2022-2023學(xué)年陜西省榆林實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)高二（上）期末英語(yǔ)試卷

第一部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共3小題；每小題9分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

• 1．Best Places to Visit in the UK United Kingdom has long been a popular European tourist place because of its beautiful countryside，historic cities，top museums and outstanding theaters.Here are some of the best places to visit in the UK.
     Cambridge
     Cambridge is a beautiful English city located on the River Cam just north of London.As the home to one of the world's top universities，the University of Cambridge，it has all of the cultural and entertainment choices you might expect from a college town.
     Chester
     Located on the River Dee in Cheshire，England，Chester is more than 2，000 years old，which means there is plenty of history，culture and architecture lasting several centuries.The ancient walls around the city are one of Chester's biggest tourist attractions.
     Stonehenge
     One of the most famous sites in the world，Stonehenge consists of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stone in southwest England.It is also home to some of the most important Neolithic and Bronze Age finds and structures in the UK.It was not until 1600 BC that Stonehenge came to be completed.
     Lake District
     Located in northwest England，the Lake District is the second largest National Park in the UK.The main attractions are the lakes，mountains and hills.It is England's famous destination for hiking and climbing.
  
  （1）What will you do in Cambridge？

  
  A．Do various shopping.
  B．Meet famous people.
  C．Enjoy wonderful music.
  D．Visit the top university.
  （2）Which destination will you choose if you want to go hiking？

  
  A．Cambridge.
  B．Chester.
  C．Stonehenge.
  D．Lake District.
  （3）What is the purpose of the text？

  
  A．To compare four tourist attractions in the UK.
  B．To list some of the best holiday activities in the UK.
  C．To encourage people to have a holiday in the UK .
  D．To recommend some tourist attractions in the UK.
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• 2．Born in New York in 1918，scientist Gertrude B.Elion had an impressive career，during which she developed medicines to cure many major diseases.Elion spent her early youth in Manhattan.She attended senior high school and had，in her words，an unbelievable thirst for knowledge.
     Influenced by the death of her grandfather，who died of cancer，Elion entered Hunter College at the age of 15 and graduated in chemistry at the age of 19.She had difficulty finding employment after graduation because many laboratories refused to hire women chemists.She found a part-time job as a lab assistant and went back to school at New York University.Elion worked as a high school teacher for a few years after finishing work on her master's degree.
     The start of World War II created more opportunities for women.At the age of 26，Elion was able to get a job at Burroughs Welcome，where she began a 40-year partnership with Dr.George H.Hitchings.Her thirst for knowledge impressed Dr.Hitchings，and he permitted her to take on more responsibility.
     Elion and Hitchings set out on a course of creating medicines by studying the chemical composition of diseased cells.Rather than relying on old trial-and-error methods，they used the differences in biochemistry between normal human cells and pathogens（病原體）to design medicjye.aies.In all，Elion obtained 45 patents on medicine and was awarded 23 honorary degrees.
     In 1988，Elion received the Nobel Prize for Medicine，together with George H.Hitchings and Sir James Black.She received other awards for her work，including the National Medal of Science in 1991，and that same year，she became the first woman to be absorbed into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.In 1997，she was awarded the Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award.
  
  （1）What can we say about Elion as a high school student？

  
  A．She had a satisfying part-time job.
  B．She had a gift for chemistry at high school.
  C．She made great achievements in chemistry.
  D．She had a strong desire for learning.
  （2）Why did Elion choose to study chemistry at college？

  
  A．To meet her grandfather's wish.
  B．To find a good job after graduation.
  C．To be a chemistry teacher in the future.
  D．To create medicines to cure diseases.
  （3）When did Elion started working for Burroughs Welcome？

  
  A．In 1937.
  B．In 1933.
  C．In 1984.
  D．In 1944.
  （4）What does the author mainly tell us about Elion in the last paragraph？

  
  A．Her later life.
  B．Her contributions.
  C．Her interest in chemistry.
  D．Her honors.
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第三部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)， 滿分10分）第一節(jié) 短文改錯(cuò)（共1小題， 每小題10分， 滿分10分）

• 7．假如英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處錯(cuò)誤。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
  增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧） ，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(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
  注意：
  （1）每處錯(cuò)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(jì)分。
  
  Some international students visit our school last week.To help them better understanding our tea- drinking culture，I took them to the tea room in our school and introduced history of tea-making and tea culture to them.All the international student were quite interested in my introduction.Then I showed them what to make tea.I sat at a table，slowly explain every step of the process while making tea.All of them were very amazed that they couldn't wait to have a try ourselves.Soon the atmosphere in the tea room be- came well and we had a lot of fun practising making tea.In the end，we took a group photo to memorize the moment we won't forget it.
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第二節(jié) 書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

• 8．假定你是李華，你的朋友Jerry和你約好寒假到上海游玩，但你因故不能陪同。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)用英語(yǔ)給他寫一封郵件道歉，內(nèi)容包括：
  （1）表示歉意：
  （2）說明無(wú)法陪同的情況；
  （3）另約時(shí)間。
  注意：（1）詞數(shù)100詞左右；（2）可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
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