江苏省泰州中学2022-2023学年高二下学期5月月考英语试卷(含答案)

江苏省泰州中学2022-2023学年高二下学期5月月考英语试卷

学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读理解

The incident took place, believe it or not, on the playground. I was something of a football player, but I had never been a good player, far less a great one. I played for the mere physical joy that I got out of the game, but I played with a will, and put my whole heart into the game. The result was that, though I had plenty of energy and enthusiasm, I was never picked for my college team.

Let me confess frankly that this was only because there was another player in the same position who happened to be much better than me. I considered myself the better sportsman, but he was certainly the greater player. So I never grumbled or complained. I was content to wait and bide my time.

And at last my patience was rewarded. It was for me a very special day. Our team had shot up into the final and was meeting its rival(竞争对手). Our star­player sent word at the last moment that he was ill and he could not take the field. Imagine the astonishment in the college camp! The thought was that the game was as good as lost, and so also, I confess, did I for this player was our trump card(王牌): That is what everybody always said. However, something had to be done, and that something had to be myself! The captain called me up almost apologetically for having failed to recognize my greatness before, and—there I was, on the playground, greeted by the cheers of my friends, and a few jeers from those who had little faith in my prowess.

I can tell you that I played like a demon(魔鬼). I was here, there and everywhere—now leading the attack, now falling back to help the defense. It was indeed a thrilling moment in my life. For a time, I was the center of all attention, the object of universal applause, and “the observed of all observers”. And, believe it or not, it was I who put in the winning goal. It marked the top of a glorious day. Even now I look back on the episode with unmixed pleasure and satisfaction.

1、What can you learn about the author from the first two paragraphs?

A. He was chosen into the college team.

B. He intended to be a professional player.

C. He performed better than any other player.

D. He showed great interest in playing football.

2、How was the author’s patience rewarded?

A. He received the captain’s sincere apology.

B. He helped his school team to enter the final.

C. He was finally considered as the trump card.

D. He became a replacement for the sick player.

3、Why did the author say it was a thrilling moment in his life?

A. He showed off his patience to the fullest.

B. The audience applauded his performance.

C. The audience observed players attacking.

D. He played attentively in the final match.

4、What can we learn from the author’s experience?

A. Patience is the best treatment. B. Care and diligence bring luck.

C. Great hopes make a great man. D. Opportunity is for the prepared.

Scientists say a huge percentage of bird species are in danger because their habitats, or homelands, are disappearing.

Traditional migration paths take birds through countries that are not protecting the places for birds to stop, rest and feed. The scientists studied the migration or flight paths of almost 1,500 species. They decided that 91 percent of them passed through dangerous areas.

The major danger for migratory birds is development. Buildings and pavements have covered the places where birds stop and feed as they move from one part of the world to another. One of the scientists who worked on the study says “Many of these important places have been lost to land reclamation because of urban, industrial and agricultural land expansion”.

The problem, according to scientists, is that many of these small birds die along their migration paths because they don’t have a safe place to feed and rest. There is no place to restore their energy for the next part of their journey. Countries in North Africa, Central Asia and those along the coasts of East Asia are having the most difficult time in protecting land. The scientists say these countries do not have enough areas that are safe for birds. One species that doesn’t exist now is the Eskimo curlew. “Our world gets poorer every time we lose a species,” one of the scientists says.

The researchers say countries need to work together and come up with safe stopping areas for birds that pass through their boundaries. For example, one country might have preserved safe zones for migrating birds. But a neighbor country might not. A bird might die.

One scientist who is not connected with the report tells Los Angeles Times that while some habitats are changing, more work can be done to make urban areas safe for birds.

He says small changes, like planting more native plants or keeping cats out of the areas birds would be likely to use, could make a big difference.

5、What mainly caused the disappearing of birds’ habitats?

A. The decrease of awareness to protect birds.

B. Natural disasters.

C. Overuse of land by human beings. 

D. The rising sea level.

6、What may be the main reason for many birds’ death on the way of migration?

A. Tiredness and hunger. B. Beast attack on the ground.

C. Hunting of humans. D. The long journey.

7、According to the last two paragraphs, how should we protect the migrating birds?

A. By keeping fewer cats or dogs.

B. By restoring their destroyed habitats.

C. By helping change the birds’ migration paths.

D. By preserving the ecological environments on their migration paths.

8、What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To call on people to protect the birds’ habitats.

B. To analyze the reasons for disappearing of birds’ habitats.

C. To offer some solutions to the problem of birds’ habitats.

D. To tell us a huge percentage of bird species are in danger.

There is increasing alarm about the extent of microplastic pollution, which has been found everywhere from Everest to the Arctic. However, it turns out there’s an even smaller and more toxic form of plastic pollution entering remote reaches of the globe. A new study published in Environmental Research found significant quantities of nanoplastics in ice samples from both the North and South Poles.

“Now we know that nanoplastics are transported to these corners of the Earth in these quantities. This indicates that nanoplastics are really a bigger pollution problem than we thought,” study lead author Dusan Materic said in a press release.

Nanoplastics are plastics that are smaller than a micrometer in size. Their small size means they are more difficult to study than microplastics, or plastics between five millimeters and a micrometer. But they may be even more dangerous.

“Nanoplastics are very toxicologically (毒理学地) active compared to, for instance, microplastics, and that’s why this is very important,” Materic said.

Materic and his team used new methods to measure nanoplastic pollution in ice samples from Greenland and Antarctica. They sampled a 14-meter-deep ice core from the Greenland ice cap and sea ice from Antarctica’s McMurdo Sound. They found that there were an average of 13.2 nanograms per milliliter of nanoplastics in the Greenland ice and an average of 52.3 nanograms per milliliter in the Antarctic ice.

But what was even more surprising than the amount of nanoplastics in the remote ice was just how long they had sat there. “In the Greenland core, we see nanoplastic pollution happening all the way from the 1960s. So organisms in that region, despite the lack of the solid evidence, likely all over the world, have been exposed to it for quite some time now,” Materic said.

The study also looked at the types of plastic present in the samples. Half of the Greenland nanoplastics were polyethylene (PE), the kind of plastic used for plastic bags and packaging. A quarter came from tires and a fifth were polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is used for clothing and bottles.

9、Why should researchers focus more on nanoplastics?

A. They are more important to science. 

B. They are smaller but more dangerous.

C. They are easily polluted by ocean water. 

D. They are more active in cold surroundings.

10、What can we learn about nanoplastics?

A. The North and South poles are the birthplace of nanoplastics.

B. Kanoplastics have less influence on the planet than microplastics.

C. Nanoplastics found in the samples are widely used in the daily life.

D. Nanoplastics have been existing since the 1960s throughout the world.

11、What does the underlined word ‘that region’ refer to in Para 6?

A. Greenland ice cap. B. Antarctica’s McMurdo.

C. The south and north poles. D. All places in the world.

12、Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. Mircoplastics—proving more dangerous. 

B. Nanoplastics—making its way to the poles.

C. Nanoplastics—posing a threat to people’s life. 

D. Mircoplastics—setting the alarm bells ringing.

二、七选五

13、阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

“I’m sorry” are two very important words that play a big part in daily life. You might apologize while squeezing through a crowd or using the last of the printer paper at work. It’s easy to say “I’m sorry”, but true apologies are a different story. ①______ Or you may wonder how to properly demand an apology if the other person is at fault? With the following tips, you’ll find these are not hard.

Apologize sincerely. A genuine apology can help repair your relationship, and even your reputation—you’re showing that you can be trusted to do what’s right. But your relationship will remain tense if your apology seems casual. ②______

Apply specific principles. A meaningful apology comes down to the three R’s- regret, responsibility and remedy (补救办法). Firstly, communicate your regret. Show the other person you have recognized your error and can relate to his/her pain. Then take complete responsibility. ③______ Lastly, show that you’re working to improve the situation. Offer to make up for the harm you caused or promise you wouldn’t repeat it again.

④______If you’re the offended (冒犯) party, describe what’s changed in the relationship and your true feeling. For example, you could say, “Although there’s a disagreement between you and me, I want us to be friends again. But I’ve been hurt, and I’d like an apology. I need you to acknowledge what you’ve done.”

Don’t expect immediate forgiveness. Most people hope for immediate forgiveness while apologizing, but that may mean you don’t respect the others’ emotions and all you care about is yourself. ⑤______After all, they were hurt and it would take them a while to recover.

A. Ask for an apology if necessary.

B. Don’t make excuses or blame the victim.

C. Say sorry first if both parties are at fault.

D. So you have to be truly willing to apologize.

E. You should make sure your words are acceptable.

F. So give them some time to come out of the pain after your apology.

G. You may have trouble finding the right way to send meaningful apologies.

三、完形填空（15空）

Despite an age gap of 80 years, a 13-year-old girl and a care home resident in Luton have become firm friends after becoming penpals during lockdown. It ___1___ a lot to 93-year-old Madge, who now lives at a care home, ___2___ by the charity Friends of the Elderly.

Madge is ___3___ of children as she comes from a big family. But it’s been ___4___ for her to see relatives recently for the pandemic. So when the opportunity ___5___ to become penpals with a 13- year- old girl, she was only too ___6___ to take part.

Her penpal is Ella, whose family are in Luton. Before Covid-19, Ella would always be involved in the voluntary activities at the care home. ___7___, Covid-19 made it impossible for her to do that as usual. ___8___ about the people there, she felt an urge to do something. One day, it ___9___ Ella that she could write to the care home resident. That’s how they became penpals.

Madge said “I’ve got all her ___10____ here. I think that’s so nice for her to bother to write to me who is so ____11____ now.” It’s helped Madge feel ____12____ with the outside world. And Ella also has got a lot from the experience. ____13____, when it’s safe, these two will meet in person.

Age is just a ___14___ between friends. In spite of the great difference in age, the letters ____15____ the gap between them.

14、A. meant B. took C. saved D. needed

15、A. found B. consulted C. sponsored D. served

16、A. fond B. afraid C. tolerant D. tired

17、A. necessary B. possible C. accessible D. difficult

18、A. came up B. came out C. put up D. picked up

19、A. surprised B. delighted C. reluctant D. hesitant

20、A. However B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Moreover

21、A. Confused B. Concerned C. Curious D. Crazy

22、A. happened B. occurred C. beat D. struck

23、A. gifts B. messages C. letters D. calls

24、A. ancient B. funny C. energetic D. serious

25、A. satisfied B. delighted C. bored D. connected

26、A. Initially B. Thankfully C. Hopefully D. Previously

27、A. gap B. accelerator C. number D. obstacle

28、A. left B. bridged C. widened D. identified

四、短文填空

29、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Spoken Chinese consisted of a number of Chinese dialects (方言) throughout history. In the Ming Dynasty, standard Mandarin was nationalized. Even so, it was not until the Republic of China era in the 1910s ①______ there were some noticeable results in ②______(promote) a common unified language in China.

The ancient written standard was Classical Chinese and it was used for thousands of years. However, it ③______(reserve) mostly for scholars and intellectuals. Only after the May 4th Movement ④______ the push for Vernacular Chinese begin. This allowed common citizens to read since it was modeled after the linguistics and phonology of a spoken language.

⑤______ the difficulty in mastering it, Classical Chinese remains extremely important in the world heritage of languages. Classical Chinese’s birth is related to the beginning of astronomy (天文学), the connection with higher spirits through divination (占卜) and the ⑥______(form) of several Books of Changes, ⑦______ most famous being the one of the Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, Chinese is packed with great meaning and ⑧______(wise). It is not only a code or a tool, but a language ⑨______ gives light and guidance when ⑩________(receive) in a proper way. Classical Chinese has been the cultural backbone of all the great philosophies, spiritualties, and even arts not just in China but all over Asia.

五、单词拼写

30、Taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a mark of ________(成熟).（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

31、An official ________(询问)has been launched into the cause of the fire. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

32、If you’re in need of a deadline ________(延长), simply explain the situation to the professor. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）

33、The expert recommend a ________(简化)version of the story to make it easy for young children to read. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

34、The newspaper provided little ________(让人受启发的) evidence about the cause of the accident. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

35、They work as ________(顾问) to a software company. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

36、The article made no____________(提及)to previous research on the subject.

六、首字母填空

37、The campaign is designed to make people less p________ about AIDS. (根据首字母拼写单词)

38、What makes you think that you are q________ for this job? (根据首字母单词拼写)

39、Many scientists s________ to the view that it is human activities that have caused global warming. (根据首字母单词拼写)

40、Researchers conducted an interview with a r________ selected sample of thirty girls aged between 13 and 18. (根据首字母单词拼写)

41、She kept her belt fastened for the d________ of the flight. (根据首字母单词拼写)

42、As long as we try our best, we are b________ to achieve our dreams. (根据首字母单词拼写)

43、I could do the job if I spent some time p________ up my Spanish. (根据首字母单词拼写)

44、A________ that we can’t get the necessary equipment for the lab, we’ll have to give up the experiment. (根据首字母单词拼写)

七、书面表达

45、假定你叫李华，你所在的城市要举办“传统文化节”。你在报纸上看到如下一则招募启事。

请阅读启事并写一封应征邮件。内容要点如下： 1.表明写信意图；

2.说明应征条件；

3.希望获准。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear Miss Zhao,

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

八、读后续写

46、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch very obvious scar (伤疤) on her arm, “Nancy, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not notice it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”

It never occurred to me that something like this would happen to my son years later. Sending a child off to college can certainly be stressful for concerned parents. It was 2018 that my son went off to college. He rarely contacted us. I couldn’t help asking about other aspects, which sometimes made him complain that I didn’t treat him as an adult.

To be honest, my son is excellent. Some of my friends always tell me that they admire my son’s characters and they hope their sons could have some of them.

Unexpectedly, it was 4 o’clock in the morning in 2020, when I received the phone call. “This is the emergency room calling and your son was just brought in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We have called for an aircraft and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was serious.

The doctor described the reason, which caused the burns. At 6 am, my son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. When they lit the charcoal, it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline. The flames caught my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head.

Fortunately, one of the boys who was quick-minded grasped my son and rolled him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in shape to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars.

After he recovered from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery for 6 months because it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling.

注意：

1. 续写词数应为150左右;

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

The doctors suggested he return to college with scars of severe burns temporarily.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

So I told him about Nancy’s childhood.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案

1、答案：D

2、答案：D

3、答案：B

4、答案：D

5、答案：C

6、答案：A

7、答案：D

8、答案：A

9、答案：B

10、答案：C

11、答案：A

12、答案：B

13、答案：①-⑤ GDBAF

14、答案：A

15、答案：C

16、答案：A

17、答案：D

18、答案：A

19、答案：B

20、答案：A

21、答案：B

22、答案：D

23、答案：C

24、答案：A

25、答案：D

26、答案：C

27、答案：C

28、答案：B

29、答案：that；promoting；was reserved；did；Despite；formation；the；wisdom；that/which；received

30、答案：maturity

31、答案：inquiry

32、答案：extension

33、答案：simplified

34、答案：enlightening

35、答案：consultants

36、答案：reference

37、答案：prejudiced/rejudiced

38、答案：qualified/ualified

39、答案：subscribe/ubscribe

40、答案：randomly/andomly

41、答案：duration/uration

42、答案：bound/ound

43、答案：polishing/olishing

44、答案：Assuming/ssuming

45、答案：Dear Miss Zhao,

I am Li Hua, a high school student. Learning from the newspaper that some volunteers are needed for a Traditional Cultural Festival, I am writing to apply for this position.

Having a good knowledge of culture, I can give visitors a vivid introduction. Besides, I have volunteered in some activities, which equips me with varieties of relevant experience. Most importantly, outgoing and enthusiastic, I’m keen on being a volunteer, providing service. I’m convinced I will do a good job.

I would be very grateful if you could take me into consideration.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

46、答案：

The doctors suggested he return to college with scars of severe burns temporarily. Although I knew that there were going to be storms in life, it was hard for me to imagine that a handsome and sunny boy would return to his classmates with scars. I really didn’t know how to comfort him. After all, the scars were on him. Not all of us could be able to turn that particular page successfully. It was at this time that I remembered what my mother said to my sister. It was those words that enabled her to overcome her psychological barriers and lead a smooth life.

So I told him about Nancy’s childhood. I passed the wisdom on to my son. Realizing my complex feelings, he smiled and comforted me instead. He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head held high. By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not matter. So he made the decision to give up any plastic surgery. We all have “scars” that we believe will keep people away from us. Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value within yourself, and your beauty will shine through.