2022-2023学年广西来宾市高二年级下册期末考试英语试卷

2022—2023学年广西来宾市高二下学期期末考试英

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一、阅读理解

Filmstowatchthisyear

Lightyear

BuzzLightyearhasbeencentraltofourToyStoryfeaturefilms,hisownTVseries,

andvariouscartoonshorts.Thisyear,thesquare-jawedSpaceRangerisgettingafilm

ofhisown.DirectorAngusMacLane(co-directorofFindingDory)andscreenwriter

PeteDocter(Soul,Up,InsideOut)bringbackabelovedcharacterwhilegivinghis

interstellarstoryanewlook,amoreserioustone,andafreshvoice:

ChrisEvansratherthanTimAllenistheactorwho'11beshouting,“Toinfinity-

andbeyond!"Releasedinternationallyon17June

Spider-Man:AcrosstheSpider-Verse(PartOne)

It'sunlikelythatthesequelwillbequiteascreative,but,asthesub-titlesuggests,

Spider-Man:AcrosstheSpider-Verse(PartOne)isthefirstepisodeinatwo-part

story,whichmakesitararityintheworldofcartoonfilms.

Releasedinternationallyon7October

Avatar2

TherearetwothingsweknowaboutJamesCameron:hecan'tberushed,andhe

lovestheocean.ThosequalitiescometogetherinAvatar2.Thenewfilmreturnsto

theplanetofPandora,whereblue-skinnedNeytiri(ZeoSaldana)andherhuman

husbandJake(SamWorthington)arenowpatents,andEarthlingsstillhaven't

solvedtheclimatecrisis.Mostoftheactiontookplaceunderwaterandwasshotina

900,000-gallontank.

Releasedinternationallyon16December

TopGun:Maverick

Itwasbackin1986thatTomCruiselastplayedPete"Maverick"Mitchell,a

traineefighterpilotintheUSNavy.Cananyonereallybelievethat,alltheseyears

later,Maverickwouldonlybeacaptainwhilehisoldfi*enemy"Iceman"(Vai

Kilmer)wouldbeafour-stargeneral?

Releasedinternationallyon17May

1.WhoisNotinvolvedintheproductionofLightyear?

A.AngusMacLane.B.PeteDocter.C.ChrisEvans.D.TimAllen.

2.IfyouareinterestedinthefilmsJamesCamerondirects,whichwillyouview?

B.Spider-Man:AcrosstheSpider-Verse

A.Lightyear.

(PartOne).

C.Avatar2.D.TopGun:Maverick.

3.WhatcanwelearnaboutTopGun:Maverick?

A.Itisafilmbasedonmilitarytheme.

B.ItiscreatedbyTomCruise.

C.Itisthelastonetobereleased.

D.Itisacartoonfilmmadeupoftwoepisodes.

Mywife,Hannah,andIdon'tusuallykeephouseplants.Anythinginpotsgets

eitherover-wateredorunder-watered.Butaftermydiagnosiswithglioblastoma,a

terminalbraincancer,withnomorethanayeartolive,Ilovedtheideaofhaving

somethingnewandgreenaround.

MyfriendMitchgavemewhathesaidwasaluckybambooplantinadeep-green

potterybowlwiththreepencil-sizedstalks(茎；杆)tiedtogether.Weplacedtheplant

inthelivingroomwindowacrossfromthecouchwhereIspentmuchoftheday.I

smiledwhenIlookedatitovertherimofthemugofcoffeeHannahbroughtmeeach

morning.

ItoldHannahIwantedtocarefortheplantmyself.Tendingtotheplantgavemea

senseofaccomplishmentatatimewhenIsometimesfeltuseless.Glioblastoma

limitedmyabilitytowalk,andthetreatmentleftmeexhausted,makingithardforme

toaccomplisheverydaytasks.Asafamilyphysician,Iwasusedtobeingtheonewho

providedcare,nottheonewhoreceivedit.Sincemydiagnosis,Ihadtorelyonhelp

fromotherpeople.Theenormouschangeleftmefeelingpurposelessandunsettled.

Wateringtheplant,assmallanactasitwas,connectedmetoacorepartofmyold

identityandtaughtmethatplantsandpeoplecouldstilldependonme.

Overthenextfewmonths,Irecoveredfromsurgeryandcompletedradiationand

chemotherapy.EvenafterIreturnedtowork,Icontinuedtocarefortheplant.Soon,it

hadnearlydoubledinheightanditsleaveswereshinyandlush.BoththetreeandI

werethriving（茁壮成长）.

4.Whydidthewriterkeeptheplant?

A.Hismisfortuneinlife.B.Hisworkexperience.

C.Hannah,sinsistence.D.Mitch1ssuggestion.

5.Accordingtoparagraph3,whydidthewriternolongerfeelhewasuseless?

A.Hecontinuedhiscareer.B.Heovercamehisdisease.

C.Hecouldstillbeacaregiver.D.Hedevelopedaloveforplanting.

6.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewriter?

A.Aimlessbutopen-minded.B.Accomplishedanddetermined.

C.Worriedbutunderstanding.D.Caringandoptimistic.

7.Whafsthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AMiracleCure.B•ADeterminedDoctor.

C.AnIncurableDisease.D.AHealingBamboo.

AccordingtoareportbySouthChinaMorningPost,Chinaisplanningtolauncha

hyperloop（超级高铁）,alsoknownasasuper-highspeedpipelinemaglevsystemby

2035.Iftheprojectgoesasplanned,thenewtrainwillbetheworld*sfastest

ground-basedtransporttechnology.

Chineseauthoritieshaveannouncedtheapprovalofthecountry*sfirsthyperloop

line.Itslengthwillbe175kilometers,anditwillpassbetweenthecitiesofShanghai

andHangzhou.Thesearetwokeymetropolitanareasforthecountry1seconomy,

knownfortheirlargepopulations.

Thedistancebetweenthesetwocitiescannowbecoveredinaboutthreehoursby

caroranhourbyhigh-speedtrain.However,thehyperloopcanreachspeedsofupto

1000km/h,whichmeansthattheroutecanbecompletedinjust15minutes.That*s

2timesfasterthancommercialpassengerplanesand10timesthantraditionalhigh­

speedtrains.

TheproposedprojectwillmakeChinaoneofthepioneersinhyperlooptechnology,

allowingfastertravelbetweenseveralmajorcities.Thehyperloopprovidesahigh-

securitylevelwithlowenergyconsumption.Itreducesnoiseandpollutionlevels

whilestillbeingfasterthancommercialflightsandthefastestcurrentbullettrain.The

technologywillfurtheradvanceChina*spositionasaleaderintransport.

Asuper-fasthyperlooptraininChinahascompleteditsfirsttestruns.These

consistedofthreetestrunsatasuperconductingmaglevtestlineinDatong,Shanxi

provincethatreachedthespeedof50km/h.However,thecuiTenttubeavailablefor

trialsmeasuresonly2kminlength.Itisexpectedtobeextendedto60kmoverthe

nextfewyears.

8.Whatistheprojectabout?

A.Buildingtheworld'slongestrailline.

B.Enlargingthepassengercapacityofthetrain.

C.ConstructingthefirsthyperlooplineinChina.

D.Expandingthecoverageoftherailwaysystem.

9.Whatarethefiguresinparagraph3intendedfor?

A.Toprovethehighspeedofthehyperloop.

B.Tostresstheconvenienceoftravelingbyrailway.

C.Tostatethenecessityofdevelopinghigh-speedtrains.

D.ToshowChina*sgreateffortstoimprovetransporttechnology.

10.Whatdoesparagraph4mainlytellusabouttheproject?

A.Itsmainpurposes.

B.Itspotentialvalue.

C.Itsspecifictasks.

D.Itsenvironmentalbenefits.

11.Whatisthenextstepoftheproject?

A.Extendingtherailwaylinefortrials.

B.Increasingthelengthofthehyperlooptrains.

C.Conductingthetrain1sfirsttestrunsinDatong.

D.Reducingnoiseandpollutionlevelsofthetrain.

Manypeopleprefereatingoutinsteadofcookingathome.Achangeappearstobe

takingplace,though,andmillennials（千禧一代）areleadingtheway.Accordingto

onesurvey,moreyoungpeoplearestartingtocookathomeforthreebasicreasons:

Theycansavemoney,eathealthilyandwastelessfood.

PopularTVchefsarealsogettingmillennialsexcitedaboutlearningsomebasic

cookingskills.Manymillennialsviewcookingasaformofentertainmentandself­

expression.Theyproudlypostpicturesoftheirculinary（烹饪的）creationson

FacebookorInstagram,andinvitefriendsovertosharethecookingexperience.

Manymillennialshavealsofoundwaystoavoidwastingfood.Afterroastinga

chicken,theyputtheleftoverbonesintheirfreezerinsteadofthegarbagecan.Later,

theyusethebonestomakechickenstock（鸡汤）,whichisanimportantingredientin

manydishes.

Theyalsohatethrowingoutfruitthat*stooold.Toavoidthatsituation,theybake

ripefruitlikeberriesandbananasfor15minutesat175degreesC.Thentheyfreezeit

overnight.Afterthat,theyplacethefruitinplasticbagsandstoreitintheirfreezerfor

lateruse.

Manymillennialsonlyeatatrestaurantsthathaveexcellentfood-wastepolicies.

Theserestaurantsuseeverypartofthevegetablestheybuy,includingtheirstemsand

roots,indishes.Theyalsousebeef,chickenandporkbonestomaketheirownstock.

Millennialsalsoreducefoodwastebyonlybuyingwhattheyrequire.Beforegoing

toasupermarket,theywritedownwhattheyneedanddon*tbuyanythingelse.That

waytheywon1tpurchasemorefoodthantheycanconsume.

12.Whatisthispassagemainlyconcernedwith?

A.Acookingtrendthathasattractedmillennials.

B.AplanthatTVchefshavefordonatingfood.

C.Anovelcookingtechniquethatmillennialslike.

D.Afoodproductionsystemthatisfavoredbymillennials.

13.Howdomanymillennialsdealwiththeleftoverbonesfromchicken?

A.Theygivethebonestootherpeoplewhoneedthem.

B.Theybakethebonesfor15minutesat175degrees

C.Theyfreezethebonesforcookingchickenstocklater.

D.Theystorethebonesinthefreezerandthrowthemaway.

14.Whatdoestheunderlined“stock”refertoinParagraph5?

A.Money.B.Soup.C.Milk.D.Noodle.

15.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanyoufindthisarticle?

A.Lifestyle.B.Travelingtips.

C.Fashionshows.D.Advancedtechnology.

二、七选五

GoodHabitstoHelpYouFeelInspiredDaily

Rememberthatyourdailyroutine（日常生活）isn1tsetinstone.Youcantestthe

structureofyourdayandimproveitbasedonwhatworksbestforyou.Hereareafew

ideas:

Morningaffirmations.Affirmationsarerepeatedwordsorphrasesthatclearly

showpositivechanges.Youcanrepeataffirmations（肯定）tofeelconfident.16.

Takebreaks.Takingbreaksthroughoutthedayimprovesbrainfunction,learning,

andproductivity.17.Thenyoucanreturntoyourdaywithafreshperspective.

18.Setasidealittletimeeachdaytoexpressyourself.Astudyfoundthat

creativeactivitieshaveshort-termbenefits,likeboostingyourmoodandreducing

stress.19.Lookforacreativehobby,likejournaling,creativewriting,dance,

drawing,painting,music,anythingthatmakesyoushine!

End-of-dayritual.Justasmorningritualsetsthetonefbrthedayahead,an

eveningroutinepreparesyourbodyforarestfulnight1ssleep.Enjoyacupofteaa

coupleofhoursbeforeyougotosleep.Herbalteaslikechamomile（洋甘菊）have

calmingeffectstoeaseyouintoagoodnight1srest.

Bluelightfromdevices,likeyourTVorphone,disturbssleeppatterns.

20.Turnyourphoneon“donotdisturb”atleast30minutesbeforebed.Dimthe

lightsorusecandlestofurtherreducethebrightlightsofdaytime.

A.Expressyourself.

B.Shareyouropinionwithothers.

C.Agoodnight'ssleepdoesbenefityou.

D.Forexample:"Iamhappy,healthy,andstrong."

E.Thiscanleadtosleepdisordersthatmakeitdifficulttofallasleep.

F.Overtime,you,11alsopreventdiseaseandhaveamorepositiveoutlook.

G.Abreakcanmeanafive-minutewalk,ashortmeditation,oramomenttositin

thesunshinewithacupoftea.

三、完形填空

Inmomentsofdanger,superheroesdon't,theyleapintoaction.And

sodoesthelittleboywhenhisbabysister*slifedependsonit.

When8-year-oldJaxsonDempseyrealizedhis20-month-oldsisterLeliawas

onachickennugget（鸡块）,hedidn't.Instead,hecalmly

directedhisdadtothecartheyweredrivinginandwentonto

theobstruction（障碍物）fromLelia'sairway.

Jaxsonsaidhe'dlearnedthetechniquefromwatchingsuperstarJohn

Cenaperformthemovementonashow.

Jaxson'sfatherMatthasnothingbutfbrhisson,whosequick

thinkingapotentialtragedy.UIcouldn*thearherbecauseshewas

choking.,shewasn1tbreathing.ThankGodJaxsonwastherebecause,

withouthim,Idon'tknowifLeliawouldbehere."

WhilewerethelastthingonJaxon1smindfbrdoingwhatcame

whenhissisterneededhim,they*vebeenrollinginnonethelessever

since.

Thefirstbig“Welldone!"camefromnoneotherthanJohnCenahimself,who

sentapersonalmessageviavideoafterlearningoftheboy1s.“Iheard

astoryaboutyou,anditreallymyheart,"Cenasaid.

Cena'srecognitionwashighpraiseindeed,buttheawardsdidn't

there.OnMarch31,Jaxson*shometownwelcomedhimwithhisveryownmarchin

ofalittleherowhoturnedouttobethebestbigbrotheralittlesistercould

have.

21.A.dependB-designC.hesitateD.decide

22.A.eatingB.escapingC.coughingD.choking

23.A.jumpB.panicC.keepD.run

24.A.pushoverB.putoffC.pulloverD.pulloff

25.A.keepB.knowC.removeD.remain

26.A.lifesavingB.performingC.swimmingD.driving

27.A.regretB,gratitudeC.sympathyD.anger

28.A.causesB・threatensC.bringsD.avoids

29.A.FinallyB.HoweverC.InfactD.Otherwise

30.A.fearsB.sadnessC.emotionD.excitement

31.A.entirelyB.naturallyC.completelyD.strangely

32.A,braveryB-courageC.lifeD.story

33.A.filledB.hurtC.touchedD.cured

34.A.comeB.stopC.winD.appear

35.A.placeB.favorC.honorD.possession

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

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。

Traditionaloperasarefindingways36(interest)youngpeople.Theater

companiesinShanghaiaredoingeverythingtheycantogiveyoungactorsawide

rangeofwaystoshowofftheirskills.Since2011,theShanghaiPekingOpera

Company37(provide)somefundfbrtwoseasonsof"YouthRunway",a

long-termoperadevelopmentprojectintendedtofindandnurtureyoungoperatalent.

38thehelpofPekingOperaartists,118young39(perform)havemastered

200playsandclassicalpieces.

Mostoftheyoungartistswerebornbetween1995and2000,40(make)

themselvesthecompany's41(new)generation.Together,theyhaveappeared

ialmostadozenplays.Theywillgive12performancesthisyear,42belongto

fourcategories:spring,summer,autumn,43winter.Theyoungparticipantswill

alsodemonstratetheirinvolvementinthepreservationandcreativityoftheartform.

InChina,avarietyofinitiativeshavebeenmadetomaketraditionalartformsmore

accessibletotoday'syouth.uXiqu(traditionaltheater)hasahugepotentialto

interesttoday*syoungpeoplebecauseitcanbe44(creative)mixedwith

variousartforms,"saysChenDarning,45theatercritic."Theseyoung

participantshaveanimportantroletoplayinpublicizingtheart."

五、其他应用文

46.假定你是李华，你所在的城市这个暑假将会有一批外国友人来旅游，当地

政府在报纸上刊登一则招聘兼职导游的广告，你对此很感兴趣。请你用英语给

招聘单位写一封自荐信。

内容包括：

1.写信的目的；

2.自身的优势(熟悉当地名胜古迹、英语口语好、善于交际等)；

3.表达希望被录用的愿望。

注意：

1.词数80左右;

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearSir/Madam,

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

六、读后续写

47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完

整的短文。

IstillrememberhownervousIfeltdoingsomethingsforthefirsttime.You'd

thinkthatafteralotoffirsttimesthebutterflies-in-stomachfeelingwoulddisappear.

Buthere,swhathappenedamonthago.

"Pleasecometothechessclubtomorrow/Mareyasaidtome."Iknow

you*regoingtoloveit!”fveneverevenplayedchess（国际象棋）Isaid.

“Itseems