上海市浦东新区建平中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

建平中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期末考试英语满分：140分完成时间：120分钟ListeningComprehension(20%)SectionAShortConversationsDirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbesonyourpape,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhavehead.A.Sheearnedanaward.B.Shehelpedplantheawardceremon.C.Sheshouldworkmoreforthecommunit.D.Sheservedaschairpersonofthecommittee.A.Exchangethetickets.B.akecareofhiscold.C.atchthegameathome.D.earawarmercoattothegame.A.Shecollectspicturesofcars.B.Shelikesthedesignoftheca.C.Someonefamousisridingintheca.D.Thecarisinfrontofsomethinginteresting.A.Shehearsanewpostoficehasjustopened.B.Shedoesntknowwherethepostoficeis.C.Shethinksthepostoficeisnearb.D.Shehasntreceivedanymailyet.A.Gethisshowerfixed.B.akeashoweratthegym.C.Findoutwhenthegymisopen.D.Movetoanotherbuilding.A.Deliverthepackageinperson.B.Pickupthepackageatthepostofice.C.ishome.D.Findouttheopeninghoursofthepostofice.A.Sheisdificulttofind.B.Sheisagooddocto.C.Sheusedtobehisdocto.D.Sheisfairlyold.A.Sheneedstobuyanewcoat.B.Hercoatissimilartothemans.C.Hersweaterisnotwarmenough.D.Themanshouldhavewornasweate.A.Ithasntbeengraded.B.Itreceivedalowgrade.C.Thecommitteeisdiscussingit.D.Thewomanhasntsubmittedit.A.HerecentlyspentamonthinChicago.B.TherearemanythingstodoinChicago.C.Chicagoisanexpensiveplacetohavefun.D.Heisalsogoingonthetripnextmonth.SectionBeconSecoywheaeequestionsonachofswillbeeadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,eadthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhavehead.Questions1through13aebasedonthefollowingpassage.1.A.Itisareflectionofdangerandrisk.Itspeedsupbreathingandheartbeat.Ithasaplaceineverywomanswardrobe.高二英语试卷第1页共11页Itcommandstheviewersattentionandaction.A.Ahead-to-toereddress.B.Jeanswithaneutralcolorhandbag.C.Acollectionofcamelsuits.D.Aplaincoatpairedwitharedhandbag.A.Theinfluenceofred.B.Theseasonofred.C.ThesymbolofChristmas.D.Theredfestival.Questions14through16aebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Inthedowntown.B.Nearafactor.C.Inthesuburb.D.Onatallmountain.A.Itburnswastetoproduceelectricit.Itistheworldsfirstcarbon-neutralcapital.Thebuildingwillbetransformedintoahigh-rising.Amaterialcalled“neveplast”canproducesnowonit.A.isitingskiersaremoreinterestedinstayinginoneplace.asteswillnotberecycledtoprovideelectricityforthewholecit.Copenhagenhassetagoodexampletoaddressthecitywasteproblem.Themainbuildinginthetreatmentfactoryiscoveredwith“neveplast”.Questions17to20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.A.ogetsomeadviceoncarpurchase.opayafineforviolatingthetraficrules.oaskheraboutthetraficrulesinMinnesota.otalkaboutthefeesforhavingacaroncampus.A.91B.813C.912D.915A.ThirtydollarsB.Thirty-fivedollarsC.FifteendollarsD.FiftydollarsA.oavoidgettingfinedbysecurit.ocreateopenspacesforsnowsweepe.ogetayear-longpassatreducedrates.okeeptheroadsopenforbusesandlagecars.GrammarandocabularySectionA(10%)Directions:Aftereadingthepassagebelo,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoheentandivenwod;fortheotherblanks,useonewodthatbestfitseachblank.mentalhealth?Itscomplicated.creasinglyopinionatedaboutthepotentialproblemsofsocialmedia.Thingslikeatmakeitimpossibletweenyourselfandothersoftenmakethenews.InJul,abigstudycameoutinItwastitled“AssociationofScreenimeandDepressioninAdolescence.”Thisbig高二英语试卷第2页共11页headnee22____conhaoopoing—thatscreentieishorribleforyoungpeople.udyfollowedover3,800adolescentsoverfouryears.Partof(23)_______theinvestigatorsespentonsocialmedia,(24)______________evelsofdepressionsymptoms.Oneoftheirmainfindingswasthathigheramountsofsocialwastrueboth(25)_______theresearchescomparedbetweenpeopleandcomparedeachpersonagainsttheirownmentalhealthovertime.Cacooofast.edontknowifitsreallysocialediause(26)_____ausesdepression.arch—justbecausetwothingshappentogethe,ample,justbecausehighersocialmediauseco-occurs______doesntmeansocialmediausecausesdepression.Forallweknocobhapeophaaea28_____depedchoosetospedoretimeonsocialmedia.possibilityisthatsomethingelseisentirelycausingsomepeopletohavebothhighlevelsoftingstudyshowedthatchildhoodmaltreatment(29)snothardtoimaginethatpeople(30)_______ession.Inthiscase,depressionmayhavenothingtodowithhowmuchsomeoneisusingsocialmediano.SectionB(10%)Directions:Aftereadingthepassagebelo,fillineachblankwithapoperwodgiveninthebox.Eachwodcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattheeisonemoewodthanyouneed.A.B.correlatedC.consumedD.FortunatelyE.judging.indicatorsG.presentH.processedI.recommendationsJ.notableK.Unexpectedlyrfriends包)startersand(31)_______thewordartisanal(手工艺性的)totheancientcombinationofyeast(),flourandwaterhaveledconsumerstobelievewholegrainbreadishealthierthanindustrialwhitebread.Thattrendhasmadeforalotofexpensivesandwiches.(32)hersattheeizmannInstituteofScienceisheretocutthroughthesm,researchersrandomized20participantstoconsumerartisanalwholewheatsourdoughinordertocomparetheefectsofeachonthebod.tarted,allparticipantsconsumedthesameamountofwhiteandnonwhitebreadforourslices—perdayforanotherbread-ladenweek.Thetotalamountofcaloriestheparticipants(34)_______remainedconstantforthedurationofthestud.heresearchersweresurprisedbywhattheyfound.“Therewerenoclinicallysignificantdiferenceswhateverwemeasured,”saidcomputationalbiologistEranSegal,seniorauthorofthestudyinastatement.Thosemeasuredincludedglucoselevelsuponwaking,fatls,theamountsofessentialmineralsinthebloodstreamandseveral(35)_______of高二英语试卷第3页共11页iablesandfoundnotone(36)_______diferencebothbreadshadnoefectonthebod.Rathe,theybothdidequaldamage.Asitturnsout,halftheparticipantshadahigherglycemicresponsetoindustrialwhitebread,andhalfhadthehigherresponsetoartisanalsourdoughbread.wasbestforyoucanbepredictedbasedonthebacteria(37)_______inyourbod.Theyfoundthattheprofilethevarietyofbacterialspecies(38)_______withlycemic(血糖)responsetoeachbread.Thesmallsizeofthestudymeanstheresultsshouldbeconsideredpreliminar.Theresearchershopetostudythesepredictorsmorecarefullyasapotentialwaytoimprovenutritional(39)_______,saysbiologistvrahamLev,anotherstudyco-autho.eachotherinthesupermarketbreadaisle.ReadingComprehensionSectionA(15%)Fillineachblankwiththewodorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.truefighters.e’repushingourkidstogetgoodycoursesandbuildresumessotheycangetintothecollegeofourfirstchoice.ishappening.eseeourkids’___41___them.Butwecantacknowledgeem.Sowe’vecomeupwithvariousjustificationsthatturnouttobehalf-truths,prejudicesormyths.haveafull-blownpestige(声望)panic;weworrythattherewontbeenoughprizesto___43___.___44___parentsugetheirchildrentoapplytomoreschoolsthaneve.Whatcausesthehysteria(歇斯)isthebeliefthat___45___elitedegreesmustbehighlyvaluable.Theirgraduatesmustenjoymorebecausetheygetabettereducationanddevelopbettercontacts.Allthatisplausible—andmostlywrong.ehaventfoundanyconvincingevidencethatselectivityorprestigematters.___46___,selectivetematicallyemploybetterinstructionalapproachesthanlessselectiveschools.Ontwomeasures—professors’feedbackandthenumberofessayexamsselectiveschoolsdoslightlyworse.Bysomestudies,selectiveschoolsdo___47___theirgraduates’lifetimeearnings.Thegainisconsideredat2-4%forevery100-pointincreaseinaschoolsaverageSTscores.Buteventhis___48___isprobablyastatisticalfluke(偶然).Kidscountmorethantheir___49___.Gettingintoalemaysignifyintelligence,talentandambition.clining.Thereason:somanysimilarpeoplenextcompetition—thejobmarketand—theresultsmaychange.PrincetoneconomistAlanKruegerstudiedadmissionstoonetopPh.D.program.HighscoresontheGREhelpedexplainwho___51___;degreesofprestigiousuniversitiesdidnt.So,parents,takeiteas,forthestakes(利害关系)havebeenvastly___52___.Uptoapoint,wecanlizeourpushiness.Americaisacompetitivesociety;ourkidsneedtoadjusttothat.Buttoomuch高二英语试卷第4页共11页tsomeintoHarvardbutofhighlyselectiveschoolsexperiencedmorejob___54___.Theymayhavebeenso___55___tobeingontopthatanythinglessdisappoints.A.raisedB.sponsoredC.accompaniedD.treatedA.angerB.obsessionC.depressionD.resistanceA.giveawayB.showofC.approveofD.goaroundA.StrictB.SensibleC.FearfulD.IndecisiveA.scarceB.inaccessibleC.plentifulD.desirableA.InadditionB.InfactC.AsaresultD.InawordA.enhanceB.foreseeC.influenceD.underestimateA.scoreB.studyC.advantageD.measureA.collegesB.parentsC.dreamsD.competitorsA.accidentallyB.academicallyC.inevitablyD.surprisinglyA.caughtupB.optedoutC.gotinD.signedupA.exaggeratedB.ignoredC.justifiedD.consideredA.restrictionB.ambitionC.criteriaD.valuesA.promotionB.huntingC.dissatisfactionD.trainingA.opposedB.limitedC.attachedD.accustomedSectionB(22%)ctions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtheeaefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccodingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustead.(A)AfterresearchingthehistoryoftheVietnamWar,IcalledmymumandaskedherifsheknewanyonehoughtforawhileandsuddenlyrememberedthatshehasacousinwhoisaveteranoftheVietnamWar.Shesays,“IknowhimsinceIwaslittle.Hewasoneofthegreatestathletesoftheschool.Youcannotaginehowgoodandfasthewas.Well,hewasrankednumber18inthecountryforbeinganoutstandingtrackandfieldrunner.Butnow,thosethingsareonlymemories.”dhimandintroducedmyself.Hewasinanagreeablemoodatthebeginning,butassoonasI?d.Therewasamomentofsilenceontheotherline,andthenhesaidhewaswillingtotellmeaboutVietnam.lledwhenhewas20yearsoldandthatthetwoyearslaterhespentthereapartproblemisthatyouwillneverimaginehowmuchsufferinganphapaceTheoonboooathehuandisasterthattookplacethere.Thereisnothingworseinthisworldthankillingamanwhoyouknowhasafamily.Itisverysad,butitisthetruth,anditturnsmorecomplexwhenyourealizeyouwerepartofthattruth.高二英语试卷第5页共11页WhenIreturnedtoPuertoRico,itwasatotaldisaster:youngkidswithoutfathers,wiveswithouthusbands.Mostofthosewhomadeitbackhavenolegs,likeme,ornoarms.Iwaspraisedbecauseofmybutforme,thatwasandispurenonsense,becausethatwardecidedmyfuture,decidedthefutureofmyfamily.I,now,amjustaveteranwhohasnothing.hingthatbothersmethemostisthatthepeoplewhodecidedtofightwillprobablyneverknowthatitislikelytokillaman,orfeelpainandsufferingfromhungerandtheabsenceoflove.Inwar,everyminuteyouarefearingbecausetheonlythingyouhaveinyourmindisthatifyoudontkillfirstyouaregoingtogetkilled.”Whatdoestheauthor’smothermeanbysaying“…thosethingsareonlymemories”inPara.2?Hercousincan’trunlikebeforeafterthewar.Hercousinisnolongeranoptimisticyoungman.Shewouldratherkeepwhathappenedinthepastasasecret.Shecan’tremembermuchofthepastdayswithtimepassingquickly.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothe4thparagraph?Ittakesmentalstrengthtosurvivethewar.Booksandarticlesallpresentedafalsepictureofthewar.Thesufferingsduringthewargreatlydamagedthememoryofsoldiers.Theauthor’sunclefeltoverwhelmedbypainwhenherealizedthetruthofthewar.Whydidtheauthor’sunclefindthepraises“purenonsense”?Becausepraisescametoolate.Becausenopraisecouldmakeupforhisloss.Becausehedidn’tkillanyoneduringthewar.Becausetoomanypraisesseemedworthless.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?Oneonabattlefieldshouldkillfirsttogetridoffear.Thosewholaunchedthewarshouldbeseverelyblamed.Theveteranscouldstandanyhardshipintheirlifeafterthewar.Thosewhodecidetofightshouldtakepartinthewarthemselves.(B)£590,000Alage-arealawnwouldlookathomeonatraditionalred-brickcampus.SixmilessouthoftheUniversityofLiverpoolandthe“knowledgequarter”,itispartofAllertonPrior,designedandbuiltbyictoriangothicarchitectAlfredaterhouseintheearly1800sforalocalmerchantandnowseparatedintoapartments.Theresathree-bedroomduplex(复式)onthelowergroundandgroundfloo.Thelivingroomhasfloor-to-ceilingwindowsandhegrounds,andtheresaprivategateforresidents高二英语试卷第6页共11页leadingtoAllertonManorsportscarclub.Fine&Country,0151-947-0810▲Halton,Lancashire£285,000Thisenvironmentally-friendlyhomeisintheeco-settlementofFogebankinthevillageofHaltonontheoutskirtsofLancaste.Itmaysuitthebuyers—withconscienceandcash—whohavechosentosettleclosetothecitytheystudiedin.ThecomplexsitsonthebanksoftheRiverLuneandnexttotheForestofBowland.Atwo-bedroomhomecovers1,050sqftwithabalcon.Thefunkyyellowkitchencabinetryisbylocalcarpenters.TheModernHouse,0203-795-5920▲Eddington,Cambridge£689,950ThelocalgovernmentofCambridgeisdevelopinganewsustainableresidentialdistricttwomilesnorthofthecitycentrewith3,000homes,2,000postgraduateroomsfortheUniversityofCambridge,sportsfacilities,amarketsquareandparkinglots.OneofthenewestphasesisKnightsPark.Theresatwo-bedroom,two-bathroomluxuryflatonthefourthflooroftheFloreybuildingwithnostampdutytopa.Hill,01223-607-200▲Citycentre,Bristol£565,000Thistwo-bedroom,first-floorapartmentisinapastel-coloured,periodtownhouseonthewaterfrontintheheartofBristolsnightlife,withaparkingspace,aliftandviewsoftheFloatingHarbourandtheArnolfiniartscentre.Beyondisthetree-linedGeogiangardensofQueenSquareintheoldtown.TheUniversityofBristolisa30-minutewalkawa.KnightFrank,017-317-1996WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthehouseinAllerton?Itwasdesignedandfundedbyalocalmerchant.Itenjoysanopenandbroadviewofnearbygrounds.ItislocatedonthecampusoftheUniversityofLiverpool.Itusedtobeagothicschoolconstructedintheearly19thcentur.Whatcanbeinferredaccordingtotheleaflet?ThebuyerofthehouseinHaltonexpectstomakeadealassoonaspossible.Lancasterisacityfamousforitsenvironmentally-friendlyruralsettlements.dington.高二英语试卷第7页共11页ThecitycentreofBristolboastsacombinationofmodernityandancientness.oomhousepropert.Theymaycontact_______toaskformoreinformation.A.Fine&CountryB.TheModernHouseC.HillD.KnightFrank(C)SearchingfortheNextBigThingFifteenyearsago,SteveJobsannouncedthreenewproducts:amusicplaye,amobilephone,andaninternetcommunicato.AsApplesthen-bossgavehispresentation,hisaudienceslowlyrealizedthatthee,cueApplesrenaissance,andcueaneweraintechnologyasthesmartphoneovertookthedesktopPCasthecenterofpersonalcomputing.oda,evenJobsmightbesurprisedbyhowmanyuseshavebeenfoundforhisall-in-onedevice.Thealeehaecohandbakgneokngapeadanduchore.Appleandotherphonemanufacturershavebeenenrichednotonlybyhardwaresalesbutbycontrollingnearlyeverythingthattakesplaceontheplatformitself,fromappstorestomobileads.isevidencethatthesmartphoneeraisfading.Phonesaleshavegenerallybeendeclining,asimprovementshaveledtopeopleupgradinglessoften.Inrichcountries,thedeclineisespeciallymarked.echinnovatorsandinvestorsareonthehuntforthenextbigthing,inhopesofwinningnotjustajuicybitofthehardwaremarketbutapotentialcontrollingsliceofwhateverplatformitiswhereeverythingendsuptakingplaceinthefuture.Thecurrentbigideaisvirtual-reality(VR)headsets,anascentindustrywhosegrowthhasbeenpartlyaugmented.MostofAmericasbigrARheadsets.Whathassofarbeenanichemarketisabouttobecomeverycrowded.doesseemtobeunderwayisagradualmovementbyconsumerstowardswearabledevices.Theseincludevoice-activatedsmartheadphones,whichcanmakecallsandreadmessages,andsmartwatches,ndfitness.IntheUnitedStates,unitsalesofthese“wearables”arealreadyclosetothoseofsmartphones.Thesegadgets,howeve,aremorelikeaccessories(配件)forthephonethananactualreplacementforthem.ttoabandontheirphones,anymorethantheywerewillingtothrowouttheirlaptopsadecadeago.Butastheyinteractmoreoftenwithearphoneso,soon,glasses,moreofthemwillcometouhehonakoacocepailhepfortheirothergagets.Aschipsgetevensmalle,phonesmaynotbeneededevenforthat.ntexpectanyofthistohappenrightawa.etwhentechnologicaltipping-pointsarecrossed,thingscanchangefast.FouryearsafterJobsintroducedhisiPhone,smartphonesoutsoldalllaptopanddesktoplaworkinprogress.Butifandwhentherightproductappears,thefuturemayenduparrivingsoonerthanyou’dexpected.Accordingtothepassage,SteveJobsmightnothaveexpectedthat______.高二英语试卷第8页共11页ApplewouldendupdominatingtheglobalsmartphoneindustryApplewouldbemakinghugeprofitsfromthesaleofsmartphonessmartphoneswouldcometoallowuserstodosomanydiferentthingssmartphoneswouldbepopularwithyoungpeoplethroughouttheworldThesmartphoneeraisfadingmainlybecause______inrecentyears.phonesaleshavebeenfallinginrichcountriesinvestorsareturningtheirattentiontonewgadgetspeoplearenowlookingforwardtothenextbigthingtheindustryhasntseenanyrecenttechnologicalbreakthroughsecanlearnfromParagraphs4and5thatitremainsunclear______.whatnewgadgetwillbeabletoovertakethesmartphonewhetherornotthesalesofVRheadsetswillcontinuetogrowwhyAmericanshavebecomeinterestedinhealth-techgadgetshowwearabledeviceswillmakeourlivesmoreconvenientinthefutureWhichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthormostlikelyagreewith?Peoplewillgetridoftheirsmartphonesinadecade.Smartphoneswillplayadiferentroleinourlivesinthenearfuture.Theprospectofsmartphoneswillbebeyondtechgiants’expectations.ewontabandonsmartphonesevenifwehaveasatisfactorysubstituteforthem.SectionC(8%)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapopersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattheeaetwomoesentencesthatyouneed.Companieshavelongwantedspendingtobefast,easyandbarelyworthathought.Personalfinancecampaignershavebeencomplainingaboutsuchsitesforyears.nowliveinthatblu,andarespendingcashwithoutclearlyperceivingwhatistakingplace.Thatpatenthasnowexpired,butAmazonisstillkeentomakeyourabilitytospendefortless.dto“makeiteasy”forpeopletodotherightthing—suchaspaytaxes,signupasanogandonororsaveforapension.timetoreflect,andshewouldalsoseethecumulativepricetagforallhertemptations.ud,feelslikefraudbutisntfraud?Whataboutacompanywebsitethatpopsupwhenagesahandsomefeeforforwardingyourdetailstotherealwebsite?(67)________.Howeve,Ithinkthereisabroaderlessontobedrawnaboutthewaywearespendingourmoneythesedays.Betweenoutrightfraudandhonestcommercetheremaybeasharplegallinebuteconomicallyandpsychologicallythedistinctionisagradualblu.theoutrightfraudster(诈骗犯)whotriestopanicyouintosendingthousandsofpoundstoavoidn.Thentheresablue-chip(蓝筹)websitesuchasAmazon,whichundoubtedlyprovidesarealservice,butwouldbedelightedtomakeiteasierforcustomerstospendimpulsivel.高二英语试卷第9页共11页eringin1999.(68)________.EverytimeIusemyphonetocheckthesalesrankofmybookontheAmazonwebsite—roughlyevery27minutes—Amazonugesmetodownloaditsapp.Sowhatshouldwedo?OntheFTMoneyClinicpodcast,Irecentlyadvisedalistenerwhofeltguiltythatshewasspendingimpulsivelyonline,andoftenregrettedan