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2022~2023学年度下学期高中2022级期中联考英语第二部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ABeachesaregreatplacesforfunandrelaxationofthetravelworld.Thesesliversofsandagainsttheoceanmakeyourealizethat“reallifb"occasionallyneedsescaping.Ifyouarebeachlovers,thefollowingonesareworthyourvisit.PlayaParaisoOneofthewonderfulbeachesintheworldisPlayaParaisoinCuba'sfinestbeachislandCayoLargo.Theweatherisusuallycalmandtheseahereremainsshallowmostoftheyear.MostpeoplegotoPlayaParaisotoenjoycalmwatertoswimorsimplyrelaxonthebeach.NungwiNungwiisconsideredtobethemostbeautifulbeachofZanzibar.TheislandhaslongbeenlovedbyadventuroustravelersforitsmysteriousoldStoneTownandabout30untouchedbeaches.Thebluewatersandcoral（珊瑚）aroundNungwiarehometomanymarinecreatures.MayaBayMayaBayisawhitesandbeachhuggedbysteepcliffs.Coralreefsmakeitanexcellentspotforsnorkeling（浮潜）.ThisstrikinglybeautifulbeachhasgotmoreattentionafterfeaturingintheLeonardoDiCapriofilmTheBeach,butit'sstillworthvisitingforthedramaticsettingandsnorkelingopportunities.SunIslandRecognizedastheworld'sbestbeach,SunIslandislocatedonabeachlover'sparadise,Maldives.ThisdiamondinthemiddleoftheIndianOceanhasbecomeafavoritewithoceanloversdrawnbythethoughtofsleepingoverthewater.Nearbycoralreefsattractthousandsoftropicalfish,snorkelersanddivers.Butyoudon'tevenneedtosnorkeltoenjoythescenery-partsofthereefarevisiblefromthebeach,soclearisthewater.Ifyouarefondofuntouchedbeaches,whichonewillyouchoosetotravel?B.MayaBay.D.Nungwi.B.MayaBay.D.Nungwi.C.SunIsland.WhatisspecialaboutSunIsland?Ithasmanydiamonds.Ithascalmweatherandshallowwater.Visitorscanchoosetosleepoverthewater.Toappreciatethecoralreefs,youhavetosnorkelinthesea.What'sthepurposeofthetext?Tocomparefourbeautifulbeaches.Toencouragepeopletohaveaholiday.Tointroducethebestbeachesintheworld.Torecommendsomewonderfulbeaches.BChristmashascomeandgoneonceagain.TdbeenwantingtogoholidayshoppingeversinceChinaeaseditsCOVID-19responsemeasuresinearlyDecember2022,goingtosupermarketstogetreadyforthebigholiday.MymomwasasingleparentinNewYorkCity,theUS.DuringtheChristmasholiday,shewouldalwaysmakesureourhomehadarealfestivefeeltoit-andshe'dalwaysmakesuretogetarealtree.We'ddecorateitwithornamentsandlightsonthemorningofDecember25.AndIalwaysknewpresentsawaited.Overtheyears,I'veneverforgottenthesehappymoments.IfirstarrivedinChinainlate2008andhavesincesettleddowninShenyang,capitalcityofLiaoningProvinceinthenortheast.EventhoughChristmasisnotanofficialholidayinChina,manyshopwindowswillfeatureseasonaldecorationsandsomelocalswillbuyChristmasgiftsfortheirfamiliesandfriends.Unfortunately,ItestedpositiveforOmicron（奥密克戎）onDecember13th,2022,andhadalmostallthesymptoms（症状）.Ifiguredthiswouldbetheendofmyholiday.AsIknewmybodypreferrednaturalherbs,IdecidedtotakethepathoftraditionalChinesemedicine.Withthehelpofthisancientformoftreatment,plentyofrestandplentyofwater,Imadeaspeedyrecovery.ItseemedChristmashadnotbeenlost,afterall.Afterfeelingmuchmorelikemynormalselfagain,Iwenttothecinematowatchthelatestaction-adventurefilm,Avatar:TheWayofWater.WhenIsawthefantasyepiconthebigscreen,Ifeltasenseofrelief,likethemovietheaterwastheonlyworldthatexistedatthatverymoment.Itisanexperiencethatgivesmesomethingtoshare.Whenwemeetwithtrouble,embraceitandgetthroughit.IwouldliketowishallofyouaveryhappyChristmasandawonderful2023.WhatdidtheauthorplantodobeforeDecember13th,2022?HetestedpositiveforOmicron.HeplannedtosettledowninShenyang.HeplannedtodecoratethetreeontheEveofChristmas.HewasgoingtomakesomepreparationsforthecomingChristmas.WhichofthefollowingdidNOThelptheauthorrecoverfromOmicron?Havingplentyofrest.BuyingChristmasgiftsforfamiliesandfriends.Drinkingalotofwater.TakingtraditionalChinesemedicine.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph5?Christmaswaslostfortheauthor.Theauthorrecoveredbothphysicallyandmentally.Theauthorwasfrightenedbythemovie.Themovietheatrewastheonlyworldthatexisted.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthoraccordingtothetext?A.Optimistic. B.Friendly.C.Extraordinary. D.Negative.CColormayinfluencethewayfoodtastesforpicky（拟K易ij的）eaters,accordingtoanewstudypublishedinthejournalFoodQualityandPreference.Stafford'sresearchteamdidanexperimentwithabout50participants,whoweremostlyyoungadultsaround20yearsold.Thestudydividedtheindividualsintopickyandnon-pickyeaters,basedontheirresponsestoacertainmeasure.Bothgroupsthentastedthesamesnacksservedinred,whiteandbluebowls.Theresultsshowedthecolorofthebowlsinfluencedhowthepickygroupperceived（感知）thesaltinessanddesirabilityofthefoods—butdidnotinfluencethenon-pickygroup.Thepickygroupthoughtthatthesnackservedintheredbowlwasleastdesirableandthesnackwashigherinsaltinessintheredandbluebowl一comparedwiththewhitebowL“Pickyeatingusuallystartsinchildhood,"Dr.LamaBazzisaid.Sheexplainedthatifpickyeatingisnotsolvedproperlyasachild,itcanbedevelopedlaterintocertaineatingdisorders.Allofthisisbecauseofasenseofcontrolandasenseofsafety.Sowhentalkingaboutthecolorsofthebowlsintheresearchstudy,itprobablyhastodowithwhatmakesthatpersonfeelsafe,suchaswhatcolorsareconnectedwithsafety.Thecolorsblue,greenandpurpleareconsidered"safer"colors,whilethecolorredisusuallyconnectedwith"stop”.Supermarketsusesimilarpsychology（心'理学）tocatchpeople'sattention.Children'scupsarecolorfullydesignedtoenticekids,givingthemasenseofsafetyandmakingitfunforthemtodrinksomething.Whenadvertiserswantcustomerstobuychipsorfood,thepackaging（包装）tendstousewarmandinvitingcolorsthatremindpeopleoftheirchildhood.Staffordnotedthattheresearchisprimary,yetthedatamayhelppickyeaterstoeatvariousfood.Whatdoweknowabouttheexperiment?Theparticipantswereallyoungadults.Differentsnackswereservedindifferentcolorsofbowls.Colorofthebowlsdidn'tinfluencethenon-pickygroup.Thepickygroupthoughtthesnacksinthewhitebowlsaltier.Whatcolormighthelploseweightaccordingtothetext?A.Blue. B.Red.C.Green. D. Purple.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“entice”inParagraph6mean?A.Attract. B.Force.C.Admit. D.Warn.Whydoadvertisersusewarmandinvitingcolorsforpackaging?Toremindpeopleoftheirchildhood.Togivepeopleasenseofsafety.Tosolvepeople'seatingdisorders.Toattractpeopletobuygoods.D“ThearrivalofChatGPTwillpusheducatorstofocusmoreonteachingsubjectsthattechnologyisnotgoodat.”AndreasSchleichersaid,whoisdirectorofeducationandskillsfortheOrganizationofEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment.Hewelcomesthisdevelopmentandthinksitgivespeoplethechancetoconcentratelessontasksthattechnologycanalsodowell.Thefutureisnotabouttechnologyvshumans.Thefutureisaboutintegratingtechnologywithhumans.ChatGPTpushesustothinkharderofwhatmakesushuman.“Theworldnolongerrewardsyoujustfbrwhatyouknow.Baiduknowseverything.Theworldrewardsyouforwhatyoucandowithwhatyouknow,andChatGPTpushesustoworkharderonthis.Ifstudentsareonlyassmartasasmartphone,itmeanseducatorsarenotdoingenough.Peopleshouldfocusondevelopinghumanskillsthatactuallyareimportant,suchasimaginationandcreativity/9SchleichersaidinaninterviewwithChinaDailyonthesidelinesoftheWorldDigitalEducationConference.Thearrivalofartificialintelligence（AI）reallypushespeopletothinkhardaboutwhateducationisandthepurposeitserves,aswellaswhatknowledge,skills,attitudesandvalueshumanshavethatcomplement（补充）artificialintelligence.ChatGPTisnotconnectedtotheInternet,soitcan'treplacesearchengines.SearchenginessuchasGoogleorBaidusimplyextract（提取）knowledge,whileChatGPTgoesastepfurtherandanalyzesasearchbeforeprovidingasingleanswer.Asadevice,ChatGPTisgoingtomakelearningmuchmoreinterestingandpowerful,butasapurposeandobjective,humansneedtoworkveryhardtowinthatracewithtechnology.WhatmaySchleicheragreewith?ChatGPTisfightingagainsthumans.Studentsarejustassmartasasmartphone.Peoplewhocandowiththeirknowledgewillbemoresuccessful.ChatGPTpusheseducatorstoconcentratemoreonsubjectstechnologyisgoodat.WhafstheadvantageofChatGPToverGoogleandBaiduaccordingtothepassage?ChatGPThasconnectiontotheInternet.ChatGPThasthefunctionofanalysis.ChatGPTisamorepowerfulsearchengine.ChatGPTknowsmorethanGoogleandBaidu.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleofthispassage?ChatGPTtoInfluenceFutureEducationTheFutureDevelopmentofChatGPTTheDevelopmentofFutureEducationTheRacebetweenChatGPTandHumansInwhichsectioncanyoureadthepassageonawebsite?A.Tourism. B.Business.C.Education. D.Amusement.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。SimpleThingsYouCanDoToGetThroughHardTimesLifeisaseriesofpeaksandvalleys.Sometimesyou'reup,sometimesyou'redown.36.Here'showtomakegettingthroughhardtimeslessdifficult:StaypositiveThismaysoundcliche（陈词滥调），butthethingaboutclichesisthatthey'retypicallytrue.37.ButIamsayingyouhavetoeventuallyadjustyourmoodandstartmovingforward.Stayingpositiveisthekeytogettingthroughhardtimes.38WhenIfindmyselfinthemiddleofanuglysituation,IliketopickeverythingapartandseewhatwentwrongandwhatIcouldhavedonedifferently.IalwaysenduplearningsomethingthathelpsmeandIeventuallygetareallyclearpictureofwhatIneedtodotomakesureI'mnotinthesamesituationagain.OrifIdofindmyselfinasimilarsituation,Iknowwhattodotominimizethedifficultyofthesituation.Focusonwhatyoucancontrol,notwhatyoucan'tSomesituationsarebeyondyourcontrolandnomatterwhatyoudo,youcan'tchangeathing.You'remakingyourselfupsetwhenyoufocusyourtimeandenergyonthingsyoucan'tcontrol.Youshouldfocusonthethingsthatarewithinyourcontrol.39.Realizeyou'vecomealongwaySometimeswegetsofocusedontheroadaheadthatweneverlookbacktoseewhatwe'vealreadytraveled.40・Thiswillgiveyourselfmuchconfidencewhenyourealizethatyou'vealreadymadesomuchprogressandthelightattheendofthetunnelwillgetbrighter.BekindtoyourselfYouneedtocareforyourselftosurvivetoughtimes.Takeawalkthroughthepark,enjoyacupofcoffee,readanamazingbook,etc.Itdoesn'tmatterwhatyoudo,justdosomethingthatgetsyourmindandbodyengagedatahigherlevelthanwallowinginselfpity.AvoidthehardtimesLearnfromthehardtimesWritedowneverythingyou'vealreadydoneWhatyoushoulddonextistogoontravellingwithoutthinkingtoomuchTmnotsayingthatyoucanneverhaveabadday,orgetalittlediscouragedIt'sduringthedifficulttimesthatweneedalittlemoresupportandguidanceBecausethat'stheonlywayyoucanmakeachangethat'sactuallygoingtohelpyou第三部分语言知识运用（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。Ididmyfirstmarathonat25.Istartedtoofastandfounditvery41,Then,sevenyearsago,whenIwas43,IwenttoatalkbysomeonewhohadjustdonetheSahara Desert.1feltso43andpledged（发誓）Iwouldrunit,too.Ayearlater,Icompletedthe24-hourultra-marathonintheNamibiandesert.I44whatonearthIcoulddonext.Myfather,aformersoldier,hadjustdiedofcancerandIwantedtoraisemoneyforasoldiers5charity45,Thereare66citiesin the UK, so Iachallenge—a50kmmarathonineachcity,norestdaysinbetween.Onthefirstday,Iranforaroundsixtosevenhours,eatingalongthewaytogetmore.Ondaytwo,ItoremyrightAchillestendon（星艮腱）.I 48mypaceandthoughtaboutthesoldiers549Iwasdoingtherunfor.Itwasnothingcompared

withsomeoftheirinjuries.Then,onday26,itgotworse.Ihadto50throughtheday,whichtookalmost11hours.IkepttellingmyselfIcouldn'tfail.IfI 51,thepainwouldhavestopped,butIknewIwould52itfortherestofmylife.OnMay20,1finished,fourdaysaftermy50thbirthday.Ihavea53bodynowthanatanypointinmylife.Anyonecandothis.Tmnotsuperhuman.Tmjust54,andIhavethenextthing55already.A.painfulA.contestA.discouragedA.believedA.painfulA.contestA.discouragedA.believedB.harmfulB.gameB.inspiredwanderedC.excitingC.matchC.relievedwonderedD.inspiringD.raceD.irritateddoubted45.A.inhisfavorB.tohisamazementC.tohissatisfactionD.inhis45.A.inhisfavorB.tohisamazementC.tohissatisfactionD.inhishonorA.tendedtolongedforA.energyleftbehindB.foodparticipatedinhonorA.tendedtolongedforA.energyleftbehindB.foodparticipatedinC.beliefD.D.spiritsA.wastedrushedA.welfarethoughtsA.sleepA.interacteddeliveredA.regretA.wastedrushedA.welfarethoughtsA.sleepA.interacteddeliveredA.regretA.worseA.determineddedicatedA.displayedslowedB.charityB.walkB.resp