江苏省句容高级中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期末英语试题无答案

第第页江苏省句容高级中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期末英语试题（无答案）2023级高二年级下学期期末试题

英语2023.6

说明：

1.考试时间120分钟，满分150分。

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第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)

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.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo

A.Reserveacheaphotel.

B.GotoMexicoonbusiness.

C.Relaxandenjoyhimself.

2.Whatwillthewomanget

A.Carpetcleaner.B.Apapertowel.C.Aglassofwine.

3.Whoisthewoman

A.She'sateacher.B.She'sastudentC.She'sanassistant.

4.Wherearethespeakersheaded

A.Toaswimmingpool.B.Tothebeach.C.Toarestaurant.

5.Whyisthemuseumofgreatsignificance

A.It'samuseumforoldart.

B.Itwillbebuiltonasmallisland.

C.It'sthefirstofitskindinIndonesia.

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。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。

听下面一段较长对话，回答6、7小题。

6.Howmuchdoesanentranceticketcost

A.Twodollars.B.Fivedollars.C.Sevendollars.

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7.Howdoesthewomanpay

A.Incash.B.Bycheck.C.Bycreditcard.

听下面一段较长对话，回答8、9小题。

8.Wheredidthetomatosaucecomefrom

A.Alocalfarm.

B.Astoreonlyfivemilesaway.

C.Theman'sowntomatoes.

9.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofcooking

A.Sheenjoysit.

B.Itmakesherfeelcreative.

C.Shedoesn'thavethepatienceforit.

听下面一段较长对话，回答10至12小题。

10.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers

A.Interviewerandinterviewee.B.Husbandandwife.C.Neighbors.

11.Wheredidthemangotocollege

A.InWashington.B.InTexas.C.InNebraska.

12.Whatisthewoman'sjob

A.Sheisacomputerprogrammer.B.Sheisabanker.C.Sheisanartist.

听下面一段较长对话，回答13至16小题。

13.WhatdidFitbitsayabouttherecentstudy

A.Itwasfalse.

B.Ithurttheirbusiness.

C.Theyhadnocomment.

14.WhendoesthemanusehisFitbit

A.Onlywhenhe'sexercising.B.Duringthedaytime.C.Allthetime.

15.WhatdoesthemanthinkofhisFitbit

A.It'ssometimesuncomfortabletowear.

B.It'sagoodvalue.

C.Itisoflittleuse.

16.Howdoesthewomansound

AInterested.B.Bored.C.Upset

听下面一段独白，回答17至20小题。

17.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout

A.Asearchengine.

B.Alanguageprogram.

C.Afreelessonwebsiteforteachers.

18.HowmanypeopleuseDuolingocurrently

A.Overonehundredmillion.B.Afewhundredthousand.19.WhereisLuisvonAhnfromC.Severalthousand

A.Switzerland.B.Guatemala.C.CostaRica

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20.HowwasDuolingooriginallyfunded

A.Bybigwebsites.B.Byanactor.C.Byschools.

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，并在答题卡上

将该项涂黑。

A

WARNERBROS.STUDIOTOUR

Stepontoauthenticsets,discoverthemagicbehindspecialeffectsandexplorethebehind-the-scenessecretsoftheHarryPotterfilmseries.

DiscoverytheiconicHogwartsGreatHallandexploretheForbiddenForest,allbefore

boardingtheoriginalHogwartsExpressatPlatform93/4andwanderingdownDiagonAlley.

FINDTHEBESTROUTEFROMYOURLOCATION

Regularshuttlebuses,operatedbyMullany'sCoaches,runfromWatfordJunctiontotheStudioTourwithajourneytimeofaround15minutes.Busesrunevery20minutesfrom9:20a.m.(withadditionalservicesavailablefrom8:15a.m.whenthefirsttourisat9a.m.).

TheStudioTour'snearestrailwaystationisWatfordJunctionanddirectservicesarrivetherefrombothLondonEuston(20minutesjourney)andBirminghamNewStreet(1hourjourney).Othernon-directtrainservicesoperatefromLondonEuston,butpleasebeawarethatthesemaytakelongertoarriveatWatfordJunction.

ParkingisprovidedfreeofchargeinourcarparkdirectlyoutsidetheStudioTour.Anumberofbluedisabilitybadgeparkingbaysareavailableclosetothemainentrancefortheconvenienceofoureligiblevisitors.Whenenteringthecarpark,pleasemakesureyouhaveyourbookingconfirmationreadytoshowourCarParkingTeam.

PriorityParkingislocatednexttotheStudioTourentranceandisavailabletopurchasesonlinewithyourStudioTourricketsforanadditional$10.PriorityParkingisonlyavailableto

pre-bookonlineaheadofyourvisitandcannotbepurchasedontheday.

21.Howlongwillittakeifyoutakeanon-stoptrainfromLondonEustontoWatfordJunction

A.20minutes.B.1hour.C.Morethan1hour.D.15minutes.

22.Whatwouldadisabledpersonhavetodoforparking

A.Bookinadvance.B.Showtheticket.

C.Payanextra10pounds.D.Takethehealthcertificate.

23.What'sspecialaboutWarnerBros.StudioTour

A.Visitorsmaychoosepriorityparkingforfree.

B.Visitorscanhaveanimmersiveexperience.

C.VisitorscandiscoverthereasonwhyHarryPorterissuccessful.

D.TravelerscantaketheHogwartsExpressatKing'sCrosstotheWarnerBros.Studio.

B

GrowingupinaJamaican-Americanhousehold,foodwasanimportantpartofmychildhood.

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Iremembermygrandmotherpreparingfrieddumplingsandcurrymutton,jazzmusicplayinginthebackground.Foodwasourgreatesttreasure.Foodbroughtthefamilytogether.Foodcelebrated

newbeginningsandeasedthewoundsoflife'suntimelyendings.

WhenIwas8,Iwasdiagnosedwithamuscledisease,whichcausedmetospendmostofmychildhoodinhospitalroomsandwheelchairs,slowlygainingweightbyswallowingprednisone(肾上腺皮质激素)hiddeninsidemintchocolatechipicecream.Mymommadeitherdutytohelpmelosetheweightthroughstrictdieting.I'vetriedeverysingleone.Infairness,mymotherdidthebestshecould.Asasinglemom,shefeltthisbroughtuscloser.However,asanadult,Ibegantoexperienceaparalyzingfearoffood.My"I'llstartanewdietonMonday"mind-setlastedfor16

yearsasIuncontrollablyateandabusedmybody.IwasworriedthatIwasnotattractiveenough.

SoobsessedandafraidnoonewouldhiremeasanactressifIdidn'twinthebattlewiththenumbersonthescale,inFebruary2023Iattemptedsuicideandlandedinthehospitalformultiple

days.

Wedoextremethingstoourbodiesbecauseofthosenumbers.Numbersthatcannottalkwithusorloveus.Ihavehadtostopjudgingmybelly,stopstarvingmyself,stopgettingonthescaleandstaringatthosenumbers.IhavecometotherealizationthatmylifeismoreimportantthanthosenumbersonthescaleandthatthequalityofthelifeIliveismoreimportantthanhowIlook

inthemirror.

24.Whatroledidfoodplayinauthor'schildhood

A.Ithealedherphysicalwounds.

B.Itstrengthenedthefamilybond.

C.Itwasasourceoffamilyincome.

D.Itmarkedtheendofsomeone'slife.

25.Whatmadethemotherfeelclosertoherdaughter

A.Makingcookingherdailyduty.

B.Limitingtheauthortoastrictdiet.

C.Raisingtheauthorasasinglemom.

D.Preparinghealthyfoodfortheauthor.

26.Whatwastheimmediatecauseoftheauthors'attemptedsuicide

A.Herworseninghealthstate.

B.Heranxietyaboutunemployment.

C.Herintensehatredforfood.

D.Herlosingthefightwithherdisease.

27.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutherweightnow

A.Nervous.B.Satisfied.C.Disgusted.D.Unconcerned.

C

Ifyou'veeveremergedfromtheshowerorreturnedfromyourwalkwithacleverideaorasolutiontoaproblemyouhadbeenstrugglingwith,itmaynotbeasurprise.Ratherthanconstantlyconcentratingonaproblem,researchfromthelast15yearssuggeststhatpeoplemaybemore

likelytohavecreativebreakthroughswhenthey'redoingahabitualtaskthatdoesn'trequiremuch

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thought.

"Peoplealwaysgetsurprisedwhentheyrealizetheygetinteresting,novelideasatunexpectedtimes,"saysKalinaChristoff,ascientistattheUniversityofBritishColumbiainVancouver,

"becauseourculturetellsusthatweshoulddoitthroughhardwork."

Nowresearchersbegintounderstandwhythesecleverthoughtsoccurduringmorepassiveactivitiesandwhat'shappeninginthebrain.Theyhavefoundthatthekeyisaseriesofbrainactivities—withinwhat'scalledthedefaultmode(DM)network—thatoccurwhileanindividualis

restingorperforminghabitualtasksthatdon'trequiremuchattention.

"Simplyput,itisastatethatyourbrainreturnstowhenyou'rerelaxed,"explainsChristoff."Bycontrast,whenyou'reworkingonademandingtask,thebrain'sexecutivecontrol(EC)

systemskeepyourthinkingfocused,analytical,andlogical.”

ResearchersfindthattheDMnetworkisalsoinvolvedintheearlystagesofideageneration,drawingfrompastexperiencesandknowledgeabouttheworld.Whenyourmindwanders,you'reallowingthoughtstoplayfullycrossyourmind,whichhelpsyoucombineinformationandideasin

newwaysandsomethingclicks

"Acautionarynote:WhiletheDMnetworkplaysakeyroleinthecreativeprocess,itistheECsystemsthathelpyoutoevaluateandapplythecreativeideaseffectivelytoyourproblemsintherealworld,"Christoffsays."Soit'sunwisetoplaceblindfaithinthediscoverythatcreativeideascanbegeneratedintheshowerorduringanyotherkindsofmindwandering.Instead,you

havetodotheworktosetthegroundworkforcreativeideastoemergeinthefirstplace.”

28.WhatisthemostunlikelyfunctionoftheECsystems

A.Tostartyourthinkingprocess.B.Tohelpyouanalyze.

C.ToletyougetnovelideasD.Tokeepyoufocused.

29.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"somethingclicks"inparagraph5probablymean

A.Acleverideaoccurs.B.Somethingdropsdown.

C.Amemorydisappears.D.Afunnythoughthappens.

30.WhatisKalinaChristoff'sattitudetothecultureofhardwork

A.Disapproving.B.Positive.C.DoubtfulD.Unconcerned.

31.Whichstatementmighttheauthoragreewith

A.Practicemakesperfect.

B.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

C.Everythingcomestohimwhowaits.

D.AllworkandnobreakmakesJackadullboy.

D

Theworld'sforestsmayholdmoresecretsthanpreviouslythought:anewglobalestimateoftreebiodiversitysuggeststhatthereareabout9,200treespeciesremainingundocumented.Most

arelikelyinthetropics,accordingtothenewresearch.

Thenewresearchdrewontheeffortsofhundredsofcontributors,whohavecategorizedtreesintwohugedatasets:One,theGlobalForestBiodiversityInitiative,recordseveryspeciesfoundin

extensivelydocumentedforestplotsworldwide.Theother,TREECHANGE,putstogethersightings

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ofindividualspecies.Togethertheysuggestthereareapproximately64,100recordedtreespecies

ontheplanet—upfrompreviousestimatesofaround60,000.

Theresearchersreachedtheirestimateofanadditional9,200yetundocumentedspeciesonthebasisofthenumberofrareonesalreadyinthedatabases.Mostunknownspeciesarelikelytobedefinedasrare,foundinlimitednumbersinsmallgeographicalareas,saysthequantitativeforestecologistJingjingLiang.Theteam'sresultis"aratherconservativeestimate,"Liangsays,"becausescientistsknowlessaboutthepreponderanceofuncommontreesinplacessuchastheAmazon,whereout-of-the-wayspotscouldhostpocketsofunusualspeciesfoundnowhereelse.”"IfwecanfocustheresourcesonthoserainforestsintheAmazon,"Liangadds,"thenwewouldbeableto

estimateitwithhigherconfidence."

Silman,aconservationbiologist,whowasnotinvolvedinthenewstudyagreesthatthestudyresultislikelyanunderestimate.Hisandhiscolleagues'localsurveyssuggestthereareatleast3,000andpossiblymorethan6,000unknowntreespeciesintheAmazonbasinalone.Treespeciesoftengetgroupedtogetherbasedonappearance,henotes,sonewgeneticanalysistechniqueswilllikelyleadtothediscoveryofevenmorebiodiversity.Slimanwondershowmanyspecieswillgoextinctbeforescientistsdescribethem."HowmanyarealreadyknowntonativepeoplesintheAmazon—orwereknowntopeoplesorcultureswhohavethemselvesbeenmadeextinctthroughcolonization,disease,orabsorptionHowmany"species"alreadyhavedriedsamplessittingina

cabinet"hesays.

Searchingforthenewspecieswillinformnotonlyconservationbutthebasicevolutionaryscienceofhowandwhyspeciesdiversifyanddieout,Silmansays."Justthefactthattherearethousandsofspeciesofsomethingascommonastreesouttherethatarestilllefttobediscovered,”

headds,"Ifindprettyinspirational."

32.Whatisthefindingofthenewresearch

A.Maintainingtreediversityhasbecomeaglobalchallenge.

B.Aboutninethousandnewtreespecieshavebeenidentified.

C.Thousandsoftreespeciesremainunknowntoscience.

D.Humanactivitieshaveledtothereducednumberoftrees.

33.Whatcanbelearnedabouttheresearchmethod

A.Theresearchersadoptedqualitymethodtoanalyzedata.

B.Theresearchersdidextensivefieldstudyinout-of-the-wayspots.

C.Doingsurveysandinterviewsisthemainresearchmethod.

D.Inferringfromtheexistingdadaisthemainresearchmethod.

34.Theunderlinedword"preponderane"inparagraph3isclosestinmeaningto

A.majorityB.durationC.cultivationD.capacity

35.AccordingtoSilman,oneofthereasonsfortheunderestimateofthetreespeciesmaybethat

A.geneticanalysistechniquefailedtoproduceaccurateinformation

B.Eventhelocalpeoplesorthelocalculturesarenotfullyawareofthetreespecies.

C.treesofsimilarsizesintheAmazonbasinaregroupedtogether

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D.toomanyraretreesweremadeintodriedsamplesbeforebeingdocumented

第二节七选五(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)

Manystudentsstudywithlittlethoughtaboutwhatcomesaftertheirstudysession.36

Herearesomeno-costwaysthatcanhelpyouimproveyourlearning.

Whenmanystudentsfinishstudying,theyoftengostraighttoanotheractivity,likeplayingavideogameorwatchingtelevision.Butresearchsuggeststhatrestingafteryoustudymayhelpyourememberwhatyoustudied.Thisiswhatiscalled"wakefulrest".Accordingtothelatestresearch,"Aperiodofwakefulrestimmediatelyafternewlearningboostsfreerecallofverbalmaterial,“theresearchsays.37Thebasicideaisthis:byreducingyouractivityafterthestudysession,yourbraingetsachancetorest.However,restingisdifficultwhenyouhavetoomuchexcitementfromelectronicdevices,games,lightsandsoon.38Restquietlyforfivetotenminutes.Donotlookatyourphone,readstoriesorplaygames.Justlimittheamountofexcitementyouget.Itis

reallythateasy!

Inadditiontowakefulrest,39Apersonwholackssleepcannotfocusattentioncompletelyandthereforecannotlearnefficiently.Also,sleepitselfhasaroleinstrengtheningmemory,whichisessentialforlearningnewinformation.Sometimes,whenwefirstformmemories,they'reinaveryrawandfragileform.40

Nowyouhavetwosuggestionsforhowtolearnnewinformation.Trytogetsome"wakeful

rest"afterastudysession.Thentrytogetagoodnight'ssleep.

A.Theyareoftenhardtokeep.

B.sleepisalsoimportantforlearning.

C.relaxationafterstudyisveryimportant.

D.Sleepisimportantforformingmemories.

E.Theimpactcanbestrongerevenafterafewdays.

F.Soherearesomesuggestionstogive"wakefulrest"atry.

G.Butwhatyoudoafterstudyreallyinfluenceshowwellyoulearn.

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。

OnthemorningofSeptember11th,myclosestfriend,KevinBowser,diedintheWorldTradeCenter.Thesorrowwassoawful,butIwasdeterminedtochannelitintosomethingwith41

Thenextsummer,Isetoffonatwo-monthbicycletourtoPhiladelphiato42him.Thewholenationwasindeepsorrowand,asItravelledand43newpeople,wewouldinevitably(不可避免地)hug.Ididn'tnoticethe44theybroughtatthetime,butwhenIreturned,afriendsaidthatIoftenspokeaboutthehugsIsharedwith45.Thebikerideandthe46I

madeenrichedme,soIplannedasecond.Icallit"BigDave'shug".

Between2023and2023,I47thestretchesofNorthAmericathreetimes.MyBigDave'shugbanner(横幅)introducedmeandmy.48.Somepeoplewere49abouthuggingmewhentheydidn'tknowthefirstthingaboutme.Butwhentheysawmyintentionwas50and

Iwasn'taskingforanything,they51.Youngpeoplewouldrevealtheirchildhoodsecretsandaffairs,whileeldersalwayshadgreatstoriesto52.Everycitywouldwarnmethatthe

nextwasless53,buttheyneverwere.

Itgeneratedenormousjoy.Itwasnotjustahug,butalso54andmoments.Peopleask

whyI'mdoingitandIsayit55me,makesmesmileandprovidesperspective.

41.A.regretB.purposeC.reputationD.profit

42.A.amuseB.checkC.honourD.trick

43.A.hiredB.metC.avoidedD.treated

44.A.prideB.emptinessC.sorrowD.comfort

45.A.strangersB.volunteersC.victimsD.consultants

46.A.connectionsB.schedulesC.donationsD.promises

47.A.chartedB.studiedC.cycledD.secured

48.A.destinationB.achievementC.missionD.background

49.A.particularB.curiousC.positiveD.hesitant

50.A.sincereB.unclearC.strangeD.awful

51.A.gotawayB.openedupC.gaveinD.lookedout

52.A.shareB.typeC.editD.collect

53.A.knownB.ambitiousC.civilizedD.friendly

54.A.conversationsB.challengesC.tensionsD.tolerances

55.A.beautifiesB.publicizesC.enrichesD.shelters

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。

Chinesecuisineiswidelyknownandenjoyedallaroundtheworld.Whodoesn'tlong56afavoriteChinesedishButthereisoneinterestingconcept57(concern)ChinesefoodwhichisalmostunheardofintheWest,andwhichisbecoming58(increasing)ignoredbytheyouthoftheEasttheancientcustomof"tonic(滋补的)food".59isknowntous,tonicfoodisfoodthatisconsumedtoimproveone'swell-beingoravoidsickness.Forinstance,itwasonceacustomfornewmothers.60(eat)asesameoilhotpoteverydayforthefirstmonthaftergivingbirth.Itwasageneral61(believe)thatthisdishwouldbenefitthemuscles,reducepain,improvecirculation,stimulatesweating,andwarmthebody.Somefoods,suchasgoatmeat,areseenas"hot",while62(other),suchasChinesecabbage,areseenas“cold”.Oneshouldbecarefulnottoeattoomuchofeither"hot"or"cold"food.However,howmuch"hot"or"cold"foodoneshouldeat63(depend)onthetimeoftheyear,howthefoodispreparedandwhatitis

preparedwith,andtheindividual'shealth.

Thecustomofemployingtonicfoodsforahealthierlifealsoinfluencesthecateringindustry.Chineseherbalmedicines,suchaswolfberries(枸杞),canbefoundonmanyarestaurantmenu,

either64(add)tofruitte