广东省肇庆市2022-2023学年高二上学期期末英语试题

第1页/共1页肇庆市2022—2023学年第一学期高二年级期末教学质量检测英语本试题共10页，考试时间120分钟，满分120分注意事项：1.答题前，考生先将自己的信息填写清楚、准确，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码粘贴处。2.请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。3.答题时请按要求用笔，保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不得使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。考试结束后，请将本试题及答题卡交回。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。AVisitingalibrarymaynotseemfunorinteresting,buttheonesbelowmightbethemostbeautifulandattractivearoundtheglobe.WidenerLibrary,Massachusetts,theUnitedStatesAsHarvard’sflagshiplibrary,theWidenerLibrarywasbuiltin1912.ThelibrarywasnamedafterHarryElkinsWidener,a1907Harvardgraduatewhodonated3,300books,invaluablepaintingsandmoney.Thelengthofshelvesreaches91kilometers.Today,itisknownasa“silentlibrary”,withtwofloorsofquietstudyroomsandfivefloorsofundergroundliteraryresources.BibliotecaJoanina,Coimbra,PortugalTheBibliotecaJoaninawasnamedafteritsfounder,KingJohnVofPortugal,whostartedbuildingthelibraryin1717.Thelibrary,locatedattheUniversityofCoimbra,houses300,000bookcollections.Manyofthebookswereprintedbeforethe1800s.Thelibraryisahugetouristdrawbecauseofitsdecorativedark-woodarchesandshelves.TrinityCollegeOldLibrary,Dublin,IrelandLocatedinthecenterofDublin,theTrinityCollegeOldLibrarywasconstructedin1712.Withitstwostoriesofdark-woodarches,thelibraryisnotonlyoneoftheworld’soldestlibraries,butoneofthemostfamousones.TheLongRoominthelibraryis65meterslong,filledwith200,000booksandsculpturesofgreatwritersassociatedwiththecollege.TianjinBinhaiLibrary,Tianjin,ChinaUnliketheotherlibrariesonourlist,thisoneispracticallynew.AsaculturallandmarkofTianjin,theBinhaiLibraryofficiallyopenedtothepublicin2017.ItsbreathtakingdesignwasdescribedbyTimemagazineasa“ziggurat”andhasreceivedalotofattentionfromthepublic.The33,700square-meterbuildingcanhold1.35millionbooks.Builtinjustfiveyears,ithasbecomeatouristattractionsinceitwasfinished.1.Whatdothefourlibrarieshaveincommon?A.Theareasofthebuildings. B.Thedateswhentheywerebuilt.C.Theadmirationfromthepublic. D.Thenumberofbookcollections.2.Whichlibrarywasbuiltinhonorofauniversitygraduate?A.WidenerLibrary. B.BibliotecaJoanina.C.TrinityCollegeOldLibrary. D.TianjinBinhaiLibrary.3.HowisTianjinBinhaiLibrarydifferentfromtheotherthreelibraries?A.ItwasnamedafterKingofPortugal. B.Itsbooksarebeforethe18thcentury.C.Itisanewonewiththeshortesthistory. D.Ithasaroomwithbooksandsculptures.BSinceherteenagesonWilliampassedaway,JaneGordonhasbeentryingtohandouthismedicalequipmenttopeopleinneed.“Williamhopedtospreadhislove.Anditrelievesustohelpfamiliessufferingwhatwewentthrough,”Janesaid.Williamwasfoundwithbraindamageatbirth.Inordertomakehislifebetter,hisfamilyhadahardtimeinlookingforsuitablemedicalequipment.However,afterWilliam’sdeathin2022,thejourneyofdonatinghisusedequipmentturnedouttobenoteasy,either.Jane’sfirstideawastohandouttheitemsinNewYork,whereWilliamspenthischildhood.However,thetransportcostwouldbetoohigh.Aftergreatefforts,theywerefinallytoldthatafamilyinSeattlewasinterested,soJaneandherhusbandpackedupanddrove1,995kilometerstodropitoff.ManyoftheitemswenttoAdamCarson,a12-year-oldSeattleboywhosebackbonewasseverelyinjuredinacaraccident.Adam’smomthankedJane,sayingthatitwasdifficultforherfamilytogettheequipmentthathersonneeded.ThemosthelpfulitemsfromWilliamareacarseatbigenoughforAdam,achairthathelpshimstandupandabeddesignedsohedoesn’tfalloff.Jane’sexperienceshowsnotonlyhowharditistogetsuchequipmentbutalsothedifficultywhentryingtodonateit.“Mysontoldmetopassonhislove,soit’saheartacheifItakehisstufftothelandfill,”Janesaid.SteveTotter,directorofMediShare,saidhegotdailyinquiriesfrompeopletryingtodonatelargemedicalequipmentpreviouslyusedathome.“Wecouldn’twalkawayfromit,”Stevesaid.“Governmentsmustfindawaytomakeitwork.”4.WhatcanweinferaboutWilliam’sequipmentaccordingtothepassage?A.Janehandeditouteasily. B.Janemanagedtogiveitaway.C.Janewasunwillingtodonateit. D.JanetransportedittoNewYork.5.HowdidAdam’smomthinkofthedonation?A.ItmadeadifferencetoAdam. B.ItcuredAdamofhisbackbone.C.ItwassimilartowhatAdamhad. D.IthelpedAdamdriveacarsafely.6.WhatisSteveTotter’sattitudetowardsmedicalequipmentdonation?A.Doubtful. B.Objective. C.Uncertain. D.Supportive.7.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.MeasuresofDonatingEquipment B.William,aKind-heartedTeenagerC.DonatingEquipmenttoPassonLove D.ExperienceofaHeart-brokenMotherCIslosingweightanimportanthealthgoal?Advertisements,popcultureandevensomedoctorstellusthatsmallerbodiesarehealthier,andlargerbodiesmustbeunhealthy.However,healthandweightarenotoneandthesame,accordingtoDr.JanetWess,ahealthexpertwhoraisedherconcerninarecentmedicalreport.Weoftenplacealotofimportanceonaperson’sfigurewhenjudgingtheirhealth.However,wecan’ttakealookataperson’sbodyandjudgetheircondition.Peoplewithahigherweightoftenhavemorechancesofheartdisease,butwecan’tsaythattheweightcausestheheartproblems.Peopleinsmallerbodiescanhaveheartdiseasetoo,whilemanypeopleinlargerbodiesareveryhealthy.Maybeitistimetountanglehealthandweight.Theyarenotascloselyrelatedaswethought.Whatdoesitmeantobehealthyanyway?Andcaneatinglesshelpyougetthere?Weightlossdoesn’tequalhappiness,anditdoesn’tmeanthatyou’llsurelygethealthy.Reducingwhatyoueatkeepsyoufromenjoyingtimewithfriendsandfamily,whichhurtsyourmentalhealth.Formostpeople,eatinglessfoodtoloseweightdoesn’twork.Morethan80%ofpeoplewholostweightregaineditwithintwoyears.Healthcomesfrommanythings,suchaskeepingagoodstateofmind,havingactivesocialnetworks,gettingenoughsleepandreducingstress.Whatdowefocusonifwewanttogethealthywithoutlosingweight?AccordingtoDr.Wess,weshouldfocusonhealthybehaviorslikestoppingsmoking,exercisingmore,sleepingbetter,stressinglessandeatinghealthyfoods.Notfocusingontheweightmeansthatwecanreallyfocusmoreonbehaviorsthatimproveourhealth.Wemayloseweightasaresult,butthatisn’tthegoal.8.WhatisDr.Wess’majorconcerninthemedicalreport?A.Unhealthylifehabits. B.Popcultureinadvertisements.C.Wrongideasaboutbodyweight. D.Healthproblemsoflargerbodies.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“untangle”inparagraph3probablymean?A.Separate. B.Understand. C.Balance. D.Measure.10Whatwillpossiblybeaffectedifweeatlessfoodaccordingtoparagraph4?A.Friendship. B.Mentalhealth.C.Familyrelation. D.Socialnetworks.11.WhatisDr.Wess’suggestiononstayinghealthy?A.Closeeyestostress. B.Develophealthyhabits.C.Eatplentyofvegetables. D.Setagoaloflosingweight.DDoyouknowthewebsitesthatletyounameastarafteryourbelovedone,yourkidoryourdogforasmallfee?Yeah,thoseareallfake—youcouldpaymeto“name”astarfor$50,andI’lltakeyourmoneyandshowthenameonline.I’llevensendyouafancycertificate!Itseemsthatyou’venamedastar,butitjustdoesn’tcount.Actually,theonlyorganizationthatownsofficialnamingrightsistheInternationalAstronomicalUnion,ortheIAU.Itwasfoundedin1919andbasedinParis,France.Itiswhereastronomersandotherprofessionalshavereachedtheagreementsandistheofficialrecord-keepingbodyforalldiscoveriesinspace.Recentlytheydoopenupanopportunityforthepublictonameadozenofplanetsoutsidethesolarsystem.TheseplanetswillbeamongthefirsttobestudiedwiththeJamesWebbSpaceTelescope.However,theycurrentlyonlyhaveboringandcomplicateddocumentsthatwereusedtofindthem.That’swhytheIAUislookingforsomethingmoreinteresting.Butbeforeyoustartnamingtheplanets,youshouldknowtherules.First,nothingisrudeorannoying.Second,thenameshouldbelessthan16characterslongandpronounceableinatleastonelanguagewithnocommercialorbusinessnamesandnothingisnamedafteralivingindividualorapet.Thecompetition,named“StarsWorlds”,isopennextThursday,January20th.It’sthethirdsuchcontesttheIAUhasheld,andthepurposeistogetthepublicmoreinterestedinscienceaswellastheorganization.ThecompetitionalsohelpstobreakcenturiesofEuropeandominancewhenitcomestonamingthingsinthenightsky.Sopeoplearoundtheworldcansharethejoyofdiscoveryandmaketheirmarkinhistory.12.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicofthepassage?A.Bylistingfigures. B.Bytakinganexample.C.Byofferingasolution. D.Byshowingdifferences.13WhatcanweknowabouttheIAUfromthepassage?A.ItwasfoundedbyFrance. B.Itstudiesthespacetelescope.CItorganizestripstothespace. D.Ithastherighttonamethestars.14.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Whythecompetitionisheld. B.Howthecompetitiondevelops.C.Whattoexpectinthecompetition. D.Howtotakepartinthecompetition.15.Whereisthispassagemostlikelytakenfrom?A.Anovel. B.Atextbook. C.Adiary. D.Amagazine.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。选项中有两项为多余选项。HowtoCleantheAirinYourHouseUnlikeadirtyfloororfurniture,youcan’tseehowdirtytheairinyourhomeis,butthatdoesn’tmeanitcan’taffectyourhealth.Wonderinghowtocleantheairinyourhouse?____16____.●FillyourhousewithplantsPlantsnotonlylookgoodinthelivingroom,buttheyalsoholdsomebenefitsasagreatnaturalair-cleaner.Notjusttheleavesoftheplantshelpcleantheairinyourhome.____17____.SpiderPlants,EnglishIvyandSnakePlantsaresomeofthebestoptionsifyouwanttobuysometocleantheairathome.●Tryanairpurifier____18____.Therearemanyairpurifiersonthemarketthatcanimproveairqualityeffectively.Thebestonesaredesignedtobeabletoremoveatleast99.97%ofsmallmatterswhichareassmallas0.3micronsinsize.●____19____Itisnotunusualforpeopletokeepallwindowsclosedinthewintermonths,butpoorventilation(通风透气)inthehomecancauseabuild-upofdirtandreducetheairquality.Openingwindowsinthewintermonthscanletwell-oxygenatedairintothehouse.Therefore,tryopeningwindowsforatleastanhoureveryday.●KeepyourpetscleanPets,especiallyoneswithhair,areconsideredtrouble-makersforyouifyouwanttokeeptheaircleanathome.____20____.Dothisregularly,especiallystraightafterbrushingthroughthepets’hairorgivingthemabath.A.AllowcoldairintothehouseB.UsenaturalcleaningproductsC.Let’sfindoutwiththefollowingtipsD.AnairpurifierisadevicethatcleanstheairE.IhopethesuggestionsabovearehelpfultoyouF.Youneedtocleanthroughoutthehouse,includingpetbedsG.Thesoilofpottedplantscanalsobebeneficialandeffective第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Oneday,MissSarahtoldherstudents,“Tomorrow,youneedtobringsometomatoesinaplasticbagtoschool.”Studentswere____21____andwonderedwhy.MissSarahsmiledandreplied,“Well,that’sa____22____.Andyoushouldgiveeachtomatoanameofthepersonyou____23____most.Iftherearefivepeoplethatyoudislike,thenyouhavetobringfivetomatoes.”Thenextday,allstudentsbroughttomatoesasaskedandshowedthemtoMissSarah.Somestudentshadtwo,somehadfiveandsome____24____hadtwentytomatoesintheirbags.MissSarahsaid,“Yourtaskthisweekisto____25____thesetomatoes.Imean,youneedtocarrythebagoftomatoeseverywhereyougoforawholeweek.”Studentsagreedhappilybecausetheywere____26____tobeginthissecrettask.However,asdayspassed,tomatoesstartedtolosetheir____27____andgotspoiled.Worsestill,theystartedtosmell____28____.Thestudents’excitementfadedaway.Afteraweek,MissSarahaskedherstudents,“Howdidyoufeelthisweek?”Allstudents____29____abouttheawfulsmellaswellastheheavy_____30_____.Atthis,MissSarahsaid,“Haveyouknownthesecretnow?Thisisvery_____31_____whatyoucarryinyourheart.Whenyouhate_____32_____,youcarrythatharmfulfeelingeverywhere,whichmakesyour_____33_____unhealthy.”Ourheartisabeautifulgardenwhereweshouldcleantheunwantedweeds_____34_____.Forgivethosewhohave_____35_____you.Gradually,thismakesroomforstoringgoodthings.21.A.careful B.curious C.silent D.positive22.A.secret B.record C.fact D.truth23.A.respect B.concern C.remember D.hate24.A.just B.even C.only D.still25.A.cook B.sell C.carry D.grow26.A.excited B.shocked C.honored D.confused27.A.condition B.freshness C.signal D.reputation28.A.great B.familiar C.sweet D.awful29.A.cared B.thought C.complained D.heard30.A.weight B.task C.size D.loss31.A.differentfrom B.fitfor C.similarto D.popularwith32A.everyone B.anyone C.none D.someone33.A.brain B.heart C.soul D.mind34A.physically B.directly C.suddenly D.regularly35.A.angered B.surprised C.frightened D.doubted第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)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。Forallhumans,outerspacemeansromanceandmystery.Mostofusexploretheuniversethroughour____36____(imagine),whilesomehavealreadyarrivedthereinreallife.That’sright:theastronauts.RecentnewsaboutChinesespaceprogramhasbrought____37____interestingfacttothepublic.MediaaroundtheglobehavebeenreferringtoChinesespace____38____(hero)astaikonauts.Why?Theword“taikonaut”has____39____(it)rootintheChineseword“taikong”,meaning“outerspace”.Therefore,ataikonautmaybelooselytranslatedasaChineseastronaut.Actually,thisword____40____(include)intheOxfordEnglishDictionaryin1998.Butitonlyexisted____41____theoryatthattime.TheideaturnedintorealitywhenYangLiweibecamethefirstChinesetaikonaut____42____(travel)inspacein2003.Then38-year-oldYangmadea21-hourflightintheShenzhou5spacecraft.Now,Chinahasbuiltitsspacestation,____43____isorbitingtheEarthsome400kilometersaboveitssurface.Spaceexplorationisanincredibleand____44____(inspire)adventure,regardlessofwhetheritisdonebytaikonautsorastronauts.Whatmattersis_____45_____allhumansaregettingtoexploretheuniversetogether.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假定你是校英文报的记者李华。你校上周举行了以环境保护为主题的相关活动，请你以“EnvironmentalProtectionWeek”为题写一份英文报道。内容包括：1.活动目的；2.活动内容；3.活动反响。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。EnvironmentalProtectionWeek________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节(满分25分)47.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。SweatpoureddownfromMark’sface.Hehadjustfinishedtryingoutforthefootballteaminhishighschool,andofcoursehemadeit.Afterall,hehadbeenplayingfootballforalmosttenyears.FootballwasawayoflifeinMark’sfamily.Hisfatherwasacoachinaprimaryschool.HiselderbrotherRoywasnowplayingatatopcollege.Markwasexpectedtofollowhisbrother’sfootstepsandmakehisfamilyproud.Buthehadasecret.Thoughhewasgoodatfootball,Mark’sheartwasn’tinitanymore.Hehadanothersportonhismind.Wipingthesweatfromhisforehead,Markhoppedontheschoolbusheadinghome.Throughthebuswindow,hecouldseethecheerleadingsquad(啦啦队)onthefield.Thecheerleaderswerekicking,dancing,andperformingamazingmoves.Markwasf