華僑中學2023～2023學年度第二學期第一次段考答題卷高二級英語考試時間120分鐘滿分150分第一部分聽力（共兩節，滿分15分）聽力理解（4段共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）聽下面一段對話，回答第1-2題。Whatdoesthemanlikebestaboutlivinginthecountryside?A.TherelaxedatmosphereB.ThefreshairD.Thefriendlypeople2.Whydoesthewomanlikeherjobinthepostoffice?A.Shemakesgoodmoney.B.Shecanwalktowork.C.Shelikestomeetpeoplethere.聽下面一段對話，回答第3-5題。isgoodatplayingtheguitar?A.Theman.B.Theman’sbrother.C.Thewoman4.Whathobbydothespeakersshare?A.Goingtoconcerts.B.Playingamusicalinstrument.C.Listeningtomusicathome.5.Howwillthespeakersimprovetheirtheoryofmusic?A.Bytakingamusictheorycoursetogether.B.Byexchangingexperienceswitheachother.C.Bygoingtoseetheman’suncle.聽下面一段獨白，回答第6-8題。6.Howlongwasthebabyelephanttrappedintheshallowwell?A.ForeighthoursB.ForninehoursC.Forelevenhours7.Whatdidthevillagersusetogetthemotherawayfromthewell?A.Bananas.BBananasleaves.C.Bananastrunks.8.Howdidthebabyelephantgetoutofthewell?A.Hismotherpulledhimout.B.Thevillagerspulledhimout.C.Hegotoutbyhimself.聽下面一段對話，回答第9-10題。9.Whatwerestolenfromthesafe?A.ThirtythousanddollarsB.Twogoldwatches.C.Twodiamondrings.10.Whatdidthemanguesswastrueabouttheburglar?climbedintothehousethroughthebrokenwindowB.Hecouldimmediatelylocatevaluableobjects.C.Heopenedthebackdoorwithakey.第二節聽取信息（共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分）Stanley’sVegetableCookFirstPutalittle11intoapot.SecondCutupafewonionsand12..ThirdPourinalittle13.FourthSliceupafewcarrotsandcutupafewmushrooms,andthensliceafewbigredtomatoes,thenaddalittle14.andpepper.FifthCoverthepotandcookfor15.minutes第二部分閱讀理解(共兩節，共40分)第一節、閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A,B,C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。（共15小題，每小題2分，共30分）AWhenIwasanofficialofaschoolinPaloAlto,California,PollyTyner,thepresidentofourboard,wrotealetterthatwasprintedinthePaloAltoTimes.Polly’sson,Jim,hadgreatdifficultyinschool.Hewasclassifiedas“Todayweburiedour20-year-oldson.HewaskilledinamotorcycleaccidentonFridaynight.HowIwishIhadknownthatthelasttimeIhadtalkedtohimwouldbethelasttime.IfIhadonlyknownthat,Iwouldhavesaidtohim,‘Jim,IloveyouandI’malwayssoproudofyou.’Iwouldhavetakenthetimetocountthemanyblessingshehadbroughttothelivesofthepeoplewholovedhim.Iwouldhavetakenthetimetoappreciatehisbeautifulsmile,hislaughter,andhisgenuinelovetootherpeople.“WhenIputallthegoodthingsonthescaleandtrytobalancethemwithalltheirritating(惱人的)thingssuchastheradiothatwasalwaystooloud,thehaircutthatwasn’ttoourliking,thedirtysocksunderthebed,etc.,Ifindthattheirritationsreallydon’tamounttomuch.“Iwon’tgetanotherchancetotellmysonallthatIwouldhavewantedhimtohear,but,otherparents,dohaveachance.Tellyouryoungpeoplewhatyouwouldwantthemtohearasifitmaybeyourlastconversation.ThelasttimeItalkedtoJimwasthemorningofthedaywhenhedied.Hecalledmetosay,‘Hi,Mom!IjustcalledtosayIloveyou.Youhavetogotoworknow.Bye.’Thatday,hegavemesomethingtotreasureforever.”IfthereisanypurposeatallforJim’sdeath,maybeitistomakeothersappreciatelifemoreandtotellpeople,especiallyfamilymembers,thattheyshouldtakethetimetoleteachotherknowjusthowmuchtheycare.Youmayneverhaveanotherchance.Doittoday!16.WhowasJim?A.Aschoolboy. B.Thewriter.C.Thepresidentofaschoolboard. D.Anofficialofaschool.17.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrase“theeducationallyhandicapped”?A.Thelearningdifficulty. B.Thephysicalproblems.C.Thepsychologicalproblems. D.Thecommunicationdifficulty.18.Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingaboutJimisTRUE？A.Hewasalwayssadabouthisschoolmarks.B.Hisparentsalwaysscoldedhimabouthisbadschoolmarks.C.Hisstudyneededmoreattentionfromhisparentsandteachers.D.Hewaskilledinacaraccident.19.WhatdidPollythinkofJim? A..Hewasphysicallysickbutalwayshappy B.Hewasalovelyboywithabeautifulsmilewhoalwayslovedothers. C.Hewasanirritatingboywithsomebadhabits. D.Heseldomexpressedhisloveforhisparents.20.ThepurposeofPolly’sletteristo. A.memorizeherson B.teachchildrenhowtobegoodboys C.teachparentstoappreciatetheirchildren D.givesomeadviceonhowtodealwithchildren’sproblemsBInmylongyearsofteaching,Ioftenaskmystudenttoreadthetextsuntiltheycanrecitethem,andItellthemthatrecitationisanimportantpartoftheirhomework.However,someofmystudentsaretiredofdoingso,thinkingthatitisbothhardanduseless.Theyarguethatittakesalongtimetoreciteatextfrommemoryandtextitselfneverappearsinatestpaper.Inmyopinion,itnaturallytakestimetoreciteatext,butitisworthdoingso.Whenyouareabletoreciteatext,youaresuretobefamiliarwiththewordsandexpressions.Whenyouneedtheminreadingorwritingordoingexercises,theywillcometoyourmindquickly,andsoyouwillgivequickresponsetoallkindsoflanguagesituation.Howcanwesaythatitisuseless?Besides,manystudentscomplainthattheysoonforgetwhattheywereonceabletorecite.Thisistrue,butyoudon’tneedtoworry.Whileyouarereadingandforgettingthetexts,yourlanguagelevelisbeingraised.Sureyoudon’trememberyourChinesetextsthatyouoncereadintheprimaryschool,butnowyouareabletoreadnovelsandnewspaper.So,recitationofthetextswillhelpyouimproveyourlanguageability.21.Thewriteroftenaskshisstudentstorecitethetexts,_______.AndtheyareeagertodosoButtheywrotealettertotheDepartmentofEducationreportingthething.Buttheydomoreexercisesinsteadofrecitingthetexts.Buttheydon’tliketodoso.22.Whatdothestudentsthinkabouttheteacher’sadvice?TheEnglishteachertrieshisbesttohelpthemwithEnglish.TheEnglishteacherasksthemtodosomethinguseless.TheEnglishteacherisverykindtothem.TheEnglishteachershouldletthemstudyontheirown.23.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingiscorrect?Thestudentsthinktheyspendalotoftimeinrecitingthetextsandgetnothing.TheteacherthinksthestudentsaretoonaughtytolearnEnglishwell.Thestudentssaythattheyoftenforgetthewords.ThestudentstakenointerestinEnglish.24.Whenthestudentsareagainsthissuggestion,thewriter_______.patientlyexplainstothemwhytheyshouldrecitethetextsoftencriticizesthemwantstogiveuphisideaisafraidthatheiscriticizedbytheheadmaster.25.Whydoesthewritersuggestthatthestudentsrecitethetext?RecitingthetextsisthebestwayoflearningEnglish.Thestudentsshouldrememberallthetextsthattheteacherhastaughtthem.RecitingthetextscanimprovetheabilityofapplyingEnglish.Recitingthetextscangreatlyimprovetheclassroomteaching.C

Untillateinthe20thcentury,mostAmericansspenttimewithpeopleofdifferentgenerations.Nowmiddle-agedAmericansmaynotkeepintouchwitholdpeopleuntiltheyareoldthemselves.

That'sbecausewegrouppeoplebyage.Weputourthree-year-oldstogetherinday-carecenters,our13-year-oldsinschoolsandsportsactivities,andour80-year-oldsinseniorcitizenhomes.Why?

Weliveawayfromtheoldformanyreasons.Youngpeoplesometimesavoidtheoldtogetridoffearsof

aginganddying.Itismuchhardertowatchsomeonewelovedisappearbeforeoureyes.Sometimesit'ssohardthatwestayawayfromthepeoplewhoneedusthemost.

Fortunately,someofushavefoundourwaytotheold.Andwehavediscoveredthattheyoftensavethe

young.

Areportermovedherfamilyontoablockfilledwitholdpeople.Atfirstherchildrenweredisappointed.Butthereporterbakedbananabreadfortheneighborsandhadherchildrendeliveritandvisit.Soonthechildren

hadmanynewfriends,withwhomtheysharedfood,storiesandprojects."Mychildrenhaveneverbeenless

lonely,"thereportersaid.

Theyoung,inturn,savetheold.OnceIwasinaresthomewhenavisitorshowedupwithababy,shewasimmediatelysurrounded.Peoplewhohadn'tgottenoutofbedinaweeksuddenlywereringingforathosewhohadseemedasleepwoke'uptowatchthechild.Babieshaveanastonishingpowertocomfort

andcure.Grandparentsareaspecialcase.Theygivetheirgrandchildrenafeelingofsecurityandcontinuity.As

myhusbandputit,"Mygrandparentsgavemeadeepsensethatthingswouldturnoutrightintheend."

Grandchildrenspeakofattentiontheydon'tgetfromworriedparents."Myparentswerealwaystellingmetohurryup,andmygrandparentstoldmetoslowdown,"onefriendsaid.Ateachertoldmeshecantellwhich

pupilshaverelationshipswithgrandparents:theyarequieter,calmerandmoretrusting.26.NowinanAmericanfamily,peoplecanfindthat_____.A.childrenneverlivewiththeirparents

B.notallworkingpeoplelivewiththeirparents

C.agedpeoplearesupportedbytheirgrandchildren

D.grandchildrenaresupportedbytheirgrandparents27.Thereasonthatoldpeopleareleftalonemaybethat_____.A.theolddon'tliketoliveinabigfamily

B.theyoungcan'tgetenoughmoneytosup-porttheold

C.differentgenerationshavedifferentlifestyles

D.theoldaretooweaktolivewiththeyoung28.Thefactthereportertoldusshowsthat_____.A.oldpeopleinAmericaleadahardlife

B.oldpeopleinAmericaenjoybananabread

C.shehadnorimetotakecareofherchildren

D.oldpeopleareeasytogetalongwith29.Seeingababy,theoldpeoplegotexcitedbecause_____.A.theyhadneverseenababybefore

B.thebabywascleverandbeautiful

C.thebabybroughtthemtheimageoflife

D.thebaby'smotherwouldtakecareofthem30.Whyaresomechildrenquieter,calmerandmoretrusting?A.Becausetheyhaverelationshipswiththeirgrandparents.

B.Becausetheirworriedparentsaskthemtoactlikethat.

C.Becausetheyhavenothingtoworryabout.

D.Becausetheirteachersaskthemtoactlikethat.第二節、七選五根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。(注意:如果選E涂AB,如果選F涂CD,如果選G涂AC)（共5小題，每小題2分,共10分）TipsforCookingonaTightScheduleFrommyexperience,therearethreemainreasonswhypeopledon’tcookmoreoften:ability,money,andtime___31____.MoneyisatopicI’llsaveforanotherday.SotodayIwanttogiveyousomewisdomabouthowtomakethemostofthetimeyouspentinthekitchen.Herearethreetipsforgreatcookingonatightschedule:Thinkahead.ThemomentswhenIthinkcookingisapainarewhenI’malreadyhungryandthere’snothingreadytoeat.Sothinkaheadofthecomingweek.Whenwillyouhavetimetocook?Doyouhavetherightmaterialsalready?___32____.Makeyourtimeworthit.Whenyoudofindtimetocookameal,makethemostofitandsaveyourselftimelateron.Areyoumakingoneloafofbread?___33____Ittakesaroundthesameamountoftimetomakemoreofsomething.Sosaveyourselftheeffortforfuturemeal.____34___Thismaysurpriseyou,butoneofthebesttoolsformakingcookingworthyourtimeisexperimentation.Itgivesyouthechancetohituponnewideasandrecipesthatcanworkwellwithyourappetiteandschedule.Themoreyoulearnandthemoreyoutry,themoreabilityyouhavetotakecontrolofyourfoodandyourschedule.Hopefullythatgivesyouagoodstart.____35___Anddon’tletabusyschedulediscourageyoufrommakingsomegreatchangesinthewayyoueatandlive!A．Trynewthings.B．Abilityiseasilyimproved.C．Makethreeorfourinstead.D．Understandyourfoodbetter.E.Cookingisaburdenformanypeople.F.Letcookingandlivingsimplybeajoyratherthanaburden.G.Alittletimeplanningaheadcansavealotofworklateron.第三部分:英語知識運用（共兩節，45分）第一節、完形填空（共20小題；每小題分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。Mypreviousjobhadmedriving45milestowork,one-way.Thenewonewouldhavehadmedrivingabout20milesintotal,

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ways.ButitisinChicagoanddrivingtherewasaskingfor37.Withanewjobthere,acarnolongerseemed38.Finally,afterpouringendlessamountsofmoneyintopayingforinsurance,gas,and

39,Ihadanexcusetosaygoodbyetothestressesthatcomewith

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at18itseemedcarsweregivingmeproblems.Myfirstrideendedwithmetwoblocksawayfromhomeandthecarcouldn’t

42,whichwasanimmediate

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thatanycarIownedwouldneedrepairsfromtimetotime.

Fortunately,Iamnot

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again.Therearemanytypesoftransportationinthearea

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buses,trains,andsubways.Insteadofdrivingtowork,mymorningtravelthere

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amilelongwalktothefirsttrain,atransfer(換乘)toanothertrain,andthenanothermilelongwalktothebuildingwhereIam

47.Besides,Icanalsochoosetotakeafewbusesorsubways,butthe48

exercisefromwalkingisgoodformyhealth.

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heavytraffic,sometimeswalkingmaybemuch

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ofnothavingacar.NowIjustpay$5adaytoridethetrain.Mynewjobcontributedalotto

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mycar,butabigreasonwhyIwantedajobinChicagowasthatdrivinghadbecomesomethingthat

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mealot.Anyway,Iwill

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havetodrivearoundaparkinglot

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aplacetoleavemycaragain.36.A.any

B.both

C.some

D.many37.A.advice

B.moneyC.trouble

D.protection38.A.necessary

B.expensiveC.dangerous

D.impossible39.A.jobs

B.meals

C.lessons

D.repairs40.A.buying

B.owningC.choosing

D.borrowing41.A.teaching

B.swimmingC.driving

D.fishing42.A.move

B.stopC.speedup

D.turnback43.A.chance

B.descriptionC.understanding

D.sign44.A.poor

B.alone

C.busy

D.tired45.A.except

B.besidesC.including

D.regarding46.A.beginswith

B.getsoverC.bringsabout

D.settlesdown47.A.invited

B.trainedC.connected

D.employed48.A.added

B.paidC.expected

D.designed49.A.Asfor

B.AlongwithC.Becauseof

D.Insteadof50.A.safer

B.quickerC.closer

D.quieter51.A.challenges

B.possibilitiesC.embarrassments

D.advantages52.A.givingup

B.workingonC.gettingoutof

D.losingcontrolof53.A.amused

B.puzzledC.worried

D.interested54.A.also

B.againC.even

D.never55.A.askingfor

B.lookingforC.takingup

D.pointingat第二節、語法填空（共10小題，每小題分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，按照句子結構的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當的詞或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡標號為56—65的相應位置上。WhenIwasabout12,Idevelopedapassionforwritingpoetry.Igaveupallmyother__56____(hobby),andspentmysparetime___57____(read)poetryandwritingit.Thishabitofwritingpoetryoneverypossibleoccasionsoongotme__58___trouble.Ifalessondidn’tinterestme,I’dtakeoutmynotebo