浙江省宁波市三锋联盟2022-2023学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题

浙江省宁波市三锋联盟学年高二上学期月期中2022-202311英语试题学校:姓名班级考号

一、阅读理解Inventions bornout ofloveGarbage DisposersJohnW.Hammes,an architectfrom Wisconsin,created theInSinkErator in

1935.Hammesgot theidea afterwatching his wife spendtime wrappingfood innewspaper andthrowing itout.The InSinkEratoris adevice,installed undera kitchensink betweenthe sinksdrain and the trap.The disposalunit tearsfood wasteinto piecessmall enoughgenerally lessthan2mm indiameter-topass throughthe plumbing.Surgical Gloves（）William StewartHalsted,M.D.1852-1922was awell-known USsurgeon who is often（无菌的）called theFather ofModem Surgery”.Known forhis strictadherence tosterile workingconditions.Halsted inventedrubber glovesthat allowedhis colleaguesto lessenthe transferofgerms during their work.Yet theinitial reasonwhy hecreated themis moreromantic thanyouwould think.Knowing Caroline,a nurse,suffered from a skindisease duringher work,Halstedinvented thegloves especiallyfor herand gavethem toher asa giftafter theirmarriage.Band-AidsWhen JosephineKnight Dicksonfrom NewJersey keptcutting herselfwhile cookingfor herfamilyin the1920s,her husband,Earle Dickson,stepped in.Dickson,a cottonbuyer forJohnsonamp;Johnson,according to the companyswebsite,decided toinvent a temporary adhesive（磁bandage forhiswife.His creationbecame theBand-Aid weall know and usetoday.Magnetic性的）Shirt ButtonsMauraHortons husband,Don,was afootball coachwho hadParkinsons disease.One day,after Donstruggled tobutton hisshirt beforea game,Horton decidedthere neededto be a betterclothingoption for people suffering fromadisability.So,Horton designeda shirtwith magneticbuttonsin

2012.These buttonswill finallyallow everyoneto dressand undressthemselvesefficiently.Yours,Li Hua

六、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47（马尾辫），“What are you doingwith thatponytail dearJoe Youlook likea littlegirl!Mr.Cooper saidwhen Joewalked intohis classroomon thefirst dayof school.The restof hisclassmateslaughed.Joe lookeddown inshame.But heknew hehad to keep growingit.He hadhisreasons.Joe hadstarted growinghis hairthe previousschool year.No onepaid too much attentionto itthenbecause thesummer holidayshad begun.But nowthat hewas back,everyone sawhowovergrown hishair wasbecause hekept itin aponytail.Unfortunately,the commentsdidnt stop,and theother boysin theclass startedteasing himeveryday.They thoughtthat clearlyhe justwanted tolook different.The pooreight-year-old boyreturnedhome everyday intears,but henever toldhis parentswhat washappening.Joe startedhidinghis tearsin thebathroom atsome point.Their artteacher,Mrs.Burns,was somewhatnew at the school,and shefound Joecrying onedaywhen everyoneleft forrecess.Joe,whafs goingon Whyareyougrowing yourhair solong”she askedkindly.“Well,I volunteeredin achildrens hospitallast April.There weremany kidswho hadcancerand losttheir hair,“Joe explained.After apause,he continued,The hospitalcalled foryoungvolunteers togrow hairand donateit.The hospitalwill usethe donatedhair tomake beautifulwigs（彳技发）for thoseunfortunate kids.Since lastApril,I havebeen growingmy hair.Unfortunately,now boysin myclass oftenlaugh atme dueto mylong hair.”Touched,Mrs.Bums said,“Do yourclassmates knowwhy yougrow yourhair”Joe shookhishead,saying noone askedhim.Do youhave photosof thekids inthat hospital”Mrs.Bums asked・Yes,Joe said,and quicklytook afew outfrom hisschool bag.注意续写词数应为左右；

1.150请按如下格式作答

2.Mrs.Burns tookthem fromJoes hands.Suddenly,one boystood up and rushedtowards Joe,giving hima hug.

1.Whafs thefunction of the InSinkEratorA,It canclear sinkpipes.B.It canrecycle kitchenwaste.C.It canextend theservice lifeof kitchensinks.D.It canremove foodwaste easily.

2.What canwe learnabout Williamssurgical glovesA.They madeWilliam knownworldwide.B.They assistedin thetreatment ofskin diseases.C.They wereinvented withthe aidof Williamscolleagues.D.They wereoriginally intendedfbr Williamswife.

3.Which of the followingis thelatest inventionA.Magnetic shirtbuttons.B.Surgical gloves.C.The InSinkErator.D.Band-Aids.As TigerKing2appeals toviewers,some fansfeel sadabout havingto paymuch foranotherstreaming servicesubscription.And theytake pityon theonce-hot videotechnology whichis now（杯垫）more likelyto beatemporarycoaster foryour coffee:DVDs wereonce thefuture,but nowtheindustry canhardly beturned around.DVD salesonce reached$

16.3billion andwere64%of theU.S.home videomarket.That was

2005.However,this yearjust300million DVDs are expectedto besold worldwide,down from anaverage of2billion everyyear between2005and

2009.Instead,a risein customersbuyingon-demand anddigital copies of filmsandthelaunch of streaming servicesare whathave reducedtheDVD industryto sucha state.But there are still300million of the things,even ifyour collectionis gatheringdust on thebookshelf.While poppsychology wouldsuggest thatolder generationshold onto theirlove of thephysical disc,instead,those aged25to39are morelikely thanmost towatch DVDs.They,re oftencollectors.“DVDsarea signof ouridentity and our personality,says TonyGunnarsson,an analystof TV,video,and advertising.Thats whyEngland-based radioproducer TomGreen stillstores around300DVDs,including thewhole seasonsof TheSimpsons.They representa part of mylife,and apartof（声音的）me,“Green says.Others continuetokeepDVDs because oftheexcellent audio quality.（复兴）For DVDs,to undergoa renaissancesimilar tothat experiencedby cassettetapes willrequirea bigshift.We needto waitfbr thegeneration thathave afascination withDVDs tocontrolthe mainstream culture,but itseems to be nowherein sight,“says TomGreen.“And thepublic seeDVDsas nothingbut outdatedmedia.^^Even so,there isa solidgroup of DVD consumers.Andthats perhapswhy producerskeep makingDVDs andwhy committedcollectors collecttheir discs.

4.What does the author intend tostress in Paragraph1A.The fall of DVDs.B.A possibleway ofreusing DVDs.C.A recenttrend in the filmindustry.D.The bigexpenses ofvideo streamingservices.

5.What happenedto theDVD marketin2005A.It celebrateda shiftin digitalcopiesoffilms.B,It sufferedfromanoversupply ofDVDs.C.It entered64%oftheU.S.households.D.Its salesreached thepeak.

6.What canwe sayabout TonyGunnarsson andTom GreenA.They bothappreciate thecharm ofDVDs.B・They areboth professionalDVD advertisers.C.They areboth passionateabout collectingthings.D.They bothpraise theaudioqualityofstreamingservices.

7.What can be inferredabout DVDsfrom thelast paragraphA.They maycontrol themainstreamculture.B.They cangreatly benefitmany collectors.C.They areas importantas cassettetapes.D.They arehard tomake acomeback.Psychologists tellus thattherearefour basicstages thathuman beingspass throughwhen theyenterand livein a new culture.This process,which helpsus todeal withculture shock,is thewayour brain andourpersonality reactto thestrange newthings wemeet when we movefrom onecultureto another.If ourculture involvesbowing whenwe greetsomeone,we mayfeel veryuncomfortable in aculture thatdoes notinvolve bowing.Culture shockbegins withthe“honeymoon stage”.This isthe periodof timewhenwefirstarrive in a new culture whereeverything isstrange andexciting.We maybe sufferingfrom“jetlag“but weare thrilledto bein the new environment,seeing newsights,hearing newsounds andeatingnew kindsof food.Unfortunately,the secondstage of culture shockcan bemore difficult.After wehave settleddowninto ournew life,working orstudying,buying groceries,doing laundry,or livingwith ahome-stay family,we can become verytired and begin tomiss ourhomeland.All thelittle problemsinlife seem tobemuch biggerwhen youface themin aforeign culture.This periodof culturaladjustmentcan bevery difficultand leadto the new arrivalrejecting orpulling awayfrom thenewculture.The third stage of culture shockhappens whenyou begin to realizethat thingsare notso badinthe hostculture.Your senseof humorusually becomesstronger andyou realizethat youarebecoming strongerby learningto takecare ofyourself in thenewplace.Things arestill difficult,butyou arenowasurvivor!The fourth stage canbe called“at easeat last”.Now you feel quitecomfortableinyour newsurroundings.You candeal withmost problemsthat occur.You maystill haveproblems withthelanguage,but youknow youare strongenough todeal withthem.If youmeet someonefrom yourcountrywho hasjust arrived,you canbe theexpert onlife in thenewculture andhelp them to dealwiththeir culture shock.

8.The examplein Paragraph1is intendedto.A.help explainculture shockB.compare differentculturesC.show howto liveinanew cultureD.draw attentionto culturaldifferences

9.What makesculture shocka biggerchallengeA.Overcoming unusualproblems.B.Getting usedtothenew dailylife.C.Learning moreabout thenewculture.D.Finding theright placeto settledown.

10.Which ofthe followingcan bestdescribe the thirdstageofcultureshockA.You havesurvived withoutany difficulty.B,You havefit inwith your new lifecompletely.C.You holda positiveattitude andbegintoadjust.D.You cometo realizehow difficultcultureshockis.

11.How doyoufeelduring thefourthstageofcultureshockA.Tense butpositive.B.Afraid butcomfortable.C.Negative andstressed.D.Relaxed andconfident.Artificial intelligenceis aboutto takeon one ofthe most iconicjobs inallofsports:the umpire（裁判）.This summer,teams in the AAAleague-just onelevel belowMajor LeagueBaseball-will use（）advanced technologyto calla balland astrike anunsuccessful attemptto hitthe ballon batters.Human umpireswill stillbe on the scene,but avoice intheir earpieceswill tellthemtoshout out一（）“ball or“strike“as determinedby asystem knownas AutomatedBall-Strike ABS.Humanumpires are able toreject ABSif theyfeel itmade amistake.ABS caneven calculatedifferent-sizedstrike zonesfor tallor shortplayers.And it will continueto doother thingshuman umpiresdo,likeseparating angryopposing playersto preventfights,and ofcourse dustingoff thehome plate.For overa century,umpires havestood asoneofthemosthuman elementsof baseball.Howthey makecalls canaffect theoutcome ofa game.They unavoidablyhave humanweaknesses.Buthow theysee things,whether rightor wrongintheview ofany individualfan,decides howthegames willgo down.They arethe boss.In theend,its ahuman beingwhoisrunning agame beingplayedby otherhumans.More andmore technologyis enteringthe sportsfield.Tennis shotscanberuled inor outofbounds bycameras whichareableto detectwhat isonly somethingunclear tothe humaneye.Andthis yearFIFA,the bodygoverning internationalsoccer,will experimentwith a robot systemthataims tocall offsidesmore quicklyand accuratelythan humanreferees anditwillbe expectedto beinactual events.Robot refereescould alsohelp solveshortages ofvolunteer refereesattheamateurlevel,in sportssuch assoccer.A gamemight berun bya singleofficial aidedby technologythatdoes importantparts ofthe job.（行贿）Today thepossibility existsthat ahuman umpireor refereecould bebribed orholdprejudices,consciously orunconsciously.Using robotumps wouldseemto avoid thosehuman（黑客）shortcomings.But whatif hackersgot insidearobotumps programand couldchange itscalls

12.Which ofthe followingstatements bestdescribes ABSA.It hasbeen widelyused insports events.B,It assistshuman umpiresin variousways.C.It canreject human umpires7mistaken calls.D.It ismature enoughto replacehumanumpires.

13.What messagedoestheauthorintendto conveyinParagraph3A.Its naturalthat everyonemakes mistakes.B.Umpires9having thefinal saycontradicts fairplay.C.Its truethat teamspirit isessential tosports competitions.D.Fans canhave abig impactontheprocess ofsports games.

14.Whats FIFAsattitude towardthe useof robotreferees infootball matchesA.Favorable.B.Intolerant.C.Doubtful.D.Unclear.

15.What mightbeaparticularly importanttask fordevelopers of robot refereesA.Raising robotumps,awareness ofothers unconsciousweaknesses.B.Enabling robotreferees towork withdifferent humanreferees.C.Strengthening thedefensive systemofrobotreferees.D.Making robotumps accessibleto variousgames.

二、七选五The typicalcellphone usertouches hisor herphone2,617times everyday.Most peoplespend3hours ontheir phoneseach day.The effectsof thisusage areshocking:reducing thequality ofconversationsand negativelyaffecting short-term memoryand problemsolving.

16.How canyoucut downon yourusage ofcellphones Thefollowing aresome methodssuggested byexperts.Keep toyour schedule.You couldset alarmsspecifying howoften youcan checkyour phone.

17.When youralarm（通知）sounds,read andhandle notificationsand thenput downthe phone.To reduceresponseanxiety,tell yourfriends orfamily that you maynot respondto theirmessages asquickly as youused to.Create no-phone timezones.During workinghours,if youreconstantly upsetby your phone goingoff,you wontremainfocused onthe work.Therefore,you couldcreate ano-phone timezone.18,So youcan concentrateonthework infront ofyou.

19.One ideais toreplace somesmartphone functionswith realobjects.For example,purchase aradioalarm clockinstead ofdepending onyour phoneto wakeyou up,and startyournewyear bybuyinganewnotebook,so youcan writeyour appointmentand to-do listthere insteadof inyourphone.（发带）Put ahairband aroundyour phone.When placedinthemiddle ofthe phone,the hairbandallows usersto answerphone callseasily,but makesother usesofthe phone moredifficult.Every timeyou wantto useyour phone,this bringsabouta mindfulnessexercise andmakes youask yourselfwhat yourintentionis.If youreally wantto usethephone,set yourintentionfor whyand removethehairband.20・Choose themethods mostsuitable foryour situationand makeeffortstoavoidtoomuchuseofcellphones.A,Reduce yourrelianceB,Learn tolive alife withoutphonesC,People getaddicted tosmartphones fordifferent reasonsD.For example,every half-hour,every45minutes orevery hourE.And therelation betweenphone addictionand mentalillness isalarmingF.The practicehelps avoidmindlessly unlockingyourphoneevery3minutesG.Shut yourphone forat least2hours ofyour day,when youremost productive

三、完形填空The otherday,I watchedthe documentary14Peaks:Nothing IsImpossible,which followedNirmalPuija ashe climbedall14mountains witha heightof more than8,000meters.Having no21of mountaineeringapart fromoccasional recreationalhikes,I22Puijas courageand perseverance（毅力）.Not longinto theprogramme,however,such feelingsbegan to

23.On ajourneyPuija called“the missionpossible，he24extreme weatherconditions andalmost losthis lifeina100-metre fall.Whatever the25,he pursuedthe completion of histask.The documentary26Puijas perseverance,suggesting youcan achieveanythingas longasyoupersevere.27,the moredead mountaineersPuija passedonthe way,the moreI beganto28this message.Why didan ablemountaineer insistupon exposinghimself toan29situation Humanculture偏见values thecompletionoftasks.This phenomenonis calledcompletion biasWhile itcan bea30forpeopleto overcomedifficulties,it isimportant tobe awareof its31,For example,withpeople tryinghard toget thingsdone,manyhave anatural32for focusingon particulartasks.Ultimately,it mayprevent usfrom33bigger tasksthatreally matter.Therefore,it isalways34to rememberthat givingupatask doesnot necessarilymean failure.The choiceto35a missioncanbea wiserone thanpushing througha misguidedquest.

21.A.influence B.experience C.expression D.intention

22.A.suspected B.displayed C.gathered D.admired

23.A.recover B.emerge C.fade D.improve

24.A,fought B.recorded C・described D.forecast

25.A.purpose B.cost C,reason D.excuse

26.A.made upfor B.looked outfor C.spoke highlyofD.took pityon

27.A.However B.Thus C.Moreover D.Otherwise

28.A,understand B.memorize C.mistake D.question

29.A,urgent B.stable C.ideal D.dangerous

30.A.motivator B.lesson C.warning D.promise

31.A.basic rulesB.side effectsC.potential rewardsD.various levels

32.A.preference B.vision C,talent D.occasion

33.A.abandoning B.assigning C.tackling D.evaluating

34.A.common B.worthwhile C.difficult D.impossible

35.A.design B.accomplish C.establish D.discontinue

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1People maystart tofeel downwhen thedays getshorter inthe falland winter andbeginto feelbetterinthespring,with longerdaylight hours.In somecases,these moodchanges canaffect36a personfeels,thinks,and handlesdaily症状,activities.If youhave noticedthatyouexperience arange ofsymptoms likehavingdifficulty concentrating,becoming annoyedvery easily,and withdrawing37social interactions,youmay besufferingfromseasonal affective disorder SAD.Women tend38develop seasonalaffectivedisordermorethanmen.The conditionoften39begin inthethirdor fourthdecade oflife,though afew40child showsigns ofit.In mostcases,SAD startsinthelate fallor earlywinterandgoes awayduringthespring andsummer;this41know aswinter-pattern SADor winterdepression.Scientists donot42full understandwhat causesSAD.Research indicatesthat people with血》青素，SAD mayhave reducedactivity ofthe brainchemical serotonin43分helps regulatemoods.Research alsosuggests thatsunlight controlsthe levelsof molecules子that helpmaintain normalserotonin levels,but inpeoplewithSAD,this regulationdoes notfunctionproperly,44result indecreased serotoninlevels inthe winter.The45treat forSAD isquite simple—light therapy.Being exposedto sunlightfor30minutes caneffectively easepeoples depression.

五、邀请信.假定你是校英语话剧俱乐部负责人李华，为庆祝校园文化节，你们准备表演话剧《哈46姆雷特》，请给你校的交换生写一封信，邀请他饰演哈姆雷特，内容包括David.写信意图；

1.演出目的；

2.排练时间、地点3注意词数词左右;L80,可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯2参考词汇《哈姆雷特》排练Hamlet n.ehearsalDear David,。