河南省商丘名校联盟2022-2023学年高二上学期期中联考英语试题

2022-2023 学年上期期中联考 高二英语试题 （考试时间：100 分钟试卷满分：120 分） 第一部分 听力（略） 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40 分） 第一节（共15 小题；每小题2 分，满分30 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C 和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Your Silver Passport to Travel the World The 5 Most Popular Pure Silver Coins on Earth in One Set Travel the globe,without leaving home-with this set of the world's five most popular pure silver coins. Newly struck for 2022in 28.53 grams of fine silver,each coin will arrive in Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)condition. Your trip includes stops in theUnited States,China,South Africa,Australia and Canada. 2022 American Silver Eagle: The Silver Eagle is the single most popular coin in the world. 2022 represents the first full year of release（发布） of the Silver Eagle’s new Eagles Landing reverse design introduced midway through last year to honor the coin＇s 35th anniversary（周年纪念日）． Struck in 99.9% fine silver at the U.S.Mint. 2022 South African Krugerrand:The Krugerrand continues to be the best-known, most respected numismatic coin brand in the world.2022 is the 5th anniversary of the first silver Krugerrand.Struck in 99.9% fine silver at the South African Mint. 2022 China Silver Panda:Since its first issue the China Panda coin series has been one of the most widely collected series ever highlighted by one-year-only designs.This 2022 Panda features its first-ever privy mark honoring the coin's 40th anniversary. Struck in 99.9% fine silver at the China Mint. 2022 Australia Wedge Tailed Eagle:Introduced in 2014,the Wedge-Tailed Eagle is the first-ever cooperation between U.S Mint designer John Mercanti and a foreign mint. With a new design for 2022,it's struck in 99.9% fine silver at the Perth Mint. 2022 Canada Maple Leaf:Since 1988,theSilver Maple Leaf's elegant design has made it a highly sought-after bullion coin ．The 2022 coin features anti-counterfeit （防伪）security technology-radial lines and a microengraved（微雕）maple leaf with the number“22”．Struck in 99.99％ fine silver at the Royal Canadian Mint. 21.How many countries are mentioned in the advertisement? A.3 B.4 C.5 D.6 22.Which set of silver coins is issued the latest? A.2022 American Silver Eagle. C.2022 China Silver Panda. B.2022 South African Krugerrand. D.2022 Australia Wedge Tailed Eagle. 23.Which of the following has never changed its design? A.2022 American Silver Eagle. C.2022 Australia Wedge Tailed Eagle. B.2022 China Silver Panda. D.2022 Canada Maple Leaf. B Chongqing,a city of more than 32 million people,faced an unheard-of test this summer with a heat wave and drought causing a series of large wildfires since Aug 17. Local residents have safeguarded their hometown in every way possible,with thousands of volunteers from all walks of life fighting the fires with professionals. Under a very hot sun，some residents used chain saws（锯） to fell trees to make fire barriers. Others rode motorcycles on newly formed paths to take firefighters and supplies up a mountain,while some volunteers carried food and drinks on their backs by foot. Women and children helped organize supplies and clear the ground,and performed other essential tasks. On Thursday night, as wildfires approached a man-made barrier on Jinyun Mountain in Beibei district,a total of more than 1000 firefighters and volunteers stood alongside the barrier with fire extinguishers.Seen from overhead,their lights formed a silver wall against the raging fire. The residents' stories have touched many people. “Chongqing people are really amazing."said Du Hailang,head of the Beijing Emergency Rescue Association,an NGO founded in 2007 that has taken part in many overseas rescue operations.Du and 10 other members of the association joined the fire rescue team in Chongqing last week. “The man-made wall was unbelievable,but shocking.It really showed Chinese people's determination to defend their homeland."Du said. The outstanding work of the volunteers and the hospitality of local residents impressed the firefighters, too··· Bai Xueguang,from Gansu Forest Fire Brigade,said,“I never imagined that I would have ice cream and cold drinks at a fire rescue site.” Zhou Hongyu,from Yunnan Forest Fire Brigade,said every volunteer he met at the scene asked him if he needed anything “It was the first time I had taken a motorcycle to reach a fire scene.We really appreciate the locals' hospitality. Their support has been wonderful.” Zhou said. 24.What test that never had happened before did Chongqing face this summer? A.A heat wave. B.Drought. C.Wildfires D.Flood. 25.Why did the local residents actively participate in fighting the fires? A.To show their enthusiasm. C.To get paid from it. B.To impress professional firefighters. D.To protect their homeland. 26.Which of the following best describes the volunteers in the fight against wildfires? A.Responsible and helpful C.Reliable and honest B.Enthusiastic and faithful D.Ambitious and determined 27.What can we learn from the report? A.No pains,no gains. C.Love breaks down barriers. B.Hard work pays off. D.Many hands make light work. C Some American states are making money available for high school graduates so they can learn skills to help them get technology jobs without a college degree. One example is the northeastern state of Connecticut. It has invested $70 million to put young people and adults through short-term training programs that can lead to good paying technology jobs. The programs are known as "non-degree skills training."They have helped people like Mohameth Seck,who left college after two years. Seck said he wanted to work in technology but the classes he was offered in a traditional college program “weren't really interesting" to him. He also said traditional college takes too long to finish. So Seck decided to enter a one-year computer training program run by a nonprofit organization. Today, the 25- year-old teaches computer coding at a skills training center, or academy, in Stamford, Connecticut. Eck said friends who finished the program also have good jobs. Research carried out by Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce showed that people who do get a college degree earn about 84 percent more over their lifetimes. But not everyone can get into, pay for or do well in college. David Soo leads an organization called Jobs for the Future. He said the college model that has been in place for the last 40 years does not work for everyone. And this is especially true for students who are Black，Hispanic（拉美 裔美国人）or whose families do not make a lot of money.“We need to find a better way to serve those students.”Soo said. Anthony Carnevale is the leader of Georgetown's Center on Education and the Workforce. He said that while job training is good,it is not 100 percent correct to tell people they cannot benefit from a college degree. One reason companies might hire college graduates is because they think they might have better communication and teamwork skills. 28.What did Seck think of the training program? A.Boring. B.Time-consuming. C.Rewarding. D.Demanding. 29.Which statement is Not true? A.Some students can't afford to go to college. B.Some students are incapable of getting into college. C.The programs offer more choices to lead to a good job. D.People cannot benefit from a college degree. 30.Who will most benefit from the short-term training programs according to David Soo? A.Minority and poor families. C.African-American students. B.Everyone in America. D.College graduates. 31.What can be improved for the short-term training programs according to the last paragraph? A.Expanding in size. B.Being given more financial support. C.Including interpersonal skills in the programs. D.Teaching how to write code or design websites. D Few things come with no disadvantages at all.Even education is not always a pure good.Over the past few decades,East Asia has seen a surprising rise in the rate of short-sightedness.And a growing pile of evidence suggests that the main potential reason for this is education-specifically,the fact that children spe