2023武汉部分重点中学高二上学期期末联考英语试题含解析

武汉市部分重点中学2022-2023学年度上学期期末联考

高二英语试卷

第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分30分)

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节 (共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Why is the man’s phone broken?

A. The battery died.     B. It has water damage.     C. He dropped it on the ground.

2. What will the speakers probably do next?

A. Turn on a fan.     B. Leave the office.     C. Set off the alarm.

3. How many people will be at dinner?

A. Two.     B. Three.     C. Four.

4. What kept the woman awake last night?

A The storm.     B. The temperature.     C. The repairs of the power.

5. What are the speakers doing?

A. Eating vegetables.     B. Picking flowers.     C. Shopping for fruit.

第二节 (共15小题，每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Why does the woman call?

A. To book a table.     B. To reschedule an interview.     C. To apply for a part-time job.

7. What will the woman do at 2: 30 this afternoon?

A. Attend a class.     B. Meet the manager.     C. Work in a restaurant.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What do we know about the girl?

A. She is always bored.     B. She misses her family.     C. She is busy this weekend.

9. When did the girl see her family last time?

A. On a holiday.     B. On her birthday.     C. At a relative’s wedding.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What are the speakers mainly discussing?

A. Child education.     B. Noise disturbance.     C. Pet management.

11. What do we know about the speakers’ new neighbors?

A. They have three kids.     B. They have a big apartment.     C. They often keep their dogs in.

12 How will the speakers probably deal with the problem?

A. Speak with their neighbors.     B. Talk with the other residents.     C. Send a message to their neighbors.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13 Where are the speakers?

A. In a museum.     B. In a library.     C. In a studio.

14. When did Ronald meet Ansel?

A. While fishing on a boat.

B. While walking through the woods.

C. While relaxing on the top of a mountain.

15. What made Ronald want to learn from Ansel?

A. That he knew the best spots.

B. That he had a passion for art.

C. That he had a wealth of information.

16. Who is Ronald?

A. A designer.     B. A photographer.     C. A historian.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How did the Doggerland people make a living?

A. By hunting.     B. By farming.     C. By trading.

18. Who often find the evidence of Doggerland?

A. Scientists.     B. Fishermen.     C. Historians.

19. Which modern issue do researchers warn us about?

A. Climate change.     B. Immigration.     C. Pollution.

20. What is the main subject of the talk?

A. The UK’s ancient flood stories.

B. The danger of flooding in the UK.

C. Ancient flooded land off the UK coast.

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。

A

THE WEEK, full of the world’s best news and facts, offering science, animals, puzzles, people, apps, photos, books, sports and eating insects, helps young people make sense of the world.

Iran Protests Continue To Escalate

People in Iran held more large protests against the government on October 30 after being warned not to by authorities. Students who took down partition walls meant to separate men and women in cafeterias were arrested. Protests began in September after the death of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for showing her hair in public.

Lalitpur, Nepal Hindu Tihar Festival

People in Nepal marked the second day of the Tihar festival, which is dedicated to worshipping dogs and highlighting their loyalty to humans. The five-day festival is associated with the Hindu God Yama and each day is dedicated to a different animal. At the Sneha Care shelter, which is home to about 170 dogs, people spent the day giving dogs treats and placing orange garlands (花环) around their necks.

Singapore Green Tower Opens

A new 919-foot-tall skyscraper containing 80, 000 plants has opened in Singapore. The office building is also a “green oasis” for people to visit and explore. On the top floor there is a 4, 500-square foot roof top farm, which produces herbs, flowers, fruit, and vegetables for three restaurants in the building. It is estimated that the farm, which visitors can also walk through, grows between 154 and 220 pounds of produce each month.

1. Why did students pull down partition walls?

A. To warn the authorities.

B. To mourn the death of Mahsa Amini.

C. To fight against inequality of genders.

D. To separate men and women in cafeterias.

2. How is the Tihar festival celebrated?

A. It is celebrated all around the world.

B. People have five days off to do the celebration.

C. Different animals are treated at the Sneha Care shelter.

D. Dogs are entertained for their loyalty on its second day.

3. What does the 919-foot-tall skyscraper in Singapore function as?

A. A vertical farm. B. A shopping center.

C. An office building. D. An indoor recreation center.

B

Maya Lin, designer and sculptor, has created some of the most iconic works and spaces with the belief that art can address important issues. Her latest projects are no different, from museums to sculptures for Presidential centers.

Lin, 62, grew up in Ohio, the daughter of college professors who were Chinese immigrants. As a 21-year-old student at Yale University, she gained national prominence when her entry won a design competition for the new Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. Her winning design-two black granite (花岗岩) walls engraved with the names of US service members who died in the Vietnam War (1954-1975) or remain missing-is considered one of the most influential in modern architecture.

Lin went on to design the 1989 Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, and dozens of other projects globally, all with social and environmental justice in mind. She told The Wall Street Journal she uses facts in her art. She said, “I am going to present you with what the story is, but I am not going to draw the conclusion for you.” Currently underway is Lin’s plan for the new Museum of Chinese in America in New York City. Lin said she wants it to be a celebration of Chinese American stories and contributions to the country.

Lin is also designing a sculpture to honor former President Barack Obama’s mother, who died in 1995, at the Obama Presidential Center in Illinois. When Obama awarded Lin the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, he called her work “physical acts of poetry, each reminding us that the most important element in art or architecture is human emotion.”

4. What is Maya Lin’ principle to make her creation?

A. Art is to lead to reputation.

B Art is a physical act of poetry.

C. Art is to create something distinguished.

D. Art can be a medium to approach affairs.

5. What is conveyed in her work for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial?

A. US soldiers’ sacrifice in the Vietnam War.

B. The influence of the Vietnam War on America.

C. The bloody and cruel scenes of the Vietnam War.

D. Vietnamese soldiers’ fearless fight in the Vietnam War.

6. Where will the sculpture of Barack Obama’s mother be housed?

A. Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.

B. Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama.

C. Museum of Chinese in America in New York City.

D. Obama Presidential Center in Illinois.

7. Which of the following best suits the topic of the passage?

A. Designing with talents

B. Stirring up emotions in art

C. Becoming a great Chinese immigrant

D. Creating the most influential architecture

C

Making and retaining deep, meaningful friendships as an adult is hard, especially for men. Less than half of men report being satisfied with their friendships, and only about 1 in 5 said they had received emotional support from a friend in the last week, compared with 4 in 10 women, according to a 2021 survey from the Survey Center on American Life.

Why is it so hard? When Dr. Frank Sileo, a psychologist based in Ridgewood, New Jersey, first began conducting research on male friendships in 1995, many participants assumed his survey was about homosexuality. Such stereotypes are inaccurate, but revealed some of what maybe holding some men back from deep friendships, Sileo said.

Besides, boys receive messages that growing up and “manning up” mean hiding their soft side--a mindset that neuroscience, social science and developmental psychology all show is harmful to them. The drive to toughen up and never show vulnerability (脆弱) that restricts men from friendships can lead them to loneliness, violence and anger. “We consider relationships as feminine.” Sileo said. “If that’s a feminine (女性特有的) thing, it becomes a weakness or inability if men admit to needing friendships. ”

Thus, men seeking closeness might turn to those they see as better at building relationships and feel comfortable exploring their vulnerability with: the women in their lives and their romantic partners, according to Sileo’s research. It may seem like a good solution, but putting everything on a romantic partner can strain a relationship, whether it is going to a female partner exclusively for emotional support or depending on her to cultivate friendships and get-together for holidays and weekends. It is crucial to have multiple people to go to for support for different perspectives. “Men need to know it’s not just a woman thing.” she said. “They need to know that men can do it, too. ”

We live in a culture that clashes with our nature. If we raise children to go against their nature, we shouldn’t be surprised if some of those children grow up to struggle. Research has shown expression of negative emotions improved men’s emotional well-being, increased feelings of being understood and resulted in less reported loneliness. So just as many men make a great effort to eat right, exercise, succeed in their careers and raise children, men should prioritize developing friendships as well.

8. Why does the author mention some numbers in the first paragraph?

A. To inform a fact. B. To introduce the topic.

C. To support an opinion. D. To make a comparison.

9. What do we know about Dr. Frank Sileo’s research in 1995?

A. It studies men’s health.

B. It studies men’s friendships.

C. It studies male homosexuality.

D. It studies reasons why men lack deep friendships.

10. Which one may be the consequence if a man lacks friendship?

A. A man may get used to it. B. A man may turn to a woman.

C. A man may become feminine. D. A man may focus more on his career.

11. Which column does this passage most probably belong to?

A. Science B. Culture C. Health D. Entertainment

D

While DNA from animal bones or teeth can cast light on an individual species, environmental DNA enabled scientists to build a picture of a whole ecosystem.

A core of ice age sediment (沉积物) from northern Greenland has yielded the world’s oldest sequences of DNA. The 2 million-year-old DNA samples revealed the now largely lifeless polar region was once home to rich plant and animal life — including elephant-like mammals known as mastodons (乳齿象), reindeer, hares, lemmings, geese, birch trees and poplars, according to new research published in the journal Nature on Wednesday.

The finding is the work of scientists in Denmark who were able to detect and restore environmental DNA — genetic material drop into the environment by all living organisms — in tiny amounts of sediment taken from the Copenhagen Formation, in the mouth of a strait in the Arctic Ocean in Greenland’s northernmost point, during a 2006 expedition.

They then compared the DNA pieces with libraries of DNA collected from both extinct and living animals, plants and microorganisms. The genetic material revealed dozens of other plants and creatures that had not been previously detected at the site based on what’s known from fossils and pollen records.

“The first thing that blew our mind when we’re looking at this data is obviously this mastodon and the presence of it that far north, which is quite far north of what we knew as its natural range,” said study co-author Mikkel Pedersen.

The mix of temperate (温带) and Arctic trees and animals suggested a previously unknown type of ecosystem that has no modern equivalent — one that could act as a genetic road map for how different species might adapt to a warmer climate, the researchers found.

Love Dalen, a professor at the Centre for Palaeogenetics at Stockholm University, said the finding “pushed the envelope” for the field of ancient DNA. “Also, the findings that several temperate species (such as relatives of spruce and mastodon) lived at such high latitudes are exceptionally interesting,” he added.

Further study of environmental DNA from this time period could help scientists understand how various organisms might adapt to climate change. “It’s a climate that we expect to face on Earth due to global warming and it gives us some idea of how nature will respond to increasing temperatures,” he explained.

12. What can we know about environmental DNA from the passage?

A. It makes it easier to understand individual species.

B. It is a collection of DNA from all kinds of living things.

C. It includes DNA of mammals living 2 million years ago.

D. It was first discovered in sediment from northern Greenland.

13. How did the scientists identify the result of their research?

A. By looking at the data of mastodon.

B. By detecting DNA samples at the site.

C. By analyzing fossils and pollen records.

D. By comparing the newly-found DNA with existing ones.

14. What do the underlined words mean in the 7th paragraph?

A. broke the limit B. laid a foundation

C. raised a new question D. attracted wide attention

15. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Northern Greenland faces species extinction

B. Oldest DNA reveals a solution to global warming

C. Northern Greenland faces increasing temperatures

D. Oldest DNA reveals a 2 million-year-old ecosystem

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。

Wasted-time worry

The idea that time is our most precious resource can bring with it a sense of time-pressure. We are always told “Time is money and time is running out”, so we must manage it well. We take time-management courses, download the latest productivity app and divide our day into blocks, so our time is never wasted.

______16______ . It tells us we should be doing more with our time or doing something else. We can spend an afternoon regretting for the time we wasted that morning, spoiling hours that would otherwise have been available to us. Sometimes it’s not just the hours we worry about wasting, ______17______ —the countless minutes spent on tiny chores, answering emails, replying to texts, waiting for other people. Often, when we worry about wasting time, we are comparing ourselves to how productive we assume other people are. It makes us feel that everyone is using their time well except ourselves.

We need to shift away from trying to maximize our time and reduce our worry about wasting it. We don’t have to view every moment we don’t spend the way we expected to as a waste. There may be value in those moments too. ______18______ . In a society that emphasizes the productive use of time, we can easily forget that time we enjoyed wasting is not wasted time.

Then how much should we be working? Researchers say on most days, three to four hours of high-quality, focused mental work is about our maximum. ______19______ .

We often encounter empty time, throwing us into boredom, panic or anxiety, or add to our wasted-time worry. ______20______ . For example, we can become more comfortable with empty moments rather than rushing to make the best of every second. We can allow us to pause and think. We can see our commuting time as a chance to let our mind wander rather than checking social media.

A. Working beyond that can be a waste

B. Working to maximum is the secret to success

C. but the scraps of time that get lost in between

D. We can simply appreciate the part they played in our life

E. However, we need some hours in the day to waste as we wish

F. We can simply set aside more moments for the work of the day

G. Yet in our crazy attempts to account for every hour, we fall into wasted-time worry

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。

Lionel Messi was born on June 24, 1987, in Argentina. He was nicknamed “Leo”. He was the third child in a middle-class family who loved football. ____21____, young Leo developed a passion for football himself.

At four years old, Leo joined the Grandoli local club, where he was ____22____ by his father. Leo practiced day in and day out, ____23____ outings with his friends before a game. His father continued Leo’s ____24____ even though he battled with money and struggled to make the best of his child. Football made Leo happy and ____25____ him. He began to dream of becoming a professional footballer.

His grandmother used to ____26____ accompany Leo to training sessions as a child. When he was 10, his grandmother passed away. The family was shocked and her ____27____ affected Messi beyond description. He didn’t ____28____ a football for weeks, but his father encouraged him to carry on. He returned, aiming to make his grandmother ____29____ . After every goal, he would point two fingers towards the sky, dedicating the _____30_____ to his grandmother.

But as he grew older, his height remained the same. He was _____31_____ with an inability to grow. This meant he _____32_____ being a dwarf unless he received special treatment, which would cost$ 1, 500 per month.

Despite all of these _____33_____, Messi remained positive and hopeful. Hard effort paid off. F. C Barcelona hired Messi and signed a (n) _____34_____ with him on a napkin.

As the seasons went on, the talented football player kept improving and breaking his own records. Now he has _____35_____ his goal of bringing home a world cup and made history.

You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it.

- Lionel Messi

21. A. Surprisingly B. Personally C. Eventually D. Naturally

22. A. pushed B. coached C. raised D. scolded

23. A. skipping B. considering C. blocking D. arranging

24. A. intervention B. expectation C. instruction D. motivation

25. A. benefited B. motivated C. comforted D. affected

26. A. routinely B. entirely C. sincerely D. properly

27. A. company B. attention C. presence D. absence

28. A. pick B. touch C. grab D. tackle

29. A. amazed B. unique C. proud D. sacred

30. A. victory B. outcome C. credit D. wonder

31. A. infected B. diagnosed C. surrounded D. associated

32. A. ended up B. turned out C. kept up D. stood out

33. A. changes B. crises C. obstacles D. losses

34. A. file B. signature C. initiative D. contract

35. A. pursued B. challenged C. achieved D. scored

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。

Can you get reinfected with the coronavirus? Yes, it’s definitely possible to get COVID-19more than once.

“Even before the virus started to turn into different variants, there were already many _____36_____ (document) cases of people getting reinfected,” Dr OttoYang, a professor in infectious diseases, told TODAY. As more variants emerge, reinfections only become more likely because those variants can _____37_____ (potential) escape the immune protection we already have.

Dr Bernard Camins notes that _____38_____ experts may define as a “mild” infection can still feel subjectively awful-and of course cause _____39_____ (disrupt) in your daily life. “In most cases, the symptoms are less severe, meaning your likelihood of death or severe disease is _____40_____ (low),” he said. But if your symptoms cause you to miss work for a longer period of time or it takes you a few weeks _____41_____ (recover), “that’s still pretty significant” even if it doesn’t send you to hospital.

And there is still a small chance that you may experience severe symptoms or that you will spread the virus to someone with a weakened immune system or other hidden condition that puts them _____42_____ a higher risk. Among 7, 300 patients hospitalized with symptoms like those of COVID-19, those who were unvaccinated (未接种疫苗) but previously _____43_____ (have) the illness were five times more likely to test positive for the infection than those who were vaccinated.

To prevent COVID-19 reinfections, you can use _____44_____ same public health strategies that we know can help prevent an initial coronavirus infection. That ______45______  (include) getting vaccinated, wearing a mask in public, getting tested when appropriate and focusing on ventilation (通风) .

第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分40分)

第一节 (满分15分)

46. 假设你是李华。近年来出国留学低龄化趋势越来越明显，某英语报就此事的利弊向广大学生征稿。请你根据以下要点向该报社投稿，就此事谈谈你的看法。

1. 出国留学低龄化现象引起关注；

2. 你的观点。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Editor,

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Yours,

Li Hua

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。

We found out that Jenny was hearing impaired, when she was four and a half years old. Several surgeries and speech classes later, when she was seven, we found out that Jenny had Rheumatoid Arthritis (关节炎) . She could not put pressure on the heels of her feet, so she walked on tiptoe, and when the pain became unbearable, I carried her. All through grade school, and on into high school, Jenny suffered, yet never complained. She took her medicine, and I would often wrap her feet in steaming towels and hold her until the pain eased. But as soon as she could withstand (顶住) the pain, Jenny immediately carried on as though she were pain free.

She wore a smile on her face a song on her lips, and a love and acceptance of others, that was simply amazing. I don’t remember her ever voicing self-pity. She ran when she could run. She played when she could play. She danced when she could dance. And when she could do none of these things, she took her medicine and she waited until she could.

Jenny, a beautiful blonde, with warm brown eyes, was never a cheerleader. She never competed in a sport. Jenny continued to have one surgery after another on her ears. Her hearing improved to 60%, and she taught herself to read lips. She carried a pillow to school, all through high school. She was totally mainstreamed, popular and funny, watching every football game, cheering the team on, carrying her pillow everywhere she went, so that she could ease the pain when she sat down.

Then came her senior year. She would be considered for scholarships. However, school activities, especially sports, could often mean the difference between receiving an award or losing out, so Jenny came to a decision. Although she couldn’t compete as a football player, she could provide supporting services for the high school football team. Jenny began to beg the football coach. She pleaded (恳求). She promised.

注意：

1. 续写词数应为150左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Para 1

Finally the coach gave in, appointing Jenny as the manager of the team.

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Para 2

At the end of this season, the coach was asked why the team was winning all the games this year.

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