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第1页共8页2023年邵阳市第二中学高二英语期中考试试卷试卷满分：150分考试时间：120分钟命题：审核：第一部分听力理解(共两节，满分30分)第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。听完每段对话或独白前后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小。每段对话仅读两遍。1.Whatisthemangoingtodofirst?A.Feedthe

dog.B.Walkthedog.C.Cleanthedoghouse.2.WhatisthewomanrelatedtoMr.Collins?A.Hissecretary.B.Hisclient.C.Hismanager.3

.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Apublicservice.B.Arestaurant.C.Theman’sfriend.4.WhenwillthemanseeDr.Owen?A.OnTuesdaymorning

.B.OnWednesdayafternoon.C.OnFridaymorning.5.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inabakery.B.Inarosegarden.C.Inaclothesstore.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。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。听第6段材料，回答6、7题。6.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheyellowearrings?A.Toobig.B.Expensive.C.Perfect.7.Whatwillthemanbuy

forthewoman?A.Theredearrings.B.Thebluenecklace.C.Theyellownecklace.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8.Whathappenedtothewoman?A.Shelostthec

leaner.B.Shedamagedthefridge.C.Shecouldn’tgetontheInternet.9.Whatdidtherobotdoforthewoman?A.Itrepairedthecomputer.B.Itcleanedtheoutsidewindows.C.It

pickedupthedirtintheroom.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10.Whydoesthemancallthewoman?A.Togetsomedirectionstoheroffice.B.Toconfirmthemeeting

place.C.Toaskhertopickhimup.第2页共8页11.Howmuchdoesitcostthemanbytaxi?A.About$5.B.About$20.C.About$30.12.Whattimewillt

hespeakershaveameeting?A.At2:30.B.At3:00.C.At3:30.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13.WhenwillthemanmeetTanyaDolan?A.OnMonday.B.OnTuesday.C.OnWednesday.14.Why

isthemangoingtoParis?A.Toconductbusiness.B.Tomeethismanager.C.Totakeavacation.15.HowwillthemangotoParis?A.Bytrain.B.Bycar.C.Byai

r.16.Whatdoweknowabouttheman’sflightbacktoLA?A.Itisanon-stopflight.B.ItwillbebywayofParis.C.Ithasastopover(中途停留)duringthejourney.听

第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.Whatdidthemanstudyinuniversity?A.Law.B.Medicine.C.Economics.18.Whatfruithassomethingincommonwithcocoa

beans?A.Apples.B.Bananas.C.Grapes.19.Whatisthemostdifficultpartofmakingchocolate?A.Meltingitcorrectly.B.Coolingiti

ntime.C.Testingitregularly.20.Whatisthespeaker’skeytosuccess?A.Growinghigh-qualitycocoabeans.B.Keepingadiaryofhisexperimen

ts.C.Tryingtotestvariouschocolate.第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AWorldSeries,theUnitedStatesAcentury’s

worthoftheWorldSerieshasseenmanyexcitingmatches.Togettotheseries,eachofthe32teamsinthemajorleaguesmus

texperiencea162-gameseason,followedbythreeplayoffs.Thefirstisabest-of-fiveseries,followedbytwobest-of

-sevenseries.SuperBowl,theUnitedStatesTheSuperBowlissobigthateventhecommercialadvertisementsareworthwatching.Whenitwasheldforthe

firsttimein1967,therewereplentyofemptyseatsanditattractedasmallTVaudience.ItisthecompetitionbetweenthetopteamfromtheAmericanFootballConferenceandthe

topteamfromtheNationalFootballConferencefortheVinceLombardiTrophy.24HoursofLeMans,FranceSkill,speedandstaminaarethethreedimensionsthatmar

kthe24HoursofLeMans.Thecompetitionissetonanon-permanenttrackatCircuitdelaSarthenearthecityofLeMansinFrance.Thew

inneristhecar,drivenbyateamofthreedrivers,whichcoversthegreatestdistancein24hours.ThefirstLeManscontesttookplaceinMay1923.Todayitisheld

everyJune.第3页共8页PoloatPalermo,ArgentinaArgentinepoloisconsideredthebestintheworld.It’snowondertheArgentineOpenChamp

ionshipisthetopdrawforthesport’sbestplayersandfans.Thetournament,firstknownastheRiverPlataPoloChampionship,takesp

lacebetweenlateNovemberandearlyDecember.Firstheldin1893,thetournamentisolderthanthetango.21.WhatdoweknowabouttheS

uperBowl?A.Itsadsarethebest.B.Itisachampionshipgame.C.Fewpeoplewatchitnow.D.TheVinceLombardiTrophyisitsoff

icialname.22.Whatkindofraceisthe24HoursofLeMans?A.AmotorcycleraceB.AcyclingraceC.AcarraceD.Along-distancerunningrace23.Whichoft

hefoursportingeventshasthelongesthistory?A.TheWorldSeriesB.TheSuperBowlC.The24HoursofLeMansD.ThePoloatPalermoBAschildrenwe

arewell-trainedtofindtherightanswer.WearerewardedforA's,thehonorrollandacingthetest.Oureducationtrainsustofollowtherulesanddelivertheexpec

tedanswers.Whenwedo,awardsandcongratulationsfollow.Yetwhenwegrowup,itgetsalittleharder.Lifeandcareersdon’thavetestswithanAifwegetthe“right”answ

er.Irecentlyhadcoffeewithacollegestudentwhowillgraduate.Sheisstrugglingwithwhatshewantsforhercareer.Shewantsherparentstobep

roudofherandtocontinuethesuccessshehashadinschool.Shealsotalkedaboutotherstudentsinhergraduatingclasswhoaresettodo"somebigthings

,"likeworkingforimpressivecompanies.Yetshewasn'tsureoftherightanswerforusingherdegree.Shesaidthatdeepdownshewashopingthatsomeon

emightgivehertheanswer.Webothagreedthatitcomesdowntonotlookingfortherightanswer,butheranswer.Thegrown-

updefinitionofthe“rightanswer”isdifferentthanthatinschool.Whatwouldyoudoifyouweren'tafraid?Ittakestimetoknowtheseanswers.Andtheycanchangeovert

imeandatanypointinyourcareer.Myencouragementistogetvaluedadviceandinput,ofcourse,butfinallytolookwithinyo

urselffortheanswers.Ithelpstocomebackto:WhatdoIwanttobeknownfor?Whatismydefinitionofsuccess?WhatamIbest

at?IfIhadnofears,whatwouldIdo?WhatisonestepIcantaketodaytomovemetowardmygoal(evenifit'snotperfectlyclear)?Ifindthesetypesofquestionsaremorehelp

fulatgettingtoouruniqueanswerratherthan“rightanswer”questions,suchas:Whatwillmyparentswant?Whatdegreeorjobwillmarkmeasaccomplishedtotheworl

d?WhatismybestoptionbasedonwhereIworktoday?24.Whatdoestheauthormeantosayinthefirstparagraph?A.Lifeisharderforadultsthanchildren.B.

Academicexcellenceisnotnecessary.C.Itisnothelpfultofollowtherulesinschool.D.Rulesinlifearedifferentfromthoseinschool.25.Whatiswrongwi

ththecollegestudent?A.Shedoesbadlyinherstudies.B.Herparentsarenotproudofher.第4页共8页C.Shefeelspuzzledaboutherlifecareer.D.Sheisnotsurewhet

hertodo"somebigthings".26.Whenlookingfortheanswerinlife,youneedto.A.trustyourparentsB.listentoyourheartC.followvaluedadviceD.learnfromyourcl

assmates27.Whichofthefollowingquestionsmightnothelpyoutoseekyouranswer?A.WhatdoIlovetodo?B.Whatmattersmo

sttomeinlife?C.Whatwillmakemelooksuccessful?D.WhatwillIregretnotdoingwhenI'm80?CNewresearchhasshownthatafungus(真菌)ski

ncouldprovideanewalternativetosomeplasticsusedincomputerchips(芯片),makingthemeasiertorecycle.Theresearcher

swereworkingonnewmaterialstoreplaceplastics,whentheymadethediscovery.Atthetime,amemberoftheteamhadbeenlookingatusingfungusmaterial

sforuseinotherareas.Thisworkledtothelateststudy,whichshowshowGanodermalucidum(灵芝)skincouldworkasanalter

native.TheteamdiscoveredthatGanodermalucidum,whichgrowsonrottenhardwoodtrees,formsaskintoprotectitsgrowthmedium(thew

ood).“Itdoessoinordertoprotectitself,”Kaltenbrunner,oneoftheresearchers,said,explainingthattheteamwereableto

getthisprotectionbyremovingtheskinanddryingit.Theskinisslightlylessinsulating(绝缘的)thanplastics,butitstillworkssafelyands

uccessfully,withathicknesssimilartopaperandtheabilitytostandtemperaturesover200℃.Theskinhasmanyqualitiesthatmakeitdifferentfromot

hermaterials.Kaltenbrunnersaid,“Butmostimportantly,itcangrowinwastewoodanddoesnotneedtoomuchenergy.“Theskinisveryproperbecauseitcanlastalo

ngtimeifkeptdry,butinjustastandardfamilycompost,itwouldbreakdownentirelywithintwoweeksorless,”headded.Whiletheteam’sworkisexperimentaland

alongwayfrombeingbroughtintouse,theybelievetheskincouldbeanewalternativematerialforuseinelectronics.“Therearelargeamountsofwastewood,”K

altenbrunnersaid,“whichisalotoffoodforGanodermalucidum.”28.Whatisanadvantageofthefungusskin?A.Itisthickerthanplastics.B.Itcanstandlowtempera

tures.C.Itisenvironmentallyfriendly.D.Itcankeepwetforalongtime.29.Whatistheresearchers’attitudetothefutureofthefungussk

in?A.Uncertain.B.Unfriendly.C.Flexible.D.Positive.30.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanyoureadthetext?A.Geography.B.Fashion.C.Science.D.Culture.31.

Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.AnalternativetoplasticsB.AnewuseofafungusskinC.TheintroductiontofungusesD.Thefunctio

noffungusmaterialsD第5页共8页Haveyoueverreadbacksomethingyou’vewrittenandfeltlikeit’snotquiteasstrongasyou’dlike?Onepossiblereason

isthatyouoverusecrutchwords(拐杖词).So,whatarecrutchwords?Crutchwordsarewordsaspeakerorawriteruseswithoutknowingit.Theyareusuallynotneededanddon’ta

ddtothestory.Ifsomeoneisspeaking,you’llrecognizeacrutchwordasapause,orifthespeakeruses“um”or“ah”alot.Crutchwordsin

theconversationalsoincludefavoritewordsandphrases,suchas“youknow”,“anyway”,“just”,“allright”and“like”.Theyonlygivethesp

eakertimetothinkbeforetheymoveontothenextidea.Forwriters,crutchwordsoperateinmuchthesameway,butinsteadofapause,they’refillerwordsweusebecausewehav

en’tthoughtthesentencethroughenough.They’rewordsthatareeasy.Theyflownaturallyintothespacethatcouldea

silybeoccupiedbyaslightrewritingofasentenceoradifferentwordchoice.Nowthatyouknowwhatcrutchwordsare,thequestionishowyoucangetridofthem.It’snotalwaysea

sytonoticeyourownwritingquirks(怪癖),soitmighttakeabitofhardworktofindwhatyoursare.Thenexttimeyousitdowntoreadoveryourwriting,lo

okcarefullyforrepeatedwordsorphrases.Markthemsothey’reeasytofindlater.Lookatbothanoldandanewpieceofwritingandcomparethetw

o.Aretherephrasesorwordsyouusealotthatarecommontoboth?Ifyes,thenyou’vefoundyourcrutchwords.Onceyou’veknow

nyourcrutchwords,they’reeasytocutoutlater.Butdon’tbeafraidifyoufindtheminyourfirstdraft.Eliminatingthosewordsisexactlywhatrevisio

nisfor.32.Whatmightanarticlewithtoomanycrutchwordsbelike?A.Formal.B.Weak.C.Quality.D.Easy.33.Whichstatementwi

lltheauthorprobablyagreewith?A.Crutchwordsarenormallyunnecessary.B.Crutchwordsareunavoidable.C.Crutchword

sgivewriterstimetothink.D.Crutchwordsgivewritersdifferentwordchoices.34.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutfindingcrutchwords?A.It’sstrange.B.It’sinteresti

ng.C.It’squestionable.D.It’sabitdifficult.35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Eliminating”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Returning.B

.Removing.C.Recording.D.Remembering.第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。ChatGPT,launch

edinNovember,2022,hasattractedover100millionmonthlyusersinjusttwomonths,whichisconsideredthefastest-growingconsumerapp.36ChatGPTcanw

riteemails,computercode,evenacademicpapersandpoems.37Withvariousfunctions,itissuspectedtodonogoodtomultipleareas,

aboveallthehighereducation.SoisChatGPTabenefitoratrouble?第6页共8页38Someuniversitieshavebanneditduetothewarn

ingthatitcouldpromptmorestudentstocheat,especiallyinexams.39AndreasSchleicher,directorofeducationandskillsoftheOrganizationofEconomicCo-op

erationandDevelopment,forinstance,saidhewelcomesChatGPTbecause“itgivespeopleachance”toconcentratelessontasksthattechnologycanperformequally

well.Accordingtoasurveycoveringmorethan100educatorsandover1,000students,one-thirdoftheeducatorssaidtheybeli

eveChatGPTshouldbebannedinschoolsanduniversities,whiletherestsupportedstudentshavingaccesstoit.Theattitudeofmoststudentss

eesadistinctdifference.40Asaresult,theobservedvalueandusefulnessofChatGPTseemtooutweightherisks.Whatweshouldfocusonhasshiftedt

obetterdealwiththechatbotanditsdevelopment.A．TheyadmittedhavingsoughthelpfromChatGPTtocompletetheirhomework.B．TheworryisthatChatGPTcouldcha

ngethebasictrainingstructureofhighereducation.C．Bycomparison,othersregarditasablessingratherthanacurse.D．Itisundoubtedlyashockingachievement.E．I

tiswidelydiscussedwhetherandtowhatextentAIshouldbeinvolvedinascientificarticle.F．Theanswersvariesgreatlyacrosstheworld.G．Also,ithassucceededin

passingdifferentkindsofexams.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。Thatye

arIwaselevenandinsixthgrade.InWethersfield,allsixth-gradersare41totakepartintheR.O.P.E.Program.Itsmain42istobelieveyourpeers(同龄人),worktoge

ther,and43newadventures.Theseprogramsincludingfallingbackwardand44peerstocatchyou,workingtogethertofitintoasmallcircleandsomethingof

thatkind.Iwasreadytotakepartinthese45.Fallingbackwardandfittingintoasmallcirclewerenothingtome.Crossingoverastream

(小溪)withnothingholdingmeupbutaropewasdaring,butIcould46it.Finallythedaycamewhenmysixthgradeclasswouldtraveltoclimbandrappel(绕绳下滑)amounta

ininSouthington.Thosepeoplewhoweretoo47wereallowedtopracticeclimbingandrappellingasmallerareaofrocks,butthatwasn’tforme.Icouldclimbthebigmo

untain.Twentyminuteslater,my48arrived.AsIwaswell49,Isetoffatonce.Igotaquarterofthewayupbutcouldn’tseemtogetany50.Itrie

dandtried.Ibegantoputmyselfdownandcry.Therewasnothingmore51thanmyclassmateswerelookingatme.AllIkept52was“

Lisa,youcandoit.Trytofityourfootinthere.63,Lisa.You’realmostthere.”ItwasthenthatIthoughttomyself,“WhyamIcrying?

Icandothis.”Almost64Iwentongoingupthemountain.WithinfiveminutesIsuccessfully65tothetop.41.A.forcedB.reportedC.requiredD.reminded42.

A.ideaB.resultC.questionD.road43.A.runB.introduceC.experienceD.describe44.A.beggingB.thinkingC.promisingD.trusting45.A.lectures

B.discussionsC.storiesD.activities第7页共8页46.A.handleB.discoverC.changeD.need47.A.naughtyB.noisyC.frightenedD.annoyed48.A.frie

ndB.turnC.teacherD.day49.A.relaxedB.balancedC.organizedD.prepared50.A.quickerB.warmerC.fartherD.longer51.A.awkwardB.amazingC.excitingD.disa

ppointing52.A.shoutingB.rememberingC.learningD.hearing53.A.WatchoutB.ComeonC.HurryupD.Walkalong54.A.completelyB.carefullyC.dangerouslyD.immed

iately55.A.reachedB.gotC.arrivedD.took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。SweetA

rt—SugarpaintingInandaroundChina’ssouthwesternSichuanProvince,onecanoftenfolkartistsproducingsugarpaintingswithliqui

dsugaralongthestreetsandinthepark.Accordingtosomeacademicstudies,sugarpaintingoriginatedfromMingDynastywhensugaranimal

sandfigures56(make)inmoulds(模具)aspartofsacrificeinreligiousceremonies.IntheQingDynasty,sugarpaintinggainedmore57(popular).Theproducti

ontechniquewereupgradedandthepatternsbecamemorevarious,mostof58stoodforgoodlucksuchasfish,dragonandmonkey.Afterward,thefolkartistinSichuan59(

develop)thisartbyaddingtechniquesoftheChinashadowpuppetandChinesepapercutting.Themouldswerealsoreplaced60asmallbronzespoon.Astimepassesby,theco

ntemporaryformofsugarpaintinghas61(gradual)evolved.Althoughthenumberofsugarpaintingshasdecreased,duetoitsuniquecharm

,acertainnumberofartistsaremakingefforts62(preserve)itbyofferingclasses,holdingrelevant63(activity)suchassugarpaintingconte

stsandapplyingfortheNationalNon-materialCulturalHeritage.Nowadays,thisartisgettingsupportagainfromthegeneralpublic64ithasalready

beenlistedasprovincialNon-materialCultureHeritagebySichuanProvincialGovernment.Moreover,thesugarpaintingar

tistshavegained65(increase)recognition.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节（满分15分）假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Kim将于下周访问你校，你想邀请他参与下周学校组织的“劳动实践周”（La

bourWeek）活动。请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：1.邀请Kim参加活动；2.介绍活动目的和内容。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。DearKim,____________________________________________________________

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________Yours,LiHua第二节（满分25分）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。LastSaturdayDavidwastakingawalkintheparkne

arhishomewhenhenoticedawomanwithaboyofabouteightyearsold.WhenDavidpassedthem,heheardthewomanyelling:“Howstupidyouare!You’regoodatnothing.”Davidst

oppedandlookedatthelittleboy.Theboysaidnothing.Hejuststoodthere,lookingupset.DavidwasremindedofhisEnglishteach

erMrs.Browninmiddleschool.AfterheenteredmiddleschoolDavidlackedself-confidencebecausehewasoftenmadefuno

fbyothers.Hewasoftentoldthathewasgoodatnothing,whichDavidbelieved.Butonedayitallchanged.Thatday,inanEnglishwr

itingclass,Mrs.Brownaskedthemtoreadanovel.Theywereaskedtowriteanewchapterofthenovelaftertheyfinishedreadingit.Afewdayslater,Davidhandedin

hisstory.Hedidn’tgiveitmuchthought.Butthenextdaytohissurprise,thecomment“welldone”fromBrowncameintoviewthemomentheturnedtothepagewherethesto

rywaswritten.WhenDavidreadthat,healmostburstintotears.Hehadneverexpectedtobepraised.Hesuddenlygainedsomeself-confidence.Thatdayafterhe

returnedhome,hewroteanothershortstoryandgaveittoMrs.Brownthenextmorning.Andagainhewaspraised.Davidbecameveryinterestedinwriting.Heo

ftenwroteshortstoriesandaskedMrs.Browntoreadthemandcorrectthemforhim.Mrs.Brownalwaysgavehimgoodadvicetoimprov

ethem.Oneyearlater,Davidjoinedtheschoolnewspaperandbecameaneditorofit.Hegainedhisconfidenceandwashopefula

bouthisfuture.Hesucceededinenteringcollegeandkeptwriting.Severalyearsaftergraduatingfromcollege,hehadhis

firstbookpublished,becomingfamousasawriterinhiscountry.AndheowedhissuccesstoMrs.Brown’sencouragement.Withoutherencouragement,hislifemightbeverydiffe

rentnow.注意：1.续写的词数应为150左右。2.请按照如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。Inspiredbyhisownlifestory,Daviddecidedtodosomethingforthatboy.______________

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