s，before Internet research was a possibility.But the science fair and their search bring unexpected conflict.
     As a kid，Li loved reading.She started writing fantasy when she was in middle school.She's also enjoying the connection with her young readers.Recently，Li heard from a girl who was excited to read about the main character，Ro，who is Chinese American，like her. "Representation is so important，"she said. "And now it's wonderful to be able to share that in my book."
  
  （1）What do we know about "Clues to the Universe"？

  
  A．It is a work of nonfiction.
  B．It records the stories of Li and Katia.
  C．It reveals the secrets of the universe.
  D．It is based on Li's personal experiences.
  （2）How did the science fair benefit Li？

  
  A．It satisfied her every whim.
  B．It boosted her confidence.
  C．It helped her make friends with katia.
  D．It allowed her to earn credits in science.
  （3）What is paragraph 4 mainly about concerning "Clues to the Universe"？

  
  A．Its plot.
  B．Its style.
  C．Its significance.
  D．Its background.
  （4）What might Li feel when hearing from the girl ？

  
  A．Astonished.
  B．Confused.
  C．Worried.
  D．Pleased.
  組卷：1引用：4難度：0.6

  解析

• 3．Researchers at Baylor University were curious about whether there was a way to improve student performance .In particular，they wondered whether a technique called "targeted memory reactivation（激活，重啟）" （TMR） could be useful for studying.In TMR，certain signals reactivate memories formed during the day while a person is asleep.The researchers focused on music.
     A few university students took part in the experiment.They were asked to take a class on microeconomics（微觀經(jīng)濟學(xué)），which they would be tested on the following day.During the lesson，all participants listened to three pieces of classical music.Then they spent the night in the sleep lab and while they were fast asleep，sounds were played in the background.For half of the participants，the sound was white noise，but the other half were played the three pieces they had listened to while studying.The next day they took the test and the test scores showed that the students who had been exposed to the "study music" while sleeping performed better on the test.
     There were a few reasons the research group selected three classical music pieces as study music.Such music is much less distracting than music with lyrics （歌詞）.And the researchers also wanted to make sure that the music they played had obvious melodies （旋律），so that the brain could more easily form connections between the music and the study material.The three pieces they chose fit the bill perfectly.
     Unfortunately，music could improve test scores the next day，but after a few months the music listeners were back to the same level as the students who slept with white noise in the background.Besides，the effect seemed to be more noticeable for female students than it was for men.Either way，listening to music at night is a study trick that could just make the difference between a passing or failing test for some people.
  
  （1）What did the Baylor researchers try to find out？

  
  A．The benefits of classical music.
  B．Why TMR is helpful for studying.
  C．Whether music can improve study.
  D．Ways to ensure a good night's sleep.
  （2）What did the participants do during the experiment？

  
  A．They played different music in class.
  B．They listened to study music while taking the test.
  C．They put on the music of their choice while sleeping.
  D．They listened to either white noise or study music at night.
  （3）Why were these pieces of classical music selected as study music？

  
  A．They are related to the study material.
  B．They have distinct melodies.
  C．They have memorable lyrics.
  D．They are familiar to students.
  （4）What can we infer from the last paragraph？

  
  A．The effect of music wore off over time.
  B．The study trick made no difference to tests.
  C．White noise has the same effect as classical music.
  D．Male students benefited greatly from the study trick.
  組卷：3引用：3難度：0.3

  解析

• 4．The production and distribution（分布，配送）of food accounts for a third of the world's total greenhouse gas emissions （排放） approximately.But as a consumer（消費者），it's difficult to measure the climate influence of what you eat.An app called Evocco could soon make it a cinch. "It lets you track，improve and offset （抵消） the climate effect of your food purchases，" the founder Hugh Weldon says.
     Users simply photograph their grocery receipt（票據(jù)）using the Evocco app，which identifies the food products by reading the printed text.It then works out the carbon （碳） footprint based on the store's location and by checking the type，weight and origin of a food.The app also gives users the option to offset their shopping by contributing to Go Carbon Neutral，an Irish not-for-money project that plants native woodland.
     As well as the immediate influence of offsetting groceries，Evocco hopes to raise public awareness of the carbon footprint of different foods.Some factors are well known — for instance，animal products are more resource-concentrated than plant-based food，and also importing products increases their carbon footprint — but the app also helps identify other important differences between items，such as seasonality or whether refrigeration （fridge） was required.It also offers tips on how to reduce shopping emissions.The app has been downloaded more than 1，000 times since its launch.
     Apart from the app，Evocco is developing a digital tool to sell to e-commerce（電商） and delivery platforms that will track the climate impact of a product's journey through the supply chain.The aim is to help provide climate impact information directly for consumers，while also giving Evocco product data to improve its app.
  
  （1）What does the underlined part"a cinch"in paragraph 1 mean？

  
  A．huge success.
  B．An easy task.
  C．A great challenge.
  D．An official standard.
  （2）What might Evocco suggest users buy？

  
  A．Local seasonal fruits.
  B．Local refrigerated meat.
  C．Imported cold chain meat.
  D．Imported seasonal vegetables.
  （3）What will Evocco's digital tool be used for？

  
  A．Finding ways to reduce the carbon footprint.
  B．Promoting the food industry on e-commerce platforms.
  C．Monitoring products' climate impact during transportation.
  D．Helping retailers access up-to-date information about consumers.
  （4）What can be the best title for the text？

  
  A．Why grocery stores are bad for the environment
  B．What to buy at grocery stores for the lowest carbon footprint
  C．Go Carbon Neutral helps offset your shopping's carbon footprint
  D．An app can work out your carbon footprint from your grocery receipt
  組卷：3引用：1難度：0.3

  解析

第二節(jié)（共1小題；每小題10分，滿分 10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

• 5．All people have some special talents!You might be a great writer or artist.Maybe you can run faster than anyone else in your class.Many people enjoy using their talents to help others.Take people working in technology for instance.（1）

  
     For example，money reading apps help people with visual impairments （障礙） identify the value of money.They help them use the right bills and make sure they get the correct change back. （2）

  They can use it to listen to books and other documents since they can't see them.Kids can also use it to follow along with texts that are hard to read.Similarly，speech-to-text technology allows people with limited hearing to read the words they can't hear.
     Have you ever lost the use of a leg？Whether briefly or permanently，you'll know how useful wheelchairs can be. （3）

  Prototypes （原型） already exist for wheelchairs that can climb stairs.And scientists are even working on wheelchairs that can be controlled with just the mind.They'll read brain waves to find out exactly what their user wants them to do.
     （4）

  You can find it in many products.There are voice command keyboards，cars，smartphones，and many others.And of course，driverless cars can improve transportation for people with visual and physical impairments.Many models of these cars are in testing!
     What does the future hold for technology？（5）

  Maybe you'll even come up with the next helpful device yourself!If technology isn't your passion，there are plenty of other ways for you to help others.All talents are useful — especially when they're used to help people face challenges!
  
  A.Adults also use text-to-speech features.
  B.And they're becoming more advanced every day.
  C.They use their talents to make new devices that help others.
  D.Text-to-speech technology is also a huge help to these people.
  E.Voice command technology is gaining increasing popularity now.
  F.If your eyesight is limited，you know just how helpful that can be.
  G.You might be amazed at some advances you'll see in your lifetime.
  組卷：2引用：3難度：0.5

  解析

第二部分 語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共1小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的 A、B、C 和 D 四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

• 6．A dog named Tinsley caught the attention of New Hampshire State Police when they responded to a call about a loose dog running down a highway.Tom Sandberg and Daniel Baldassarre arrived at the scene and（1）

  a large dog looking scared.They were trying to get the dog off the highway to keep it（2）

  .However，as soon as they got（3）

  to the dog，it would run and then（4）

  
  and look at them ，trying to get their（5）

  .Finally，the dog（6）

  at the top of the embankment （路堤）and looked down .
     The officers（7）

  a damaged section of guardrail and when they looked down they saw a badly damaged pickup truck that had（8）

  .Two men inside the truck had been（9）

  from the vehicle and were injured and hypothermic（體溫過低的）.
     The officers called for medical（10）

  and while at the scene，they learned Tinsley（11）

  one of the injured men.
     "It's really quite（12）

  .This dog definitely（13）

  their lives.I don't think they would have（14）

  the night given the temperatures，" Baldassarre said.
     As emergency rescue workers began their medical care of the（15）

  ，the dog sat there nice and calm right next to its owner.Both men were then taken to an area hospital for（16）

  .Tinsley's owner，Cam Laundry，said he was（17）

  Tinsley came to his rescue after the（18）

  ，Laundry was not seriously（19）

  ，and said Tinsley would be highly rewarded for（20）

  such intelligence and devotion.
  
  

  （1）	A．raised	B．a(chǎn)dopted	C．located	D．purchased
  （2）	A．clean	B．safe	C．a(chǎn)ctive	D．quiet
  （3）	A．close	B．sensitive	C．a(chǎn)vailable	D．used
  （4）	A．follow	B．start	C．a(chǎn)ppear	D．stop
  （5）	A．permission	B．information	C．a(chǎn)ttention	D．chance
  （6）	A．lived	B．stood	C．a(chǎn)te	D．slept
  （7）	A．mentioned	B．a(chǎn)bandoned	C．noticed	D．repaired
  （8）	A．rolled over	B．passed by	C．set off	D．joined in
  （9）	A．selected	B．banned	C．hidden	D．thrown
  （10）	A．insurance	B．a(chǎn)ssistance	C．education	D．progress
  （11）	A．a(chǎn)ppealed to	B．referred to	C．turned to	D．belonged to
  （12）	A．possible	B．remarkable	C．practical	D．boring
  （13）	A．saved	B．cost	C．guided	D．risked
  （14）	A．ruined	B．forgotten	C．survived	D．predicted
  （15）	A．injured	B．unemployed	C．disadvantaged	D．a(chǎn)ged
  （16）	A．a(chǎn)dvice	B．experiment	C．protection	D．treatment
  （17）	A．grateful	B．fearful	C．a(chǎn)ngry	D．sorry
  （18）	A．introduction	B．operation	C．flood	D．crash
  （19）	A．confused	B．hurt	C．moved	D．examined
  （20）	A．gaining	B．demanding	C．showing	D．a(chǎn)pplying
  組卷：4引用：2難度：0.2

  解析

第二節(jié) 語法填空（共1小題，每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在答題卡相應(yīng)位置處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

• 7．A group of computer engineers，all of （1）

  were highly established in their careers，got together to visit their old university professor.Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
      Offering his guests coffee，the professor went to the kitchen and returned with （2）

  large pot of coffee and a（3）

  （various）of cups，some ordinary-looking，some expensive，some fine.He told his students to help（4）

  （them）to hot coffee.When all the students had a cup of coffee in their hands，the professor said："If you have noticed，all the nice-looking expensive cups（5）

  （take）up，leaving only the plain and cheap looking ones.（6）

  it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves，that is the source of your problems and stress.（7）

  you really wanted was coffee，not the cup，but you consciously went for the best cups and （8）

  （bad） still，you were eyeing each other's cups.
      "Now if life is coffee，then the jobs，money and position in society are the cups.They are just tools （9）

  （hold） and contain life，but the quality of life doesn't change.Sometimes，by （10）

  （concentrate）only on the cup，we fail to enjoy the coffee in it."So never let the cups drive you，enjoy the coffee instead.
  組卷：1引用：4難度：0.9

  解析

第三部分 詞語運用（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）

• 8．The test can

  （精準(zhǔn)） predict what a bigger explosion would do.
  組卷：1引用：1難度：0.5

  解析

第三部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分10分）第一節(jié) 短文改錯（共1小題，每小題10分，滿分10分）

• 23．假如英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處錯誤。要求你在錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。
  增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。
  刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。
  修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線（-），并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
  注意：1.每處錯誤及修改均僅限一詞；
  2 .只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。
  
      Our school pays much attention to traditional Chinese culture.A famous craftswoman naming Gao Ming was invited to give us a talk on paper cutting last Friday.First，Mrs.Gao introduced a history of paper cutting.Then she taught us on how to cut paper into different shape skillfully.When we are making paper cuttings，Mrs.Gao patient explained what we were confused about.Finally，we displayed my works on a table，that made us feel excited and proud.This activity was highly thought because it helped us learn more about traditional Chinese culture.And we both hope to have more chances to attend such activities.
  組卷：14引用：1難度：0.5

  解析

第二節(jié) 書面表達 （滿分25分）

• 24．2022年的秋季疫情使得同學(xué)們又開啟了網(wǎng)課模式，為鼓勵同學(xué)們積極鍛煉，增強"運動有助于健康"的意識，校學(xué)生會英語社團決定舉辦主題為"Life Lies in Movement"的征文活動。請你寫一篇短文投稿。內(nèi)容包括：
  1.運動的好處；
  2.你喜歡的運動及理由。
  注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；
  2.可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，使行文連貫；
  3.首段已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。
  組卷：6引用：2難度：0.5

  解析