广西桂林市2022-2023学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

桂林市2022-2023学年度上学期期末质量检测

高二英语

（考试用时120分钟，满分150分）

注意事项：

1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2.选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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. Where does the man want to go?

A. To Broadway Street. B. To 5th Avenue. C. To Park Avenue.

2. Why does the man talk to Jane?

A. To ask for advice. B. To buy a computer from her. C. To borrow money.

3. What is the woman?

A. A salesperson. B. A hotel clerk. C. A waitress.

4. When will the party be held?

A. On December 13th. B. On December 30th. C. On December 31st.

5. What does Alice think of Sam Smith's second album?

A. Boring. B. Wonderful. C. Confusing.

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o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. Which movie are the speakers going to see?

A. Jaws. B. Saving Private Ryan. C. Jurassic Park.

7. How will the speakers go to the cinema?

A. By car. B. By subway. C. By bus.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What did Lisa do on Saturday afternoon?

A. She went to the gym. B. She took a part-time job. C. She did some shopping.

9. What will the man probably do next?

A. Clean his room. B. Take some exercise. C. Study for exam.

第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Doctor and patient. B. Teacher and student. C. Father and daughter.

11. What's the girl's problem?

A. She has a cough. B. She has a fever. C. She has a stomachache.

12. What is the man going to do next?

A. Talk to Mrs. Black. B. Take the girl to the clinic. C. Call the girl's parents.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is the cause of the disaster described in the book?

A. Excessive use of chemicals and fertilizers.

B . Excessive use of water.

C. Excessive use of cars.

14. What is Jack's attitude towards environmental problems?

A. Negative. B. Excited. C. Worried.

15. Who is Tina?

A. A student. B. A librarian. C. An environmentalist.

16. How many pages has Jack left to read?

A. 178. B. 183. C. 361.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What does the speaker mainly talk about at first?

A. The meaning of dementia.

B. Typical behaviors of people with dementia.

C. Ways to deal with people with dementia.

18. What should caregivers do to get the attention of people with dementia?

A. Use simple words and sentences.

B. Reduce noise and distractions.

C. Give many choices.

19. How should caregivers interact with people with dementia?

A. Ask open-ended questions. B. Use a higher and louder voice. C. Set a positive mood.

20. Which of the following does the speaker think is of great importance?

A. Maintaining a sense of humor.

B. Asking simple questions.

C. Asking general questions about the distant past.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共11小题，每小题2.5分，满分27.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Some volunteering activities Community Health Intern

Countries served: Kenya

Screen and survey the students about health needs （especially the girls）. Develop programs for health education and provision of health needs. Potentially run community education programs and assess sanitation in the homes of students and educate their guardians. We will work with you on expenses. There is a hotel nearby.

Dates: June 18, 2018-September 24, 2023

Required skills: Prefer Graduate-Level Community Health training or equivalent experience

Student Service Learning

Countries served: Guatemala, Panama

Students will have the opportunity to travel to Guatemala or Panama over their school breaks! Volunteers will take part in the completion of building a primary school and will attend the dedication ceremony （落 成典礼）with the locals. From here, students will also have the opportunity to take part in various cultural trips, learning about Guatemalan, Panamanian and Mayan history and culture! Most of the cost goes towards the first year of programming （teacher training, parent training, books, etc.） for the community.

Dates: February 13, 2019-August 18, 2023

Required skills: As Panama and Guatemala are Spanish speaking countries, any Spanish skills will add that much more to the experience!

Website Manager

Countries served: United States of America

Update and manage the website as needed. There is extreme flexibility in this volunteer opportunity so the individual needs will vary depending on where the person lives, how much time they have to give, and what resources they have available to them such as a computer or cell phone. This can be done electronically, online remotely. No travel is needed. This can all be done remotely.

Dates: March 10, 2021 -September 24, 2023

Required skills: Website development, management

Translation Spanish-English

Countries served: Mexico

The volunteer will work together with the areas of communication, fundraising, direction. It will help to translate reports, social network messages and others. No related costs. The volunteering is online with flexible arrangement of hours.

Dates: February 27, 2020-October 01, 2023

Required skills: Professionalism, teamwork communication skills

21. When will Community Health Intern end?

A. August 18,2023.  B. September 24,2023.

C. February 13, 2023. D. October 01, 2023.

22. Which activity can make volunteers know about local history and culture?

A. Student Service Learning. B. Community Health Intern.

C. Website Manager. D. Translation Spanish-English.

23. What do the last two activities have in common?

A. Volunteers need good communication skills.

B. Volunteers will do a lot of traveling.

C. Volunteers need Spanish skills.

D. Volunteers have a flexible working time.

B

Ed Jackson's team were trying to climb to the top of a Himalayan mountain. However, weeks after they set off, they were stranded （滞留）there overnight without water, food or tents at a temperature of about -30 ℃. They took turns to keep each other awake in case they fell asleep and did not wake up again.

Actually, that night on the mountain top was not the first time that Jackson had been close to death.

Five years ago, while still a professional rugby player, Jackson broke his neck in a challenge, which nearly killed him. Jackson was told by doctors that he was likely to face life in a wheelchair. He was forced to retire from playing rugby.

Luckily, Jackson managed to discard his wheelchair six months after the accident. To mark the first anniversary of his accident, Jackson set himself the goal of climbing Mount Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales, even though he was still using two crutches （拐杖）then. He tried to climb many higher mountains after that. Four years later, he found himself in the Himalayas.

The challenges that Jackson faced in the mountains have had a great impact on his recovery both physically and mentally. Jackson realized that others might benefit, too. So he started the charity Millimeters to Mountains（M2M） with his wife Lois and his friend Oily Barkley. It takes beneficiaries who have suffered physical or psychological injuries in challenges around the world, allowing them to access the healing power of nature.

Jackson says, "I once lost hope in life because of my bad condition, thinking there was nothing I could do. But hopefully what I'm doing, what we're doing with the charity and what our beneficiaries are proving can give anyone the hope that they can turn their life around, no matter how discouraging it might seem at that moment."

24. What do the first two paragraphs mainly talk about?

A. Jackson was tired of ball games.

B. Jackson was no stranger to suffering in life.

C. Jackson was well respected for his survival skills.

D. Jackson was advised to do exercise by his doctors.

25. What does the underlined word "discard" probably mean in the third paragraph?

A. Give up. B. Figure out. C. Move on. D. Look through.

26. Why did Jackson start M2M?

A. To educate sports lovers. B.To raise money for the disabled.

C. To encourage safe mountain climbing. D. To help people with similar experiences.

27. What kind of person is Jackson probably?

A. Enthusiastic but impolite. B.Creative but impatient.

C. Adventurous and inspiring. D. Responsible and humorous.

C

A new device is helping those who are blind to see. Jason Esterhuizen lost his eyesight after a car accident. He never thought he would be able to see light or movement again. But now with the movement of a switch, his world suddenly grew brighter.

He says, “I still can't put it into words. I mean from being able to see absolutely nothing, it's completely black, to all of a sudden seeing a little light move around." It is not full or normal sight, but Esterhuizen can move about in the world around him.

Dr Nader Pouratian says, “ Being able to tell where a doorway is, being able to tell where the sidewalk begins or ends or where the crosswalk is, are all extremely meaningful events that can help these people regain some form of independence.”

The new technology-called Orion-uses several parts. One is a small device placed in the brain. The other parts are a video camera on sunglasses and a processing device that can be carried in a person's clothes. When the user points the camera, a signal goes to the processor （处理器）and then back to the glasses. The glasses then communicate wirelessly with the device in the brain. The information causes a pattern to develop in the part of the brain. The pattern helps users detect （识别 ） movement and shapes of light. And it all happens in seconds.

Pouratian says this technology is a first. "We basically have the video camera and the video processing unit performing the functions of what the eye normally does,“ he adds.

Esterhuizen says that now he can do everyday activities around his home that he once could not. “Crossing the road is much easier and much safer for me because I can look down and just follow the white line that's painted on the road.”

The researchers believe that one day this technology could help people who have lost their vision because of illnesses like glaucoma（青光眼）or diabetes. It may also help those with poor vision or who were born blind.

28. How does the new device help the blind to become independent?

A. To tell them their surroundings. B. To show them its instructions.

C. To use sound to communicate with them. D. To give them full sight.

29. What do we know about Orion?

A. It needs sunglasses with network. B. It totally depends on the camera.

C. It can function almost in real time. D. It sends a pattern of light in hours.

30. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. The technology will cure all diseases.

B. The technology still has some space to improve.

C. Those with poor vision will recover immediately.

D. Those with poor vision will go blind once more.

31. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A. A New Device Improves Your Eyesight B. Technology Is Changing the Modern Life

C. Blind Men Are Given the Chance to See D. You Will Get Independence with Orion

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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑， 选项中有两项为多余选项。             

Why do people take selfies? Researchers at Syracuse University in New York tried to answer this question. 32 People who post selfies and use editing software to make themselves look better show behavior connected to admiring themselves too much, the Syracuse researchers said. 33 As social media can be shallow, it is a good place for people to “work towards satisfying their own overmuch pride.”

34 People who post group selfies show a need for popularity and a need to belong to a group, the Syracuse University research found.

Other findings from the study include: There are no major differences on how often men and women post selfies and how often they use editing software. 35

The Newhouse School's Associate Professor Makana Chock worked on the study. She said, posting selfies on social media is not all that different from what people have done for many years. On trips, our parents and grandparents used cameras to take photos. Before social media, people would bring back photos to show friends and family. You had no choice but to look at them. If you are a nice person, you commented about how nice everyone in the photos looked, especially children and the person showing the photos. 36.

On social media, it is a different experience. People can decide not to look at photos of their friends and family even if they click "like'' or even "love" under the Facebook selfie.

A. That was the old way of “clicking" like.

B. Different people have different views about it.

C. They came up with some surprising answers.

D. Such people think very highly of themselves, especially how they look.

E. But men desire to be seen as popular more than women when posting selfies.

F. There are other reasons, besides admiring themselves, why people post selfies.

G. Not only cameras but also phones are useful tools to record people's experiences.

第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分40）

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。

10-year-old Sasha Olsen went on a trip in the summer of 2021 with her family to Vietnam and Japan. She was shocked at the ocean's pollution levels and dying sea animals.

“We went on this trip and I was so 37 ,” said Sasha. “But when I saw the way, the oceans had become 1 got upset. I wanted to know why things were this way but couldn't find an 38.”

When she returned home to Bal Harbour, Florida, she grew even more 39 . She learned some of the 40 in South Florida had been closed by the health department because the 41 had too much bacteria （细菌）in it.

Sasha sought the 42 of her cousin, Narmina Aliyev. Together, they 43 a nonprofit

Organization--Iwantmyoceanback. 44 the group started small, with friends coining together on weekends to 45 the beaches in Bal Harbour. Recently, however, she has 46 events to raise funds for beach cleanups and to 47 to protection groups.

“It's 48 to bring awareness not just through doing cleanups and meetings, but to show people they can come together through their hobbies and 49 together to a common goal,"  said Sasha.

Sasha hopes to 50 their work to neighboring cities. "We really want to make ourselves visible and 51 to all/ said Sasha. "After all, in Miami the ocean is everyone's backyard. This is the best place to start.”

第二节（共10小题,每小题1分，满分10分）

根据汉语,结合语境拼写出单词的正确形式，每空一词。

52. The days have gone when cancer patients                （罕有，少有）survived.

53. A painting leaves me with another                （ 印象）in a completely different way.

54. During the past few decades, this country's economy has grown at an                 （每年的,年度的）rate of more than 10%.

55. The local schools can           （建立，创立）a successful relationship with their communities.

56. When she posted her selfies to her Facebook page, she got 96 likes           （在......之内）four minutes.

57. To my great              （减轻，缓解），I restarted my car successfully.

58. If time and weather               （允许，使有可能），our volleyball match will take place as scheduled.

59. I don't like swimming;                  （此外，而且），the water is too cold.

60. It is wrong to            （欺骗，作弊）in exams.

61.       (全球的）warming is a big threat to agriculture.

第三节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

In the streets of London, thousands of people are waiting to pay 62 （they） respects to Queen Elizabeth II, who recently died. The queen's body is in a coffin（灵柩）in Westminster Hall. People wait for as long as thirteen and a half hours for the chance 63 （walk） by the coffin.

Elizabeth, 64 was ninety-six years old, said her role was to serve the people of Britain and its former empire. She 65 （be） often busy with her duties. She spent seventy years on the throne（王位）--- more than any other British king or queen. She was 66（ wide） respected and loved by people in England and around the world.

The 67（die） of Queen Elizabeth II means that her first-born child, Charles, is now King

Charles III. This 68 （bring） other changes. For example, an image of the queen is on the money in countries where she is the head of state. Newly made money in many countries will feature an image of Charles.

For the people 69 （wait） to see the queen's coffin, a friendly atmosphere turned more serious as they got 70 （close） to Westminster Hall. The Queen's funeral will be held 71 September 19th at Westminster Abbey. Other royals and world leaders will be there.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40）

第一节（满分15分）

你校将以健康为主题，举办英语征文比赛。请你写一篇短文投稿。内容包括：

1.号召大家做自己健康的第一责任人；

2.提出建议。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.短文的题目和首尾句已为你写好。

第二节（满分25分）

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。

Once, my uncle brought home a cute little baby parrot. At first, I and my cousins were a little scared, because we didn't know how to handle that little tender baby. My aunt eventually helped us out. She took it and kept it just as her baby. She fed it, she gave it occasional showers and eventually we became quite comfortable with it. Now there was another dilemma （困境）that we had — as we were not really aware of its gender （性别） we were unable to decide a name for the parrot. So finally my mom called it Mitthu. We agreed.

As it was growing, its wings started growing along, but my family was too possessive （占有欲强的） and caring towards Mitthu that they trimmed（修剪）its wings. They said if it flew, it wouldn't be able to survive outside.

As time went by, we grew, so did Mitthu...It had by now started talking quite a lot...I was amazed by the way my aunt cared for it. She fed it anything and everything they had, before eating. Mitthu was never kept in a cage from the beginning...it is still not kept in a eage... at first its wings were trimmed to protect it...but now as it has grown quite a lol, even its wings are not trimmed...

I sometimes wonder, it has the whole sky to fly, it is neither in a cage nor its wings are trimmed, then why isn't it flying at all? Maybe it is now quite attached to us and doesn't want to leave us, or maybe it doesn't want to leave this comfortable life and go away and face the hard reality of life. The answer may be anything, depending on how we view the situation.

But as I grew older, I realized that the life of Mitthu is not really very different from that of mine. I was eared too and thus was protected from really getting along with outside world. I made my house my world, just as it was taught to me. I guess so did Mitthu. The comfort of my hope became, and I guess Mitthu's as well, the invisible chain that never actually will let us fly.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。

I guess not just I, but most of the girls feel the same.

The parrot flew today.