茂名市第十七中學2023學年第一學期期中質量檢測高二英語第I卷第一部分聽力（無）第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分40分）第一節（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）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。A OnastormydaylastAugust,Timheardsomeoneshouting.Lookingattheseacarefully,hesawthattwokidsinarowboatwerebeingpulledouttosea. Two12-year-oldboys,ChristianandJack,hadrowedoutinaboattorecoverafootball.Oncethey’drowedbeyondthecalmwaters,abeachumbrellatiedtotheboatcaughtthewindandpulledtheboatintoopenwater.Theboyswereterrifiedandtriedtorowbacktoshore.Buttheywerenomatchforitandtheboatwasoutofcontrol. Timknewthatitwouldsoonbeswallowedbythewaves. “Everythingwentquietinmyhead,”Timrecalls.“I’mtryingtofigureouthowtoswimtotheboysinastraightline.” Timtookoffhisclothesandjumpedintothewater.Every500yardsorso,heraisedhisheadtojudgehisprogress.“Atonepoint,Iconsideredturningback,”hesays.“IwonderedifIwasputtingmylifeatrisk.”After30minutesofstruggling,hewascloseenoughtoshouttotheboys,“Takedowntheumbrella!” “Let’saimforthepier(碼頭),”Jacksaid.Timturnedtheboattowardit.Soonafterward,wavescrashedovertheboat,anditbegantosink.“Canyouswim?”hecried.“Alittlebit,”theboyssaid. Oncetheywereinthewater,Timdecideditwouldbesaferandfasterforhimtopulltheboystowardthepier.ChristianandJackwerewearinglifejacketsandfloatedontheirbacks.Timswamtowardlandaswaterwashedovertheboys’faces. “Arewealmostthere?”theyaskedagainandagain.“Yes,”Timtoldthemeachtime. After30minutes,theyreachedthepier.1. Whendidthestoryhappen? A.Onaholiday. B.Onastormyday. C.Ataweekend. D.Afterafootballmatch.2. Whatdoestheunderlinedword“recover”inthesecondparagraphmeaninChinese? A.找回 B.修補 C.恢復 D.蓋上3. WhatdoyouthinkofTim? A.Strong. B.Proud. C.Shy. D.Brave.B Thefirstnewspaperswerewrittenbyhandandputuponwallsinpublicplace.TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59BC.Inthe700'stheworld'sfirstprintednewspaperwaspublished.Europedidn'thavearegularlypublishednewspaperuntil1609,whenonewasstartedinGermany.

ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewasprintedinAmsterdamin1620.In1621,anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedonceaweek.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwastheDailyCourant(每日新聞).ItcameoutinMarch1702.

In1690,BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butnotlongafteritwasfirstpublished,thegovernmentstoppedthepaper.In1704,JohnCampbellstartedTheBostonNewsletter(波斯頓新聞通訊),thefirstnewspaperpublishedintheAmericancolonies.By1760,thecolonieshadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.Therearenowabout1,800dailypapersintheUnitedStates

Today,asagroup,Englishlanguagenewspapershavethelargestcirculation(發行量)intheworld.ButthelargestcirculationforanewspaperisthatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiDhimbun(朝日新聞).Itsellsmorethanelevenmillioncopieseveryday.4. Thefirstdailynewspapercameoutin_____. A.59BC

B.700's

C.1609

D.16205. ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperinEuropewasprintedin_____. A.England

B.Germany

C.France

D.Sweden6. ThefirstprintednewspaperinAmericacameoutin_____. A.Washington

B.NewYork

C.Boston

D.NewOrleans7. Whatdoestheauthorwanttoinformus? A.Thebeginningofnewspapers B.HistoryofnewspapersC.HistoryofdailynewspapersD.OnreadingnewspapersC

Goodafternoon,andwelcometoEngland.Wehopethatyourvisitherewillbeapleasantone.Today,Iwouldliketodrawyourattentiontoafewofourlaws.

Thefirstoneisaboutdrinking.Now,youmaynotbuyalcohol(酒)inthiscountryifyouareunder18yearsofage,normayyourfriendsbuyitforyou.

Secondly,noise.Enjoyyourselvesbyallmeans,butpleasedon'tmakeunnecessarynoise,particularlyatnight.Weaskyoutorespectotherpeoplewhomaywishtobequiet.

Thirdly,crossingtheroad.Becareful.Thetrafficmovesontheleftsideoftheroadinthiscountry.Usepedestriancrossings(人行橫道)anddonottakeanyriskwhencrossingtheroad.

Mynextpointisaboutlitter(throwingawaywastedmaterialinapublicplace).Itisanoffence(違法行為)todroplitterinthestreet.Whenyouhavesomethingtothrowaway,pleaseputitinyourpocketandtakeithome,orputitinalitterbin.

Finally,asregardssmoking,itisagainstthelawtobuycigarettesortobacco(煙草)ifyouareunder16yearsofage. I'dliketofinishbysayingthatifyourequireanysortofhelporassistance,youshouldcontactyourlocalpolicestation,whowillbepleasedtohelpyou.

Now,arethereanyquestions?8. Themainpurposeofthisspeechwouldbeto____. A.preparepeopleforinternationaltravel B.declarethelawsofdifferentkinds C.giveadvicetotravellerstothecountry D.informpeopleofthepunishmentforbreakinglaws9. Fromthespeechwelearnthat____. A.Inthiscountry,ifyouareunder18yearsofage,youmaynotbuyalcohol,butyourfriendcanbuyitforyou. B.Youmaynotbuycigarettesortobaccounlessyouareabove16yearsofage.

C.Becausethetrafficmovesontheleftsideoftheroad,youmustusepedestriancrossingswhencrossingtheroad D.Youcan'tmakenoiseexceptatnight10. Theunderlinedword“contact”inthelastparagraphmeans_________________. A.keepintouchwith B.getintouchwith C.join D.report11. Whodoyouthinkismostlikelytomakethespeech? A.Apoliceman B.Alawmaker C.Ateacher D.AlawyerD Closeyoureyesandimagineyouarelivinginthenexttwocenturiesormore.You'llbelivinginaworldfilledwithsmartrobots,whichwillbehelpingyoutotakecareofyourchildren,oryourelderlyparentsinyourhome.You'lllivemuchlongerthankstothemedicinemadebygenetic(基因的)science.Andmankindmaybegoingfartherinspacethaneverbefore—youwillbelivingonthemoonorMars. Howshouldweviewthechangesthatwaitforusinthefuture?Shouldwebeoptimisticabouttheyearsahead,orworriedaboutwhatthefutureholds?Somescientistsandexpertsarehavingadiscussionabouthowtechnology,scienceandsocietywilldevelopinthefuture.

"I'mlookingforwardtothedaywhenmoretechnologywillcometomylife,"saysJohnSearle,aprofessorattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeleyPhilosophy,"becauseIthinkfurtherresearchinsuchareasasgenetics,physics,chemistryandmedicinewillhelpustoovercomepoverty,improvehealth,andmakelifelonger." HughHerr,atMIT'sBiomechatronicsGroup,considersverypowerfulweaponsasconcernoverthefuture.Anotheristhegrowingroleoftechnologyinourlives."Machinestakingoverwhathumansdoisnotagoodthing,"Herrsays. ThatisasimilarconcernsharedbyDanielaCerqui,asocialandculturalscientist."Iamafraidthatthelong-termfuturewearebuildingwillhavenospaceleftforhumanbeings,"saysCerqui."Themainvaluesofoursocietyarerelatedtoinformationthatmustprogressasquicklyaspossible,andcomputersaremuchbetterthanhumansinthesetasks."12. Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus________. A.howsciencewilldevelopinthenexttwocenturies B.howpeoplewillliveinamodernsociety C.whatlifewouldbelikeinthefuture D.whatcomputerswillbringtooursociety13. WhatisJohnSearle'sattitudetowardsthefutureoftechnology? A.Worried.

B.Optimistic.

C.Uncertain.

D.Disappointed.14. Theunderlinedword"That"inthelastparagraphrefersto______. A.thepovertyprobleminthefuture

B.machinestakingoverwhathumansdo C.thetechnologyofweapons D.thehealthproblemofhumans15. Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage? A.Thefuture—fullofhopeorconcern? B.Greatchangeswilltakeplaceinthefuture C.Therelationshipbetweentechnologyandhumans D.Theroleofrobotsandcomputersinthefuture第二節（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）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。 ThesevenCsofagoodletter

Whatisthesecretofwritingagoodletter?Herearetwomainones.Don'ttrytobefancy.Don'ttrytoimpressyourreader.YouwillbesuccessfulifyoufollowthesesevenCs.

Clear.Useshort,directsentences.

16Writeasifthereaderwererighttherewithyou.Aboveall,don'tuseanintroduction.Correct.

17

Don'tguess,evenforspelling.Refertoyourdictionary.Ifyouneedto,checkareferencebooktoo.Usethemasmuchasyouneedto.Complete.Don'tscatter(分散)yourpoints.

18

Thisisgoodorganizationtoo.Courteous.Befriendlyratherthanoverlycasual.Presentyourinformationnicelyevenifyouarecomplainingaboutsomething.Inallletters,treatothersasyouwantthemtotreatyou.Concise.Makeeachpointasclearlyandbrieflyasyoucan.Conversational.Thisisreallythesecretofgoodwriting.

19Suchaletterhasanatural,friendlytoneof“talk”.Letyourpersonalitycomethroughnaturally.Considerate.

20Writeaboutwhatyoubelievethereaderneedsorwantstoknow.Trytobehelpful.Thiswillbuildgoodfeelingtowardyou.ThesevenCsareaboutwritingletters.Buthowaboutschoolpapers?UsethesevenCs.Writeasifyouaretalkingtoyourteacherorprofessor.You'llbesurprised.You'llalmostinstantlybecomeagoodwriter.Andyoumightevenenjoywritingfromnowon.A.Just"talk"totheperson.B.Thinkofthereaders'pointofviewasyouwrite.C.Makethemeasytounderstand.D.Includelongsentencesinyourletter.E.Makesurewhatyousayiscorrect.F.Writingshouldnotbetakentooseriously.G.Finishonepointcompletelybeforegoingontothenext.第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分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，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填人空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 Alittleboyinvitedhismothertoattendhisschool'sfirstteacher-parentmeeting.Tothelittleboy's21,shesaidshewouldgo.This22bethefirsttimethathisclassmatesandteacher23hismotherandhefeltashamed(羞愧的)ofher24.Althoughshewasabeautifulwoman,therewasaseverescar(疤痕)that25nearlytheentirerightsideofherface.Theboyneverwantedto26whyorhowshegotthescar. Atthemeeting,thepeoplewere27bythekindnessandnaturalbeautyofhismotherwiththescar,butthelittleboywas28embarrassed(尷尬)and29himselffromeveryone.Hedid,however,getwithin30ofaconversationbetweenhismotherandhisteacher. Theteacherasked31,"Howdidyougetthescaronyourface?" Themotherreplied,"32mysonwasababy,hewasinaroomthatcaughtfire.Everyonewas33afraidtogoinbecausethefirewas34，soIwentin.AsIwasrunningtowardhisbed,IsawalongpieceofwoodcomingdownandIplacedmyselfoverhimtryingtoprotecthim.Iwasknocked35butfortunately,afiremancameinandsavedbothofus."She36theburnedsideofherface."Thisscarwillbe37,buttothisday,Ihavenever38whatIdid." Atthispoint,thelittleboycameoutrunningtowardhismotherwithtearsinhiseyes.Heheldherinhisarmsandfeltagreat39ofthesacrifice(犧牲)thathismotherhadmadeforhim.Heheldherhand40fortherestoftheday.21.A.enjoyment

B.disappointment

C.anger

D.excitement22.A.would

B.could

C.should

D.must23.A.noticed

B.greeted

C.accepted

D.met24.A.skin B.appearance C.impression D.characteristic25.A.included

B.passed

C.covered

D.shaded26.A.talkabout

B.thinkabout

C.careabout

D.hearabout27.A.impressed

B.surprised

C.excited

D.comforted28.A.also B.even C.always D.still29.A.hid

B.protected

C.separated

D.escaped30.A.understanding

B.reminding

C.hearing

D.learning31.A.carefully

B.seriously

C.happily

D.eagerly32.A.As

B.When

C.Since D.While33.A.so

B.much

C.quite

D.too34.A.outofcontrol

B.undercontrol

C.incontrol

D.overcontrol35.A.helpless

B.hopeless

C.senseless

D.useless36.A.pointed

B.showed

C.wiped

D.touched37.A.ugly

B.lasting

C.serious

D.frightening38.A.forgot

B.recognized

C.considered

D.regretted39.A.surprise

B.sense

C.happiness

D.sadness40.A.quietly

B.slightly

C.tightly

D.suddenly第II卷注意事項：用0.5毫米黑色筆跡的簽字筆將答案寫在答題卡上。寫在本試卷上無效。第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分45分）第二節（共10小題；每小題分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容（不多于3個單詞）或括號內單詞的正確形式。 Itisimportantforyoutolearnsomeknowledgeaboutfirstaidinyourdailylife.Ifapersonhasanaccident,heneedsmedicalcare41adoctorcanbefound.Whenyougivefirstaid,youmustpayattentiontothreethings.First,whenapersonstops42(breathe),openhis/hermouthandseeifthereisfoodatthebulkofhis/hermouth.Second,ifapersoncannotbreathe,doyourbesttostarthis/herbreathingatonce,usingamouth-to-mouthway.Third,ifaperson43(hurt)seriously,tryatoncetostopthebleeding.Thentakehim/hertoadoctor.Ifapersonlosesonethirdofhis/herblood,he/she44.(die) Manyaccidentsmayhappenathome.Allparentsshouldknowfirstaidinordertodealwithcommoninjuries45mayhappentotheirchildren.Whenapersonisbittenbyananimal,washthewoundwithcoldrunningwaterbeforehe/sheistakentoseeadoctor.Whenapersonisburnt,washandcooltheareaoftheskinunderthecoldtap46awhile.Thenputapieceofdrycleanclothover47burn.Ifthepersonis48(bad)burnt,takehim/hertothedoctor.Ifapersoncutshis/herfinger,clean49andputapieceofpaperaroundthecut.Everybodyshouldknowsomefirstaidinordertosave50第四部分寫作（共兩節，滿分35分）第一節短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加： 在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，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）不計分。 I’masenior2student.NowMP3andMP4isverypopularamongusstudents.Therearemanyadvantages.Firstly,it’stoosmallthatit’sconvenientforustocarry.Secondly,itcanhelpimprovingourEnglishlistening.Thirdly,itcandownloadmusicandevenfilms,thusenrichingourlife. While,therearesomedisadvantages,too.Scientificresearchesdiscoverthatoveruseitcaninfluencemyhearing,whichisharmfultoourhealth.Besides,somestudentareaddictedtopopsongsandmusic,bothinandoutofclassandothersevenlistenitontheway,whichisthoughtverydangerous. Inmyopinion,weshouldmakeagooduseoftheminourstudyandontheotherhandweshouldlearntousethemproperlyandsafe.笫二節書面表達（滿分25分） 某英文報紙正在舉行“我難忘的一次經歷”主題征文比賽。假設你2015年9月11日參加了全校在運動場上舉行的合唱比賽。請你以“Anunforgettableexperience”為題，根據下表提示，用英語寫一篇短文，準備投稿。參加的活動學校大合唱準備工作業余時間訓練，積極認真結果獲得一等獎你的感受不勞無獲……注意： 1.詞數100左右。 2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。 3.參考詞匯：大合唱比賽groupsingingcompetitionAnunforgettableexperienceDuringthepastyearathighschool,Ihavehadmanyunforgettableexperiences.

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