广东省肇庆市2022-2023学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题（含答案）

第第页广东省肇庆市2022-2023学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题（含答案）★开封前注意保密

肇庆市2022—2023学年第二学期高二年级期末教学质量检测

英语

本试题共10页，考试时间120分钟，满分150分

注意事项：

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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

Yououghttopaymoreattentiontoyourhealth,butitdoesn’thavetobedifficulttogetnutrientsandmineralsyou’reyourdiet.Herearehealthyseedsyoushouldeateveryday.

ChiaSeeds

Byeatingchiaseedsregularly,youcanmaintainahealthydigestivesystem,controlweight,improveenergy,boostbrainhealth,decreasedepressionandhelpprotectagainstheartandliverdisease.

FennelSeeds

Fennelseedsnaturallyfightagainstbadbreathanddosomuchmore.Forexample,theycontainachemicalelementwhichisimportantforyourbodyfluidsandcellsandhelpsbalanceyourbloodpressureandheartrate.FennelseedsalsocontainvitaminC,iron,andotherchemicalelements.

SunflowerSeeds

Sunflowerseedscomeasatastytreatcomingfromthelovelysunflower,andtheywillstiryourhearthealthrightupbyreducinghighbloodpressureandloweringheartattackrisk.Theyalsocalmasthma(哮喘)symptomsandareagoodsourceofvitaminEwhichisthoughttobebeneficialtothehumanbody.Pleaseeatafourthofacupdailytogainthesebenefits.

Flaxseeds

Flaxseedscontainhighfiberandpromoteyourhealthwhilecontrollingtheappetiteandhelpingwithweightloss.Youcanmaintainyourhairandskinhealth,balancebloodsugar,protectagainstcancerriskandheartdiseasebyeatingflaxseedsasapartofyourdietregularly.

Pleasenotethatflaxseedscaninteractwithsomemedicine,socheckwithyourdoctorifyou’reonmedication.Breastfeedingmomsandpregnantwomenshouldalsoavoidflaxseedsatthistime.

21.Whichkindofseedscanhelpprotectagainstheartandliverdisease

A.Chiaseeds.B.Fennelseeds.C.Sunflowerseeds.D.Flaxseeds.

22.Whocaneatflaxseedsaccordingtothepassage

A.Peopleonmedication.B.Breastfeedingmoms.

C.Peoplewithheartdisease.D.Pregnantwomen.

23.Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom

A.Sciencefiction.B.Ahealthyeatingwebsite.

C.Aresearchpaper.D.Atravelmagazine.

B

Yearsago,IlivednextdoortoanoldmannamedSteve,whotoldmehehadn’thadanyfriendssincequittinghisfactoryjob20yearsearlier.Stevesatonhisporch(门廊)allday.Acrossthestreetwasanotherneighbor,Werner,whousuallysatonanarmchaironhislawn.Thetwomen,botharoundthesameage,staredateachotherbutrarelytalked.WhenStevefelldownonthefloor,Wernerwatchedastheambulancecrewtriedtosavehim.

SteveandWernerareahandyexampleforthekindofseparationthatCOVID-19hasvisiteduponmanyofus.Althoughthepandemichasgonenow,aseparationstillexists.Thepercentageofmenwithatleastsixclosefriendsfellbyhalfbetween1990and2023,accordingtotheSurveyCenteronAmericanLife.

Inshort,manisinfriendshiprecession(衰退).Itistheresultofsocialconditioningand10,000yearsofdevelopmentalforces,wherecooperationhasbeenchangedintocompetition.Theinventionofthebig-screenTVhasn’thelped.

A2023OxfordUniversitystudyconfirmswhatmanypeoplewillreadilyadmit:Peopleprefertosocializeingroupsratherthanon-on-one.Groupsarelooser,lessprivate.Andsharedactivitiesoftencenteronsomething—asport,abar,orafootballmatch.Butwhentheactivitygoesaway,thegroupoftengoeswithit.

IreconnectedwithanoldfriendwhohadplayedprofessionalfootballandIaskedhimifhewasintouchwithanyofhisformerteammates.“No,”hesaid.Whenfootballended,thoseconnectionsdidtoo.Withoutthatcentralactivitytokeeptherelationship,theyalldisappearedfromoneanother’slives.

Therewasatimewhencardgamesorwatchingthefootballgameswasasortofguiltypleasure,asenselessactivity.Nowwe’relearningthatthesethings,oratleasttheconnectiontheyrepresent,arebasictomentalhealth.

24.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph

A.Tointroducetheneighbors.B.Totelltheneighbors’stories.

C.Togiveanexampleofseparation.D.Totelltheeffectofthepandemic.

25.Whatdidpeoplereadilyadmitinthestudy

A.Menpreferone-on-onerelationship.

B.Relationshipsingroupsaremoreprivate.

C.Sharedactivitiesdonotcenteronanything-

D.Thegroup’sconnectionendsafteractivitiesgoaway.

26.Whatchallengearemenfacingnow

A.Friendshiprecession.B.Peercompetition.

C.Teamcooperation.D.Socialdevelopment.

27.What’stheauthor’sopinionaboutcardgamesorwatchingthefootballgames

A.Asortofguiltypleasure.B.Basictomentalhealth.

C.Akindofsenselessactivities.D.Waystoamusethemselves.

C

Researchhasrevealedmanybenefitstobeinginthepresenceofnature,whetherthat’swalkinginaforest,havingasmallgardenorkeepingafewhouseholdplants.

“Onestudyshowedthatpatientsinahospitalwhohadplantsintheirroomsreportedlesspain,lowerbloodpressure,lesstirednessandlessanxietythanpatientswithoutplantsintheirrooms,”saysJennySeham,founderanddirectorofAIM(ArtsandIntegrativeMedicine)inNewYork.Sheexplains,“Cortisol(皮质醇)，thestresshormone,hasbeenshowntolowerwithplantinteraction,loweringtirednessandbloodpressure.Gardeningandcaringforplantscanhelpturnpeopleawayfromnegativethoughtsoremotions.”

Houseplantcollectionshavebecomeapopularsocialmediatrend.JamieKeatonJones,apsychologist,says,“Formanypeople,tendingtoplantshasbecomeahobby.Thishobbyenablesthemtoexperiencegreatercomfortandbeautyfromthepresenceoflivingthingssharingtheirspace.”

“Plantsandexposuretogreeneryhavebeenfoundtohavemanymentalhealthbenefits,suchaloweringstress,decreasingfeelingsofdepression,increasingsociability,restoringfocus,improvingcognitiveperformance,improvingmoodandincreasingself-confidence,”saysJones.

Studieshavealsoshownthatplantsandgardeningincreaseproductivityandlevelsofserotonin(血清素),whichisresponsibleforupliftingmood.

“Ratherthanfocusingonthepastorworryingaboutthefuture,plantcarehelpsoneconcentrateonthepresentmomentandprovidesafeelingofaccomplishment,”saysGayleWeill,anotherpsychologistinWashington.

Likeanynewskillorhobby,takingcareofhouseplantscomeswithalearningprocess.Anyonestartingtocareforplantsshouldbepatientandallowthemselvestimetolearnthebasics,leavingroomforalittletrialanderror.

28.Wherecanthepassagebefound

A.Inasciencemagazine.B.Inanovel.

C.Inahistorybook.D.Inabiography.

29.WhatcanweinferfromJennySeham’swords

A.Manyhospitalskeepplantsinthepatients’rooms.

B.Doctorswilluseplantstocurethepatients’illness.

C.Keepingafewplantscangetuoutoftiredness.

D.Caringforplantscankeepusawayfrombadmood.

30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage

A.Houseplantcollectionsarenotpopularinrecentdays.

B.Keepingplantshasmanyphysicalhealthbenefits.

C.Studieshaveprovedthatplantsarebeneficialforupliftingmood.

D.Formanyofus,plantcareisdifficultandtakestime.

31.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthepassage

A.BenefitsofKeepingHouseplantsB.ResearchonKeepingHouseplants

C.WaystoTakeCareofHouseplantsD.OpinionsAboutCaringAboutPlants

D

WhenErikaandCodyArchiepostedavideotoTikTokexplaininghowtheywouldbechargingtheirthen-18-year-olddaughterKyleerent,thereactionwassplit.Onecommentercalledita“punishment”.Anothersaid,“Idon’tseeanythingwrongwithit.Ithelpsthemlearnresponsibility.”Whileathirdadded,“Oh,no,that’stheirhome.”

Thevideospreadfast,receivingover700,000views.Despitethemixedresponse,Codyissurethey’vemadetherightdecision.“Thisisourwayofpreparingherandmakingsuresheknowsthatthingsaren’tfree,”hetellsNewsweek.“Partofbecominganadultisknowingthatyouhavetoeitherpayrentoryou’llhaveahousepayment.Ourhopeisthatbydoingallthis,we’repreparingherfortheworld.”

Inthevideo,though,hewasmoreoutspoken,“Twodollarsamonthisplentycheaptoliveinyourparents’house.”

AccordingtotherecentfiguresfromtheU.S.CensusBureau(人口普查局),58percentof18-to24-year-oldsarelivingwiththeirparents.Whilestayingathomehasbenefitsforyoungpeople,havinganextrapersonundertheirroofmeanshighercostsforparents.

ArecentsurveyconductedbyRed-field&WiltonStrategiesforNewsweekasked1,500Americanadultsabouttheirthoughtsonparentschargingtheiradultchildrenrent.Around57percentsaidthata20-yearoldmanmovingbackhoneshouldpayfortheprivilege,eveniftheirparentsdonotneedthemoney.Only28percentfeltthatadultchildrenshouldliverent-free.

AnothersurveyconductedbyLendingTreeproducedsimilarresults.While85percentofparentssurveyedsaidthey’dlettheiradultchildrenmovehome,73percentwouldchargethemrent.

LendingTreefoundthepercentageofadultsbetween24and40livingwiththeirparentswashighestinthreestates:Hawaii(21.6percent),NewJersey(20.7percent)andFlorida(20.1percent).HawaiiandNewJerseyareexpensiveplacestolive,whileFloridaismoreaffordable.LendingTreeresearchersinferredthatsomeFloridaadultchildrenwereathometotakecareofagingparents.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“split”inParagraphImean

A.Obvious.B.Unbelievable.C.Different.D.Violent.

33.WhatcanwelearnfromtheU.SCensusBureau

A.Parentsdon’tliketolivewiththeiradultchildren.

B.Livingwithparentsisbeneficialforyoungpeople.

C.Peopleolderthan24don’tliketolivewiththeirparents.

D.Youngpeopleusuallyasktheirparentsformoneywhenlivingtogether.

34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetwosurveys

A.Thesameorganizationconductedthetwosurveysindifferentstates.

B.Thetwosurveysaskedthesamenumberofadultsaboutthetopic.

C.Parentsdon’tchargetheirchildrenbecausetheydon’tneedthemoney.

D.Moreparentssurveyedsaidthattheywouldchargetheirchildrenrent.

35.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetochargingchildrenrent

A.Doubtful.B.Unclear.C.Worried.D.Supportive.

第二节（共5小题；每小题25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。

TheSundayscareisafeelingofworryandanxietyaboutgoingtoworkorschoolthenextday.Theyarecommonbutmanageable.36

StructureyourSunday

StructurecanbeabestfriendwhenfeelingtheSundayscare.Insteadofsittingonthecouchandwatchingtheclock,gotodosomething.37Butthatfeelingishardertoholdontowhenyou’refocusingonsomething.

37

Ifyou’refeelingmorestressingeneral,it’simportanttomakespaceforrelaxingactivitiestogroundyourself.Andthere’snorightwaytorelax.Youcandoanythingthatisrestful,suchasbaking,exercising,orconnectingwithafriend.

Identifyyouranxietysources

Anxietyisanormalhumanexperience,andoneofthemainwaystomanageitistoidentifyyourpersonalanxietysources.39Isitadeadline,meetingorpresentationEventhere’snotasinglereasonbehindyourSundayanxiety.

EndyourSundaywiththerightenergy

MakeSundaynightsaboutdoingsomethingforyourself,tocounteracttheanxietyyou’refeelingaboutMonday.Maybethatmeansplanningsomefavoritefoodtoenjoywhilewatchingfootball.40LeavetheworkemailsforMondaymornings.

A.PlanforarestfulSunday

B.Dothingstorelaxyourself

C.Youmightstillfeelthatsenseofdread.

D.Onceyouhaveabetterideaofwhattodo,takenoteofit.

E.HerearesomesuggestionsforyoutodealwiththeSundayscare.

F.Trytofindoutwhat’sreallycausingyoutoworrythenextweek.

G.DoyourbesttoenjoyyourselfandmakeSundaynightsallforyou.

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。

Iwasbornina“runningfamily”.Ihave41howmanymarathonsmyfatherhasparticipatedin,butI’mprettysurethatmymothertraveledonfootmorethanshedidby42.ButIdidn’tnaturallyfallintotherunninglife.

“Runningisthebestthingforus.”“Idon’tknowwhypeople43it,”myparentssaidduringmanydinner44.Afterhundredsofpracticesandahandfuloftrackmeetslater,Ifoundmyselfagreeingwithmy45andIstartedpreparingfortheyearlymarathon.

Ispentmany46wakingupeachmorningwiththesunandbirds.Ikepttraininginthe47streetsandsidewalks.Asplanned,the48came,andIsurelytookpartinit.

Everythingseemedtogoonwell,butmy49begantolosefeelingatmilemarker10.IsawthetimersonthesideandIwas50tothinkthatIwouldn’treachmygoal,which51metowakeuphoursbeforethedaybegan.Iwantedto52,butmonthsofhardtrainingtoldmethatIcouldn’tdothat.Icontinuedtopushmyselfforward.Arunnernexttomelookedoverwithafaceofencouragement.We53andrantogether,sidebyside,alongtheroadthatseemedendless.

54,mynewrunningfriendsshouted,“Wegotthis!Look!”Thefinishlinewasinview.Finally,we55thefinishlinetogetherandwehigh-fived,onlytobeseparatedbeforelearningeachother’snames.

41.A.forgottenB.realizedC.countedD.mistaken

42.A.carriageB.vehicleC.airplaneD.instrument

43.A.dislikeB.ignoreC.acceptD.experience

44.A.argumentsB.discussionsC.conversationsD.statements

45.A.friendsB.parentsC.neighborsD.classmates

46.A.yearsB.weeksC.daysD.months

47.A.noisyB.emptyC.dirtyD.plastic

48.A.trainingB.tournamentC.marathonD.competition

49.A.legsB.shouldersC.stomachD.neck

50.A.delightedB.excitedC.confusedD.disappointed

51.A.preventedB.allowedC.motivatedD.depressed

52.A.giveupB.turnbackC.runawayD.speedup

53.A.huggedB.talkedC.smiledD.nodded

54.A.ImmediatelyB.SuddenlyC.GraduallyD.Frequently

55.A.soughtB.touchedC.leftD.crossed

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。

Onceconsideredasoneofthebestandstrictestreferees(裁判)intheNBA,JavieisnowworkingatachurchinAmerica.

Despitecomingfromadiligentfamily,sportswereinJavie’sbloodtoo.Itwassportsthatreallyinspiredhimasayoungboy.Hisfatherhadacareerasafootballbackrefereeforthefootballleague,56hisgrandfatherwasanumpire(裁判员)forthebaseballleague.

InJavie’s57(young)days,afamousbasketballteamhadpickedhimasapossiblebasketballplayer,butthatwasdestroyedbyanarm58(injure).Hestartedasabaseballumpireandthenshiftedtoabasketballreferee,59(become)anNBArefereein1986,60hequicklydevelopedabadreputationforhisbadtemper.Inonegame,Javieevendroveoutoneofthe61(announcer),andinanotherthrewoutateammascot(吉祥物).

AshisyearsintheNBA62(go)by,Javiedevelopedagoodreputationnotonlyasoneof63mostfearedrefereesbutalsoa64(respect)one.In2000,hebegansuffering65anarthritic(关节炎的)knee.Soduringtheseason,hewasbarelyworking.Surgerycouldonlypostponetheterriblesituation.Asaresult,JaviehadtochangehisjobasamemberofchurchstaffinAmerica.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假定你是李华，你校经常开展丰富多彩的科创活动，你的外国朋友John发邮件向你了解相关的情况，请给他回一封邮件。内容包括：

1.活动的内容；

2.活动的意义。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

*科创：scientificinnovation

DearJohn,Yours,liHua

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。

Tovelwasamiddleschoolstudent.Hedidn’tconcentrateinclass,sohecouldn’tdowellinanysubject.Hewasalsoaweakbasketballplayer,leavingnoimpressiononothers.Buthelovedattention.Knowingthatclassmateswouldlistenifhehadnewstoshare,hewentaroundtheclassmakingustoriesaboutotherstudents.

“Tom’sparentsaretoobusytotakecareofhim,sohedoesn’tliketheweekends,”Tovelwhispered.ThestudentsaroundTovallistenedcarefullyandsighed.

“Hehastocookbyhimselfatweekends.Andsometimes,hestealsvegetablesfromhisneighbor’sgarden!”saidTovel.Theclassmatesshooktheirheads,fortheyallknewthatmiddleschoolstudentsmustnotstealthingsfromothers.

“Andheevencheatedinsomeweeklyexams,expectinggoodgradesandtheteachers’praise,”addedTovel.“No.Hecouldn’tdothat!Hewascheatinghimselfandruininghisfuture,”criedtheclassmates.TheyallshowedsympathyforTom,andhopedthathecouldbehonest.

Forquiteafewdays,theclassmateswerealltalkingaboutTomandhisfakenews.Somestudentsevenchattedwithhim,showingtheirsympathyandexpressingtheirexpectation,whichmadeTomannoyedandconfused.

KnowingthatthestoriesaboutTomhadspreadquicklyandmadeTomintrouble,Tovelfeltbadaboutwhathehaddone.TovelwantedtochangethesituationandbegTom’sforgiveness,buthedidn’tknowwhattodo.“Iamwillingtodoeverythingifallwillbewellagain,"hethought.

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。

Thenextmorning,Tovelwenttotheteachers’office.Afterhearingthis,Tovelfeltalittleconfused.

肇庆市2022—2023学年第二学期高二年级期末教学质量检测

答案及评分标准（参考）英语

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）

21~23ACB24~27CDAB28~31ADCA32~35CBDB

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

36~40ECBFG

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）

41~45ABACB46~50DBCAD51~55CACBD

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

56.while57.younger58.injury59.becoming60.when

61.announcers62.went63.the64.respected65.from

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

Onepossibleversion:

DearJohn,

Iamverygladtohearfromyou.

Makingafeatureofscientificinnovation,myschoolholdsavarietyofactivities.Firstly,therearevariousschool-basedcurriculaaboutscientificinnovation,rangingfromarchitecturalmodeldesignt