安徽省阜阳市齐舜高级中学有限责任公司2022-2023学年高二上学期10月期中英语试题

安徽省阜阳市齐舜高级中学有限责任公司学年高2022-2023二上学期月期中英语试题10学校:姓名班级考号

一、阅读理解The fantasticdrawing artholiday willstart onTuesday,9December,and iflllast fora weekinTorrox,Spain,a beautifulplace topaint.Everyone wholoves paintingis welcome.AccommodationAll mainmeals andfresh picniclunches areprovided bythe travelagency.In HotelAl-Andalus3star,2rooms available,it canbe singleor doubleoccupancy.Price ppperperson every night is£

925.In Hotel La Casaexcellent rating,only doublerooms available.Price ppeverynightis£1,

055.AiTangementsYour flexibleart daysstart at9:00am.Dinner istaken asa groupexcept on the restday when you arefree tochoose yourown.Arrive atcarefully chosenand inspirationalpainting locationsby takingair-conditionedminibus!TransportationTransfer fromMalaga at10:00pm andleave Torroxat9:00am on the dayof departure.Art equipmentDrawing boards andlightweight foldingchairs areprovided.NotesYou should bring paint,paper,canvases,sketch books,brushes,pastels,and soon ifyou wanttopaint.For moreinformation aboutwhat tobring,call meat01132252481or sendthe emailat.Booking information08081349913or0034618234367or

1.How muchshould acouple payto stayovernight inHotelLaCasaA.£1,

850.B.£1,

055.C.£2,

110.D.£3,

910.

2.What artequipment isprovided forguest artists试卷第页，共页1010A.Canvases.B.Sketch books.C.Brushes.D.Drawingboards.

3.Whats therecommended wayto reservethe artholidayA.Calling

01132252481.B.Calling

08081349913.C.Writing to.D.Contacting thelocal agencyin Spain.There weresmiling childrenall the way.Clearly theyknew atwhat timethe trainpassed theirhomesand theymade ittheir businessto standalong therailway,wave tocomplete strangersandcheer themup as they rushedtowards Penang.Often wholefamilies stoodoutside theirhomes andwavedand smiledas ifthose on the trainswere theirfavorite relatives.This is the simplevillagepeople ofMalaysia.I wasmoved.I hadalways traveledto Malaysiaby planeor car,so thiswas the first timeI wason atrain.Idid notparticularly relishthe longtrain journeyand hadbrought alonga dozenmagazines toreadand reread.I lookedabout thetrain.There wasnot onefamiliar face.I sighedand satdown toreadmy Economics.It wasnot longbefore thetrain wasacross theCauseway andin Malaysia.Johore Baruwas justanothercity likeSingapore,so I was tiredof looking at thecrowds ofpeople asthey hurriedpast.Aswe wentbeyond thecity,I watchedthe straightrows ofrubber treesand milesand milesof green.Then the first villagecame intosight.Immediately Icame alive;I decidedto waveback.From thenon myjourney becameinteresting.I threwmy magazinesinto the waste basketanddecided tojoin inMalaysian life.Then everythingcame alive.The mountainsseemed tospeak tome.Even thetrees weresmiling.I staredat everythingas ifIwaslookingatit for the firsttime.The daypassed fastand Ieven forgotto havemy lunchuntil Ifelt hungry.I lookedat mywatchand wassurprised that it was3:00pm.Soon thetrain pulledup atButterworth.I lookedat thepeopleall aroundme.They alllooked beautiful.When myuncle arrivedwith asmile,I threwmy arms（拥抱）.around himto givehim awarm hugI hadnever donethis before.He seemedsurprised andthenhis weather-beaten facewarmed upwith ahuge smile.We walkedarm in arm to his car.I lookedforward to the returnjourney.

4.The authorexpected thetrain tripto be.A.adventurous B.pleasantC.exciting D.boring

5.What didthe authorremember mostfondly of her traintripA.The friendlycountrypeople.B.The mountainsalong theway.C.The crowdsof peoplein the streets.D.The simplelunch servedonthetrain.paragraphA.choose

8.enjoyC-prepare forD.carry on

7.What canwe learnfrom thestoryA.Comfort intraveling bytrain.B,Pleasure ofliving in the countryC.Reading givespeople delight.D.Smiles brightenpeople up.

6.Which of the followingwords canbest takethe placeof theword relish“inthesecond“How manyof usas childrenhave staredup ata church-like topof agiant treeand climbedit inwonder,which isa rallyspecial partof ourlives,,asks BillLaurance,a tropicalecologist atJamesCook University.The leavesof big trees inforests arespreading outin alldirections.Were facedwithorganisms thathave evolvedfor longperiods ofecological stability.^^“Theres a lot todiscuss onthe issueJ saysDavid Lindenmayer,a conservationecologist attheAustralian NationalUniversity.Climate changewill mean that,in some forests,big treeswontreach thesame sizesthey usedto.The effectsof climatechange,including longdroughts,moreinvasive speciesand soon increasethe simplephysical challengesthat bigtrees facein pullingwaterfrom theirroots totheir leavesand withstandingwindstorms.Lindenmayer andLaurance define“large,old trees“asthe largest fivepercent maturetreeswithin aspecies.The flexibledefinition means that insomeforests,thelarge,old treesmight beonly20meters talland100years old.These large,old treescontrol thesurrounding plantcommunities,affect waterand nutrientdistribution,and providefood andshelter forwildlife.“Theyre reallythe breadbasketsof theforest/5says Laurance.This isa veryenvironmentally andecologically importantgroup oforganisms,and theyneed specialcare andhandling.9,Determining thedistribution andhabitatrequirements forlarge,old treesinthelandscape is thefirststep towardsensuring theirsurvival,（洗碗池）annoying ofall Takefilling upthe kitchensink asan example.There isabsolutely nothingyou can dowhile thisis goingon butkeep botheyes fixedonthesink untilifs full.We have to ensurethat whatwere thinkingis long-term,to matchthewaythese treeshave existedforhundreds oreven thousandsof years/6789*10111213says Laurance.Ifs goingto bea realchallengeto keepsome placeswhere thereis stillwildlife and the bigchurch-like treesthat weallreally careabout.”

8..How doesthe authorlead inthe topicof thetextA.By definition.B.By quotingsomeone*s words.C.By comparison.D.By drawingsome conclusions.

9.What canwe learnabout bigtrees fromparagraph2A.They havebecome shorterbut thicker.B.They easilypull waterfrom theirroots.C.They areaffected byvarious factors.D.They growtaller becauseof climatechange.

10.Which of the followingdoes Laurancewant toexpress inthe lastparagraphA.Planting bigtrees is thefirststep inforest protection.B.The plantsaround controltrees survival.C.Big treesmainly dependon wildlifefor survival.D.It isnecessary totake goodcare ofbigtrees.

11.What canbe the best titleforthetextA.Protect ForestGiants B.Keep EcologicalStabilityC.Deal withForest:Organisms D.Fight AgainstClimate Changestandfive minutes.I havemy doubtsthat anyonehas actuallyfollowed theprocedures strictly.Afterall,Forced Waitingrequires patiencePerhapsthe mostpowerful typeof waitingistheLucky-Break Wait.This typeof waitisunusual inthatitis forthe mostpart voluntary.Unlike theForced Wait,which isalso voluntary,6read somewherethat wespend afull thirdof ourlives waiting.But whereare wedoingall ofthis waiting,and whatdoes itmean toan impatientsociety likeours Tounderstand theissue,lets takea lookat threetypes of waits”.The verypurest formof waitingistheWatched-Pot Wait,It iswithout doubtthe mostDuringthese waits,the brainslips awayfrom thebody andwanders aboutuntil thewater runsoverthe edgeofthecounter andonto yoursocks.This kindofwaitmakes thewaiter helplessandmindless.A cousintotheWatched-Pot WaitistheForced Wait.This onerequires a bit ofdiscipline.Properlypreparing packagednoodle souprequires aForced Wait.Directions arevery specific.“Bring threecups ofwater toboil,add mix,simmer threeminutes,remove fromheat,letwaiting foryour luckybreak doesnot necessarilymeanthatit willhappen.伯Turning oneslife intoa waitinggame requiresith andhope,and isstrictly forthe optimistsamongus.On thesurface itseems asridiculous asfollowing thedirections onsoup mixes,but theLucky-Break Waitwell servesthose whoare willingto do it.As longas onedoesnt cometo relyonit,wishing fora fewgood thingsto happennever hurtsanybody.We certainlydo spenda gooddeal ofour timewaiting.The nexttime yourestanding atthe sinkwaitingfor itto fillwhile cookingnoodle soupthat youllhavetoeat untila largebag ofcash fallsoutofthesky,dont bedesperate.You9re probablyjust asbusy asthe nextguy.

12.While doinga Watched-Pot Waitwe tendto.A.keep ourselvesbus B.get absent-minded C.grow anxiousD.stay focused

13.What isthe differencebetween theForced WaitandtheWatched-Pot WaitA.The Forced Wait requiressome self-control.B.The Forced Wait makespeople passive.C.The Watched-Pot Waitneeds directions.D.The Watched-Pot Waitengages bodyand brain.

14.What canwe learnabout theLucky-Break WaitA.It isless voluntarythan theForcedWait.B.It doesntalways bringthe desiredresult.C.It ismore fruitfulthan theForcedWait.D.It doesntgive peoplefaith andhope.

15.What doesthe authoradvise usto dothe nexttime weare waiting!A.Take itseriously B.Dont relyon othersC.Do somethingelseD.Don9t loseheart

二、七选五How toovercome challenges in yourlifeWe allface toughand difficultchallengesin life.To overcomechallenges youneed tohave thatneverquit“attitude inlife.If you develop it,youll overcomequite a bit.Motivate yourself.Say YES,I CAN.The challengeshouldbringout thebest ofyou inthis（心situation.Slow it down,and thinkthat processthrough.16If youdevelop thatmindset态）,youll getit done.17Remain calmwhenyou9re facingserious troublesand problemsinlife.You havetorecollect yourself,and calmdown.You cantsolve problemswhen yourepanicking.Take adeepbreath,relax,and slowitdown.Think thingsthrough calmly.Let failureand fearfuel youin a positive way.Everyone failsat times.If youfail thefirst,second,or thirdtime,dont giveup.18Learn whatmade youfail atovercoming thesechallenges.Simplify thechallenge yourefacing.Make thechallenge easierthan itis.19As yougetthrough eachstep,youdevelopmore confidenceand youbelieve you can getit done,and thenyouwill.Stay positiveand confident.20You haveto findout all the waysyoucanuse toovercome it,and putthem tofull usewith allyour effort.Its ourown mentalstability thatsthe difficultpart.When youdoitmentally,youll actuallybe ableto doit.A.Stay calmand coolheaded.B,Think thebest,not theworst.C.Start bybreaking itdown intosteps.D.To overcomea challenge,you haveto believeyoucanreally doit.E.Most peoplewill avoidany challenge,because theyrescared offailing.F.Develop thatconfidence insaying theresno wayyoure goingto failat this.G.Pick yourselfup,and learnfrom whyyouve failed,and moveon inapositivedirection.

三、完形填空Eradajere Oleitathinks shemay havegot somethingabout the21to twoofhercountrys（薯片）problems:garbage andpoverty.It iscalled the Chip Bag Project.The26-year-old studentandenvironmentalist isasking a22of localsnack lovers:Rather thanthrow emptychip bagsintogarbage cans,23them soshe canturn theminto sleeping bags forthe

24.Chip eaters25their emptybags attwo locationsin Detroit:a printshop anda clothingstore,（消毒）where Oleitaand hervolunteer helpers26them.After theydisinfect thechip bagsin soapyhotwater,they slicethem open,27them flat,and ironthem together.Then theyuse cottonand liners（衬层）from oldcoats toline theinsides.It takesabout fourhours to28a sleepingbag,and eachtakesaround150to300chip bags,29on whethertheyre single-serve orfamily size.Since itsstart in2020,theChipBagProjecthas30110sleepingbags.Sure,itwould be31to raisethe moneyto buynew sleepingbags.However,thats onlyhalf the32for Oleita.（）We aimto makea n33not onlysocially,but environmentally,“said Oleita.It isworth34chipbags andusing themto helpthe homeless.35,they wouldland inthe garbage.

21.A.reaction B.solution C,response D.way

22.A.suggestion B.permission C,favor D.promise

23.A.donate B.reserve C.sort D.change

24.A.disabled B.elderly C.homeless D.sick

25.A.deliver B.drop offC.hand outD.reuse

26.A.guard B.promote C.place D.collect

27.A.fold B.lay C.cut D.hang

28.A.sew B.design C・order D.clean

29.A.concentrating B.insisting C.depending D.agreeing

30.A.sold B.created C.decorated D.received

31.A.simpler B.cooler C.cleverer D.more formal

32.A.project B.issue C.battle D.goal

33.A.impression B.announcement C.impact D.decision

34.A.recycling B.maintaining C.improving D.producing

35.A.However B.Besides C.Therefore D.Otherwise

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1Recently,Chinese peoplefrom allwalks oflife36discovertheir dailylives arefilled withan（内卷）.academic term;involution Inagricultural economics,involution originallymeansthat37add workis putinto agriculturalproduction forhigher output,38yet doesntincrease成比彳列地.proportionallyOur societyis becomingincreasingly competitivewhen populationoutgrows resources.Accordingly,39we usedto achieveeasily requiresmore effortsnow.The levelof competitionwehave inour societyis oftencompared tomillions oftroops40cross asingle woodenbridge.The41major ofus aretrying hard to getahead ofthe troops.Netizens nowuse involutionto describetheir cun*ent conditions,especially inthe studyofchildren.Parents feelstressed42provide theirchildren withthebest,and childrenmust keep43inthe race.Though greatefforts havebeen made,they findit much44hardtogo tothe schoolsthatthey havebeen lookingforward to.Too muchpressure isbound todo harmto childrenphysically andmentally.Parents shouldcooldown firstlyand relievetheir ownanxiety,taking45measure torid theirchildren ofheavyburden frominvolution.

五、其他应用文假定你是李华，上周你校举办了首届生活技能云端展示活动，主题为“劳动创造美

46.好生活”请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括Work Createsa BetterLife.活动主题；

1.展示内容烹饪、急救等；

2.活动反响3注意,写作词数应为左右；

180.标题已给出，不计入总词数；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯3The FirstOnline LifeSkills Show

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47Tom hasan auntwho livesinafar-off village.He hadntseen herfbr twoyears andhe reallymissedher.Tom spentalotof timewith his aunt whenhewasa littleboy.At thattime,his parentswere toobusywith theirwork,so theysent himto his aunt.It washis auntwho tookcare ofhim fora longtime.He rememberedthat backthen a girl sometimesplayed withhim.But hecouldnt rememberherclearly.After all,it wasso manyyears before.Last week,Tom decidedto visithis aunt.And hecalled herfirst.“Hello,Auntie.This isTom.How areyou”asked Tomover thephone.“Fm fine,Tom.Thanks.Fm justabitlonely,said Tomsaunt.Hearing that,he knewhe hadmadea rightdecision.Im comingthis weekend.I wantto spendthe weekendwith youJ heimmediately said,thinking hisaunt wouldbe surelyfull ofjoy.“Really Thafsgreat!I missyou somuch Jhisauntsaid excitedly.Tom setoff onFriday afternoon.He thoughthe wouldarrive bytaxi inthe evening,but therewasan accidentontheroad andallthetraffic wasstopped foralmost anhour.When hegot offthebus,it wasgetting dark.Ifs aten-minute walkfrom thebus stationtohisaunts house.The villagehad experienceda lotofchanges.Tom lookedaround curiously.Just atthat moment,another busstopped andagirlgot offthebus.The girlpassed byTom andbegan to walk into the village.Thinking thathisauntwaswaiting forhim,Tom begantowalkintothevillage,too.He walkedbehind the girl.After abouttwo minutes,it seemedthat the girl noticedhim.Shelooked backhurriedly,and thencontinued towalk.Moments later,thegirllooked backagain andthenquickened herpace.注意续写词数应为左右150It seemedthat thegirl wasabitscared.Clearly,it frightenedthegirleven more.。