湖北省武汉重点中学5G联合体2023-2024年高二年级上册期中英语试题

湖北省武汉重点中学5G联合体2023-2024年高二上学期期中

英语试题

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、阅读理解

EachapplicanttoHarvardCollegeisconsideredwithgreatcare.Weconsidereach

applicanttoHarvardCollegeasawholeperson,andputenormouscareintoevaluatingevery

application.Wehopeyouwillexploretheinformationinthissectiontounderstandwhatwe

lookforinouradmissionsprocess.

*HowtoApply

SubmityourapplicationthroughtheCommonApplication,theCoalitionApplication,or

theUniversalCollegeApplication.EachistreatedequallybytheAdmissionsCommittee.

Completeandsubmityourmaterialsassoonaspossibletoensurefullandtimely

considerationofyourapplication.ViewourApplicationTipsforstep-by-stepinformation.

*WhentoApply

DateDeadline

November1EarlyActiondeadline

March1FinancialAidApplicationdeadline

LateMarchDecisionlettersmailed

Mid-DecemberEarlyActiondecisionsreleased

May1ReplydateforAdmittedStudents

January1RegularDecisiondeadline

*WhatWeLookForWeseekpromisingstudentswhowillcontributetotheHarvard

communityduringtheircollegeyears,andtosocietythroughouttheirlives.

Whileacademicaccomplishmentisthebasicrequirement,theAdmissionCommittee

considersmanyotherfactors-strongpersonalqualities,specialtalentsorexcellencesofall

kinds,perspectivesformedbyunusualpersonalcircumstances,andtheabilitytotake

advantageofavailableresourcesandopportunities.

WeoutlineeverythingyouneedtoapplytoHarvard.

Click/admissions/applytogetdetailedrequirements.

1.Wherecanyoufinddetailedinformationabouthowtoapply?

A.CommonApplication.B.UniversalCollegeApplication.

C.ApplicationTips.D.CoalitionApplication.

2.WhichisthefinaldayforFinancialAidApplication?

A.November1B.March1.

C.January1.D.May1.

3.WhatisthebasicrequirementtoapplyforHarvardUniversity?

A.Specialtalents.B.Strongpersonalqualities.

C.Academicaccomplishment.D.Uniqueperspectives.

Bodylanguageisafascinatingaspectofhumancommunicationthatoftenspeakslouder

thanwords.Itisasilentformofexpressionthatconveysourthoughts,emotions,and

intentions.Ihavealwaysbeenamazedbythewayourbodiescancommunicatewithout

utteringasingleword.

OnevividmemorythatcomestomindisajobinterviewIhadafewyearsago.AsIsat

acrossfromtheinterviewer,Icouldfeelmybodytensingup.Icrossedmyarmsandleaned

backinmychair,unconsciouslyactingadefensivebarrier.Theinterviewerpickeduponmy

closed-offpostureandbecamemorereservedintheirquestioning.Itwasclearthatmybody

languagewassendingamessageofdiscomfortandlackofconfidence.

Reflectingonthatexperience,Irealizedtheimportanceofusingopenandconfident

bodylanguageinprofessionalsettings.Subtlechangesinposture,facialexpressions,and

gesturescansignificantlyimpacttheimpressionwemakeonothers.Fromthatdayforward,I

madeaconsciousefforttoprojectconfidenceandapproachability（平易近人）throughmy

bodylanguage.

Anotherinstancewherebodylanguageplayedacrucialrolewasduringafamily

gathering.Aswesataroundthedinnertable,Inoticedmyyoungersisterslumpingand

avoidingeyecontactwithanyone.Herbodylanguageindicatedthatshewasfeelingupsetor

anxious.Withoutsayingaword,Ireachedoutandgentlytouchedherhand,offeringasilent

gestureofsupport.Shelookedatmewithgratitude,andwesharedamomentof

understandingandconnection.

Bodylanguageisnotonlyimportantininterpersonalrelationshipsbutalsoinpublic

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speaking.IrememberwatchingaTEDtalkbyarenownedspeakerwhocaptivatedthe

audiencewiththeirconfidentstance,expressivegestures,andengagingeyecontact.Their

bodylanguageenhancedtheimpactoftheirwords,makingthetalkmorememorableand

powerful.

Inconclusion,bodylanguageisapowerfultoolthatcanconveyemotions,attitudes,and

intentionswithouttheneedforverbalcommunication.Itisessentialtobeawareofourown

bodylanguageanditsimpactonothers.Bymasteringtheartofbodylanguage,wecan

enhanceourcommunicationskillsandcreatestrongerconnectionswiththosearoundus.

4.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinsharingthejobinterviewexperience?

A.Toemphasizethesignificanceoffacialexpressionsincommunication.

B.Todescribeapersonalexperienceofdiscomfortandlackofconfidence.

C.Todemonstratetheimpactofbodylanguageoninterpersonalrelationships.

D.Tohighlighttheimportanceofnon-verbalcommunicationinprofessionalsettings.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"captivatedtheaudience^^inparagraph5mostlikely

mean?

A.Theaudiencewascriticalandskepticalofthetalk.

B.Theaudiencewascharmedandfascinatedbythetalk.

C.Theaudiencewasconfusedanddisinterestedinthetalk.

D.Theaudiencewasdistractedanduninterestedinthetalk.

6.Whyisitimportanttobeconsciousofourownbodylanguage?

A.Itcanenhanceourpublicspeakingskillsandcaptivatetheaudience.

B.Itcanhelpusunderstandandinterpretthebodylanguageofeachother.

C.Itcanpreventusfrommakinganynon-verbalcommunicationmistakes.

D.Itcancreatestrongerconnectionsandimproveinterpersonalrelationships.

Thesunflowerseastarhasbeenlistedasacriticallyendangeredspeciesfollowinga

groundbreakingpopulationstudyledbyOregonStateUniversity（OSU）andTheNature

Conservancy.

“Thesegiantseastarsusedtobeeasytofindandwereahitwithdivers.Unfortunately,

yourchancesoffindingonenowarenexttonothinginmostoftheareasneartheUnited

States-thislistingisonesteptoextinction-andIdon'tthinkthey'recomingbackwithout

help,^^saidOSU'sSarahGravem,aresearchassociateintheCollegeofScienceandthelead

authorofthestudy.

Populationsofthesunflowerseastarsuffereddramaticcrashesbecauseofamarine（海

洋的）wildlifeepidemicevent,whichbeganin2013.Scientistsusedmorethan61,000

populationsurveysfrom31datasetstocalculatea90.6%declineinthesunflowerseastars

andestimatedthatasmanyas5.75billionanimalsdiedfromthedisease,whosecausehasnot

beendetermined.Moreover,theresearchshowednosignofpopulationrecoveryinany

regioninthefivetosevenyearssincetheevent.

Sunflowerseastarsareakeycatcherofpurpleseaurchins（海胆）andtheseastar

declinehashelpedtheincreaseintheurchinpopulationinmanyregions.Toomanyurchins

arelinkedtoadeclineinkelpforests（海藻林）alreadyfacingpressurefrommarineheatwave

events,makingthefutureuncertainforecosystemsthatprovidehabitatforthousandsof

marineanimalsandhelpsupportcoastaleconomies.

“Becausemostpeoplearenotoutintheoceaneveryday,wedon'trealizehowmuchifs

beingchangedandimpactedbyhumans.Weneedtothinkabouthowtokeepourocean

healthy.Whilereducingthereleaseofcarbondioxideisthemostpressingneed,rebuilding

keycatcherpopulations,likethesunflowerseastar,canbeanimportantpieceofthepuzzle

too,^^saidstudyco-authorSaraHamilton,aPh.D.candidateintheOSUCollegeofScience.

8.WhatcanweinferaboutsunflowerseastarsfromSarahGravem'swords?

A.Theypresentadangertodivers.

B.Theycannotrecoverontheirown.

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C.Theycannotadapttothenewenvironment.

D.TheyattractmanytouriststotheUnitedStates.

9.Whatledtothesharpdeclineinthenumberofsunflowerseastars?

A.Humanbeings'overfishing.

B.Thearrivalofanewspecies.

C.Therisingoceantemperature.

D.Theoccurrenceofamarinedisease.

10.Whatistherelationshipbetweensuntlowerseastarsandtheseakelpforests?

A.Theircommonenemiesareseaurchins.

B.Sunflowerseastarsfeedontheseakeepforests.

C.Sunflowerseastarshelppreservetheseakelpforests.

D.Theseakelpforestsprovidehabitatsforsunflowerseastars.

11.WhatmightSaraHamiltonagreewith?

A.Morespeciesshouldbeintroducedtotheocean.

B.Scientistsplaythemostimportantroleinprotectingtheocean.

C.Theinfluenceofhumanactivitiesontheoceanhasdecreasedsince2013.

D.Moreactionshouldbetakentoincreasethenumberofsunflowerseastars.

ResearchersinthepsychologydepartmentattheUniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles

(UCLA)havediscoveredamajordifferenceinthewaymenandwomenrespondtostress.

Thisdifferencemayexplainwhymenaremorelikelytosufferfromstressrelateddisorders.

Untilnow,psychologicalresearchhasmaintainedthatbothmenandwomenhavethe

samecafightorflight^reactiontostress.However,theUCLAresearchteamfoundthatmenand

womenhavequitedifferentbiologicalandbehavioralresponsestostress.Whilemenoften

reacttostressinthefightorflightresponse,womenoftenhaveanotherkindofreaction

whichcouldbecalled"tendandbefriend."Thatis,theyoftenreacttostressfulconditionsby

protectingandnurturingtheiryoung("tend"),andbylookingforsocialcontactandsupport

fromothers-especiallyotherfemales("befHend").

Scientistshavelongknownthatinthefighttostress,animportantroleisplayedby

certainhormones(激素)releasedbythebody.TheUCLAresearchteamsuggeststhatthe

femaletendorbefriendresponseisalsobasedonahormone,whosenameisoxytocin(催产

素).Butnowitisbeingstudiedforitsroleintheresponseofbothmenandwomentostress.

Accordingtotheprincipalinvestigator,Dr.ShelleyTaylor,“Animalsandpeoplewithhigh

levelsofoxytocinarecalmer,morerelaxed,moresocial,andlessanxious.Whilemenalso

secrete（分泌）oxytocin,itseffectsarereducedbymalehormones.^^

Thestudyalsoshowedhowfathersandmothersrespondeddifferentlywhentheycame

hometotheirfamilyafterastressfuldayatwork.Thetypicalfatherwantedtobeleftaloneto

enjoysomepeaceandquiet.Foratypicalmother,copingwithabaddayatworkmeant

focusingherattentiononherchildrenandtheirneeds.

Thedifferencesinrespondingtostressmayexplainthefactthatwomenhavelower

frequencyofstressrelateddisorderssuchashighbloodpressureoraggressivebehavior.The

tendandbefriendregulatory（调节的）systemmayprotectwomenagainststress,andthismay

explainwhywomenonaveragelivelongerthanmen.

12.TheUCLAstudyshowsthatinresponsetostress,menaremorelikelythanwomento_.

A.solveaconflictcalmlyB.seekcomfortfromchildren

C.turntofriendsforsomehelpD.findanescapefromthereality

13.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutoxytocinaccordingtothepassage?

A.Menhavethesamelevelofoxytocinaswomendo.

B.Oxytocinusedtobestudiedinbothmenandwomen.

C.Oxytocinhasmoreofaneffectonwomenthanonmen.

D.Bothanimalsandpeoplehavethehighlevelsofoxytocin.

14.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Malehormoneshelpbuildupthebody'sresistancetostress.

B.Biologicaldifferencesleadtodifferentbehavioralreactstostress.

C.Inafamilyamothercaresmoreaboutchildrenthanafatherdoes.

D.UCLAstudywasdesignedtoconfirmpreviousresearchfindings.

15.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Howmenandwomenmanagetogetoverstress

B.Howmenandwomensufferfromdifferentstress

C.Howresearchersovercomemajorstressproblems

D.Howresearchersdealwithstressrelateddisorders

二、七选五

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Childrenloveplayingoutdoors.Theyusuallygetmuddy,withnoregardforthecolour

oftheirclothing."Don'tgetdirty!"wasonceaconstantfamilywarning,asparentswatched

theirchildrenruintheirbestclothes.Theywerehappyrunningthroughfarmer^fieldsor

climbingtrees.16

Accordingtotheexperts,parentsdon'thavetoconcerntoomuchaboutit.Recent

researchshowsthatthedirtoutsidecandevelopresistancetoarangeofillnesses.Certain

naturalmaterials,suchasmud,containsurprisinglypowerfulmicroorganisms（微生物群）

whosepositiveimpactonchildren'shealthweareonlybeginningtofullyunderstand.

17.

Manyofthepsychologicalbenefitsofoutdoorplayareestablishedaswell.Ourbrains

evolvedinbeautifullandscapes,andthewayweperceivetheworldisparticularlysuitedto

wildoutdoorspaces.Thismeansthatnaturalscenesprovidetheperfectlevelofstimulation

（刺激）.18OnestudyfoundthatchildrenwithADHD（注意力缺陷多动症）were

betterabletoconcentratefollowinga20-minutewalkinthepark.Beingclosetograssand

treesseemedtohaveabeneficialeffectontheirminds.

Outdoorplaycanalsooffervaluablelearningexperiences.19.Thusthey

graduallyunderstandtheexternalenvironmentandtheinternalconnectionsofthingsin

differentways.Ifchildrenplaywithothers,theycandevelopeffectivestrategiestopromote

communicationandsocialization.

Today,withtheattractionofvideogamesandsocialmedia,contactwithnatureisrarer

thaninthepast.Moreandmoreparentsbegintorecognizetheimportanceofoutdoorplay.

20Theybelievethatnotonlydoesitmakechildrenemotionallyhappybutitalsohasa

powerfuleffectontheirwellbeing.

A.Outdoorplaydoesbettertochildren'sphysicalgrowth,comparedwithgetting

muddy.

B.Formany,itissimplyanopportunitytogetclosetonature.

C.Theymaysecretlywishtheirchildrenhadthechancetopickupabitofdirt.

D.Theyrecommendusingnatureasanaccessiblewayofinteractingwithothers.

E.Ithelpschildrendevelopthewaytheirsensesandmovementinteract.

F.Ithelpsrefreshthebrainandevenreducedepressionandanxiety.

G.Itwasobviousthatchildren'swhiteswouldturnbrownbeforethedaywasover.

三、完形填空

Ihadsomeprettyseriousissueswithmycommunityforthelastyear,andour

relationshipcompletelyfellapart6monthsago.Asaresult,I21themonsocial

media,anddidmybesttoforgetaboutthem.Theeventsthoughcontinuedto22me,

andthe23thatIfeltfromthoseeventsaffectedotheraspectsofmylife.Itbegan

destroyingrelationshipsinotherpartsofmylifeandIendedup24bridgeswithbig

opportunitiesandpeopleIreally25.

Yesterday,Iwasforcedtoseethiscommunitybecauseofamajorworkevent.Iwas

fearingthiseventformonthsanditwaspretty26whenIfirstsawthepeoplewith

whomIwasin27.Despiteallofthis,thestrangestyetmostwonderfulthing

happenedtome.AfterIlefttheevent,IfeltsomethingthatIhadn'tfeltinalongtime-peace

and28.Someofthepeopleatthis29didn'tevenknowwhoIwasandit

wasclearthatalotofpeoplehad30fromtheevents.

31breakingupwiththatcommunity,Icouldstillseethemduringthe

conferenceandapologizeinmyheadandforgivethem.Afterdoingthis,Ifeltpeacein

myself,andIfindFvebeenabletoseethingsfromabigger32.

Whenyouforgiveothers,younotonlyfreethem,butyoufreeyourself33.You

notonlyfindpeacewiththem,butyoufindpeace34yourself.Now,Ionlywish

themthebestlifethattheycanhave,themostsuccessthattheycan35,andthemost

happinesstheycouldeverhave.

21.A.sharedB.postedC.blockedD.contacted

22.A.frustrateB.disturbC.defeatD.interrupt

23.A.interactionsB.emotionsC.fantasiesD.passions

24.A.burningB.buildingC.crossingD.strengthening

25.A.disagreedwithB.sidedwithC.worriedaboutD.caredabout

26.A.overwhelmingB.annoyingC.frighteningD.embarrassing

27.A.harmonyB.comparisonC.conflictD.contact

28.A.securityB.confidenceC.forgivenessD.comfort

29.A.conferenceB.stageC.momentD.lecture

30.A.brokenawayB.heldonC.gotawayD.movedon

31.A.WhileB.WhenC.SinceD.Unless

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32.A.tendencyB.perspectiveC.prospectD.expectation

33.A.inreturnB.atleastC.attimesD.aswell

34.A.aboutB.ofC.withinD.for

35.A.acknowledgeB.attainC.demonstrateD.measure

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NorwegianplaywrightandauthorJonFosse36(award)the2023NobelPrizein

Literatureinthepreviousmonthforhis"innovativeplaysandprosewhichgivevoicetothe

unsayable,\

TheSwedishAcademycreditsFosse37"oneofthemostwidelyperformed

playwrightsintheworld”,althoughthe64-year-oldoriginallymadehisnameasanovelist,

38(begin)withTheRedandtheBlackin1983.Hehassincewrittenmanyworksof

proseandpoetry.

Growingupinasmallcoastalvillage,Fossewasimmersedinthebeautyofnatureand

thevastnessofthesea.Hedraws39(inspire)fromhisrurallivingenvironmentand

personalstruggles,whichhavedeeplyinfluencedhisdistinctivewritingstyle.Fosse'swriting

discussedthemesofloneliness,longing,andthesearchformeaninginlife.40

(addition),hisbattleswithdepressionhaveenabled41(he)toexplorethedepthsof

humanemotionsandexistentialdespair.

“Hetouchesyousodeeplywhenyoureadhisworks,“saidAndersOlsson,Chairmanof

theNoblePrizeCommittee."42isspecialabouthimistheclosenessinhiswriting.It

touchesyour43(deep)feelings-anxieties,insecurities,questionsoflifeanddeath,

44arethingsthateveryhumanbeingactuallyfacesfromtheverybeginning.Inthat

senseIthinkhereachesveryfarandthereis45universalimpactofeverythingthat

hewrites——ithasappealtothisbasichumanity.

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