武汉市部分重点中学2022-2023学年度上学期期末联考高二 英语试卷

1 （北京）股份有限公司 武汉市部分重点中学2022-2023 学年度上学期期末联考 高二 英语试卷 命题学校：湖北省武昌实验中学 命题教师：高三英语组 审题教师：徐晓英 考试时间：2023 年1 月9 日下午14：00—16：00 试卷满分：150 分 第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分30 分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡 上。 第一节 (共5 小题；每小题1. 5 分，满分7. 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 段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Why is the man’s phone broken? A. The battery died. B. It has water damage. C. He dropped it on the ground. 2. What will the speakers probably do next? A. Turn on a fan. B. Leave the office. C. Set off the alarm. 3. How many people will be at dinner? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 4. What kept the woman awake last night? A. The storm. B. The temperature. C. The repairs of the power. 5. What are the speakers doing? A. Eating vegetables. B. Picking flowers. C. Shopping for fruit. 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，回答第6、7 题。 6. Why does the woman call? A. To book a table. B. To reschedule an interview. C. To apply for a part-time job. 7. What will the woman do at 2: 30 this afternoon? A. Attend a class. B. Meet the manager. C. Work in a restaurant. 听第7 段材料，回答第8、9 题。 8. What do we know about the girl? A. She is always bored. B. She misses her family. C. She is busy this weekend. 2 （北京）股份有限公司 9. When did the girl see her family last time? 2 （北京）股份有限公司 A. On a holiday. B. On her birthday. C. At a relative’s wedding. 听第8 段材料，回答第10 至12 题。 10. What are the speakers mainly discussing? A. Child education. B. Noise disturbance. C. Pet management. 11. What do we know about the speakers’ new neighbors? A. They have three kids. B. They have a big apartment. C. They often keep their dogs in. 12. How will the speakers probably deal with the problem? A. Speak with their neighbors. B. Talk with the other residents. C. Send a message to their neighbors. 听第9 段材料，回答第13 至16 题。 13. Where are the speakers? A. In a museum. B. In a library. C. In a studio. 14. When did Ronald meet Ansel? A. While fishing on a boat. B. While walking through the woods. C. While relaxing on the top of a mountain. 15. What made Ronald want to learn from Ansel? A. That he knew the best spots. B. That he had a passion for art. C. That he had a wealth of information. 16. Who is Ronald? A. A designer. B. A photographer. C. A historian. 听第10 段材料，回答第17 至20 题。 17. How did the Doggerland people make a living? A. By hunting. B. By farming. C. By trading. 18. Who often find the evidence of Doggerland? A. Scientists. B. Fishermen. C. Historians. 19. Which modern issue do researchers warn us about? A. Climate change. B. Immigration. C. Pollution. 20. What is the main subject of the talk? A. The UK’s ancient flood stories. B. The danger of flooding in the UK. C. Ancient flooded land off the UK coast. 第二部分 阅读 (共两节，满分50 分) 3 （北京）股份有限公司 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。 A THE WEEK, full of the world’s best news and facts, offering science, animals, puzzles, people, apps, photos, books, sports and eating insects, helps young people make sense of the world. Iran Protests Continue To Escalate People in Iran held more large protests against the government on October 30 after being warned not to by authorities. Students who took down partition walls meant to separate men and women in cafeterias were arrested. Protests began in September after the death of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for showing her hair in public. Lalitpur, Nepal Hindu Tihar Festival People in Nepal marked the second day of the Tihar festival, which is dedicated to worshipping dogs and highlighting their loyalty to humans. The five-day festival is associated with the Hindu God Yama and each day is dedicated to a different animal. At the Sneha Care shelter, which is home to about 170 dogs, people spent the day giving dogs treats and placing orange garlands (花环) around their necks. Singapore Green Tower Opens A new 919-foot-tall skyscraper containing 80, 000 plants has opened in Singapore. The office building is also a “green oasis” for people to visit and explore. On the top floor there is a 4, 500-square foot roof top farm, which produces herbs, flowers, fruit, and vegetables for three restaurants in the building. It is estimated that the farm, which visitors can also walk through, grows between 154 and 220 pounds of produce each month. 21. Why did students pull down partition walls? A. To warn the authorities. B. To mourn the death of Mahsa Amini. C. To fight against inequality of genders. D. To separate men and women in cafeterias. 22. How is the Tihar festival celebrated? A. It is celebrated all around the world. B. People have five days off to do the celebration. C. Different animals are treated at the Sneha Care shelter. D. Dogs are entertained for their loyalty on its second day. 23. What does the 919-foot-tall skyscraper in Singapore function as? A. A vertical farm. B. A shopping center. C. An office building. D. An indoor recreation center. B Maya Lin, designer and sculptor, has created some of the most iconic works and spaces with the belief that art can address important issues. Her latest projects are no different, from museums to sculptures for Presidential centers. Lin, 62, grew up in Ohio, the daughter of college professors who were Chinese immigrants. As a 21-year-old 4 （北京）股份有限公司 student at Yale University, she gained national prominence when her entry won a design competition for the new Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. Her winning design-two black granite (花岗岩) walls engraved with the names of US service members who died in the Vietnam War (1954-1975) or remain missing-is considered one of the most influential in modern architecture. Lin went on to design the 1989 Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, and dozens of other projects globally, all with social and environmental justice in mind. She told The Wall Street Journal she uses facts in her art. She said, “I am going to present you with what the story is, but I am not going to draw the conclusion for you.” Currently underway is Lin’s plan for the new Museum of Chinese in America in New York City. Lin said she wants it to be a celebration of Chinese American stories and contributions to the country. Lin is also designing a sculpture to honor former President Barack Obama’s mother, who died in 1995, at the Obama Presidential Center in Illinois. When Obama awarded Lin the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, he called her work “physical acts of poetry, each reminding us that the most important element in art or architecture is human emotion.” 24. What is Maya Lin’ principle to make her creation? A. Art is to lead to reputation. B. Art is a physical act of poetry. C. Art is to create something distinguished. D. Art can be a medium to approach affairs. 25. What is conveyed in her work for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial? A. US soldiers’ sacrifice in the Vietnam War. B. The influence of the Vietnam War on America. C. The bloody and cruel scenes of the Vietnam War. D. Vietnamese soldiers’ fearless fight in the Vietnam War. 26. Where will the sculpture of Barack Obama’s mother be housed? A. Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. B. Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama. C. Museum of Chinese in America in New York City. D. Obama Presidential Center in Illinois. 27. Which of the following best suits the topic of the passage? A. Designing with talents B. Stirring up emotions in art C. Becoming a great Chinese immigrant D. Creating the most influential architecture C Making and retaining deep, meaningful friendships as an adult is hard, especially for men. Less than half of men report being satisfied with their friendships, and only about 1 in 5 said they had received emotional support from a friend in the last week, compared with 4 in 10 women, according to a 2021 survey from the Survey Center