曲靖一中2023届高二年级下学期期中考试英语试卷考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）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。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.WhatwillthemandoonMonday?A.Attendawedding.B.Takeanexam.C.Handinanessay.2.Whatisthewomanprobably?A.Alibrarian.B.Awriter.C.Astudent.3.Whatistheman’ssuggestion?A.Reducingtheamountofmedicine.B.Doingmorestretchingexercises.C.Stoppingtakingthemedicine.4.WhatisDonnabusydoing?A.Lookingforaroommate.B.Studyingfortheexams.C.Workingforthenewspaper.5.Howdoesthemanfindhislivingplace?A.Toocrowded.B.Quitenoisy.C.Allright.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.WhatsportdidthemandolastFriday?A.Badminton.B.Swimming.C.Tabletennis.7.Whenwillthespeakersgotothenewsportscentertogether?A.NextWednesday.B.NextThursday.C.NextFriday.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8.Whatistheweatherliketoday?A.Snowy.B.Sunny.C.Rainy.9.What’stheman’splanfortomorrowafternoon?A.Attendingaclass.B.Meetingsomefriends.C.Seeingafilm.\n听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.HowwillthewomantravelinHawaii?A.Bycar.B.Byflight.C.Bycoach.11.Whatkindofgroupwouldthewomanliketojoin?A.A10-peoplegroup.B.A20-peoplegroup.C.A30-peoplegroup.12.Whatkindofvacationdoesthewomanprefer?A.Acheapone.B.Anadventurousone.C.Arelaxingone.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13.HowoftenareMartin’swildlifeprogramson?A.Onceaday.B.Onceaweek.C.Onceamonth.14.Wherewerewildlifeprogramsfilmedintheearly1960s?A.Inthemountains.B.Ontheisland.C.Atthelocalzoo.15.WhendidthemangotoBorneo?A.In1960.B.In1962.C.In1964.16.Whatisthefeatureoftoday’sfilming?A.Itisstrictlyplanned.B.Thescenesareuncertain.C.Ittakeslesstimetoprepare.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.Whichcountryhastheleasteffectiveeducationsystem?A.SouthKorea.B.Japan.C.TheUnitedStates.18.Whatisthestudybasedon?A.Thenumberofstudents.B.Thelevelofeducation.C.Theabilitiesofstudents.19.WhatistherankingofAmericaneducationsystem?A.18th.B.19th.C.24th.20.Whatisstressedintheend?A.Homeeducation.B.Schoolfaculties.C.Teachingmethods.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）\n第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）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。AWhatisPayQwiq?PayQwiqisafastandsecurepaymentservicethathelpsyougoquicklythroughtheTescocheckout.Itletsyouaddyourcreditordebitcarddetailstotheappsoyoucanuseyoursmartphonetopayforyourshoppingwithjustonescan.NotonlythatbutitcollectsyourClubcardpointsautomatically.Thismeansyoucannowgowallet-freeinallUKTescostores.Sowhynotgiveitago?Itonlytakesamomenttodownloadandyouwillreceivethesebenefits.uCollectyourClubcardpointsautomaticallyuPayforyourweeklyshopupto£250uUsePayQwiqoffline，evenwithnosignaluTrackyourspendinginTescoSignuptoPayQwiqandcollect100extraClubcardpointsforeachWeekyoupaywiththeapp，forupto5weeks---that'supto500extrapoints.Availabletonewcustomerswhosignupby3September2020andmakeallpaymentby31October2020.Oneofferpercustomer.Onlyonequalifyingdealperweekwillcollecttheextrapoints.Additionalpaymentsinthesameweekwillnotreceiveextrapoints.ClubcardpointswillbeaddedtoafutureClubcardstatement.Howdoesitwork?HeadtotheAppStoreorGooglePlaytodownloadthePayQwiqapp.Assoonasyou'veaddedyourcarddetails，you'llbereadytoshopusingjustyourphone.Andthere'snoneedtoworryaboutyourbankdetailsbeingstoredonyourphone--they'reallsecurelyprotectedinourdatacenters.Sonotonlyisitquickerandeasier，it'ssafertoo.21.IfcustomersusePayQwiqinUKTescostores，theycanA.getClubcardpointsautomaticallyB.payfortheirweeklyshopwithoutlimit\nC.budgettheireverydayspendingD.win500extrapointsatatime22.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatA.userscannotpaywithoutsignalB.usersmustsignupby3September2020C.PayQwiqcanguaranteeconvenienceandsafetyD.PayQwiqcanbedownloadedonlyfromGooglePlay23.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.TostresstheimportanceofPayQwiqB.TodescribethefunctionofPayQwiqC.TointroducethebenefitsofPayQwiqD.TopopularizetheuseofPayQwiqBWhenhetellspeoplethatheisdeaf,OliverStabbeiscalledaliar."Theideathatdeafpeoplecannotspeakisaveryoffensiveassumption."Thesophomore（大二学生）said.Stabbe'sexperiencespeaksofmanyofthemisunderstandingaboutdeafpeopleandthestrugglestheyface---thingscommonlyfoundrightinRochester.Thiscityishometo90,000deafpeople,asignificantsliceofthemorethan1.1millionnationalpopulation.Thepercentageofdeafpeopleishigherthanthenationalaverage,dueinparttoRIT'sNationalTechnicalInstitutefortheDeaf,thefirsttechnologicalcollegeintheworldcreatedspecificallyforthedeafandhardofhearing."Really,thereseemstobeanembarrassmentincommunicatingwithdeafpeople,"saidsophomoreStevenDavis,anotherdeafstudent.Thisawkwardnessmightarisebecausenon-deafpeoplejustdon'tknowhowtodosowithoutpossiblyoffendingsomeone."Iguesstheythinksaying'deaf'isoffensive,butitreallyisn'tanddeafpeopledon'tgetupsetaboutit,"Davissaid.Henotedthatthebiggestissuehe'shadwhencommunicatingwithotherstudentsistheiranxietyaboutcommunicating.Deaforhardofhearingstudentsalsofacefrustrationsontheirendwheninteractingwithothers.\n"Sometimespeopletalkaboutyou,maybetoanon-deaffriendstandingbesideme,asifIwerenotthere,"Davissaid."That'sdepressing."AsDavisputit,"Wedon'tseeourselvesasthedisabled,sotheawkwardnessisonlyone-sided."Stabbeadvisedthatthecommunicatingshouldnotmakeassumptionsaboutothers'preferencesorability.Ifyouhaveaquestion,ask.Amomentofawkwardnessisabsolutelyworthitifyouarebeingeducatedaboutanimportanttopic.24．WhyaretheremoredeafpeopleinRochester?A．Deafpeoplehavesomeprivilegeshere.B．Deafpeoplemeetfewerstruggleshere.C．Deafpeoplemaygetbetterjobopportunitieshere.D．Aprofessionalschoolforthedeafpeopleappealstothem.25．WhatmayembarrasspeoplewhencommunicatingwiththedeafaccordingtoDavis?A．Theyareunwillingtocommunicate.B．Theyareafraidofupsettingthedeaf.C．Theydon'tknowanysimplegestures.D．Theydon'tchallengeenoughassumptions.26．WhatkindofpersonisStephenDavis?A．Sensitiveandtalkative.B．Reasonableandreliable.C．Confidentandobservant.D．Outspokenandaggressive.27．Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．"Deaf"isnotabadwordB．WecanhearyourheartC．DeafpeoplearenotliarsD．Embarrassmentisone-sided\nCNothingismoreAmericanthanbluejeans.Thebluedenimpantswereinventedin1871andwereinitiallymadeforminersandcowboysbutbecameapopularfashionamongyouthinthe1950sand1960s.Denimsoonbecameacceptedbymostpeople,makingjeanpants,jackets,skirts,andmoreabigpartofwesternculture.Now,Wranglerwhichhasbeenmakingjeanssince1947,isgreeningtheindustrybydyeingdenimwithindigo—thedeepbluecolorusedforjeans-foam(泡沫),insteadofthetraditionalwayofusingvatsofIndigoliquiddye.Whileindigoisanaturalcompoundandhasbeenusedtodyeclothforcenturies,mostoftheindigodyesusedtodayaremanmade,anddyeingthreadfortheproductionofbluejeansisverywasteful.Thethreadhastobepulledthroughmultipledyeboxesfilledwitharound2,000litersofliquiddyeandwater,andtheprocesshastoberepeatedseveraltimesforthedyetoholdaccordingtoFastCompany.Theneweco-friendlyfoamdyeingmethodwasdevelopedatTexasTechandusesover99percentlesswaterthanthetraditionalmethod.In2017,Wrangler,theWalmartFoundation,andLee,anotherbluejeansbrandinvestedinnewtechnologytomaketheindustrymoresustainable.Inthenew“Indigogood”methodstheprocesssavesmorethanjustwater;itisexpectedtouse60percentlessenergyandproduces60percentlesswaste.“Whilewehavebeenabletoreduce3billionlitersofwaterinproductfinishingduringthepast10years,weknowthatmoreneedstobedoneacrosstheentiresupplychain.”WranglerpresidentTomWaldrontoldFashionNetwork.“Foamtechnologyreduceswaterconsumptionandpollutionfurtherupstream.”28．Whomwerebluejeansfirstaimedat?A．Miners.B．Youth.C．Theold.D．Themajority.29．Whatmaybethedifferencebetweenindigousednowandcenturiesago?A．Sourceofrawmaterials.B．Amountofusages.C．Pollutionlevels.D．Processofdyeing.30．What'stheadvantageofthenewfoamdyeingmethod?A．Savingtime.B．Reducingwaterwaste.C．Attractingemployees.D．Causingnopollution.31．WhatcanweknowaccordingtoTomWaldron?A．Herequirescooperationwithsuppliers.B．Heissatisfiedwiththeentiresupplychain.C．Heappealstofurtherreducingpollution.D．Hiscompanyisbringinginmoreprofits.DOneinfivepeoplecarrya“smartgene”variantlinkedtolonglifespan,biggerforebrainsandenhancedmentalability,researchershavefound.“We’veknownforalongtimethatpeoplelosecognitiveabilitiesastheyage,butnowwe’rebeginningtounderstandthatfactorslikeKLOTHOcangivepeopleaboostinaging.Genetic\nvariationinKLOTHOcouldhelpuspredictbrainhealthandfindwaystoprotectpeoplefromthediseasesthathappentousaswegrowold,likeAlzheimer’sdisease,”saidseniorauthor,DenaDubalofUniversityofCalifornia.TheKLOTHOgeneaffectsaproteinfoundinthekidneysandthebrainthatregulatesmanydifferentbodyprocesses.Aboutoneinfivepeoplecarryasinglecopyofthevariant,knownasKL-VS,whichboostslevelsoftheproteinandisassociatedwithalongerlifespanandimprovedheartandkidneyfunction.Asmallminority,3%ofthepopulation,hastwocopies,whichislinkedtoashorterlifespan.Inthenewstudyscientistsscannedthebrainsof422menandwomenaged53andoverwhowerealsotestedfortheKLOTHOgene.TheyfoundthatparticipantswithasinglecopyofthegenevariantalsohadalargerbrainregionknownasRDLPFC,whichisespeciallylikelytoshrinkwithage.Lossofneuronsinthisareamaybeonereasonwhyolderpeoplearesometimeseasilydistractedandfinditdifficulttodomorethanonetaskatthesametime.ResearcherDrJenniferYokoyamasaid,“ThebrainregionenhancedbygeneticvariationinKLOTHOisvulnerableinagingandsomementaldisease.Inthiscase,biggersizemeansbetterfunction.ItwillbeimportanttodeterminewhetherthestructureincreaseassociatedwithcarryingonecopyofKL-VScanoffsetthecognitiveshortagecausedbydisease.”PeoplewhohaveonecopyofavariantKL-VStendtolivelongerandhavelowerchancesofsufferingastroke,whereaspeoplewhohavetwocopiesmayliveshorterlivesandhaveahigherriskofstroke.32．Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?A．People’scognitiveabilitiesdonotdeclineifpeoplehaveKLOTHO.B．WiththeclearunderstandingofKLOTHO,Alzheimer’sdiseasecanbecurednow.C．GeneticvariationinKLOTHOcouldbehelpfulintreatingmentaldiseaseinelderlypeople.D．GeneticvariationinKLOTHOcouldleadpeopletosufferfromAlzheimer’sdisease.33．Ifapersoncarriestwocopiesofthegenevariant,he/shemay_______.A．havebetterkidneyfunctionB．liveashorterlifeC．haveahigherleveloftheproteininhis/herbodyD．sufferfromsomecognitivediseases34．Thereasonwhyolderpeople’sattentioniseasilydistractedmaybethat_______.A．theyhavefewerneuronsintheRDLPECB．theirbrainregionistoolargeC．theyhavetwocopiesofthegenevariantD．theyhavemoreneuronsintheRDLPEC35．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“offset”inParagraph5probablymean?A．Prevent.B．Balance.C．Keep.D．Promote.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Openanappatyoursmartphoneandscanthecodebar(二维码)onthegarbagecan.Whenyouthrowgarbageintothegarbagecan,itwillshowtheweightofthegarbageandthepointsyoucangetfromdoingso.36Itwillbecomemorepopularinthefuture.Yes,wearetalkingaboutthesmartgarbagecan.\n37Theenvironmentalproblemshavebecomeconstantheadachesinthedevelopmentofthecities.Encouraginggarbageclassificationhasbecomeaneffectiveway.Insomecities,avarietyofmultifunctionalsmartgarbagecansarebeingputintouse.InBeijing,forexample,asmartgarbagecanisequippedwithanLEDscreen,whichnotonlyshowsnationalpoliciesongarbageclassificationbutalsoshowsthecorrectstepsforgarbagesorting.Itcanalsocalculatetheweightofthegarbageandtheaccumulatedpointsonecanget.Theycanbetradedforsomearticlesofdailyuse.38Itsbodyisactuallyascreen.Itisequippedwithsomeinternalsensors.Whenpeoplethrowgarbageintoit,theinternalsensorscanautomaticallytellthetypesofthegarbage.Meanwhile,peoplecanseehowtodealwiththem.39.Garbagedisposalisasmallissuethatinvolveseverybodyeachday.However,itisalsoabigissue.40Withsmartgarbagecansinourdailylife,theideaofgarbagesortingwillbecomemoreestablished.OurdreamofbuildingagreenerandmorebeautifulChinawillcometruesolongaswestarttomakesmallchangesrightnow.A.Thegoodhabitofgarbageclassificationcanimprovethelivingenvironment.B.Over200milliontonsofgarbageisproducedeachyearinsomecities.C.ItwillaffectChina’stransformationtowardsgreendevelopment.D.Suchawayofhandlinggarbagehasappearedinsomecities.E.Itisnowonderthatresidentscheeredfortheirpresence.F.Anotherkindofgarbagecanisevensmarter.G.Garbagesortinghasbeenanewfashion.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）Myson,Ben,was23whenIlosthiminanaccident.Asanoutdoorlover,he41feltathomewhenhewasoutside.Inhis42,theyearafterhispassingaway,I4348ofNewHampshire’stallestmountains.While44thisunimaginableloss,Ihavemanagedtoachieveinner45duringthejourney.Everystep,pathandsummit—whetherroughor46—hasbeenawaytomakeusemotionallystrongagain.AboutamonthafterBen’sdeath,myhusbandandI47climbingCarterDomeintheWhiteMountains,48withsorrow,sincemysonlovedmountainclimbing.49,standingonthesummit,sorrowseemedtofadeintothe50andtimelessexpanse(浩瀚)foramoment.Inthesilence,Ifeltquiet.Thenextweekend51usonMountCannon.ThenMountFlume,MountLibertyandsoon.Ihikedmy48thand52summitsixdaysbeforetheanniversaryofBen’sdeath.ThenI53thetopofamountainistheonlyplaceto54mysorrow.It’struethatpartofmyheartis55damaged,butatthesummit,Iamableto56andholdon,becauseIknowhelives\nintheconstantmountains.Thesedays,Iclimbnottohide,butto57.IfindBen,andIalsofindmyself:someone58nowreassemblingintosomeonebraver.Mountainclimbingisbothtiringand59,anditteachesmethatsorrowandjoycanactually60.41.A.justB.alwaysC.seldomD.even42.A.memoryB.wayC.placeD.honor43.A.touredB.selectedC.picturedD.topped44.A.pushingasideB.strugglingwithC.escapingfromD.takingto45.A.passionB.happinessC.peaceD.strength46.A.challengingB.inaccessibleC.tiringD.smooth47.A.startedB.imaginedC.riskedD.quit48.A.equippedB.connectedC.overcomeD.covered49.A.ThusB.InsteadC.AnywayD.However50.A.strangeB.silentC.harmoniousD.noticeable51.A.foundB.deliveredC.droveD.got52.A.extraB.finalC.favouriteD.secret53.A.realizedB.respondedC.notedD.acknowledged54.A.expressB.hideC.holdD.track55.A.merelyB.immediatelyC.permanentlyD.rarely56.A.thinkaheadB.makeoutC.seesenseD.letgo57.A.competeB.seekC.insistD.fight58.A.discouragedB.confusedC.brokenD.sunk59.A.convincingB.interestingC.satisfyingD.inspiring60.A.coexistB.cooperateC.countD.compete第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。AboutsixyearsagoIbeganmyjobasanIT61(consult).Ihadalwaysbeenquitegoodwithcomputers.Itwasagreatmoveforme,asIquicklylearnedaton.Everydaywasfun.Itwasoneofthebestandmostchallengingjobs___62___Ihadeverhad.Whenthinkingofafewyearsahead,Irealizedthatthingsstartedtotaper(逐渐变窄).Iwasn’tlearningasmuchasbefore.Ifeltadesiretotry63different.ButIcouldn’tgetupthecouragetomakeanymoves.I___64___(pay)verywell;Ihadalotoffreedom,andgreatbenefits.Ihadgrowncomfortableand1hadbeenaccustomedtoaneasylife.Lastyearthingscametoahead(达到紧急关头).Iwashavinga___65___(true)stressfulmonth,___66___(overload)withworkthatwasneitherchallengingnorinteresting.Ihadenough.Ireachedouttomybossandlethimknowaboutmyidea.Wehadameetingaboutmypersonaldecision.Hedidn’twanttoloseme.Headdressedmy___67___(concern)andweagreedthatIcouldchangemyjobandbeginworkingonsomenewinternal(内部的)organizationalsystems.1decidedtogivethisnewroleachance.Nowayearaftermyrolechange,notmuchisdifferent.Seniorstaffdidnotadopt68newsystemsIbuilt.Theworkisstilluninspiringandunchallenging.Changecanbeverydifficultforsomeandafterspendingtimetryingtocarryoutnewsolutions,I’verealizedthatyousimplycan’t\nchangeotherpeople69theydon’twantit.I’veagainquitmyjob.Ineedagreaterchallenge.I’velearnedalot____70____myquittingexperience.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）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。Therearemanyreasonswhyhelpingothersaregood.Notonlydoesthisbehaviormakeusfeelsatisfying,butalsothissatisfactionleadstoasenseofbelongings.Ilearnthislessonbyhelpingastrangerout.WhenIwaswalkingbackhomeafterschoolonlastFriday,Icameacrossanoldmanlainbesidethestreet,whohadtrippedoverbecauseofsteppingonabananaskin.Byhissidescatteredhispurchasesoutofshoppingbag.Seeingthis,Iimmediatecametohimandhelpedhimselfstandup.Ididn’tleaveuntilImadesurewhetherherecovered.NowIthinkIdidtheeasiestthingofalltomakemyselfhappy!第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华,你的交换生好友Peter对你校刚建立的电影鉴赏社团(FilmAppreciationSociety)很感兴趣，特发邮件向你咨询相关信息。请你回复邮件,内容包括:1.社团的宗旨;2.社团的活动时间、地点和主要活动;3.建议他加入。注意:1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________\n________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________曲靖一中2023届高二年级下学期期中考试英语答案听力1-5BAACC6-10AABCC11-15ACBCB16-20ACCAA阅读理解21-23ACD24-27DBCA28-31AABC32-35CBAB七选五36-40DBFEC完形填空41-45BADBC46-50DACDB51-55ABACC56-60DBCDA语法填空61.consultant62.that63.something64.waspaid65.truly66.overloaded67.concerns68.the69.if70.from短文改错1.are→is2.satisfying→satisfied3.belongings→belonging4.learn→learned/learnt5.去掉on6.lain→lying7.^ashopping8.immediate→immediately9.himself→him10.whether→that书面表达DearPeter,GladtohearthatyouareinterestedintheFilmAppreciationSocietysetuprecentlyinourschool,I'mwritingtosharetherelevantdetailswithyou.Thesociety,intendedtohelpstudentsbetterappreciatefilmsandenrichtheirafterclasslife,usuallyorganizesactivitiesinClassroom306oftheteachingbuildingeveryFridayafternoon.Notonlyaremembersofthesocietyencouragedtorecommendfilmstobeappreciated,buttheywillexchangeideasafterviewing.Sinceyouhavegreat\npassionforfilms,it’sachanceyoucan’tmiss.I'msureyouwillenjoydifferentkindsoffantasticfilmsandlearnbetterwaystoappreciatethem.I’dmorethandelightedifyoucanjoinus.Lookingforwardtoyourcoming.Yours,LiHua
