天水市重点中学2022-2023学年度第二学期高二第一学段检测考试英语试题（满分：150分时间：120分钟）第一部分听力（共两节；满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分；满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。
1.What is the woman?A.AstudentB.A secretaryC.A teacher2.What does the woman say about Tom?A.He works hard.B.He is clever.C.He is popular.3.What are the speakers talking about?A.Where to meet Mr.Jackson.B.Whether to call Mr. Jackson.C.When to meet Mr.Jackson.4.How will the man go to the airport tomorrow?A.By bus.B.By taxi.C.By car.5.Where will the woman go tonight?A.A restaurantB.A theaterC.Abar第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分；满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6,7题。
6.What does Nora prefer?A.A job with higher salary.B.A room of her own.C.A flat near the city center.7.What is the kitchen like?A.Small.B.Old.C.Well-equipped.听下面一段对话，回答第8,9题。
8.Where did the man grow up?A.In a city.B.In a small town.C.In the countryside.9.What do the speakers see in the streets?A.Kids playing ball.B.Nice shops.C.A lot of trash.听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。
10.How did Mr. Lam help Martin?A.By offering him a part-time job.B.By giving him some pocket money.C.By helping him with his study.11.What is Martin's opinion on the club?A.It is expensive.B.It is satisfying.C.It is useless.12.What advice does Martin offer?A.Putting a letter box outside the club's room.B.Making a note of students' problems.C.Keepingin touch with students.听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。
13.Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a company.B.At the woman's house.C.In a factory.14.Why is the man coming to the university?A.He'll visit a friend there.B.He'll study there.C.He'll teach there.15.What does the woman ask the man to do?A.Keep the living room clean.B.Make phone calls at night.C.Turn off the TV.16.What should the man do if he wants to have a long talk on the phone?A.Go to the end of the road.B.Make the phone at midnight.C.Ask the woman for permission.听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。
17.Why is Mr.Chaplin absent?A.He's gone to attend a meeting.B.He's gone to take a training course.C.He's gone to have an examination.18.What exam do the students have today?A.Amath exam.B.A Chinese exam.C.An English exam.19.When does the exam end?A.At 14 o'clock.B.At 11 o'clock.C.At 9 o'clock.20.What does the speaker ask the students to do before answering the questions?A.Write their names clearly.B.Take a deep breath.C.Read the questions carefully.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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
AA Journey to Costa RicaCosta Rican culture and its natural environment are deeply connected. Travel through the country from the Central Valley to the Pacific coast and everywhere in between. Experience first-hand Costa Rica's lifestyle and you'll soon see why Costa Rica is the happiest country in the world!Program at a GlanceDates 8.Price: August 5~9:$750 each personAges:14~18Group Size:4~10 participantsLevel of Spanish: A basic level is recommendedDetailsStart with a walking tour of San Jose and visit its top places of interest: the National Theater, Gold Museum. Central Park and Central Market.Stay with a homestay family in Heredia for a close experience into the Conta Rican lifestyle.culture. Participate in a painting workshop. enjoy a typical lunch and visit gardens.Experience a coffee tour in the highland community of Naranjo.Travel to Guatuso to learn about the native peoples and their traditional waysVisit Abangares and its gold mines.End in Heredia with a farewell dinner and a cooking class.21. Who is the most suitable to take part in the program?A. 12-year-old Jack who speaks Spanish well.B. 15-year old Joan who only knows English.C.17-year old Jane who speaks a little Spanish.D. 19-year old Mike who was born in Spain.22. Where will travelers stay with local families?A. In Heredia.B. In Sarchi.C. In Naranjo.D. In Abangares.23. What can travelers do during the program?A. Buy oxcarts.B. Visit gold mines.C.Enjoy a coffee tour in Guatuso.D. Spend nights in San Jose.BTomatoes were first planted in 700 AD by Aztecs and Incas. Explorers returning from Mexico introduced the tomato into Europe, where it was first mentioned in 1556. The French called it “the apple of love”，the Germans “the apple of paradise（乐园）”.Tomatoes are rich in vitamins A and C and fiber，and are cholesterol（胆固醇）free.An average size tomato (148 grams or so) has only 35 calories. Furthermore,new medical research suggests that the consumption of lycopene（番茄红素），the stuff that makes tomatoes red，may prevent cancer.Besides,the fruit now appears to have two more health giving benefits. Protection against sunburn and helping keep the skin looking youthful are the latest pluses,a study has found.Professor Mark Birch-Machin said tomatoes could provide a cheap and easy way of improving health.Researchers at Manchester and Newcastle universities recommend two tomato-based meals a day for health. Possible menus include a glass of tomato juice with breakfast and a salad later or tomato soup for lunch and pasta （意大利面）with a tomato sauce for dinner.To test the fruit's ability to protect the skin, ten volunteers were asked to eat five tablespoons of tomato paste mixed with olive oil every day for three months. Another ten had a daily dose of olive oil-minus the tomato paste. The tests showed the tomato-eaters were a third better protected against sunburn at the end of the study than at the start,the British Society for Investigative Dermatology's annual conference heard.The researchers stressed,however, that their findings were not an excuse to throw away the sun cream. Professor Lesley Rhodes, a Manchester University dermatologist,said: “People should not think tomatoes in any way can replace sun creams but they may be a good additive.”24.Why does the writer talk about the history of tomatoes in Paragraph 1?A.To lead in the topic. C. To introduce a question.B. To raise a concern.D. To make a statement.25.What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 2?A. The components of tomatoes. C.The latest findings of tomatoes.B.The benefits of tomatoes. D. The functions of tomatoes on patients.26. What is the best way to keep the skin looking youthful?A.Eating more tomatoes.ing more sun cream.C. Staying inside as often as possible.D. Using sun cream and eating tomatoes.27. How do the researchers test tomatoes' ability to protect the skin against sunburn?A. By giving an example.C.By making a comparison.B.By setting up a database.D.By analyzing possible reasons. CThere is more of a connection between food and culture than you may think. On an individual level, we grow up eating the food of our culture. It becomes a part of who we are. Many associate food from our childhood with warm feelings and good memories and it ties us to our families, holding a special and personal value for us. Food from our family often becomes the comfort food we seek as adults in times of frustration and stress.On a large scale, traditional food is an important part of culture. It also operates as an expression of culture identity．Immigrants（移民）bring it wherever they go，and it is a symbo1 of pride in their culture and means of coping with homesickness.Many immigrants open their own restaurants and serve traditional cuisine. However, the food does not remain exactly the same. Some ingredients needed to make traditional cuisine may not be readily available, so the taste and flavor can be different from what they would prepare in their home countries. Additionally, immigrants do not only sell cuisine to people from the same countries as them, but to people from different countries. Therefore, they have to make small changes to the original cuisine to cater to a wider range of customers. Those changes can create new flavors that still keep the cultural significance of the cuisine.We should not only embrace our heritage through our culture's food but also become more informed about other cultures by trying their food. It is important to remember that each dish has a special place in the culture to which it belongs, and is special to those who prepare it. Food is a window into culture, and it should be treated as such.28. What's the function of the traditional food?A. It helps motivate homesickness.B. It shows culture identity.C.It reflects a country's history.D. It shows a community's superiority.29. Why do some immigrants have to change the original dishes in their restaurant?A.To attach cultural importance to thei dishes.B. To announce the beginning of their life on foreign soil.C. To make the dishes popular among customers.D. To present their own food culture in a new way.30. What's the author's attitude towards different food cultures?A. Negative.B. Balanced.C.Unfair.D. Unchangeable.31.Which column does the passage come from?A.SpaceB.ScienceC.FoodD. EntertainmentDFinding the perfect spouse（配偶）can be impossible for some people. But if you live in Japan, the government there is willing to help you find your potential life-long partners through the use of artificial intelligence.With fewer babies being born each year than the previous year, the government has been trying to help single men and women find true love so they get married and start new families. The number of annual marriages in Japan has fallen sharply. Roughly 25 of Japan's 47 prefectures（县）currently have some sort of government run matchmaking service for singles where the users input their preferences for a partner including age, income and educational level. The dating services then provide a list of other users who meet their criteria（标准）.However, the current dating services aren't advanced enough to fully aid in directing singles towards lasting romantic connections. That's where artificial intelligence could come to the rescue.The new AI powered dating system will work by having users answer more specific questions to indicate their personal values on a variety of topics. The users will also have to share more information about their own hobbies and interests, like Pokemon in case they want to. have a Pikachu-themed wedding. This new AI service will help increase the probability of marriage for couples compared with a system based only on income, age, and education. The government will pay two-thirds of the introduction and operation costs of the new AI system.The news quickly stirred up a heated discussion on China's Sina Weibo. “It is surprising that a plot in a romance novel I read has come true in real life, but I still believe in my own personal feelings rather than some emotion less machine,” one Chinese netizen named Xiaosha posted on Sina Weibo.32. What makes the Japanese government try to match spouses for singles?A.The aging problem.C. Young people's demands. B.The declining birth rate.D.The gender imbalance.33.What can we learn about the AI dating system?A.It focuses on users' conditions such as age and income.B.It is a service based more on users' personality.C. It takes users' education levels into consideration.D.It works by providing a list of users who meet criteria.34. Which word best describes Xiaosha's attitude to AI dating systems?A.Favorable.B.Objective.C. Tolerant.D.Distrustful.35.What's the best title for the text?A. A New AI Dating SystemC. Japan Considers AI to Match Spouses B. Criteria for Partner SelectionD. Advantages of AI Dating Systems第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分；满分12.5分）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。