2022-2023學(xué)年河南省周口市沈丘縣長安高級(jí)中學(xué)高二（下）期中英語試卷

第一部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié) 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

• 1．If you want to know the world，you must know famous global media.Here are four well-known ones that can help you learn about what are happening in the world without leaving home.
     The Sun
     The Sun is a popular newspaper owned by News Corporation founded by Keith Rupert Murdoch.It is filled with the jokes about heads of state and major events both inside and outside Britain such as mayor's trousers not being tied properly，politicians' sleeping during conferences and so on.Its lively and popular style just meets the taste of the lower classes.Now its annual circulation（發(fā)行量）has reached 23，100，000 copies.
     Daily Mail
     Daily Mail，compared to The Sun，is a little more serious.Reading Daily Mail，you can not only understand main political and economic events，but also find some relaxing and helpful contents.Well-known for favorite topics for women，it is extremely popular with middle-class housewives.Now its annual circulation has come to 20，930，000 copies.
     Onion News
     Onion News is the most popular satirical（諷刺的）magazine in the United States with a circulation of 6，900，000 copies a year，covering domestic，foreign and local news including entertaining newspapers and websites.Most onion readers are between 18 and 44 years old.
     The New Yorker
     The New Yorker is a comprehensive magazine of America.It is mainly on nonfiction，including reports and comments on politics，international affairs，popular culture，art，science，technology and business.It also publishes literary works，but mainly short stories and poems，as well as humorous sketches and its different style of The New Yorker cartoons.Its annual circulation adds up to 10，209，000 copies.
  
  （1）According to the text，who may be the most loyal readers of The Sun？

  
  A．Mayors.
  B．Mid-class women.
  C．Politicians.
  D．Lower classes.
  （2）Which medium has the smallest circulation？

  
  A．Onion News.
  B．Daily Mail.
  C．The New Yorker.
  D．The Sun.
  （3）Which topic is least possibly published in The New Yorker？

  
  A．Popular culture report.
  B．A topic for women.
  C．Humorous sketch.
  D．A short story.
  組卷：0引用：2難度：0.5

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• 2．Armenian musician Astrid Poghosyan，a 29-year-old violinist，takes great pride in the Chinese name she picked for herself，Ma Xingxing.Last summer，she were busy making preparations for a series of in-person and online music events and cultural exchange programs.Poghosyan said she always put all her energies into the projects which she took part in，whether they were offline or online events，as she believed that every little effort would help her realize her music-related dreams.
     "I believe music knows no borders，and cultural exchanges through music are especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic （流行?。?，"she said.Having studied and worked in China for 13 years，Poghosyan has now become a real China hand，skilled at the country's language and culture.Such a multicultural background has certainly helped her stand out in her present job.For Poghosyan，the life she now leads is a far cry from when she first came to China in 2009 to learn to play the violin at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.At that time，Poghosyan could not speak a word of Chinese."And my high-school-level English wasn't of much help at that time，"she said."So I decided to learn Chinese to solve the communication problem."
     She has a strong desire for Chinese movies，traditional festivals and history stories，all of which helped her through the difficult language-learning process.As she gradually buried herself in the Chinese language and culture，she also started to make Chinese friends and explore the energetic city life of Shanghai.
     "Since I first came to Shanghai，I have always been impressed by the kindness of the people here，"she said."Even when I couldn't speak Chinese，in the first days，everyone I met gave me a big smile.Their smiles have made me feel the warmth of the city."
  
  （1）What do we know about Astrid Poghosyan？

  
  A．She is proud of her talent in music.
  B．She came to China when she was 16.
  C．She spoke Chinese well when young.
  D．She usually has music lessons online.
  （2）What can we learn from the second paragraph？

  
  A．Every country has its unique music and culture.
  B．The COVID-19 pandemic prevented music spreading.
  C．Poghosyan's high-school-level English helped her a lot.
  D．Poghosyan's present life is quite different from that in the past.
  （3）What helped Poghosyan get through the hard language-learning process？

  
  A．Her exploration of the city.
  B．Her love for Chinese culture.
  C．Her wonderful social skills.
  D．Her teacher's encouragement.
  （4）What does Poghosyan think of the people in Shanghai？

  
  A．Energetic.
  B．Outgoing.
  C．Humorous.
  D．Friendly.
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• 3．Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family，and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck．I'm not going to say luck，talent，and circumstances don't come into play because they do．Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence，and that's just the reality of how life is．
  However，to succeed in life，one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical．And，in addition to that，in order to get really good at something，one needs to spend at least 10，000 hours studying and practicing．To become great at certain things，it'll require even more time，time that most people won't put in．
  This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love．If you don't enjoy what you do，it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it．
  When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success，you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost．It's sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent，but thinking that way does you no good，and there's a huge chance that you're wrong anyway．
  Whatever you do，if you want to become great at it，you need to work day in and day out，almost to the point of addiction，and over a long period of time．If you're not willing to put in the time and work，don't expect to receive any rewards．Consistent，hard work won't guarantee you the level of success you may want，but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into．
  
  （1）Paragraph 1 mainly talks about

  ．
  A．the reasons for success
  B．the meaning of success
  C．the standards of success
  D．the importance of success
  （2）In Paragraph 2，the underlined word refers to

  ．
  A．being good at something
  B．setting a practical goal
  C．putting in more time
  D．succeeding in life
  （3）Successful people suggest doing what one loves because

  ．
  A．work makes one feel pain
  B．one tends to enjoy his work
  C．one gives up his work easily
  D．it takes a lot of time to succeed
  （4）What is the main theme of the passage？

  
  A．Having a goal is vital to success．
  B．Being good is different from being great．
  C．One cannot succeed without time and practice．
  D．Luck，talent and family help to achieve success．
  組卷：2引用：2難度：0.5

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第三部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分10分）第一節(jié) 短文改錯(cuò)

• 8．假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文．文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處．每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改．
  增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞；
  刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉；
  修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞．
  注意：1．每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；
  2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分．
  Dear Laura，
      Thanks for let us stay at your seaside house．Now，you might have heard from your neighbors about which happened on Saturday evening．When I was out a walk，my younger son，Tom ，was playing the football before your house．He made so much noise that the neighbors got quite angrily．Even worse，Tom broke one of the window of Mr．Wilson's house．Tom and I apologized to all the neighbors for the unhappy happenings，but promised to have the broken window repair soon．Tom said that we would not do such silly things any more．I am glad that your neighbors had forgiven us．They are really nice people．
  組卷：5引用：4難度：0.6

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第二節(jié) 書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

• 9．假定你是李華，你校英語俱樂部正在征稿，主題是"音樂的力量"，請(qǐng)你分享你的故事。內(nèi)容包括：
  （1）你對(duì)音樂的體驗(yàn)和感受；
  （2）音樂如何給你鼓舞或激勵(lì)。
  注意： （1）寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；
  （2）請(qǐng)按如下格式作答。
  The Power of Music The school English club is calling on all the students to contribute their best essays themed the power of music.__________
  組卷：6引用：4難度：0.5

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