新疆博湖县奇石中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题（含答案无听力部分）

第第页新疆博湖县奇石中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题（含答案，无听力部分）奇石中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期末考试

英语

总分:120分考试时间:120分钟

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第一部分阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分）

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

A

PRACTITIONERS

JacquelineFelicedeAlmania（c.1322）highlightsthesuspicionthatwomenpracticingmedicinefaced.BorntoaJewishfamilyinFlorence,shemovedtoPariswheresheworkedasaphysicianandperformedsurgery.In1322shewastriedforpracticingunlawfully.Inspiteofthecourthearingtestimonials（证明）ofherabilityasadoctor,shewasbannedfrommedicine.JamesBarry（c.1789—1865）wasbornMargaretBulkleyinIrelandbut,dressedasaman,shewasacceptedbyEdinburghUniversitytostudymedicine.Shequalifiedasasurgeonin1813,thenjoinedtheBritishArmy,servingoverseas.Barryretiredin1859,havingpracticedherentiremedicalprofessionlivingandworkingasaman.

TanYunxian（1461—1554）wasaChinesephysicianwholearnedherskillsfromhergrandparents.Chinesewomenatthetimecouldnotserveapprenticeships（学徒期）withdoctors.However,Tanpassedtheofficialexam.Tantreatedwomenfromallwalksoflife.In1511,Tanwroteabook,SayingsofaFemaleDoctor,describingherlifeasaphysician.RebeccaLeeCrumpler（1831—1895）workedasanurseforeightyearsbeforestudyinginmedicalcollegeinBostonin1860.Fouryearslater,shewasthefirstAfricanAmericanwomantoreceiveamedicaldegree.ShemovedtoVirginiain1865,wheresheprovidedmedicalcaretofreedslaves.

1.HowwasTanYunxiandifferentfromtheotherpractitioners

A.Sheworkedasadentist.B.Shehadformaleducation.

C.Shewroteabook.D.Shewentthroughtrials.

2.WhowasthefirstAfricanAmericanwithamedicaldegree

A.JamesBarry.B.RebeccaLeeCrumpler.

C.JacquelineFelicedeAlmania.D.TanYunxian.

3.WhatdidJacquelineandJameshaveincommon

A.Performingsurgery.B.Beingbannedfrommedicine.

C.Doingteachingjobs.D.Beinghiredasphysicians.

B

WhatcomesintoyourmindwhenyouthinkofBritishfoodProbablyfishandchips,oraSundaydinnerofmeatandtwovegetables.ButisBritishfoodreallysouninterestingEventhoughBritainhasareputationforless-than-impressivecuisine,itisproducingmoretopclasschefswhoappearfrequentlyonourtelevisionscreensandwhoserecipebooksfrequentlytopthebestsellerlists.

It’sthankstotheseTVchefsratherthananyadvertisingcampaignthatBritonsareturningawayfrommeat-and-two-vegandready-mademealsandbecomingmoreadventurousintheircookinghabits.ItisrecentlyreportedthatthenumberofthosestickingtoatraditionaldietisslowlydecliningandaroundhalfofBritain’sconsumerswouldliketochangeorimprovetheircookinginsomeway.TherehasbeenariseinthenumberofstudentsapplyingforfoodcoursesatUKuniversitiesandcolleges.ItseemsthatTVprogrammeshavehelpedchangewhatpeoplethinkaboutcooking.

Accordingtoanewstudyfrommarketanalysts,1in5BritonssaythatwatchingcookeryprogrammesonTVhasencouragedthemtotrydifferentfood.Almostonethirdsaytheynowuseawidervarietyofingredients（配料）thantheyusedto,andjustunder1in4saytheynowbuybetterqualityingredientsthanbefore.OneinfouradultssaythatTVchefshavemadethemmuchmoreconfidentaboutexpandingtheircookeryknowledgeandskills,andyoungpeoplearealsogettingmoreinterestedincooking.TheUK’sobsession（痴迷）withfoodisreflectedthroughtelevisionscheduling.Cookeryshowsanddocumentariesaboutfoodarebroadcastmoreoftenthanbefore.WithanincreasingnumberofmalechefsonTV,it’snolonger“uncool”forboystolikecooking.

4.WhichbestdescribescookeryprogrammeonBritishTV

A.Profitable.B.Influential.C.Authoritative.D.Creative.

5.WhatdopeopleusuallythinkofBritishfood

A.Itlacksauthentictastes.B.Itdeservesahighreputation.

C.Itissimpleandplain.D.Itisrichinnutrition.

6.Whatmighttheauthorcontinuetalkingabout

A.TablemannersintheUK.B.Studiesofbigeaters.

C.Theartofcookinginothercountries.D.MalechefsonTVprogrammes.

7.Whichisthepercentageofthepeopleusingmorediverseingredientsnow

A.25%.B.33%.C.20%.D.24%.

C

Ifyouwanttotellthehistoryofthewholeworld,ahistorythatdoesnotprivilegeonepartofhumanity,youcannotdoitthroughtextsalone,becauseonlysomeoftheworldhaseverhadtexts,whilemostoftheworld,formostofthetime,hasnot.Writingisoneofhumanity’slaterachievements,anduntilfairlyrecentlyevenmanyliterate（有文字的）societiesrecordedtheirconcernsnotonlyinwritingbutinthings.

Ideallyahistorywouldbringtogethertextsandobjects,andsomechaptersofthisbookareabletodojustthat,butinmanycaseswesimplycan’t.Theclearestexampleofthisbetweenliterateandnon-literatehistoryisperhapsthefirstconflict,atBotanyBay,betweenCaptainCook’svoyageandtheAustralianAboriginals.FromtheEnglishside,wehavescientificreportsandthecaptain’srecordofthatterribleday.FromtheAustralianside,wehaveonlyawoodenshield（盾）droppedbyamaninflightafterhisfirstexperienceofgunshot.Ifwewanttoreconstructwhatwasactuallygoingonthatday,theshieldmustbequestionedandinterpretedasdeeplyandstrictlyasthewrittenreports.

Inadditiontotheproblemofmiscomprehensionfrombothsides,therearevictoriesaccidentallyordeliberatelytwisted,especiallywhenonlythevictorsknowhowtowrite.Thosewhoareonthelosingsideoftenhaveonlytheirthingstotelltheirstories.TheCaribbeanTaino,theAustralianAboriginals,theAfricanpeopleofBeninandtheIncas,allofwhomappearinthisbook,canspeaktousnowoftheirpastachievementsmostpowerfullythroughtheobjectstheymade:ahistorytoldthroughthingsgivesthembackavoice.Whenweconsidercontact（联系）betweenliterateandnon-literatesocietiessuchasthese,allourfirst-handaccountsarenecessarilytwisted,onlyonehalfofadialogue.Ifwearetofindtheotherhalfofthatconversation,wehavetoreadnotjustthetexts,buttheobjects.

8.WhatdoestheauthorindicatebymentioningCaptainCookinparagraph2

A.HeruledoverBotanyBay.B.Hisrecordwasone-sided.

C.Hisreportwasscientific.D.Herepresentedthelocalpeople.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“conversation”inparagraph3referto

A.Voice.B.Society.C.Problem.D.History.

10.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout

A.Whetherfactsspeaklouderthanwords.B.Whywrittenlanguageisreliable.

C.Howpasteventsshouldbepresented.D.Whathumanityisconcernedabout.

11.Whichofthefollowingbooksisthetextmostlikelyselectedfrom

A.AHistoryoftheWorldin100Objects.B.HowArtWorksTellStories.

C.HowMapsTellStoriesoftheWorld.D.AShortHistoryofAustralia.

D

LivinginIowaandtryingtobecomeaphotographerspecializinginlandscape（风景）canbequiteachallenge,mainlybecausethecornstatelacksgeographicalvariation.

AlthoughlandscapesintheMidwesttendtobequitesimilar,eitherfarmfieldsorhighways,sometimesIfinddistinctivecharacterinthehillsorlakes.Tomakesomeofmylandscapeshots,Ihavetraveleduptofourhoursawaytoshootwithina10-minutetimeframe.Itendtotravelwithafewofmyfriendstostateparksortothecountrysidetogoonadventuresandtakephotosalongtheway.

Beingattherightplaceattherighttimeisdecisiveinanystyleofphotography.IoftenleaveearlytoseektherightdestinationssoIcansetupearlytoavoidmissingthemomentIamattemptingtophotograph.Ihavemissedplentyofbeautifulsunsets/sunrisesduetobeingonthespotonlyfiveminutesbeforethebestmoment.

OnetimemyfriendsandIdrovethreehourstoDevil`sLake,Wisconsin,toclimbthepurplequartz（石英）rockaroundthelake.Afterwefoundacrazy-lookingroadthathungoverabunchofrocks,wedecidedtophotographthesceneatsunset.Thepositionenabledustolookoverthelakewiththesunsetinthebackground.Wemanagedtoleavethisspottoclimbhigherbecauseofthesparetimeuntilsunset.However,wedidnotmarktheroute（路线）soweendedupalmostmissingthesunsetentirely.Oncewefoundtheplace,itwasstressfulgettinglightsandcamerassetupinthelimitedtime.Still,lookingbackonthephotos,theyaresomeofmybestshotsthoughtheycouldhavebeensomuchbetterifIwouldhavebeenpreparedandmanagedmytimewisely.

12.HowdoestheauthordealwiththechallengeasalandscapephotographerintheMidwest

A.Bystudyingthegeographicalconditions.B.Bycreatingsettingsinthecornfields.

C.Byteamingupwithotherphotographers.D.Byshootinginthecountrysideorstateparks.

13.HowdoestheauthorfindhisphotostakenatDevil`sLake

A.Encouraging.B.Comforting.C.Amusing.D.Satisfying.

14.Whatisthekeytosuccessfullandscapephotographyaccordingtotheauthor

A.Adventurousspirit.B.Distinctivestyles.

C.Propertimemanagement.D.Goodshootingtechniques.

15.WhatcanweinferfromtheauthortripwithfriendstoDevil`sLake

A.Theyreachedtheshootingspotlaterthanexpected.

B.Theyhadproblemswiththeiremipment.

C.Theywentcrazywiththepurplequartzrock.

D.Theyfeltstressedwhilewaitingforthesunset.

第二节（共5小题;每小题2分,满分10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。

Indoorplantsmightlookasiftheyjustsitaroundnotdoingmuch,butinmanywaystheyaretheunsungheroesofthehome.16,butstudieshaveshownthattheycanpromotepeople’swellbeingbyimprovingtheirmood（心情）,reducingstressandhelpingtheirmemory.What`smore,indoorplantsareeasytolookafterandarenotveryexpensive.

Whatareindoorplants

Indoorplants,alsoknownashouseplantsorpotplants,areplantsthatliketogrowindoors.Manyofthesespecies（物种）arenotideallysuitedtogrowingoutsideintheUK,especiallyinthewinter.17.

Whyareindoorplantsgoodforyou

WillSpoelstra,whoworksattheRoyalBotanicGardens,says,“18.Ifindduringthewintermonths,plantsaroundthehousecanreallyliftyourmood.”Severalstudieshavebackedthisupandfoundthatindoorplantscanimprovecreativity,focusandmemory.Thereisalsoresearchshowingthatpotplantscancleantheairaroundthembyremovingharmfulgases,suchascarbondioxide.Theyalsoremovesomeharmfulchemicalsfrompaintsorcooking.19.

Whichplantscanyougrow

Aloevera（芦荟）,peacelilies（百合）andspiderplants（吊兰）aresomeofthespeciesthatareeasytogrowindoors.Youcanbuyplantsfromsupermarkets,gardencentresoronline.Youngerplantsareoftencheaperthanfullygrownones,andyougettocareforthemastheymature—whichispartofthejoy

ofowningplants.“20,”Spoelstrasays.“Itcanbringanewinterestandfocusintopeople’slivesandhelptomakethelinkbetweenhomeandnature.”

A.Therearemanybenefitstogrowingplantsindoors

B.Instead,theygrowbetterinside,whereitiswarmer

C.Allplantsaredifferent

D.Notonlydotheylookbeautiful

E.Changingthepotofyourplantfromtimetotimewillalsohelp

F.Learningabouttherequirementsofeachplantcanbeveryrewarding

G.Plantslikepeaceliliesanddevil’sivyareamongthebest

第二部分语言知识运用（共两节,满分45分）

第一节（共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

TobecometheOlympicchampionintheindividual（个人）all-aroundevent,GabbyDouglashadtoleaveeverythingshe21best.Shehadto22herbedroominVirginia.Shehadtosay23tohertwodogsandtothebeach,whereshelovedto24wavesonherboard.Butitwas25totaketheleap（飞跃）,however26itwouldbe.Evenat14,Douglasknewthat.Soshe27about1,200milesawayfromhome,to28withacoachfromChina.Shelivedwithafamilyshehadnever29andeverythingwasnewtoher.

Asitturnedout,Douglasdid30whatsheneededtodotobecomeOlympicchampionwhenshe31twoRussians.TheChinesecoach32Douglasintooneofthebestgymnastsinthe33,helpingherskyrocketfroman34memberofthenationalteamtothetopofthesport.By35theOlympicall-aroundtitle,shebecamethefirstblackwomantodoso.She36thecompetitionfrombeginningtoend.Shesaidshehadfelt37allalongthatshewouldwin.

Notsolongago,MarthaKarolythecoordinator（联络人）ofthewomen`snationalteam,didnotthinkDouglashadwhatit38tobeanOlympian.Astimewentby,shethought39thatshecouldmaketheLondonGames-andwin.

“I’mgoingtoinspiresomanypeople,”shesaid.“I’mreadyto40.”Andshineshedid.

21.A.judgedB.knewC.triedD.thought

22.A.packupB.cleanupC.doupD.takeup

23.A.thanksB.noC.goodbyeD.hello

24.A.strikeB.causeC.observeD.ride

25.A.funB.toughC.commonD.time

26.A.eye-catchingB.head-spinningC.breathtakingD.heartbreaking

27.A.pulledoverB.wentoffC.droppedoutD.movedon

28.A.competeB.trainC.reasonD.talk

29.A.understoodB.neededC.metD.helped

30.A.exactlyB.possiblyC.approximatelyD.gradually

31.A.respectedB.assistedC.defeatedD.pleased

32.A.persuadedB.putC.forcedD.transformed

33.A.teamB.stateC.worldD.city

34.A.averageB.enthusiasticC.amateurD.elected

35.A.defendingB.winningC.demandingD.clarifying

36.A.watchedB.ledC.followedD.organized

37.A.excitedB.uneasyC.confidentD.nervous

38.A.matteredB.tookC.viewedD.appeared

39.A.farandwideB.onandonC.nowandthenD.moreandmore

40.A.danceB.scoreC.shineD.fly

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。

Beijingisacitybridgingtheancientandthemodern.FromBuddhisttemplestomuseums,narrowhutong41royalpalaces,itishometomorethan3,000yearsofglorioushistoryevendowntoitslayout,withthecitykeepingitscarefully42（build）systemofringroads.

Butforallitsancientbuildings,Beijingisalsoaplace43welcomesthefast-paceddevelopmentofmodernlife,with21st-centuryarchitectural44（wonder）standingsidebysidewithhistoricalbuildingsofthepast.

Itisadistinctvisualcontrast（反差）thatshouldn`twork,45somehowthesetwoverydifferentworldsmakeagoodcombination.46（visit）severaltimesoverthelast10years,I47（amaze）bytheco-existenceofoldandnew,andhowacitywasabletokeepsucharichheritage（遗产）whileconstantlygrowing.Asaphotographer,Ihavespentthelasttwoyears48（record）everythingIdiscovered.

The49（remark）developmentofthiscity,whichisconsciouslydesignedtoprotectthepastwhilesteppingintothemodernworld,50（mean）thereisalwayssomethingnewtodiscoverhere,andIcouldbephotographingBeijingforthenext50years.

第三部分写作（共两节,满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^）,并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

LastFridaymymomdecidedtocolorhishair.Shestudiedwithallthehairproductsatthedrugstore.Thecolorshechoosecameinaboxwhichhadapictureofawomanthathaircolorlookedjustperfect.Momwassuresamecolorwouldlookgreatonher.Sheputthenewcoloronherhairorsatstillfor30minutes,justasthedirectionssaying.However,insteadofthebrownishredhairshehadhopedfor,shefinalgotpurplehair.Shewentrightintotheshowertowashingit,butitwasnouse.Atleastonethingprovedtruth:thecolorwouldn’twashout.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

学校英文报组织同学们用英语描述自己学习一项新技能的经历,请你以此为主题写一篇短文投稿。

内容包括:

1.简要描述;

2.从中获得的体验和感受。

注意:

1.词数100左右;

2.题目已给出,不计入总词数。

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