2022-2023学年河南省名校联盟高二（下）期中英语试卷

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

• 1．Children's Discovery Museum
  General Information about Group Play
  Pricing
      Group Play ﹩ 7/person
      Scholarships
      We offer scholarships to low-income schools and youth organizations，subject to availability.Participation in a post-visit survey is required.
      Scholarships are for Group Play admission fees and/or transportation.Transportation invoices （发票） must be received within 60 days of your visit to guarantee the scholarship.
      Group Size
      We require one chaperone （监护人） per ten children.Failure to provide enough chaperones will result in an extra charge of ﹩ 50 per absent adult.
      Group Play is for groups of 10 or more with a limit of 35 people.For groups of 35 or more，please call to discuss options.
      Hours
      The Museum is open daily from 9：30 am to 4：30 pm.
      Group Play may be scheduled during any day or time the Museum is open.
      Registration Policy
      Registration must be made at least two weeks in advance.
      Register online or fill out a Group Play Registration Form with multiple date and start time options.
      Once the registration form is received and processed，we will send a confirmation email within two business days.
      Guidelines
      ●Teachers and chaperones should model good behavior for the group and remain with students at all times.
      ●Children are not allowed unaccompanied in all areas of the Museum.
      ●Children should use the computer to search for exhibits.
      ●Use your indoor voice when at the Museum.
  
  （1）Who can be offered a scholarship？

  
  A．High-income schools.
  B．Transportation departments.
  C．Chaperones.
  D．Youth organizations.
  （2）When might you watch the Group Play in the museum？

  
  A．9：00 am.
  B．11：00 am.
  C．5：00 pm.
  D．8：00 pm.
  （3）What can children do at the Museum？

  
  A．Using the computer.
  B．Talking loudly.
  C．Borrowing the exhibits.
  D．Exploring freely.
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• 2．    Officials in New York City are using technology to cut down on noise on city streets.Some of the strongest rules have been released to limit noise on city streets.Cameras equipped with radar sound collectors identify loud vehicles in an effort to catch drivers violating noise rules.
      The new devices record the vehicle numbers of offenders，who then receive a violation notice in the mail.Owners face fines of ﹩ 800 for a first noise offense.Some could be required to pay up to ﹩ 2，625 if they have three violations and ignore court hearings.
      Evidence is clear that noise affects not only hearing but mood and mental health，not to mention possible links to heart disease and blood pressure. "You listen to the noise out there，it is nonstop — the horns，the trucks，the sirens，" New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently blamed an expressway for noise and illness."Noise pollution makes it hard to sleep and increases the risk of chronic（慢性的）disease."
      However，some people in the city say the government efforts to quiet loud vehicles have gone too far.Phillip Franklin，a 30-year-old car lover from the Bronx area of New York，launched an online effort to protest noise rules. "The majority of us live here in New York City，where noise is a part of our daily lives.Quiet vehicles can also present dangers to inattentive individuals walking around New York City，" said Franklin.He also noted that fixing potholes（路面坑洼）is a lot more important than going after noisy cars.
      The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention（CDC） said loud noise can cause immediate harm to one's ears.Even with sound barriers，close-fitting windows and noise-reducing materials，there is only so much that can be done to reduce sound levels in the city.Many New York residents have simply learned to live with the noise.The local authority now has plans to expand the use of technology to strengthen noise rules.So far，at least 71 people have received fines for operating cars or trucks that make too much noise.
  
  （1）What does the underlined word "offenders" in paragraph 2 refer to？

  
  A．Drivers running red lights.
  B．Drivers without a driving license.
  C．Drivers going against the noise rules.
  D．Drivers fixing a camera in their vehicle.
  （2）What is paragraph 3 mainly about？

  
  A．The causes of noise pollution.
  B．The harm of noise to human beings.
  C．The influence of noise on mental health.
  D．The difficulty of carrying out the noise rules.
  （3）What is Franklin's attitude towards the noise rules？

  
  A．Favorable.
  B．Tolerant.
  C．Indifferent.
  D．Disapproving.
  （4）What does the local authority plan to do？

  
  A．Fix potholes to improve road safety.
  B．Apply the new technology on a larger scale.
  C．Raise the allowable noise standard for vehicles.
  D．Encourage residents to use noise-reducing equipment.
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• 3．    Harvesting fruits is a very precise operation.The fruit must be picked when it is perfectly ripe.But with pickers in short supply in recent years，growers needed to quickly find another way to harvest their crops.The company，Tevel Aerobotics Technologies，is set to ease labour crisis in the fruit industry with the only flying autonomous robots （FARs） that pick fruit. "Ask any farmer，and they'll tell you they don't have enough fruit pickers.Food consumption is increasing，but labour availability is decreasing.This gap is growing，" said Yaniv Maor，the company's founder.
      The robots fly near a tree and pick only the ripe ones with a twist of its integrated（组合的）grasper arm.The robots are fitted with cameras that use AI to assess the size and color of the fruit so that only the ripe pieces are picked.The cameras also ensure that the robots' paths are not blocked.The FARs are tied to a platform that acts as the power source so that they never run out of power.
      The flying robots will work all day and night in any weather，without taking a break or needing a visa.Even better，they provide the farmer with invaluable data — real-time updates on harvesting progress，time to completion，quantity picked and cost.While there are other autonomous pickers，they are large ground-based machines that are not as convenient or cost-efficient.
      The robots are currently picking Asian pears in Israel.In 2022，the FARs were used in pilot programs in Italy to pick peaches and nectarines，as well as in California.The company is bringing the robots into Spain，the UK，Australia and New Zealand，and some Asian countries and they are planning to expand to more and more geographies every year.The company is also exploring other potential uses，such as developing the robots for additional crops.Tevel plans on adding additional tasks to the robots，like pruning（修枝）and spraying.
      "In the future，fewer people will work in picking，and more will work managing the robots，analyzing the data and making decisions，" says Maor.
  
  （1）Why did the company develop the flying robots？

  
  A．To cut the cost of food production.
  B．To collect data on the growth of fruit trees.
  C．To improve the accuracy in picking ripe fruit.
  D．To relieve the shortage of fruit-picking labour.
  （2）What do we know about the flying robots？

  
  A．They consume little electricity to operate.
  B．They perform tasks effectively with smart cameras.
  C．They can transport the fruit to the truck automatically.
  D．They work fewer hours than large ground-based machines.
  （3）What is the fourth paragraph mainly about？

  
  A．The application of the flying robots.
  B．The trend of using the robots in agriculture.
  C．The necessity of using the robots to harvest crops.
  D．The significance of the robots to the fruit industry.
  （4）Where is the text probably taken from？

  
  A．A health report.
  B．A fiction novel.
  C．A scientific magazine.
  D．A geography textbook.
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第四部分 写作（共两节，满分10分）第一节 短文改错（共1小题；每小题10分，满分10分）

• 8．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
  增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
  删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
  修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
  注意：（1）每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
  （2）只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
      I love doing houseworks.I always assist his parents in doing the dishes after meals.I also water the flowers on the yard and tidy up my own bedroom whenever necessarily.In my opinion，students can be benefit a lot from doing some housework.Firstly，doing housework are helpful for us to be a responsible person.Also，it gives our parents more time to do what they like and it improve the family relationship.What's more，doing housework can be form of mental relaxation from study.That's my view on housework but hope this can inspire most thinking on the topic!
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第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

• 9．你校将举办英语演讲比赛。请你以The influence of TikTok on Teenagers 为题写一篇发言稿参赛，内容包括：
  （1）分析利弊；
  （2）提出建议。
  注意：
  （1）词数100左右；
  （2）题目已为你写好。
  The Influence of TikTok on Teenagers ___________
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