万州二中2023年高2023届1月质量检测英语试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟。考生须知：1.答题前，考生务必用黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、座位号在答题卡上填写清楚；2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，在试卷上作答无效；3.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回；满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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秒钟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。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。1．Wherewasthemanlastnight?A．Inthelibrary. B．Attheconcert. C．Athome.2．What’swrongwiththewoman’ssuncream?A．Itisoutdated. B．Itseemsuseless. C．Itfeelsdifferent.3．A．AtSusanBaker’s. B．Atthecomputercompany.C．Inhisownoffice. 4．Whoistheboyprobablytalkingto?A．Hisboss. B．Hisfitnesscoach. C．Histeacher.5．Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A．Wherethemapis. B．Whentowork. C．Howtofindtheirway.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。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6．Whatisthewomanmostworriedabout?A．Herhousekeys. B．Herdocuments. C．Hercamera.7．Whatdateisittoday?A．Maythe12th. B．Maythe13th. C．Maythe14th.8．Wheredidthewomanleavehersuitcase?A．Onatrain. B．Inataxi. C．Onabus.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。9．Whatcoloristhewoman’sdress?A．White. B．Cream. C．Silverandgold.10．Howmanypeoplewillbepresentattheceremony?A．100. B．200. C．300.11．Whatwillthewomanprovide?A．Drinks. B．Balloons. C．Chaircovers.12．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．Abirthdayparty. B．Aweddingceremony. C．Afuneral.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。13．Whydoesthewomancall?A．Tobookatable.B．Torescheduleaninterview.C．Toapplyforapart-timejob.14．Whatwillthewomandoat2:30thisafternoon?A．Attendaclass. B．Meetthemanager. C．Workinarestaurant.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。15．Wheredoesthemanmostprobablywork?A．Atanairport. B．Atahotel. C．Atatravelagency.16．Whichairportisthebestchoiceforthewoman?A．ReaganNational. B．Dulles. C．Baltimore-Washington.17．WhyisthewomangoingtoWashingtonDC?A．Tovisitafriend. B．Tomeettheman. C．Togosightseeing.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。18．Whatlanguagedidthespeakerlearnfromtheteacher?A．French. B．German. C．English.19．Whatdidthespeaker’scoursebooklooklike?A．Itwasverymodern.B．Ithadaredbackcover.C．Itwasfullofpictures.20．Howdoesthespeakerfeelabouthavingclasses?A．Bored. B．Tired. C．Pleased.21．Whatdoweknowaboutthespeaker?A．SheknewalotofFrench.B．Shehadsomelessonsathome.C．Shehasatalentforlearninglanguages.第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题：每小题1.5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。AThenumberofweather-relateddisastershasincreasedbyfivetimesoverthepast50years,thelatestreportbytheWorldMeteorological(气象)Organization(WMO)saidonSeptember.However,thankstoimprovedearlywarningsystemsanddisastermanagement,thenumberofdeathfromthesehazards(危险)hasbeenalmostthreetimesless.AccordingtotheWMO,from1970to2019,weather,climateandwaterhazardsaccountedfor50percentofalldisasters.Amongthetop10hazardsthatledtothelargestlossofhumanlifeduringthisperiodweredroughts,storms,floodsandextremetemperatures.However,deathsfellfromover50,000inthe1970stolessthan20,000inthe2010s.“Weather,climateandwaterextremesareincreasingandwillbecomemorefrequentandsevereinmanypartsoftheworldasaresultofclimatechange,”saysWMOSecretary-GeneralPetteriTaalas.“Thatmeansmoreheatwaves,droughtandforestfiressuchasthosewehaveobservedrecentlyinEuropeandNorthAmerica.Wehavemorewatervaporintheatmosphere,whichisworseningextremerainfallanddeadlyflooding.Thewarmingoftheoceanshasaffectedthefrequencyandareaofexistenceofthemostintensetropicalstorms.”“Economiclossesareincreasingasexposureincreases.Butbehindthestatisticsliesamessageofhope.Improvedmulti-hazardearlywarningsystemshaveledtoasignificantreductionindeaths.Quitesimply,wearebetterthaneverbeforeatsavinglives,”Taalassaid.22．Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?A．Disastersconnectedwithweatherhavegoneup.B．Thenumberofweather-relateddisastershasdecreased.C．Thenumberofdeathsfromhazardshasbeenincreasing.D．Earlywarningsystemshavemadedisastersdeclinemuch.23．WhatwillhappenaccordingtoPetteriTaalas?A．Therewillbemoreextremeweather.B．Extremerainfallwillnolongerexist.C．Watervaporintheatmospherewillgodown.D．Humanswilldefeatextremeweatherintheend.24．Whatishopefulbehindthebadnews?A．Improvedwarningsystemswillsaveeconomiclosses.B．Economiclossesaregoingdownasexposureincreases.C．Moreliveswillbesavedthankstoearlywarningsystems.D．Improvedearlywarningsystemswillcontrolextremeweather25．Wheremaythetextbetakenfrom?A．Anovel. B．Abrochure. C．Amagazine. D．Aguideline.BSteveForestisascientist.He’sstandingonanislandoffthecoastoftheAntarcticPeninsula.Belowhimareseveralhundredpenguinsandtheirchildren.Forrest’sjobistocounteveryoneofthem.It'ssnowing.Thereisabigwind,too.Andtheirchildrenwon’tstaystill.Penguinsaregreatclimbers.SoForrestandtheteammembersmustbetoo.Andpenguinsaren'talwaysclean.ForresthasbeencomingtoAntarcticaeveryJanuaryforsixyears.He'shelpingcountthearea’spenguins.ThiswillhelpresearchersbetterunderstandtheAntarcticenvironment.ThereusedtobelotsofpenguinsinAntarctica,“It'sallbecauseofclimatechange,”HeatherJ.Lynchsaysseriously.Sheisleadingtheresearchteam.TheteammemberNoahStryckeradds,“Weknowclimatechangeish