2022-2023學年新疆昌吉州奇臺一中高二（上）期中英語試卷

第一部分 閱讀理解 （共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分）第一節(jié) （共 15 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 30 分）閱讀下列短文， 從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

• 1．The Best Free Tourist Places in America Alaska：Anchorage Market and Festival
     Although Anchorage isn't the capital of Alaska，it is the state's largest city with the largest population.
     The Anchorage Market and Festival is open and free of charge on weekends.Anchorage is at the beginning of the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail，where walks can last between two hours and a half day.
     It's free，of course.
     Arkansas：Walmart Museum
     Lying in the northwest corner of Arkansas is Bentonville，which gave birth to a little mall you may have heard of.It's Walmart，one of the biggest companies in the world at present.It is free to visit the Walmart Museum，which attracts thousands of visitors every year.And just outside the town is the well - known Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art，which is also free.
     Connecticut：Yale University
     New Haven，Connecticut was the first place in the U.S.jye.ai offer pizza to the hungry and the homeless，including students of Yale University.While in New Haven you can go on a tour of the campus （校園），where many beautiful buildings have existed for a long time.It's the university where President Bushes，Bill and Hillary Clinton，journalist Bob Woodward，and Samuel F.B.Morse studied.
     Kansas：Santa Fe Trail
     Western Kansas has very little light pollution.So as you travel along，stop once in a while and stare at
  the night sky.The Santa Fe Trail went through Kansas and you can still walk the longest remaining distance of the road just outside Dodge City.
  
  （1）What may especially attract visitors to Bentonville？

  
  A．The chance to find many interesting goods.
  B．The chance to get trained in a large company.
  C．The chance to get something free in Walmart.
  D．The chance to get a good knowledge of Walmart.
  （2）What can people do in New Haven？

  
  A．Make pizza with students of Yale.
  B．Appreciate old buildings.
  C．Meet famous people.
  D．Attend some free classes.
  （3）Which place is more attractive to those who enjoy the peaceful night sky？

  
  A．Kansas.
  B．Bentonville.
  C．Anchorage.
  D．New Haven.
  組卷：1引用：3難度：0.7

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• 2．William Kamkwamba lives in Malawi，Africa，where most people have to grow their own food and have no electricity or running water.In 2001，when he was 14 years old，there was a terrible drought（干旱） and most families，including William's，couldn't grow enough food.
     Because of the drought，William's family couldn't afford to send him to school anymore.So one day，William went to the library near his home to study.He found a science book called Using Energy，which included instructions for building a windmill（風車）.Windmills are good sources of electricity，and they can bring water up from underground.William didn't know much English，and he wasn't able to understand most of the book，but it was full of pictures.Looking at the pictures，William thought he could build a windmill for his family.
     When William started building his windmill，a lot of people laughed at him，including his mother.But William saw the photo of the windmill in the book.That meant someone else was able to build it，so he knew he could build it，too.He didn't have the parts and equipment that he saw in the book's pictures.So he looked for parts in junkyards to build his machine.
     William changed his design little by little.First，the windmill powered only one light bulb（燈泡）.Finally，it powered four lights.Then there was enough electricity for four lights and a radio.No one laughed at William after that，and people in his town started to come to his house to get power for their cell phones.Later，William built a second windmill.This one brought water up from underground.After that，William began to teach other people how to build windmills.
     Now he uses his website，movingwindmills.jye.ai，to educate and give hope to people.His main message is this： "To the Africans and the poor who are striving for your dreams…trust yourself and believe.Whatever happens，don't give up."
  
  （1）What was William's primary purpose of building a windmill？

  
  A．To set up a family business.
  B．To bring electricity to his family.
  C．To realize his childhood dream.
  D．To do a science experiment.
  （2）Which of the following can best describe William？

  
  A．Strong-minded.
  B．Courageous.
  C．Honest.
  D．Humorous.
  （3）What can we learn about William's first windmill？

  
  A．It was sold at a high price.
  B．It was made of thrown-away things.
  C．It could bring water up from underground.
  D．It looked the same as the photo in using Energy.
  （4）Which word can replace the underlined word "striving" in the last Paragraph 2？

  
  A．hoping.
  B．weeping.
  C．struggling.
  D．cheering.
  組卷：2引用：3難度：0.5

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• 3．Much information can be conveyed，purely through our eyes，so the expression "eyes also talk" is often heard.
     Can you recall any experience that further proves this statement？On a bus you may quickly glance at a stranger，but not make eye contact.jye.ai he senses that he is being stared at，he may feel uncomfortable.
     It is the same in daily ljye.aie.If you are started for more than necessary，you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you.If nothing goes wrong，you will feel angry about other's staring at you that way.Eyes do convey information，right？
     Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive.But things are different when it comes to staring at the opposite sex.If a man looks at a woman for more than ten seconds and refuses to turn away his gaze，his intentions are obvious.That is，he wishes to attract her attention，to make her understand that he is showing affection for her.
     However，the normal eye contact for two people engaged in conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time，in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking，to tell him that he is attentive.
     If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking，as if he tries to control you，you will feel uneasy.A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim，since he believes the false ideas that to look straight in the eyes is a sign of honest communication.
     In fact，continuous eye contact happens between lovers only，who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time，to show love that words can't express.
     Evidently，eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the specific situation.
  
  （1）What may a person usually do on a bus？

  
  A．Glance at a stranger with eye contact.
  B．Use eyes to talk to a stranger politely.
  C．Glance at a stranger without eye contact.
  D．Talk to a stranger politely after a quick glance.
  （2）what does it mean if a man looks at a woman for over ten seconds

  .
  A．He likes her eyes.
  B．He admires her.
  C．He knows her well.
  D．He makes contact with her.
  （3）Why is a poor liar easy to be seen through？

  
  A．He thinks that he is honest.
  B．He wants to control the victim.
  C．He feels uneasy about other's eye contact.
  D．He looks straight at the victim for too long a time.
  （4）In which section of a newspaper can we find the text？

  
  A．Environment.
  B．History.
  C．Sport.
  D．Manner.
  組卷：1引用：1難度：0.6

  解析

• 4．If you were to throw，say，a banana peel out of your car while driving along the motorway，that would be a completely harmless action，due to the fact that it's part of a fruit--right？Actually，no.A banana peel can take up two years to decompose（分解），and with a third of motorists admitting to littering while driving，that's a whole lot of waste banana peels，or much worse.An orange peel and a cigarette butt has a similar biodegrading （生物降解） term to that of a banana，but tin and aluminum （鋁） cans last up to100 years；and plastic bottles last forever，as do glass bottles and plastic bags.
     Despite the fact that longer-lasting materials will serve to damage the environment，we can't only measure the severity （嚴重） of a certain type of rubbish by its lifetime.For example，despite having a fairly short biodegrading span，more than 120 tons of cigarette-related litter is thrown in the UK every day.Similarly，our regular littering here and there has caused the UK's mouse population to increase by 60 million.This suddenly isn't so mysterious when you consider that since the 1960s our annual littering has increased by an astonishing 500 percent.
     It's not a cheap habit either：UK taxpayers spent ￡500 million on keeping the streets clean.So，it's not surprising that if caught fly-tipping，you could face a ￡20，000 fine.Regardless of how severe the punishment might seem，however，among the reported cases only 2，000 were punished out of 825，000，so we still have some way to go in making sure people obey the rules.
     To take back our beautiful cities，we need to do more than simply not leaving rubbish where it ought not to be.We need to care more about the world around us.
  
  （1）Which of the following is the easiest to decompose in the passage？

  
  A．A glass bottle.
  B．A plastic bag.
  C．An aluminum can.
  D．An orange peel.
  （2）What can we know from paragraph 2？

  
  A．Annual littering has increased a little in the UK since the 1960s.
  B．Shorter-lasting materials will be less harmful to the environment.
  C．Cigarette-related littering is a severe environmental problem in the UK.
  D．Regular littering has caused the UK's mouse population to reach 60 million.
  （3）Which of the following can best describe the UK's punishment on littering？

  
  A．Every little helps.
  B．More haste，less speed.
  C．No pain，no gain.
  D．A drop in the bucket.
  （4）What is the best title of the passage？

  
  A．Littering，a Surprisingly Big Issue.
  B．Environment Issues，a Big Concern.
  C．Rubbish Collection，an Urgent Task.
  D．Long-lasting Material，a Hidden Danger.
  組卷：16引用：7難度：0.6

  解析

第二節(jié) （共1小題；每小題10分，滿分10分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

• 5．Ways to make a great first impression You've heard it a million times already，but it really does take a few seconds to make that all-important first impression （印象）.Here are some easy ways for you to impress your classmates or teachers.
  ● Have a proper handshake
     Before you shake hands with somebody，make sure that your hands are clean.The handshake should not be too strong or weak.Most people use their right hands，unless they have a reason to use the left. （1）

  .
  ● Be on time
     When meeting someone for the first time，arriving on time is as important as breathing.You may have an excuse，but that will leave the person who hardly knows you with a bad impression.
     （2）

  .It's better to be hanging around the place than be stuck in traffic.
  ● Introduce yourself and ask for names
     Make sure you properly introduce yourself.Ask for their names in a polite way.（3）

  .This will increase the chances of their remembering your name in the future.Always remember to stand up when greeting someone and be sure to introduce them to anyone you're with.
  ● （4）

  
     To get the most out of your discussion，try to find something common between the two of you.
     （5）

  .A person will feel more comfortable with someone they can relate to （產(chǎn)生共鳴）.
  
  A.Make good conversation
  B.Use body language
  C.Repeat the name and use it later in conversation.
  D.It could be a similar taste in clothes or a common hobby.
  E.As a general rule，plan to arrive about 30 minutes early.
  F.You'll be in serious trouble if you leave them with a bad impression.
  G.However，don't have your left hand in your pocket because this appears impolite.
  組卷：1引用：4難度：0.5

  解析

第二部分 語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共1小題；每小題30分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、 D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

• 6．The word "happy" would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by hardship.The circular motion （循環(huán)運動） between happiness and（1）

  is the one I've been dealing with lately.
     A year ago，I developed troubling symptoms in my left（2）

  .My husband sent me（3）

  to a specialist who said I had already suffered some permanent loss of vision（視力） and would，without（4）

  ，go blind in that eye within months.And I urgently（5）

  to begin painful eye injections.Almost blind？Painful eye injections？I was（6）

  .What if the（7）

  medicine didn't work？What if my right eye developed the same condition？I（8）

  thought that，amazingly，the medicine was only three years old；before that，patients just went blind.
     Over that long week，I（9）

  myself to casually（10）

  sadness，to cry and acknowledge my fears about my very fragile body.I（11）

  to be near anybody but my husband.Fortunately，I（12）

  pretty quickly，within the week.During this（13）

  time，I posted my（14）

  in my blog and receives great care and support from friends online，which filled my heart with（15）

  and encourages me to receive the eye injections.Besides，the doctor（16）

  the efficacy（功效） of the medicjye.aie.In the end，I bravely received the eye injections and they were very successful.I was lucky enough to see the world again with my healthy eye.
     Finally，I gained a（17）

  insight（見解）：being your happiest self isn't（18）

  to a lifetime of sunny skies，and we are（19）

  to experience storms of life.Knowing this can help us face difficulties optimistically and（20）

  the change of life.
  
  

  （1）	A．loneliness	B．tiredness	C．sadness	D．greatness
  （2）	A．eye	B．a(chǎn)rm	C．leg	D．ear
  （3）	A．suddenly	B．carelessly	C．secretly	D．immediately
  （4）	A．luck	B．treatment	C．a(chǎn)pology	D．discussion
  （5）	A．needed	B．expected	C．managed	D．congratulated
  （6）	A．in relief	B．in anger	C．in peace	D．in panic
  （7）	A．new	B．traditional	C．strong	D．folk
  （8）	A．rarely	B．frequently	C．occasionally	D．mistakenly
  （9）	A．forbade	B．encourages	C．forced	D．permitted
  （10）	A．lay down	B．hold back	C．fall into	D．meet with
  （11）	A．desired	B．promised	C．refused	D．a(chǎn)ttempted
  （12）	A．gave in	B．cheered up	C．gave up	D．broken down
  （13）	A．terrible	B．sweet	C．spare	D．precious
  （14）	A．election	B．challenge	C．goal	D．choice
  （15）	A．guilt	B．pride	C．hope	D．joy
  （16）	A．stresses	B．a(chǎn)nalyzed	C．investigated	D．guaranteed
  （17）	A．wrong	B．unique	C．funny	D．valuable
  （18）	A．equal	B．important	C．similar	D．close
  （19）	A．a(chǎn)fraid	B．bound	C．ready	D．willing
  （20）	A．a(chǎn)dmit to	B．listen to	C．a(chǎn)dapt to	D．contribute to
  組卷：2引用：3難度：0.2

  解析

第三部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分10分）第一節(jié)：單詞拼寫（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）注：請用選擇性必修第一冊unit1-unit4所學詞匯，根據(jù)漢語提示或首字母，寫出單詞的正確形式，使整個句子意思完整，其余不給分。

• 17．I allowed myself to

  （勸說；說服）into entering the competition.（根據(jù)漢語提示完成句子）
  組卷：0引用：1難度：0.9

  解析

第二節(jié) 書面表達（滿分25分）

• 18．假設(shè)你是李華，你的英國筆友Alex暑假想到新疆旅游，請你給Alex寫一份郵件，內(nèi)容包括：
  1.寫信目的；
  2.介紹新疆（地處中國西部，面積166萬平方千米，2000多萬人口，首府烏魯木齊，自然景觀神奇多樣，著名的水果之鄉(xiāng)等等）；
  3.旅游建議及美好祝愿。
  注意：
  1.詞數(shù)100左右；
  2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
  參考詞匯：烏魯木齊Urumqi ，國際大巴扎Bazzar，天山天池 Tianshan Heavenly Lake，喀納斯Kanas Lake
  組卷：2引用：2難度：0.5

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