2023甘肃省兰州市等2地高二上学期期末考试英语试题

兰州、金昌两地联考2022-2023学年高二上学期期末试题

英语试卷

第I卷（选择题）

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共14小题；每小题2.5分，满分35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

（2019•安徽江淮名校期中）PeggyWhitson,sjobdemandsadailytwo-hourworkoutinagym

whereweighthasnomeaningandtheviewchangesat17,000milesanhour.

Whitsonmakesitlookeasy.At57,sheistheoldestwomantoflyinspace,breakingtherecord

lastNovemberwhenshebeganherthirdlong-termstayattheInternationalSpaceStation.After

returninghomeinSeptember,2017,theNASAastronautfeltmatter-of-factabouttheage

milestone（里程碑）.

“Itwasn,tarecordIwasseekingfor,,,Whitsonsaid∕ςIwas42and48formyfirsttwospace

flights.IfeelluckythatIwasabletogettodoanotheroneinmy50s.Idon,tthinkpeopleshouldlet

agediscouragethem,evenonthosejobsthatrequiresomeamountofphysicalfitness.Theoldest

manisJohnGlenn（at77）,andwe,vehadmaleastronautsintheir60sbefore,soit,sjustamatterof

timebeforewomenstartflyinginspaceatthisage,∖

Ontheearth,shestaysfitbyweightlifting,biking,playingbasketballandwaterskiing.She

sharedwhatit,sliketoliveinmicrogravity："It'slikeyou,reinaswimmingpool,butyoudon'thave

toworryaboutbreathing.IfIpushofffromoneside,Γmgoingtofloattotheotherside.Every

directionfeelsexactlythesame,whichisreallyhardforyourbraintograsp,butit,samazinghow

fastyouadapt.

It,sabigshockforthebodytocomebacktoEarth一everythingissoheavy.Wespendalotof

timegettingusedtobeingbackingravityagain.Backpainwasreallythemostdramaticforme

thistime.Forme,cominghomeisharderthangoingupintospace.^^

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordprobablymeaninthepassage?

A.Amazing.B.Natural.

C.Enthusiastic.D.Unbelievable.

2.HowmanydaysdidPeggyWhitsonspendforherthirdstayintheInternationalSpace

Station?

A.About300days.B.About708days.

C.About107days.D.About57days.

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.PeggyWhitsonistheoldestpersontoflyinspace,breakingtherecord.

B.Therehadbeenfemaleastronautsflyinginspaceintheir60sbefore.

C.PeggyWhitsonlikesswimmingmosttostayfitontheearth.

D.PeggyWhitsonhadbeeninspacein2002and2008.

4.WhichofthefollowingwillPeggyWhitsonprobablysay?

A.Youcanstillbesuccessfulanddophysicalthingswhenyougetold.

B∙Ispentquitealotoftimegettingusedtothelifeinspace.

C.Themomentwereachedtheearth,wefeltsorelaxed.

D.IfeelluckythatIamphysicallyallrightafterthewholejourney.

B

SweetestDayiscelebratedonthethirdSaturdayinOctoberasadaytomakesomeonehappy.

Itisanoccasionwhichoffersallofusanopportunitytoremembernotonlythesick,theaged,and

childrenwhohavelosttheirparents,butalsofriends,workmates,relativesandneighbourswhose

helpfulnessandkindnesswehaveenjoyed.

Over60yearsago,whenaClevelandmannoticedthatsomepeople,suchaschildrenwholost

theirparentsandpatientswholayinbed,toooftenfeltforgottenandneglected,hedevelopedinhis

mindtheideaofshowingthemthattheywereremembered.Hedidthisbygivingthemsmallgifts.

Withthehelpofhisfriendsandneighbours,hegavethosepeoplesmallgiftsonaSaturdayin

October.Duringtheyearsthatfollowed,otherClevelandersbegantotakepartinthecelebration,

whichcametobecalled"SweetestDay,∖Overtime,theSweetestDayideaofspreadingcheerto

thepoor,thesickandchildrenwhohadlosttheirparentswasbroadenedtoincludeeveryone,and

becameanoccasionforrememberingotherswithakindactorasmallgift.Soontheideaspreadto

othercitiesallovertheUSA.

SweetestDayisnotbasedonanysinglegroup,sreligiousbeliefsoronafamilyrelationship.It

isareminderthatathoughtfulwordordeedenricheslifeandgivesitmeaning.Becauseformany

peoplerememberingtakestheformofgiftgiving,SweetestDayoffersustheopportunitytoshow

othersthatwecare,inapositiveway.

5∙WhichofthefollowinghaslittlerelationshiptoSweetestDay?

A・Visitingsickpeopleofthehospital.

B∙Visitingchildrenwhohavelosttheirparents.

C.Givingfriendssmallgifts.

D.Givingflowerstosweethearts.

6.Whatdomostpeopleusuallydotoshowtheircaretoothersaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theygivemoney.B.Theygivegifts.

C.Theysendregards.D.Theyofferhelp.

7.Theunderlinedword“neglected“inthesecondparagraphmeans",,.

A・remembered

B.hated

C.paidlittleornoattentionto

D.disappointed

C

MyhusbandandIrecentlywenttoDisneyWorldwithourchildrenandgrandchildren.Our

grandchildrenwereexcitedabouttheattractionwheretheycandrivethecars.Sinceourpartywas

uneveninnumbersandtwopeoplefitineachcar,Isatoutthatoneandheadeddowntotake

picturesofthem.

AsIwaitedforthemtodriveby,Inoticedacarwithafatherandhissonwholookedtobe

about7.Theyrolleddownthehill,andthenastheynearedwhereIsat,thecarshookafewtimes

andthenstopped.

Theyoungdriverlookedfrightened,uIcan,tdoit.”

Hisfatherquietlysaid,uYes,youcan.”

“No,ICant!''

ςςYes,youcan.”

Thelittleboywasalmostintears,ζlCAN,T!”

Withdeeppatience,thefathersaid,"Son,youcandothis.I,mgoingtohelpyou.^^

Thenhetalkedhimthroughstartingthecar.Andmomentslaterwiththefatherhelpinghisson,

thetwowentsmoothlyontheirwaydownthetrack.

ThescenebroughttearstomyeyesbecauseIcouldn'timaginehowmanytimesmyfatherhad

todothatwithme.EverytimethingsgothardorwhenIhadfailuresalongtheway,I,dSayjTcan,t

doit."He,dreply,"Youcan."Timeandtimeagainhepatientlyencouragedmeonthejourney.And

justlikethatlittleboy,sdad,mysweetfatherwouldsay,“Michelle,youcandothis.I,mgoingto

helpyou.^^

That'swherethetruestrengthcomesin.Ican,tdothingsundermyownpower,butwhenmy

fathercomesbesidemeandprovideswisdom（智慧）andstrength,there'snowayIcanfail.

9.Whydidn'ttheauthorjoinothersindrivingthecars?

A.Herfamilycoulddriveexcepther.

B.Herfamilyfitinthecarswithouther.

C.Shewasattractedbysomethingelse.

D.Shewantedtotakephotosofherfamily.

10.Whatmadethe7-year-oldsonfrightened?

A.Hegotthecartoleavethetrack.

B・Hefailedtodrivethecarwell.

C.Herolledtoofastdowntheway.

D.Hejustcouldn'tgetthecarstarted.

11.Howdidthefatherhelphisson?

A.Byforcinghimtodrivebravely.

B∙Bypraisinghimforhisefforts.

C.Byencouraginghimpatiently.

D.Bystartingthecarhimself.

12.What,stheauthor'stoneinwritingthetext?

A.Confused.B.Humorous.

C.Concerned.D.Grateful.

D

Eatingspicyfoodsfrequentlymaybetiedtoaslightlylowerriskofanearlierdeath,according

toanewstudy.However,moreresearchisneededtoconfirmthelink,expertssay.

Theresearchersfoundthatthepeopleinthestudywhoatespicyfoodsoneortwodaysaweek

were10percentlesslikelytodieduringthestudy,comparedwiththosewhoatespicyfoodsless

thanonceaweek,accordingtothestudypublishedinthejournalTheBMJ.Moreover,thepeoplein

thestudywhoatespicyfoodsthreeormoredaysaweekwere14percentlesslikelytodieduring

thestudy,comparedwiththosewhoatespicyfoodslessthanonceaweek.

However,thestudywasobservational,andsoitistooearlytotellwhetherthereisacertain

relationshipbetweeneatingspicyfoodsandlowermortality,saidstudyauthorLuQi,anassociate

professoratHarvardSchoolofPublicHealthinBoston,Massachusetts.46Wedefinitelyneedmore

datafromotherpopulations,“QitoldLiveScience."Theresearchersdon,tknowwhyexactlythe

consumptionofspicyfoodsmaybelinkedtothedropofearlydeath,butpreviousresearchoncells

andanimalshassuggestedseveralpossibleconnections,''Qisaid.

“Itisunclearwhethertheobservedassociationsarethedirectresultofspicyfoodsintake,or

whetherspicyfoodsaresimplyamarkerforotherbeneficialbutunmeasureddietary

ComPOnentS（成分）,“saidNitaForouhi,anutritionalexpert.Atthispoint,researchersdon'tknow

forsurewhethereatingspicyfoodscanhaveabeneficialeffectonhumanhealthandmortality,

Forouhiwrote/Tutureresearchisneededtomakesurewhetherspicyfoodconsumptionhasthe

potentialtoimprovehealthandreducemortalitydirectly,orifitismerelyamarkerofotherdietary

andlifestylefactors,“shesaid.

13.Whichsectionofanewspaperisthearticleprobablytakenfrom?

A.Advertisement.B.Business.

C.Science.D.Education.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mortality”inParagraph3probablymean?

A-Deathrate.B.Livingcost.

C.Physicalsuffering.D.Energyrequirement.

15.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A・Linkbetweenfoodandhealth.

B-Associationbetweenacertainfoodandhealth.

C.Connectionbetweenhabitsandhealth.

D.Relationbetweenfoodandhealth.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

1综合题

ChoosingtheRightPathtoBea“Better"Person

Lifeisaconstantexerciseinself-improvement.Intherushtoachieve,theideaofbeing

“better“canbecomelostsometimes.Youmayalwayswonderhowtoimproveyourselfand

fulfillyourdreamsinaneasierway.16

Exploreyourtalents.

Everybodyhassomeoutstandingskillsorinterests.Soit,softennecessarytobepatientandtry

manythingsbeforeyoufindonethatsuitsyou.

17Forexample,peoplelovingadventuremaynotbeinterestedinthequietchessclub,

butsomeonewhoenjoysotherquietactivitiesmightbe.Determiningwhoyouenjoybeing

aroundmayhelpyouknowwhatyou,llenjoy.

18

Nomatterhowmuchmoneyyoumake,youwillnotbehappyifyouspendyourentirelife

doingsomethingyouhate.It,simportanttoatleastdevotesomeofyourtimetowhatmakesyou

happy.

Ifyou,reparticularlyunhappyatyourjob,considerwhy.19Ifyoufeelyourjobisn,t

meaningful,orisn,tinlinewithyourvalues,considerfindinganotherjob.

Experiencesomethingnew.

Researchhasshownthatwhenwe,reinourcomfbrtzone,wearen,tasproductiveasweare

whenwestepjustbeyondit.20Becauseofthat,wemayreactslowlytoourownpositive

experiences.It,simportanttohavenewexperiencesandinteractionswithothers,evenwhen

thosearealittlescary.Doingsocanhelpyouachievemore.

A・Dowhatyoulove.

B.Herearesometipsforyou.

C.Registerinaclassyou,reinterestedin.

D.Humansadaptveryquicklytopositiveevents.

E.It,spossiblethatsomechangesmaychangeyourfeeling.

F.Similartypesofpeoplemaybeattractedtothesameactivities.

G.Trynottoallowyourselftofocussomuchonacertainaspectofyourlife.

2.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Eventhoughmygrandfatherwasafarmer,mygrandmotherwouldiron（熨烫）hisworkclothes

everyday.Shewouldsprinkle（喷洒）grandpa's21withsomething,hangthemoverachairso

theycoulddryabit,andthenironthem.I22herdothisthroughmychildhood.!thought

everyoldwomanintheworlddidit.Butastheyearspassed,Ibeganto23thispractice.Why

didgrandfatherneedhisworkclothes24?Mostdays,henevermetanyonebutmeanda

fewotherfarmers.

OnedayIaskedgrandmaaboutit.Shetoldmethatgrandpawasthemost25maninthe

world,andhewasthe26ofherlife.

Laterthatday,Ilookedcloselyatgrandpa.Hesuredidn,tlookallthathandsometome.He

wasashortandskinnyman.Hishairwas27ontop,andhisfalseteethdidn,tlineupvery

wellwhenhesmiled.SoI28grandmaaboutitagain.IinformedherIhadobserved

grandpa.She29andSaid,“Youjustaren,tviewingthingsfromtherightperspective（角

度）.Thoseeyewrinkleshaven,talwaysbeenthere.Hehasbeautifulblueeyes."She30，ςςI

wanthimtofeelbeautiful.Iironhisclotheseveryday31hehasmademefeelbeautifulfor

alltheseyears.Heisamanworthyof32.“Iheardwhatshesaidandwasstillpuzzled.How

couldthisoldwomanthinkthatanoldmanwithfalse33wasbeautiful?

Theyearswenton,andIwatchedgrandmaandgrandpagrowoldtogether.I34knew

whatbeautyreallywas—itwasgrandmaironinggrandpa'spants.Iwasashamedanddecidedto

35thequestionIhadasked.

21.A.suitsB.scarves

C・pantsD.shirts

22.A.helpedB,watched

C.heardD.made

23.A.missB・admire

C.questionD.appreciate

24.A.ironedB・washed

C.driedD.changed

25.A.honestB.handsome

C.energeticD.intelligent

26.A.loveB・mirror

C∙futureD.example

27.A.blackB.curly

C.thickD.thin

28.A.informedB.reminded

C・askedD.warned

29.A.sighedB・apologized

C.noddedD.laughed

30.A.repeatedB.argued

C.continuedD・accepted

31.A.thoughB∙while

C.andD.because

32.A.noticeB.praise

C.respectD.attention

33.A.teethB.hair

C∙eyesD.ears

34.A.hardlyB・quickly

C.immediatelyD.gradually

35.A.forgetB・consider

C.answerD.face

第∏卷（非选择题）

第二部分语言运用(共两节，满分30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。

WhenIdecidedtomajorinEnglish,Ithoughtitwouldbefun.However,itturnedouttobe

much36.(hard)thanIthoughtitwouldbe.Thedifferencesinthelanguageoverthousands

ofhundredsofyearsmademanypassageshard37.(understand).Tryingtounderstand

ShakespeareandChaucergavemeaheadache38.readingByronandShelleyalsotook

lotsofeffort.However,thereweretimes39.IreadpassagesthatgavemeWiSdOm(智慧)∙

OneofthesewasbyWilliamWordsworth.ltwent,ςςThebestPOrtiorι(部分)ofagoodman,slife：

hislittle,nameless,unrememberedactsOfkindnessandlove.,,ThefirsttimeIreadit,Iwasdeeply

impressedbythewisdom40.(convey)init.0vertheyearsIbegantofillmydays

41.actsofkindnessandlove.

WhatwouldhappenifeveryonefollowedWordsworth1Swisdomandlivedthebestpartof

42.(they)life?Whatwouldhappenifallofus43.(practice)actsofkindness

andloveallourlives?Wouldwestop44.(hate)?Wouldweputanendtowar?Would

thisworld45.(transform)intoabeautiful,lovingplace?Letsallliveourliveswithacts

ofkindnessandlove.

第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

四、写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节应用文写作（满分20分）

由于时间紧迫、学习负担重，一些高三学生感到压力很大，甚至出现身体不适。假如你

是李华，是校英语报的编辑。请以HowtoReleasePressureProperly为题写一篇英语稿件。内

容包括:

1.学习紧张的情况；

2.提出一些合理化建议；

3.希望大家学习顺利。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

HowtoReleasePressureProperly

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