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肇庆鼎湖中学2022-2023学年高二级

第二学期6月月考

命题人：高二英语备课组审题人：张玲考试时间：120分钟满分：120分

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第一部分阅读(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。

A

HOLIDAYFUNATTHEPOWERHOUSE

500HARRISSTREETULTIMO·TELEPHONE(02)9270111

Joinintheholidayfunatthepowerhousethismonthlinkedtoournewexhibition,Evolution&Revolution:Chinesedress1700stonow.DON'TFORGETourotherspecialevent,theClubMedCircusSchoolwhichispartoftheCircus(马戏团)!150yearsofcircusinAustraliaexhibition

experience!

◆ChineseFolkDancing:ColorfulChinesedanceandmusicalperformancesbyTheChineseFolkDancingSchoolofSydney.Dancesinclude:theGoldenandtheChinesedrumdance.AfeaturewillbetheQindynastyEmperor'scountdance.AlsoincludedisashowoffacepaintingforBeijing

operaperformances.

Sunday29JuneandWednesday2JulyintheTurbineHall,at11.30am&1.30pm.

◆AustralianChineseChildren'sArtsTheatre:Well-knownchildren'splayexpertsfrom

Shanghaileadsthisdynamicyouthgroup.PerformanceincludeChinesefairytalesandplays.

Thursday3toSunday6JulyintheTurbineHall,at11.30am&1.30pm.

◆ChineseYouthLeague:Atraditionalperformingartsgroupfeaturingperformance

highlightssuchasRedscarfandSpringflowerdances,andamusicianplayingErHu.

Sunday6toTuesday8JulyintheTurbineHall,11.30amto1.30pm.

◆KidsActivity:MakeaPaperHorse:Youngchildrenmakeapaperhorsecut-out.(Thehorse

isafrequentthemeinChinesepainting,includingakindofadvancement.)Suitableforages8-12

years.

Sunday28JunetoTuesday8JulyintheTurbineHall,12.30pmto1.00pm.

◆ClubMedCircusSchool:Learncircusskills,includingthetrapeze,trampoliningandmagic.Noteonlyforchildrenover5.Thereare40placesavailableineach1hoursessionandthese

mustbebookedatthefrontdesk,level4,ontheday.

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EnjoyunlimitedfreevisitsandmanyotherbenefitsbybecomingaFamilymemberofthePowerhouse.Ourfamilymembershipscovertwoadultsandallchildrenundertheageof16atthe

oneaddress.

MembersreceivePowerline,ourmonthlymagazine,discountsintheshopsandrestaurants,aswellasfreeadmissiontotheMuseum.Allthisforaslittleas$5,000ayear!Call(02)92170600for

moredetails.

1.WhencanyouwatchtheChinesedrumdance

A.OnJuly2.B.OnJuly3.C.OnJuly6.D.OnJuly8.

2.WhatisrequiredifyouwanttoenjoyfreevisitstotheMuseumA.Calling(02)92170600.B.Gainingfamilymembership.

C.Comingfortheholidayfun.D.Payingpowerline$5,000ayear.

3.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext

A.Topresentschedules.B.Toattractvisitors.

C.Toreporttheperformances.D.ToteachkidsChinesearts.

B

Larrywasonanotherofhisunderwaterexpeditionsbutthistime,itwasdifferent.Hedecidedtotakehisdaughteralongwithhim.Shewasonlytenyearsold.Thiswouldbeherfirsttripwithher

fatheronwhathehadalwaysbeenfamousfor.

Larryfirstbegandivingwhenhewashisdaughter'sage.Similarly,hisfatherhadtakenhimalongononeofhisexpeditions.Sincethen,hehadneverlookedback.Larrystartedoutbyrentingdivingsuitsfromthesmalldivingshopjustalongtheshore.Hehadhatedthem.Theywereeithertoobigortoosmall.Then,therewastheinstructor.Hegavehimashortlessonbeforeallowinghimintothewaterwithhisfather.Hehadmadeanexception.Larrywouldneverhavebeenabletogodownwithoutatleastfivehoursoftheoryandanothersimilarnumberofhoursonpracticallessons

withaguide.Childrenofhisagewerenotevenallowedtodive.

Afterthefirstexpedition,Larry'slaterdivingadventuresonlygotbetterandbetter.Therewasneveradullmoment.Inhisblackandbluesuitandwithanoxygentankfastenedonhisback,Larrydivedfromboatsintothemiddleoftheocean.Dangerousareasdidnotpreventhimfromcontinuinghissearch.Sometimes,hewaslimitedtoacageunderwaterbutthatdidnotbotherhim.

Atleast,hewasstillabletotakephotographsoftheunderwatercreatures.

Larry'sfirstexpeditionwithouthisfatherwasintheCaymanIslands.TherewerenumerousdivingspotsintheareaandLarrywasdeterminedtovisitallofthem.Fortunatelyforhim,amanofferedtotakehimaroundthedifferentspotsforfree.Larrydidn'tevenknowwhatthetimewas,howmanyspotshedivedintoorhowmanyphotographshehadtaken.Thedivingspotsafforded

suchawiderangeoffishandseacreaturesthatLarrysawmorethanthirtyvarietiesofcreatures.

Larrylookedathisdaughter.Shelookedasexcitedashehadbeenwhenhewasherage.Hehopedshewouldbeabletocontinuethetradition.Already,shelookedlikeshewasmuchbraver

thanhadbeenthen.Thiswasthekeytoasuccessfulunderwaterexpedition.

4.InwhatwaywasthisexpeditiondifferentforLarry

A.Hisdaughterhadgrownup.B.Hehadbecomeafamousdiver.

C.Hisfatherwoulddivewithhim.D.Hisdaughterwoulddivewithhim.

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5.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2

A.Divershadtobuydivingequipment.B.Larrylikedtherenteddivingsuits.

C.Larryhadsomespecialright.D.Ten-year-oldchildrenwerepermittedtodive.

6.Whatcanbelearnedfromtheunderlinedsentence

A.Larrydidn'twearawatch.B.Larrywasnotgoodatmath.

C.Larryhadapoormemory.D.Larryenjoyedtheadventure.

7.WhatdidLarryexpecthisdaughtertodo

A.Becomeasuccessfuldiver.B.Makeagooddivingguide.

C.Takealotofphotosunderwater.D.Havelongerhoursoftraining.

C

TheLEGOGroup,whoseplasticbuildingtoysarefamiliartomanypeople,hasbeenworkingonmakingLEGObricksoutofrecycledplastic.Thebricksaren'treadyyet,butthecompanysays

it'smakingprogress.

Sinceroughly1960,LEGObrickshavebeenmadefromABSplasticwhichmakesLEGObricksverytoughandgivesthemgreatclutchpowersothatthethingsusersbuilddon'tfallaparteasily.Sadly,ABSplasticcan'treallyberecycledandittakesanextremelylongtimetobreak

down.

However,since2023,LEGOhasbeentryingtomakeearth-friendlyproducts.Makingbricksfromrecycledmaterialscouldcutpollutionfromthecompany'sbricksby70%.Butmakingbricksoutofrecycledplasticischallenging.ThegoalistomakebricksoutofPETplastic,whichissofterthanABSplasticandcanbefoundinthingslikebottlesandclothing.Arecycledone-literplasticbottlecouldmakeaboutten2×4LEGObricks.Overthepastthreeyears,thecompanyhastestedover250differentwaysofcreatingLEGObricksfromrecycledplastic.Ateamofmorethan150peopleareworkingontheproblem.TimBrooks,whofocusesonenvironmentalresponsibilityat

LEGO,saysthatexperimentingandfailingis"animportantpartoflearning".

Now,thecompanysaystheycanmakeagood2×4brickfromPET.OneimportantstepwasfindingawayofaddingthingstoPETplastictomakeittougherandgiveitbetterclutchpowerlikeABS.Theywillalsoworkonshapingbricksintootherformsandaddingcolortothem-rightnow

theyarejustwhite.Thebrickswillgothroughmanydifferenttests,whichwilltakeatleastayear.

Thecompanyaimstomakealltheirmainproductsoutofsustainablematerialsbytheyear2030.“Weknowkidscareabouttheenvironmentandwewanttotellthemwe'reworkingonit.”

saidMr.Brooks.

8.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeLEGObricksmadefromABSplasticA.Strongandfirm.B.Recyclableandsoft.

C.Cheapandfamiliar.D.Popularandnew

9.WhyisLEGOworkingonmakingPETplasticbricks

A.Becausethecompanywantstoshowthatit'smakingprogress.

B.BecausethishasalwaysbeenLEGO'sgoalsinceitsfoundation.

C.BecauseusingPETplasticbrickscanreducepollutiontotheearth.

D.BecausePETplasticbricksaremuchsofterandcheaper.

10.WhatcanwelearnaboutmakingPETplasticbricks

A.LEGOhasfoundawaytomakecolorfulPETplasticbricks.

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B.It'snotnecessarytoputthingsintoPETplastictomakeittough.

C.Alotoftestshavebeencarriedoutandtherewillbemoretests.

D.ChildrenkeepaskingthecompanytoreplaceABSplasticbricks

11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext

A.LEGObecomesaleadingtoycompany

B.LEGOworkstomakebricksfromrecycledplastic

C.LEGOrecyclesplastictoybrickstoprotecttheenvironment

D.LEGOmakesthebestofABSplastictoreducecost

D

Researcherssaytheyhavetranslatedthemeaningofgesturesthatwildchimpanzees(黑猩猩)usetocommunicate.Theysaywildchimpscommunicate19specificmessagestooneanotherwitha"vocabulary"of66gestures.Thescientistsdiscoveredthisbyfollowingandfilminggroupsof

chimpsinUganda,andexaminingmorethan5,000incidentsofthesemeaningfulexchanges.

DrCatherineHobaiter,wholedtheresearch,saidthatthiswastheonlyformofintentionalcommunicationtoberecordedintheanimalkingdom.Onlyhumansandchimps,shesaid,hada

systemofcommunicationwheretheydeliberatelysentamessagetoanothergroupmember.

"That'swhat'ssoamazingaboutchimpgestures,"shesaid."They'retheonlythingthatlooks

likehumanlanguageinthatrespect.”

Althoughpreviousresearchhasshownthatapesandmonkeyscanunderstandcomplexinformationfromanotheranimal'scall,theanimalsdonotappeartousetheirvoicesintentionallytocommunicatemessages.Thiswasasignificantdifferencebetweencallsandgestures,DrHobaiter

said.

Chimpswillchecktoseeiftheyhavetheattentionoftheanimalwithwhichtheywishtocommunicate.Inonecase,amotherpresentsherfoottohercryingbaby,signalling:“Climbonme.”Theyoungsterimmediatelyjumpsontoitsmother'sbackandtheytravelofftogether."Thebigmessagefromthisstudyisthatthereisanotherspecies(物种)outtherethatismeaningfulinits

communication,sothat'snotuniquetohumans,"saidDrHobaiter.

DrSusanneShultz,anevolutionarybiologistfromtheUniversityofManchester,saidthestudywaspraiseworthyinseekingtoenrichourknowledgeoftheevolutionofhumanlanguage.But,she

added,theresultswere"alittledisappointing".

"Theblurrinessofthegesturemeaningssuggestseitherthatthechimpshavelittletocommunicate,orwearestillmissingalotoftheinformationcontainedintheirgesturesandactions,"shesaid."Moreover,themeaningsseemtonotgobeyondwhatotheranimalsconveywith

non-verbalcommunication.So,itseemsthegulfremains."

12.WhatdochimpsandhumanshaveincommonaccordingtoDrHobaiter

A.Memorizingspecificwords.B.Understandingcomplexinformation.

C.Usingvoicestocommunicate.D.Communicatingmessagesonpurpose.

13.WhatdidDrShultzthinkofthestudy

A.Itwaswelldesignedbutpoorlyconducted.

B.Itwasagoodtrybutthefindingswerelimited.

C.Itwasinspiringbuttheevidencewasunreliable.

高二英语第4页，共8页

D.Itwasafailurebutthemethodsdeservedpraise.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"gulf"inthelastparagraphmean

A.Difference.B.Conflict.C.Balance.D.Connection.

15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext

A.Chimpanzeebehaviourstudyachievedabreakthrough

B.Chimpanzeesdevelopedspecificcommunicationskills

C.Chimpanzees:thesmartestspeciesintheanimalkingdom

D.Chimpanzeelanguage:communicationgesturestranslated

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。

HowtoBeProductiveinaChallengingEnvironment

Alotoforganizationsdealwithchallengeslikemaintainingproductivityandqualityofwork.

16Inthisarticle,we'llsharewithyouafewessentialtipsonstayingfocusedatwork

Prepareato-dolist

Halfthebattleiswononceyouprioritize(优先处理)yourtasks.Makealistofwhatneedstobedone.Planyourdaythroughtheselistsandsetrealisticdeadlinestoaccomplisheachoneofthem.

17

Scheduleyourwork.

Don'toverstretchyourselfwithyourwork.18Toavoidburnouts,takeawalktorenewyourbrain,allowingittoconcentratebetter.Thoughbreaksareessentialforahealthyworkday,youmust

learntotakethemwithapinchofsalt.Frequentbreakscanbeaddictiveandcanaffectyourwork.

19

Nowadays,beingonlineonvarioussocialmediaplatformsisatrend.Severalnotifications(通知)popupeverynowandthen,commandingyourattention.Ifyouareconstantlyattendingtosuchnotifications,howareyousupposedtodomeaningfulworkWhileworkingonanimportantproject,putyourphoneonsilentorswitchitoff.Ifyoureallywanttostayupdatedwithyoursocialmedia

accounts,youcansetspecializedtimeslotstocheckyourphone.

Cutoutsidenoise.

Untilyoudoawaywithnoise,youwon'tbeabletofocus.Limitingauditorydistractionsiscrucialinincreasingattentionspan.Youcanusenoise-cancelingheadphonesforthat.20Incase

thatdoesn'tsolvetheproblem,chooseremoteworkforadayortwotoregainyourlostfocus.

Keeponpracticingthesepositivehabitsandyou'llsurelyseeanoticeableimprovementinyour

productivitylevelatwork.

A.Avoiddistractions.

B.Takeregularexercise.

C.Rather,refreshyourselfwhennecessary.

D.Changingyourworkingenvironmentmayhaveunexpectedbenefits.

E.Whenyoustartprioritizing,youwon'tjustbefocusedbutefficient,too.

F.Ifyoustillcan'tconcentrate,movetoaquieterplace,suchasaconferenceroom.

G.Managersarepressedtomotivatetheirteammemberswhileboostingtheirproductivity.

高二英语第5页，共8页

第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最

佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

HowfarwouldyouwalktolearnaboutsomethingthatinterestedyouWhenhewasyoung,JacobLawrenceoftenwalkedmorethansixty21fromhishomeintheHarlemsectionof

NewYorkCitytotheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.Jacobwantedtobea(n)22,andhe

believedthatstudyingthefamouspaintings23inthatmuseumwouldhelphim.

Itwas1930,whenmanypeoplewereoutofwork,moneywastightandpeoplesufferedalot.Stillthestreetswere24withenergyandcolor.AshewalkedthroughHarlem,Jacoblookedhardatthepeople,thechurches,andbarbershopsandsoon.He25thoseimagesinhismind,

alongwiththeimagesofpaintingshesawinthemuseum.

Jacobcamefromapoorfamily.Hismotherbelievedtherewaslittle26thatherson

couldgrowuptobeasuccessfulpainter.Shewantedhimtoaimforsomethingmoreflexible.But

Jacob'steacher,Alston,inanartprogramsawthathewastalented.Alston27himhowtouse

paintstomakestagesets.

Astimepassed,AlstonletJacobrentworkspaceinhisownstudio.Thatwasanexcitingplace

forayoungblackman28tobecomeanartist.Manycreativepeoplegatheredtheretotalk

aboutart,literatureandhistory.Fromtheir29,Jacoblearnedthathistorybooksoftenignored

theaccomplishmentsofAfricanAmericans.Hedecidedtopaintaseriesofpicturesdescribingthe

storyofablackhero.He30Toussaint,whohadhelped1hispeoplefromFrench

ruling.

ManypeopleadmiredJacob'spictures,butheneeded2admiration.Tohelphisfamily,

heoftenhadtoworkatjobsthat33himawayfrompainting.Thensomethingencouraging

happened.AnartistnamedAugustagotJacobajob.Foreighteenmonths,Jacobwasgiven

a34topaintpictures.Forthefirsttime,hefeltlikea35artist.

高二英语第6页，共8页

21.A.steps

22.A.artist

23.A.swinging

24.A.lined

25.A.stored

26.A.time

27.A.recommended

28.A.hesitating

29.A.experiences

30.A.chose

31.A.stop

32.A.morethan

33.A.broke

34.A.award

35.A.permanent

B.blocks

B.tutor

B.existing

B.decorated

B.received

B.doubt

B.reminded

B.struggling

B.performances

B.accepted

B.free

B.ratherthan

B.gave

B.title

B.popular

C.buildings

C.scholar

C.hanging

C.associated

C.created

C.chance

C.provided

C.marching

C.accents

C.counted

C.prevent

C.otherthan

C.permitted

C.salary

C.positive

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D

).

avenues

D.official

D.suspending

D.filled

D.remembered

D.money

D.showed

D.participating

D.conversations

D.employed

D.protect

D.lessthan

D.took

D.prize

D.professional

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。

Chinawilldo36(it)besttostrengthencooperationwiththeWorldHealthOrganizationandofferassistancetomeettheurgentneedsofcountries37(severe)hitby

thenovelcoronaviruspneumonia(新冠肺炎)epidemic(疫情).

Chinahas,withinitsability,providedtestkitsforsomecountries,38(include)PakistanandJapan,andsharedwithmanyothersthe39(approach)topreventionandtreatment.TheChinesegovernmentwillsoonsupplyurgentlyneededmedicalmaterialstoSouthKoreaas40numberofconfirmed(确诊的)casescontinuestoriseinthecountry,41hasthemostinfectionsoutsideofChina.Sofar,morethan35,340,000coronaviruscases42(report)outsideofChina,withSouthKorea,Italy,IranandJapanbeingthe

worst-hitcountries.

Theepidemichasonceagainmadeitclearthatnationshavesharedinterestsintheageofglobalization.43(face)withtheepidemic,allcountriesshouldhelpeachotheraspassengersinthesameboat,strengthenconnectionsandbuildtogetheracommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.Chinawillnotbeabsent44sucheffortsandisconsideringdonating

moneytotheWHO45(fight)thevirus.

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