山东省青岛第二中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

答案第1页，共1页 （北京）股份有限公司 青岛二中2022—2023 学年第一学期期中考试——高二试题（英语） 第一部分 听力（略） 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A、B、C、D 的四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A The Best Books of 2020 On Monday, the American Library Association announced the top children’s books of 2020. Here are the winners. Devotion Author Clare Vanderpool took home the John Newbery Medal for outstanding contribution to children’s literature for Moon over Manifest. The book is about a young girl’s magical adventures in a small Kansas town, in 1936. Vanderpool said that she was shocked to learn that she had won. “You grow up reading legendary authors like Madeleine L’Engle, but I never expected to be put in a category with her,” Vanderpool told TFK. “It’s fabulous.” Picture This The picture book A Sick Day for Amos McGee won the Randolph Caldecott Medal. The book was illustrated by Erin E. Stead and written by her husband, Philip C. Stead. It tells the story of an elderly zookeeper and the animals that visit him when he’s not well enough to go to work. “I love drawing animals and I love drawing people and I love drawing the emotional connection between animals and people,” said Stead. More Honored Books The Coretta Scott King award, given to an African-American author and illustrator of “outstanding books for children and young adults,” went to Rita Williams-Garcia for One Crazy Summer. Set in 1968, the novel follows three sisters from Brooklyn, New York, who visit their mother, a poet who ran away years ago and lives in California. The king prize for best-illustrated work went to Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave. The book, which was written by Laban Carrick Hill and illustrated by Bryan Collier, tells the story of a skilled potter who engraved his poems on the clay pots and jars that he made. The enslaved potter, known only as Dave, lived in South Carolina in the 1800s. 21. When she heard the news that she won the medal Vanderpool felt_________. A. depressed. B. annoyed. C. amused. D. astonished. 22. One Crazy Summer is a _________. A. thriller B. fiction C. adventure story D. comic book 23. From the passage, we can infer that_________ A. The book Moon over Manifest tells a story of a zookeeper and his animals. B. The book A Sick Day for Amos McGee is written by Erin, a famous woman writer. C. A Sick Day for Amos McGee shows us that animals can interact with humans. D. One Crazy Summer is about a mother with her three children having a holiday in California. B Zheng Qinwen announced herself as a major new force in women’s tennis with an import French Open debut (首秀) last month. Now the Chinese teenager hopes the fighting spirit she showed at the Grand Slam (大满贯) tournament can encourage kids starting out in the sport to chase their dreams on the court with the same 答案第2页，共12页 determination. “If tennis is your dream, I think you always have to fight for your dream. Because we only have one life, you shouldn’t have any regrets,” Zheng said last week in an interview. The 19-year-old showed she possesses the talent to be a contender at the very top level of tennis with a breakout campaign at French Open. Accounting for two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep along the way, Zheng’s journey was ended in the fourth round by a three-set defeat to eventual champion Iga Swiatek. Zheng, though gave the Polish world No. 1 a big scare, battling back from 3-0 down in the first set to force, and win, a tiebreak (平分决胜局)。 “That was the first time I had played the world No.1, so I really wanted to grab this chance so I could judge her level and test myself,” said Zheng. “I didn’t want to give her the match so easy like that. It was pretty difficult for me to hold on in that match because of what my body was going through, but I wanted to show her I'm not easily beaten. Looking back at Zheng Qinwen’s performances in this year’s French Open, there’s no doubt that she’s a true fighter. Zheng says she avoids being discouraged by higher-ranked opponents by simply focusing on the next point, one shot at a time. Supported by her team, she hopes she can one day win a Grand Slam title. Zheng’s impressive French Open run has inevitably led to comparisons with China’s solitary Grand Slam singles championLi Na, who won the 2011 French Open and 2014 Australian Open titles. “When I was a kid, Li Na showed that Asian people also can do something really good in tennis. She was the first one. I will just focus on my own game and then let’s see if I can really compete at the highest level,” said Zheng. 24. What does the underlined word “contender” in paragraph 3 mean? A. Organizer. B. Announcer. C. Competitor. D. Designer. 25. What is the result of the match between Zheng and Ign Swiatek? A. Iga Swiatek beat Zheng easily. B. Zheng lost to Iga Swiatek at last. C. Zheng won the match despite her pain. D. Iga Swiatek lost because of her mistakes. 26. Why is Li Na mentioned in paragraph 7? A. To explain why Li Na has achieved a lot B. To prove failure is the mother of success. C. To show how excellent Zheng Qinwen is. D. To compare the difference between Zheng Qinwen and LI Na 27. Which of the following can best describe Zheng Qinwen? A. Optimistic and generous. B. Struggling and determined C. Independent and helpful. D. Adventurous and realistic. C Human innovation (创新) has allowed people to explore space for decades. Within a space station, astronauts have enough air, food and water to complete missions of a year or longer without a resupply. But missions to further reaches of space are a different matter. Establishing a base on the moon or sending humans to Mars seems just on the horizon. That can only happen if innovative and foolproof ways are developed to supply humans with enough air, water and food. One company, Interstellar Labs, has developed an advanced, closed loop system that can grow plants anywhere, even in space. They call their AI managed greenhouses BioPods and they are designed to be very efficient. In fact, Interstellar Labs claims that BioPods reduce the amount of land and water needed to produce food by 99 percent. That is not an impossible claim. BioPods don’t use any soil to grow plants, and the vast majority of water is recycled and recirculated. Plants are grown inside BioPods using aeroponics, the practice of hanging plants in the air and spraying a 答案第3页，共1页 （北京）股份有限公司 mist of nutrient-rich water on their roots. By using aeroponics, the BioPod system carefully conserves water with amazing results. According to Interstellar labs, BioPod-grown plants are up to 300 times more productive than traditionally grown plants, using only a small amount of water. The conditions inside of a BioPod are controlled by AI, which can change anything from the lighting to the temperature and humidity to maximize growth. This optimizes (使最优化) growing conditions no matter what the environment is outside, including the emptiness of space. The BioPods themselves can be built in almost any environment, too. The pod’s structure is made with a 3D printer using raw materials in liquid form. The inside part is sealed with an inflatable membrane (充气膜) that is also 3D-printed. This means that a BioPod could be built right on the surface of the moon or Mars, making transporting a large structure unnecessary. Like most technology developed for space exploration, BioPods can also be used on Earth to provide highly efficient food production systems even in the harshest environments. 28. In writing paragraph 1, the author aims to____________. A. present a topic B. make a comparison C. reach a conclusion D. propose a definition 29. Which of the following best describes Biopods? A. They are widely used for space exploration. B. They are highly productive and efficient greenhouses. C. They are easy to operate without need for soil or water. D. They are deigned to be used in harsh environments on Earth. 30. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. Food Consumption in Space Station B. Space Exploration with BioPods C. Growing Food in Space Pods D. 3D Printers Used in Space Lab 3