2022-2023学年广东省清远市清城区博爱学校高二（上）期中英语试卷

第一部分 听力 第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

• 1．What time is it now？
  A.About 6：40.
  B.About 7：00.
  C.About 7：20.
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• 2．What will the woman probably continue doing？
  A.Explaining the three ways.
  B.Having the first English class.
  C.Giving the students some advice.
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• 3．What played the most important role in Tom's passing the TOEFL test？
  A.His good luck.
  B.His good effort.
  C.The good language school.
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• 4．Where does the conversation most probably take place？
  A.On a train.
  B.On a bus.
  C.On a plane.
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• 5．What does the man want to do？
  A.Lend his dictionary to the woman.
  B.Borrow the woman's dictionary.
  C.Help the woman find the dictionary.
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第二节 听下面3段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

• 6．（1）Why is the man reading advertisements for houses？
  A.He expects to buy one.
  B.He aims to rent a house.
  C.He is interested in seeing houses.
  （2）What does Jack like about the wooden house？
  A.The large windows.
  B.The large balcony.
  C.Enough sunlight.
  （3）When will the man have a barbecue？
  A.This Sunday.
  B.Next summer.
  C.Next Saturday.
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• 7．（1）How long will it take to get to Cambridge by bus？
  A.About 50 minutes.
  B.About 100 minutes.
  C.About 150 minutes.
  （2）How often do trains run from King's Cross Station to Cambridge？
  A.About every twenty minutes.
  B.About every thirty minutes.
  C.About every forty minutes.
  （3）What does the man advise the woman to do to reach King's Cross Station？
  A.Take a subway.
  B.Take a bus.
  C.Take a train.
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• 8．（1）Why did the speaker need the book？
  A.For his job.
  B.For his hobby.
  C.For his class.
  （2）How did the speaker check the book out？
  A.By paying some money first.
  B.With her university ID card.
  C.With the library catalog number.
  （3）How long can a book be kept before it is renewed？
  A.One month.
  B.Two months.
  C.Half a month.
  （4）Why would the speaker rather borrow books？
  A.To save money.
  B.To hang on to them.
  C.To improve her reading efficiency.
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第二部分 阅读 第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

• 9．Shopping in Paris，France Every visitor to Paris goes shopping.Street markets，elegant passages，beautiful department stores，bookstalls along the Seine，fine museum shops—Paris is the perfect place for shoppers.
     Covered Passages
     You can combine shopping and sightseeing by visiting some of the beautiful covered passages of Paris.These 19th-century glass-roofed arcades（商场）were wildly popular for a while.Today about 20 remain，offering a variety of shops and restaurants，as well as interesting architecture and design.
     Markets
     Paris is best known for its wonderful markets.Open air markets，covered markets and market streets all offer fresh delicious food.They're great fun and worth visiting，even if you're not planning on cooking.
     Flower Market
     The Marche aux Fleurs（Flower Market）is just upstairs from the Cite station.Come any day of the week to enjoy the flowers，whether you buy or not.On Sunday，the flower market becomes a pet market.
     Designer Shops
     All of the great French fashion houses have shops in Paris，of course，and the great department stores sell all sorts of good French stuff（物品）.If you want to see a street full of top design，stroll down Avenue Montaigne.
     Flea Market
     For a real shopping adventure，take the Metro to Porte de Clignancourt station on Saturday，Sunday，or Monday from 9：00 am to 8：00 pm for an adventure in the vast Marche aux Puces de Saint-Ouen，also known as the Clignancourt Flea Market，with several thousand stalls，shops，and vendors（小贩）selling everything from used blue jeans to paintings and furniture.
     Museum Shops
     Most of Paris' great museums have museum shops selling art，books and souvenirs of high quality at very reasonable prices.
  
  （1）What can the visitors learn when visiting Covered Passages？

  
  A．The history of life.
  B．The style of buildings.
  C．The benefit of travelling.
  D．The development of Paris.
  （2）When should you go to Flower Market to buy a cat？

  
  A．On Monday.
  B．On Friday.
  C．On Saturday.
  D．On Sunday.
  （3）As an adventurous visitor，you will go to

  .
  A．Covered Passages
  B．Designer Shops
  C．Flea Market
  D．Museum Shops
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• 10．Barditch High School decided to an All-School Reunion．Over 450 people came to the event．There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park．Several former teachers were on hands to tell stories about the old days．Ms．Mabel Yates，the English teacher for fifty years，was wheeled to the Park．
     Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans（嘟囔声）when Ms．Yates was about to speak．Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from an old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than all the other teachers combined．
     Then Ms．Yates started to speak：
     "I can't tell you how pleased I am to be here．I haven't seen many of you since your graduation，but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies．I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students．Although I haven't appeared in person，I have attended your college graduations，weddings and even the birth your children，in my imagination．"
     Ms．Yates paused and started crying a bit．Then she continued：
     "It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could，some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me．Regardless of our motives，I can see that you have all been successful in you chosen path．"
     "There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work．You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart．"
     There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping．Tee clapping turned into cheering，then into a deafening roar（呼喊）．Lawyers，truck drivers，bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown．
  
  （1）What activity was organized for the school reunion？

  
  A．Sightseeing in the park．
  B．A picnic on the school playground．
  C．Telling stories about past events．
  D．Graduates' reports in the old building．
  （2）What can be inferred from Paragraph 2？

  
  A．Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms．Yates' speech．
  B．Many graduates disliked Ms．Yates' ways of teaching．
  C．Some people got tired from the reunion activities．
  D．Most people had little interest in the reunion．
  （3）We can learn from Ms．Yates' speech that she

  ．
  A．kept track of her students' progress
  B．gave her students advice on their careers
  C．attended her students' college graduations
  D．went to her students' wedding ceremonies
  （4）What was Ms．Yates' belief in teaching teenagers？

  
  A．Teachers' knowledge is the key to students' achievements．
  B．Pressure on students from teachers should be reduced．
  C．Hard-pushed students are more likely to succeed．
  D．Students' respect is the best reward for teachers．
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• 11．New emojis （表情符号） appear every year.The updates come from a California-based nonprofit called Unicode Consortium.Each year，the emoji committee releases new emojis that will update the existing keyboard.
     Jennifer Daniel，chair of the committee，says that it's not the organization coming up with these new characters.It's the public.
     The first emoji keyboard was created in Japan in the 1990s by mobile phone company designer Shigetaka Kurita.Kurita created emojis because the company offered email communications that were limited to 250 characters and an emoji is only one character each but can be used to say more.Emoji have become popular around the world--92 percent of the online population uses them.
     "They aren't tied to any language.They aren't tied to any region of the world. "she says.
     Anyone is allowed to submit （提交） new emojis，and if they make a strong enough case，Unicode will accept them. "We do get suggestions in lots of different languages from around the world，" says Daniel.
     An emoji idea has to meet certain criteria （标准）.These criteria include its clear differences，whether it can be used with existing emojis and whether it can have multiple meanings.The popular face with "tears of joy" emoji，for example，is easy to identify，which makes it distinct.You can pair it with many other emojis to convey how you are feeling.Additionally，this emoji has adopted many meanings.
     Kids today are very familiar with emojis and how to use them.And the keyboard has got more than 3，600 emoji characters. "They became more and more comfortable and confident using emojis，which means they're more willing to take risks，" Daniel says of younger generations who grow up with the keyboard.
  
  （1）Which best describes emojis？

  
  A．They vary from place to place.
  B．They are more expressive than words.
  C．They make daily talk more difficult.
  D．They are limited in computers.
  （2）What can be learnt about Unicode Consortium？

  
  A．It gives emojis new meanings.
  B．It invents new emojis every year.
  C．It created the first emoji keyboard.
  D．It judges the submission of new emojis.
  （3）Why is the popular lace with "tears of joy" emoji mentioned？

  
  A．To make the criteria understood more easily.
  B．To make the emoji accepted by more people.
  C．To show is popularity among young people.
  D．To prove its difference from others.
  （4）What's the younger generation's attitude towards using emoji？

  
  A．Worried.
  B．Doubtful.
  C．Supportive.
  D．Critical.
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• 12．Conventional wisdom says that hardship can make us old before our time.In fact，a new study suggests that violence not only leaves long-term scars on children's bodies，but also changes their DNA，causing changes that are equal to seven to ten years of premature aging.
     Scientists measured this by studying the ends of children's chromosomes（染色体），called telomeres（端粒），says Idan Shalev，lead author of a study published in Molecular Psychiatry.
     Telomeres are special DNA sequences（序列）which prevent the DNA in chromosomes from separating. They get shorter each time a cell divides，until a cell cannot divide any more and dies.
     Several factors have been found to shorten telomeres，including smoking，radiation and psychological stresses such as being treated badly when young and taking care of a chronically ill person.
     In this study，researchers examined whether exposure to violence could make children's telomeres shorten faster than normal.They interviewed the mothers of 236 children at ages 5，7 and 10，asking whether the youngsters had been exposed to domestic violence between the mother and her partner；physical maltreatment by an adult；or bullying.Researchers measured the children's telomeres-in cells obtained by wiping the insides of their cheeks-at ages 5 and 10.
     Telomeres shortened faster in kids exposed to two or more types of violence，says Shalev.Unless that pattern changes，the study suggests，these kids could be expected to develop diseases of aging，such as heart attacks or memory loss，seven to 10 years earlier than their peers.
     Shalev says there is hope for these kids.His study found that，in rare cases，telomeres can lengthen.Better nutrition，exercise and stress reduction are three things that may be able to lengthen telomeres，he says.
     The study confirms a small but growing number of studies suggesting that early childhood adversity imprints itself in our chromosomes，says Charles Nelson，a professor of pediatrics and neuroscience at Harvard Medical School.
  
  （1）What does the new study find？

  
  A．Hardship can change a child's memory.
  B．Violence can speed up a child's aging.
  C．Violence leaves scars on a child's mind.
  D．Hardship has an effect on a child's mind.
  （2）What does the underlined word "they" in paragraph 3 refer to？

  
  A．Telomeres.
  B．Children.
  C．Chromosomes.
  D．DNA sequences.
  （3）What can be inferred from the text？

  
  A．Violence can cause quick cell death in children's body.
  B．Telomeres can help prevent chromosomes from separating.
  C．Children who have shorter telomeres have heart attacks later.
  D．Being treated badly will make a child's telomeres shorten faster.
  （4）What is the best title for the text？

  
  A．Violence and Telomeres
  B．The Function of Telomeres
  C．Violence Makes Children Aging
  D．DNA Influences Children's Growth
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第二节 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

• 13．Habits to Be a Highly Effective Student Some students are able to get straight A's and at the same time serve as the president of three clubs.However，some students struggle to keep their GPA（grade point average）above 3.0.（1）

  Although it's true that everyone's IQ is different，good study habits are very important.Here are several habits you should adopt to get good grades.
     （2）

  If you haven't had a"planner"，get one.Many people use their computers and smart phones to make a schedule.The problem with that approach is that they are major distractions（使人分心的事物）.Instead，get an old-fashioned paper and pen planner.
     Create a weekly schedule.（3）

  Include time that will be spent eating，sleeping and doing anything not related to schoolwork.That way you know exactly how much you can achieve each day.
     Take frequent，short breaks.Taking a break from studying for 15 minutes every hour will help keep you refreshed.（4）

  If you don't take a break，you may find yourself daydreaming or even falling asleep.Take some time for some water，a snack or a quick chat with a friend.
     Take care of yourself.During the final exam week，it is common for students to fall behind on sleep and meals.Make sure you get a good night's sleep and have regular meals.Studying while you are hungry or sleepy is ineffective and will slow you down in the long run.Also try to make the time for family and friends.（5）

  
  
  A.Keep things organized.
  B.Keep away from your computers.
  C.Of course，not everyone needs breaks.
  D.And they seem to spend all of their time in studying.
  E.Our brains are not meant to work for hours non-stop.
  F.Having a good support system will help with all the stress.
  G.Then in the daily schedule，make a list of things to do each hour.
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第三节 完成句子 根据所给的中文补全下列句子。

• 40．邻居们将利用空闲时间致力于帮助其他人重建家园。
  Neighbors will

  their spare time

  helping others rebuild homes.
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第五部分 应用文写作（满分25分）

• 41．假定你是李华，你们班正在举行主题为My Most Admirable Scientist的演讲比赛。请你写一篇演讲稿参赛，内容包括：
  （1）科学家的简单介绍；
  （2）你对他/她的评价；
  （3）他/她对你产生的影响。
  注意：
  （1）词数100左右；
  （2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
  （3）开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
  My Most Admirable ScientistDear teachers and classmates，
      ____________
  That's all.
  Thank you.
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