2022-2023学年黑龙江省大庆十中高二（下）期末英语试卷
发布：2024/6/2 8:0:8
一、阅读第一部分：阅读理解
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1．Welcome to Holker Hall & Garden Visitor Information
How to Get to Holker
By car：Follow brown signs on A590 from J36，M6.Approximate travel times：Windermere-20 minutes，Kendal-25 minutes，Lancaster-45 minutes，Manchester-1 hour 30 minutes.
By rail：The Nearest station is Cark-in-Cartmel with trains to Carnforth，Lancaster and Preston for connections to major cities & airports.
Opening times
Sunday-Friday（closed on Saturday） 11：00 am-4：00 pm，30th March-2nd November.
Admission Charges
Hall & Gardens Gardens
Adults： £12.00 £8.00
Groups： £9.00 £5.5
Special events
Producers' Market 13th April
Join us to taste a variety of fresh local food and drinks.Meet the producers and get some excellent recipe ideas.
Holker Garden Festival 30th May
The event celebrates its 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening，making it one of the most popular events in gardening.
National Garden Day 28th August
Holker once again opens its gardens in aid of the disadvantaged.For just a small donation you can take a tour with our garden guide.
Winter Market 8th November
This is an event for all the family!Wander among a variety of shops selling gifts while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment.
（1）How long does it probably take a tourist to drive to Holker from Manchester？
A．20 minutes.
B．25 minutes.
C．45 minutes.
D．90 minutes.
（2）How much should a member of a tour group pay a visit to Hall & Gardens？
A． £12.00.
B． £9.00.
C． £8.00.
D． £5.50.
（3）Which event will you go to if you want to see a live music show？
A．Producers Market.
B．Holker Garden Festival.
C．National Garden Day.
D．Winter Market.组卷：4引用：5难度：0.6 -
2． I was 11 years old when I asked my mom for piano lessons in 2010.We were in the economic crisis.She said a polite "no".
That didn't stop me.I searched the measurements of a keyboard，drew the keys on a piece of paper and stuck it on my desk.I would click notes on an online keyboard and "play" them back on my paper one—keeping the sound they made on the computer in my head.I spent six months playing without touching a real piano.Once my mom saw that I was serious，she borrowed money and bought me 10 lessons.
I still remember the first one.I was struck by how real the sound of the piano was.I sat my grade one after eight lessons.Once I started secondary school，we couldn't afford lessons again.I passed grade three，and then grade five，practicing only on my piece of paper.
One evening，when I was about 13，my mom said she had a surprise for me；it was an electronic keyboard，bought with more borrowed money.It was the first time I'd played for her.She was in shock.
My school didn't offer music A-level.I found the Purcell School for young musicians.But I had to pass a difficult test.Some of the questions involved an evaluation of the composer or when some piece was written.I felt overwhelmed.To my amazement，I was offered a place.
At the Purcell School.I spent two years working as hard as I could，performed to raise money and saved enough to buy my first piano.
When I left the Purcell School，I was awarded the senior piano prize and senior academic music prize.I am now at the Guildhall School in London.I feel proud—it's been 10 years since I drew my paper piano，and I'm at one of the world's leading music schools.
The irony is that I continue to do a lot of my practice away from the piano--what we call mental practice.The paper piano helped arouse my curiosity about how music works and the building blocks that form the pieces.
（1）Why did the author's mom buy him lessons at last？
A．She was shocked by his first performance.
B．She had no doubt about his talent for piano.
C．She realized he meant what he said.
D．She suddenly made a fortune.
（2）Which of the following can best describe the author？
A．Honest.
B．Determined
C．Humorous
D．Optimistic
（3）What did the underlined word "irony" in the last paragraph show？
A．The author felt surprised.
B．The author felt proud.
C．The author felt satisfied
D．The author felt disappointed.
（4）What's the author's main purpose of writing this article？
A．To introduce the method of mental practice.
B．To share how he convinced his mom to buy a piano.
C．To describe how costly it is to learn an instrument.
D．To encourage people to stick to their dreams.组卷：4引用：3难度：0.3 -
3．A thorough transformation of the area around the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris（巴黎圣母院）will open it up toward the Seine River and help millions of visitors flow through more easily while also reducing the effects of climate change，city officials said on Monday.
Notre-Dame，which was damaged by a fire in 2019，is closed to visitors and is still being rebuilt，with plans to partially reopen in 2024，just in time for the Olympic Games in Paris.
The redesign of the area surrounding Notre-Dame，which leaves the long，rectangular（矩形的）stone square in front of the cathedral mostly untouched，will not greatly change the neighborhood.But Paris officials said that the planned changes would improve visitors' experiences and make the city more resilient（有承受力的）in the face of rising temperatures.
The redesign envisions（预想）removing fencing to extend and combine parks around Notre-Dame into one，making neighboring streets more pedestrian-friendly and planting over 30 percent more vegetation in the area，including trees to provide additional shade.Plans also call for transforming a parking lot that is currently underneath the cathedral's main square into an underground walkway that opens up onto the banks of the Seine and provides access to a welcome center and an archaeological museum，officials said.
The new design includes a cooling system that will send a five-millimeter-thin sheet of water streaming down the square in front of the cathedral during heat waves，enough to lower temperatures by several degrees without flooding the area—and to give tourists a fantastic backdrop for their photos，officials added.
Reverend Gilles Drouin，an adviser to the Paris archbishop（大主教），said that the goal was to"decompartmentalize（减少划分）spaces that were limiting it somewhat".
"I am very pleased that the tragedy of the fire will enable us to recreate physical and symbolic ties between the capital and its urban environment，"Father Drouin said.
（1）What is the idea behind redesigning the area around the Notre-Dame Cathedral？
A．To protect the cathedral from fires.
B．To prepare it for the Olympic Games.
C．To rebuild the cathedral as it was.
D．To facilitate visits and fight climate change.
（2）What does the redesign plan include？
A．Opening nearby parks to the public for free.
B．Creating a walkway leading to the Seine.
C．Keeping the green coverage rate over 30 percent.
D．Building a new archaeological museum.
（3）How will the cooling system serve visitors？
A．It will help clean the square floor.
B．It will cool the site year-round.
C．It will offer a background for photography.
D．It will keep the air wet for the whole city.
（4）Which of the following statements would Reverend Gilles Drouin probably agree with？
A．Physical barriers in Paris make it more organized.
B．The reconstruction is a way to better integrate the city.
C．The urban environment in Paris should be updated.
D．The fire cost ties between the city and its environment.组卷：2引用：3难度：0.3
四、应用文写作
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8．假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Chris 正在学习汉语，请你给他写一封电子邮件推荐英语短视频系列 Chinese Idiom Stories （中华成语故事），内容包括：
（1）写信目的；
（2）推荐理由；
（3）期待观后交流。
参考词汇：短视频short video
注意：
（1）词数80左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Chris，
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Yours， Li Hua组卷：3引用：2难度：0.5
五、读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
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9．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Once，when I was a teenager，my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus（马戏团）.Finally，there was only one family between us and the ticket counter.
This family made a big impression on me.There were eight children，all probably under the age of twelve.You could tell they didn't have a lot of money.
Their clothes were not expensive，but they were clean.The children were well-behaved，all of them standing in line，two-by-two behind their parents，holding hands.They were excitedly talking about the clowns，elephants，and other acts they would see that night with their brothers or sisters in a low voice.
One could sense they had never been to the circus before.It should be highlight of their young lives.The father and mother were at the head of the pack，standing proud as could be.The mother was holding her husband's hand，looking up at him as if to say， "You are my knight in shining armor."
He was smiling and responding in pride，looking back at her as if to say， "You got that right." The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted.He proudly responded， "Please let me buy eight children's tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus."
The ticket lady gave the price.The man's wife let go of his hand；her head dropped，and his lips began to shake.The father leaned a little closer and asked， "How much did you say？"
The ticket lady told the price to him again.The man didn't have enough money.How could he turn and tell his eight children that he didn't have enough money to take them to the circus？
In fact，we were not rich.So I understand how the kids would feel.I felt sorry for them.
注意：
（1）所续写短文的词数应为150 左右；
（2）续写部分分为两段，每段的开头已为你写好。
Paragraph 1：
Seeing what was going on，my dad put his hand in his pocket.
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Paragraph 2：
That day my father and I went back to our car and drove home without any tickets.
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