2022-2023学年广东省肇庆市德庆县香山中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

   2022-2023学年第二学期高二第二学期期中考试

英语科试卷

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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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

British Museum

Located in Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG, the British Museum houses a vast collection of world art and artifacts and is free to all visitors. The British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture, and it has more than 7 million objects, so it would probably take a week to see everything.

Over 6 million visitors every year experience the collection, including world-famous objects such as the Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies.

Admission and opening times

Free, open daily 10:00 to 17:30.

Open until 20:30 on Fridays, except Good Friday.

Closed on 24, 25 and 26 December and 1 January.

Large luggage, suitcases and cabin baggage

For everyone’s safety, all bags, packages and personal items may be searched before entry. Wheeled cases and large items of luggage are not allowed in the British Museum for safety and security reasons. Storage for luggage is available at major rail stations, including Euston, King’s Cross and Charing Cross.

Membership

Membership allows you to discover 2 million years of human history with free unlimited entry to special exhibitions, an exclusive discount offer on magazine subscription and many more benefits.

Individual membership:￡74

Under 26 membership:￡54

Young friends (aged 8---15):￡25

Shops

The museum has four shops where you can buy books, souvenirs, and family gifts.

1. When can you visit the British Museum?

A. At 9:00 on Friday. B. At 12:00 on Monday.

C. On Christmas Day. D. On Good Friday.

2. Where can visitors store their large luggage?

A. At major train stations. B. At some crossings.

C. In the hall of the Museum. D. At the entrance to the Museum.

3. If two friends aged 14 and 18 apply for membership of the Museum, how much should they pay?

A. ￡25. B. ￡79.

C. ￡50. D. ￡148.

B

The definition of community has evolved (升华)for me from childhood to the young adult I am now. My mom was born in America but both her parents were from the Bahamas. It was their culture to take care of the elderly and the sick. And my mom has taught me to be caring to those around us because we're all a part of the "community" , an extension of family.

When I was 9 years old, my family moved to Cape Coral, Florida. Both mom and dad worked full-time, so they registered me to attend an after-school program at the Youth Center. Youth counselors (辅导员) would help me with my homework and play games with me and this was where my interest took root. Community service started with me giving back at the Youth Center.

Then illness struck at home. My grandmother had to have heart surgery and needed hospital treatment. This experience brought me to volunteer at Cape Coral Hospital. I asked if I could learn from the nurse how to give my grandma her medicine and it started here.

I loved being at Cape Coral Hospital. I would bring paperwork to other doctors, bring food to the patients, and make sure the patients were attended. I would help direct visitors to see patients. I would always tell what would cheer the patients up because I had built a relationship with them and their loved ones. I grew to feel the hospital was a part of my community.

After volunteering at the Youth Center and at the Hospital, I've learned that people become sort of an extended family when you care about them. Now I am more considerate of those close to me, neighbors and even strangers who share my resources.

4. Who might be the first to expose the author to the sense of community?

A. Counselors at the Youth Center.

B. Nurses at Cape Coral Hospital.

C. Her grandparents.

D. Her mother.

5. Why did the author's parents send her to the Youth Center?

A. They were too busy to take care of her.

B. They wanted her to do community service.

C. The author couldn't finish her homework on her own.

D. Becoming a counselor was the author's childhood dream.

6. What did the author volunteer to do first at Cape Coral Hospital?

A. Cheer the patients up.       B. Bring food to the patients.

C. Help direct visitors to see patients.         D. Serve medicine to her grandmother.

7. What is the best title for the text?

A. I Love Volunteering  B. Community Is Family

C. My Volunteer Experiences  D. My Community and My Family

C

The 2021 winners of a major international environmental award have just been announced, and the list includes a Vietnamese conservationist who’s known for his vital work helping protect the pangolin (穿山甲) — the world’s most trafficked animal.

Van Nguyen grew up near Cuc Phuong National Park and, as a child, watched poachers (偷猎者) removing pangolin from their holes. “I saw a mum (pangolin), rolling into a ball to protect her baby.” Nguyen decided to make pangolin conservation his life’s work.

Nguyen set out to stop poaching and educate the Vietnamese public on the importance of pangolin conservation in order to reverse the condition of the pangolins. His efforts began with an education campaign. Nguyen also opened the Carnivore and Pangolin Education Center, the first of its kind in Vietnam, in order to provide wildlife conservation courses for students and the general public. Nguyen didn’t stop there; he established Vietnam’s first Asian Pangolin Rehabilitation (康复) Center.

Nguyen even worked with poachers to ask them to take him into the forest and show him how they track and catch pangolins. He also visited markets, restaurants, and doctors of traditional medicine to learn more about the demand for pangolins. In 2018, Nguyen created Vietnam’s first-ever anti-poaching unit. Nguyen has also looked to global strategies and worked with the management authority of the CITES to ban international trade for animals most threatened with extinction.

As one of the few people in the world working on pangolin conservation and rehabilitation, Nguyen is filling a necessary and important space for understanding and protecting this critically endangered animal.

8．What made Nguyen start pangolin protection?

A．His love for pangolins.       B．A childhood experience.

C．Serious pangolin poaching.      D．The importance of pangolins.

9．What does the underlined word “reverse” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Worsen.     B．Analyze.        C．Change.           D．Maintain.

10．Why did Nguyen work with poachers?

A．To report them to the police.      B．To learn about the market demand.

C．To understand their tricks.      D．To get pangolins to safer places.

11．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Taking Action: Stories of Pangolin

B．Pangolins: A Critically Endangered animal

C．Saving Pangolins: Van Nguyen’s Life Mission

D．Van Nguyen: An Environmental Award Winner

D

Next time you raise an eyebrow at the views of your partner, friend, brother, sister or colleague, remember they could be helping to make you smarter. New research shows that intelligence (智力)is not fixed but can be improved throughout adulthood by family members, bright mates and intellectually challenging careers. The study challenges the commonly held belief that intelligence is fixed by the age of about 18.

Scientific consensus (共识)suggests intelligence is controlled by genes, with environmental factors (因素)such as schooling and nutrition playing a part up to this age. After this point, IQ scores remain unchanged. But James Flynn, professor at the University of Otago in New Zealand, argues that people can “upgrade” their intelligence throughout their lives. He believes intellectual stimulation (刺激)from other people is important as the “brain seems to be rather like a muscle --the more you use it, the stronger it gets”. So people who share a home or workplace with the intellectually challenged risk seeing their IQ levels nosedive as a result.

Professor Flynn analyzed US intelligence tests from the last 65 years and created new IQ “age tables”. He found a bright ten-year-old with brothers and sisters of average intelligence will suffer a five to ten point IQ disadvantage compared to a similar child with equally bright brothers and sisters. However, children with a low IQ could gain six to eight points by having brighter brothers and sisters and special educational treatment to help pull them up.

Professor Flynn concluded that although genetics and early life experiences determine about 80% of intelligence, the remaining 20% is linked to lifestyle. This means people can raise their IQ, or allow it to fall, by ten points or more.

He suggests the best way to improve IQ levels is to socialize with bright friends, and find an intellectually challenging job.

12. According to the text, it is commonly believed that ________

A. people’s IQ levels fall when they get old

B. it is wise to share family members’ views

C. people cannot improve their intelligence during adulthood

D. doing something challenging is good for one’s intelligence

13. Which of the following can help improve one’s intelligence according to Professor Flynn?

A. Making many friends. B. Staying with smart people.

C. Doing exercise every day. D. Learning from brothers or sisters.

14. What can we learn from the passage?

A. You will become smarter as time goes on.

B. You still have the chance to become smarter after 18.

C. You are likely to become smarter by doing different jobs.

D. You are surely smarter at the age of 35 than at the age of 18.

15. What’s the purpose of the text?

A. To inform B. To advertise C. To entertain D. To persuade

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。

An important part of raising your children is teaching them good manners as it helps them be more successful in life. ____16____Here are some “old-fashioned” but important manners for your modem kids.

Saying “thank you” to service workers

Saying “thank you” is the base of all good manners but these days many children overlook thanking the people that help them in many little ways each day, like wait staff, store clerks, and bus drivers. It’s not just about politeness but about teaching children to recognize and acknowledge others’ contributions as valuable. ____17____

Taking turns talking

Teach your children to touch your arm and then wait patiently for you to acknowledge(理会)them before speaking. If they do interrupt, calmly tell them it’s rude to interrupt and let them know you’ll acknowledge them shortly. ____18____Offer your children the same politeness and don’t interrupt them when it’s their turn to talk.

Using their indoor voices

____19____ A parent should teach their children early on how to moderate(使适中)their volume and tone based on the situation. You can make it into a fun game for little ones, like seeing who can whisper the quietest at a cinema.

Covering a cough or sneeze

These days it’s more important than ever to teach children to cough or sneeze into a tissue or their elbow. It’s not just a matter of hygiene(卫生)——no one enjoys getting sprayed. ____20____ Don’t forget to teach them to say “excuse me” after.

A. Remember it goes both ways.

B. Therefore it makes others feel cared about.

C. Games are very important for children’s good manners.

D. Crying, laughing, or just talking, children can be very loud.

E. Lacking basic manners will affect kids in all areas of their lives.

F. It is also a way to help others feel safe and comfortable around you.

G. Eventually it’s about teaching them not to treat others as their servants.

第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面的短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once upon a time, a very strong woodcutter ___21___ for a job in a wood merchant and he got it. The pay was really good and so was the ___22___ condition. For those reasons the woodcutter was ___23___ to do his best. His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he was supposed to work.

The first day the woodcutter brought 18 trees, which he all had ___24___ himself. “Congratulations!” the boss said, “Go on that way!” Deeply ___25___ by the boss's words the woodcutter tried harder the next day. but he could only bring 15 trees. The third day he tried even ___26___, but he could only bring 10 trees. Day after day he was bringing less and less trees. “I must be losing my ___27___,” the woodcutter thought. He went to the boss and said ___28___, adding that he could not understand what was going on.

“When was the last time you ___29___ your axe?” the boss asked. “I had no time to do that, because I have been very busy trying to cut trees…” answered the woodcutter.

Our ___30___ are like that. We sometimes get so busy that we don' t ___31___ time to sharpen the “axe” in life. It seems that everyone is busier than ever, but less ___32___ than ever. Why is that? Could it be that we have forgotten how to ___33___ “sharp”?

There's nothing wrong with activity and hard work. But we all need to spare some time to relax, to think and meditate(冥想), to learn and ___34___. If we don't take the time to sharpen the “axe”, we will become dull and lose our  ___35___.

21. A. called    B. paid    C. hunted   D. waited

22. A. health    B. work    C. nature   D. environment

23. A. determined  B. attracted   C. adapted   D. supposed

24. A. put away   B. cut down   C. brought back  D. cut up

25. A. surprised   B. frightened  C. inspired   D. puzzled

26. A. stronger   B. faster    C. cleverer   D. harder

27. A. heart    B. strength   C. way    D. function

28. A. thanks   B. goodbye   C. sorry    D. nothing

29. A. repaired   B. sharpened   C. cleaned   D. used

30. A. lives    B. dreams   C. hobbies   D. jobs

31. A. waste    B. take    C. make    D. kill

32. A. positive   B. anxious   C. active   D. happy

33. A. look    B. feel    C. stay    D. turn

34. A. grow    B. perform   C. compete   D. apply

35. A. interest   B. activeness  C. attractiveness  D. effectiveness

第二节：语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分, 满分15分)

International Nurses Day is observed every year on May 12th. The day honours nurses for their ____36____ (commit) to medical health and service. The day also commemorates（纪念）Florence Nightingale’s birth, ____37____ is widely regarded as the founder of modern nursing. As the world ____38____ (influence) by the deadly COVID-19, the healthcare workers have been working day and night to take care of ____39____ (affect) patients. Here are ____40____ (many) details about International Nurses Day.

Florence Nightingale was born on May 12th, 1820, and served ____41____ a trainer of nurses during the Crimean War. During the War, she ____42____ (manage) to care for wounded soldiers at Constantinople. Her contributions gave nursing a favorable reputation. She became a symbol of Victorian culture, ____43____ (especial) as “The Lady with the Lamp”, who visited wounded soldiers at night. She was also regarded as ____44____ English reformer of modern nursing. She won the Royal Red Cross award in 1883 and Order of Merit award in 1907.

International Nurses Day was first celebrated in 1965 to mark the importance of nurses all over the world and their contribution towards the healthcare system. The day honours the nurses and urges people _____45_____ (show) care and respect towards nurses.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节应用文写作（满分15分）

Dear Mr. Smith,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

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。续写的词数应为150左右。

Today was Community Service Day at school. Maya’s class was going to make cards for the seniors living in a nursing home. It was also the first day Maya would be wearing her leg brace（支架） to school, which was designed to help her walk more steadily and smoothly.

It was a cold autumn morning. Maya looked down, feeling embarrassed. To make it lovelier, she had delicately decorated the brace with pretty butterfly patterns. Still, she was unsure about others’ reaction. All morning at school, kids kept glancing at her brace. To her relief, they didn’t say anything.

In the classroom, Maya was drawing little green buds and pretty flowers when her friend Samir came over and sat by her. She felt his eyes fixed on her brace and heard him asking, What’s that for?” Not knowing what to say, Maya pretended she didn’t hear him. After a few seconds of awkwardness, she glanced back at him, and found that he looked a little sad.

After lunch, the class set off. The nursing home was on a small hill and all of them walked there happily along the path. Maya found that the brace did make it easier for her to walk up.

Maya and Samir were paired up with a lady who was 83 years old. There at the end of the hall in a wheelchair, with a big smile on her face, sat the lady, wearing a pink coat, with red lipstick and beautiful earrings. She looked bright and full of life. Moving flexibly and fast towards Maya and Samir, she greeted first. “I’m Joan,” she said cheerfully, “Glad to meet you.”

Maya and Samir handed her the cards they made. Joan looked at Samir’s card carefully and spoke with admiration, “You’ve written a poem! That’s so artistic!” Samir’s face reddened with shyness. Then Joan turned to Maya’s picture. “The first flowers of spring!” she cried in delight. “You really have a gift for using color!” she said. Clearly, Joan’s praise added great power into Maya.

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。

Paragraph 1:

In a sudden wave of bravery, Maya asked, “What’s it like being in a wheelchair?”

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Paragraph 2:

Deeply impressed by Joan, Maya offered to sit beside Samir on the bus ride back home.

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翻译：

今天是学校的社区服务日。玛雅的班级要为住在养老院的老人制作卡片。这也是玛雅第一天戴着腿部支架上学，这是为了帮助她走得更平稳。

这是一个寒冷的秋天早晨。玛雅低下头，感到很尴尬。为了使它更可爱，她还在支架上精心装饰了漂亮的蝴蝶图案。不过，她不确定其他人的反应。整个上午在学校，孩子们都在看她的支架。令她宽慰的是，他们什么也没说。

在教室里，玛雅正在画小绿芽和漂亮的花，这时她的朋友萨米尔走过来坐在她旁边。她感觉到他的眼睛盯着她的支架，听见他在问:“那是干什么用的?”玛雅不知道该说什么，就假装没听见。尴尬了几秒钟后，她回头看了他一眼，发现他看起来有点悲伤。

午饭后，全班出发了。养老院在一座小山上，他们都沿着小路愉快地走着。玛雅发现支架确实让她更容易走路。

玛雅和萨米尔与一位83岁的女士配对。在大厅的尽头，一位女士坐在轮椅上，脸上带着灿烂的笑容，穿着粉红色的外套，涂着红色的口红，戴着漂亮的耳环。她看上去精神焕发，充满活力。她灵活而迅速地走向玛雅和萨米尔，首先向他们打招呼。“我叫琼，”她高兴地说，“很高兴见到你。”

玛雅和萨米尔把自己制作的卡片递给了她。琼仔细看了看萨米尔的卡片，赞赏地说:“你写了一首诗!这太有艺术性了!”萨米尔羞得脸都红了。然后琼转向玛雅的照片。“春天的第一朵花!”她高兴地叫道。“你真有运用色彩的天赋!”她说。显然，琼的赞美给玛雅增添了巨大的力量。

第一段：

玛雅突然鼓起勇气，问道:“坐在轮椅上是什么感觉?”

第二段:

玛雅对琼印象深刻，在回家的公交车上，她主动提出坐在萨米尔旁边。