2022-2023學年內蒙古呼和浩特二中高二（上）期中英語試卷

閱讀理解（共 20 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 40 分）

• 1．Amazing Kids' Magazine is proud to announce that we will be hosting a Wild Jungle Writing Contest this fall!Send us your best jungle-themed stories using this starter： "I had no idea why they were standing there."
     This contest is open to grades K-12，with three groups of K-3，4-8，and 9-12.Three winners from each age group will be chosen to win Amazing Kids' prizes，along with an official certificate confirm their winning entry.All participants will receive a certificate of participation in the contest.
     Submit（提交） all entries by September 30 to be considered!Email editor@amazing-kids.org for more questions about rules and specifications.
     Frequently Asked Questions
     Q：How should I format my entry？
     A：Stories should be written in English，with submissions of less than 1，200 words.Please submit your entry as a Microsoft Word document.
     Q：How do I submit my entry？
     A：E-mail your submission to editor@amazing-kids.org.Each e-mail submission will receive a return message confirming that the essay was received.
     Q：Is there just one prize？
     A：No.Nine separate prizes will be given out，with a cash value of ＄20 for first place，＄15 for second place，and ＄10 for third place in each age group.Certificates of participation will also be awarded to each participant in the contest.
  
  （1）Which of the following stories suits the contest most？

  
  A．A couple lost their way in the forest.
  B．Two brothers met a bear while searching the forest.
  C．A teenager caught a thief in a cave.
  D．A soldier saved a drowning boy.
  （2）A champion will receive

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  A．a cash value of ＄15
  B．a thank-you letter
  C．a prize and a certificate
  D．only an official certificate
  （3）What type of writing is the passage？

  
  A．Announcement.
  B．Summary.
  C．News.
  D．Guide.
  組卷：5引用：2難度：0.5

  解析

• 2．Timothy is a 5-year-old boy with autism（自閉癥）.In October of 2018，doctors told his parents that he suffered brain tumor（腫瘤）.
     Two thieves who specialized in stealing packages from people's front gates had no idea that one of those packages contained a WWE wrestling belt belonging to Timothy.At the time，the belt was on the front gate of Sergio Moriers's house，whose job was decorating stuff. "Timothy's father doesn't make a lot of money.But he wanted to give his son an amazing gift，and I told him I would do everything for free.I said， 'Just ship it over and I'll do everything you want on the belt，and he'll have the belt of a lifetime.'" He said.
     When the belt was taken，Sergio was extremely disturbed， "I want them to know they took hope from a 5-year-old boy who is looking forward to that item coming back to him…You stole that from him.You broke a child's heart." Timothy's father shared what that belt meant to his son， "Timothy would not go anywhere without that belt…Most kids have balls，while he had a belt." All hope was lost.
     Then something unexpected happened. "I saw two women appeared at the gate.They put down the bag there.My guard went over and I realized what was happening.That bag contained the stolen wrestling belt，" Sergio said.The two women apologized to Sergio.They said that they were thrown out of a friend's apartment after the friend saw the news report of the theft on TV.In fact，they were trying to kick a drug habit.They cried with guilt and shame.
     Seeing the returned belt，Timothy's father said， "It's one of those things you always hear about，those crazy stories about people，but you never think it'll happen to yourself.I'm still taken aback，to be honest."
  
  （1）What was Sergio's original intention？

  
  A．To buy the boy a wonderful gift.
  B．To beautify the boy's belt for free.
  C．To help the boy win a competition.
  D．To earn money from decorating the belt.
  （2）What can be known about the thieves？

  
  A．They were addicted to drug.
  B．They were caught by the police.
  C．Their friend reported them on TV.
  D．They were punished by the guard.
  （3）What did Timothy's father mean at the end of the story？

  
  A．He was annoyed about crazy stories.
  B．He felt he was cheated by the thieves.
  C．He was astonished at the returned belt.
  D．He couldn't believe his stuff was stolen.
  （4）What is the best title for the text？

  
  A．A Sick Boy Wins a Wrestling Belt.
  B．Caring People Show Love for a Kid.
  C．An Immoral Act of Theft Is Revealed.
  D．Thieves Return Wrestling Belt to the Sick Boy.
  組卷：0引用：3難度：0.5

  解析

• 3．Young adults have strong positive memories of the music their parents loved when they were the same age，a study finds．
  Participants in a study on musical memory said they remembered and loved the music that was popular in the early 1980s，when their parents were young．They also relished the music of the 1960s，which their grandparents may have been playing while changing their mom's diapers （尿布）．"They would hear this music and say，'Oh yeah，that's my parents'music，'with obvious fondness，"says Carol Lynne Krumhans1，the psychology professor at Cornell University who led the study．
  The scientists had been testing musical memory in an earlier study，and were surprised to find that collegeage participants could recognize older pop and rock songs just as quickly as the new stuff．Even more surprisingly，they liked the older stuff more．Therefore，the researchers decided to find out what was happening，using clips from hits on Billboard lists between 1955 and 2009．More than 60 student volunteers （average age 20）listened to short clips of the top two pop and rock songs of each year．The researchers quizzed them about which songs they recognized，how much they liked them and their emotional responses．They were also asked if they had memories associated with the songs and whether those memories were from listening with parents，alone，or with others．
  "We didn't have any idea"that young adults had the strongest personal memories of the music of the early 1980s，Krumhansl said．She and her colleague，Justin Adam Zupnick of the University of California，were even more surprised to see the second"reminiscence bump （回憶高峰）"in emotion and memory for top hits was from 1965 to 1969．
  The connection to parents'music isn't entirely surprising．Music plays a central role in bringing up a child．Songs are taught at home and school and heard more informally as part of the home environment．The songs parents choose to listen to reflect their taste，their values，and their era．Besides，music is a powerful cue （提示） for retrieving strong personal memories-when you made a new friend at the summer camp or the blue dress you wore to a party．And the human brain remembers music in great detail，unlike spoken words，in which people remember just the general meaning．
  The 1960s music may evoke strong memories in people in their twenties because of the quality，Krumhansl guesses．She thinks the students might have memories of the 1960s music because it lives on as classics．Technology may also be a factor．The introduction of cassette tapes in the 1960s made music more ubiquitous （普遍存在的），and the same tapes were played long after that decade ended．
  Next，Krumhansl wants to find out if other generations have the same experiences with music，and try to trace influences back through multiple generations．
  
  （1）The underlined word"relished"in Paragraph 2 probably means

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  A．played
  B．heard
  C．understood
  D．enjoyed
  （2）We can learn from the study that young adults

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  A．can only recognize the top two pop and rock songs on Billborad lists
  B．showed no emotional response to music of the 1950s
  C．had the second strongest memories of the music of the late 1960s
  D．like listening to the old songs with their parents
  （3）The last but one paragraph serves to

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  A．draw a conclusion
  B．make a comparison
  C．give an example
  D．provide an explanation
  （4）What's the main idea of the passage？

  
  A．Music of parents'era still appeals to young adults of today．
  B．Music can narrow the generation gap between parents and kids．
  C．Music matters a lot in the growth of young people．
  D．Music of quality can have a lasting influence．
  組卷：1難度：0.5

  解析

短文改錯（共 10 小題；每小題 1 分，滿分 10 分）

• 8．假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
  增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（^），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。
  刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。
  修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
  注意：1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；
  2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。
      Last Friday's afternoon witnessed the annual English Speech Contest at school， which was such great that many students thought highly of it. Over twenty students took the part in the competition. As the competition began， participants gave speech and answered a few questions for judges. In the last hour， three participants in the final competed fiercely， offer excellent performances. The results came out soon and the winners awarded.
      The competition is really meaning and inspirational. Actually， it is not just a simple competition and an important platform where students can express them in English and build up their confidence in English learning.
  組卷：10引用：2難度：0.4

  解析

書面表達

• 9．生活中除了金錢、房子、車子等財富，也有如知識、健康、經歷等隱性財富．作為高中生，你所理解的財富是什么？請以"My Treasures"為題用英語寫一篇短文，內容包括以下要點：
  

  我眼中的財富	至少兩點，比如友誼、理想；…
  擁有它們的意義	1．擁有它們對學習、生活的作用 2．失去它們對學習、生活的影響
  獲取它們的途徑	（請考生根據自己的經歷或感想，提出至少兩種做法）

  注意：
  1．詞數150左右．開頭已經寫好，不計入總詞數．
  2．作文中不得提及考生所在學校和本人姓名．
  My Treasures In our life，we have treasures like money，houses and cars，etc．However，we have a lot more hidden treasures，such as knowledge，health and experiences．As a senior student，I think the most important treasures in our life are

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  組卷：7引用：4難度：0.6

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