广东省广州市越秀区2022-2023学年高二下学期期末检测测试英语模拟练习

试卷第=page11页，共=sectionpages33页试卷第=page11页，共=sectionpages33页广东省广州市越秀区2022-2023学年高二下学期期末检测测试英语模拟练习学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解Aroadtripisnotjustabouttakinginthescenerythroughthecarwindscreen.Instead,thechangesinlocationletyouincreasethescopeofyourholiday.Herearefourrecommendedroutes.CCR200ItisanewcoastalroadtripshowingoffthehiddensideoftheLakeDistrict.Theroutetakesinvariousnaturereservesaswellasotherattractionslikebeachesandcastles.Theroadtripisaimedatcampersofallkindsandhasbeendividedintofivesectionsthatcaneachbedoneinaday.TheExplorer’sRoadTheRoadextendsalmosttheentirelengthofeasternEngland,featuringsomeofthecountry’shiddentreasuresandfinestattractions.Alongthewayyoucanexplorestunningbeaches,spectacularcountrysideandhistoriclandmarks,withplentyofcampsitesliningtheroute.SouthWestCoastal300TheSouthWestCoastal300isaroundthesouthwestofScotland.It’safantasticwaytodiscoveroneoftheUK’shiddentreasures.Inland,therearedemandinghillsthatprovideasteeponetowalkersandclimbers,nottomentionhundredsofsquaremilesofforestryandrollingcountrysidewherecyclingenthusiastscanclockupthemiles.AtlanticHighwayTherouteroughlyfollowsthelineoftheAtlanticcoast.Therearepicturesquevillageviewsandyoucertainlywon’tbeshortofthingstoseeordo.Andthereisnoshortageofstopovers.Theonlydownsideisthattheroadsroundhereareextremelybusyoccasionally,soifyouwantamorestress-freetrip,tryheadingdownoutofsummer.1．Whichroadtripbestsuitsthosewhoenjoychallenges?A．CCR200 B．TheExplorer’sRoad.C．SouthWestCoastal300. D．AtlanticHighway.2．WhatisonesharedfeatureofCCR200andTheExplorer’sRoad?A．Lesser-knownaspects. B．Popularbeachesandcastles.C．Landmarkswithalonghistory. D．Newly-developednaturereserves.3．WhatisthedisadvantageofAtlanticHighway?A．Itclosesinsummer. B．Itsviewsarelimited.C．Itchargesforstopovers. D．Itiscrowdedsometimes.Iamawriterwhowillgotogreatlengthstoavoidfacingtheblankpage.I’llrollupmysleevestobeginadraftandsuddenlyrememberthatthekitchenneedstobecleaned,orI’llbecomesuddenlyabsorbedinmessagesthathasnothingtodowithmycurrentproject.Nowistheprefecttimeforadeepdiveintothedisturbingmicrowavecookbooks,mybraininformsme.BythetimeI’monmythirdmicrowavedlobsterrecipe,I’vegotexhaustedenoughtofacethewords.Ishutthebookwithanxietyandrestartmystaringcontestwiththeblankpage.Afterafewmoments,thewordscomeeventually.ButeverytimeIexitmydraft,Ilearnsomethingnewaboutmyself,mysubjects,orthelanguage.Ifeelcalmer,lessanxious,moreateaseinmyownmind.I’vebeenwritingfordecades.I’mnostrangertothereleasewritingbrings.Istartedwondering:WhydidIstillneedtoworkupmycouragebeforeIcouldbegin?IgenuinelybelievedthatthisresistancewouldgraduallyfadeawaythemoreIwrote.Itriedwrite-every-daychallenges.Icreatedoutlines,tooknotes,andtriedpre-writing.Ithinktheyallhelped,butitneverdisappeared.Iwasafoolforexpectingitto.Becauseeventually,Irealizedmyresistanceisn’tsomethingtogetoverbeforeIcouldstartmycreativeprocess.Itismycreativeprocess.Thefirststepistocirclethepagecarefully,keepinganeyeoutforanyentry-points.Writingismanythings,butnooneeversaiditwaseasy.IshouldstopfeelingshameforhowlongittakesmetoapproachmydraftsandshouldstartappreciatingthatImadeittothedraft.StoptryingtoconquermyfearandinsteadcelebratethatIstillwritedespiteit.4．Whatisthepurposeofparagraph1?A．Toshowtheauthorisdistractedwhenwriting.B．Tolisthowtheauthorpreparesforagoodmeal.C．Toprovethattheauthoristalentedforcooking.D．Toexplainwritingisadifficultprocesstotheauthor.5．Howdoestheauthorfeelwhenheexitshisdraft?A．Exhausted. B．Relieved. C．Anxious. D．Passionate.6．Whatdoestheauthorlearnaboutresistance?A．Itcanbeavoidedwithone’sefforts. B．Itshouldnotberegardedasbarriers.C．Itdoesn’thelptoone’screativewriting. D．Itisacommonproblemforeverywriter.7．Whatisthetoneofthetext?A．Serious. B．Persuasive. C．Humorous. D．Critical.Whenyouloveworkingout,takingabreakfromexercisecanseemawasteoftime–therearetrainingplanstofollowandgoalstobemet.So,what’stheproblem?Accordingtonewresearch,excessivetrainingcanbedamagingtomentalwell-being.“Thebenefitsofregularphysicalactivityarewell-established,butit’spossibletohavetoomuchofagoodthing,”saysHayleyJarvis,headofphysicalactivityatMind.Buthowdoyouknowifyou’redoingtoomuch?“Over-exercisingcanmeantrainingfortoolongortoointenselywithoutenoughrestforyourpersonallimits,”shesays.“Someofusmayfeelunabletostop.”Indeed,Mind’sresearchshowsalmost40percentofusfeelguiltyifwemissaworkoutandlessthan59percentregularlytakearestday.Soshouldyoubetakingmoretimeout?Byexercisingbeyondyourlimits,notonlycouldyouinjureyourbodyandreducemusclemass,youcouldalsoendupfeelinganxious,too.Over-exercisingcanimpactyourmood,relationshipsandabilitytofunctioninotherareasofyourlife,warnsJarvis.“Exercisereleasesthestresshormonecortisol.Formostpeople,thiscanhelpyoubettermanagestresslevels.Over-exercising,however,canleadtoincreasedlevelsofcortisolinthebloodstreamwhichcanleadtopoorsleep,depressionandproblemswithmemoryandconcentration.”Stillnotconvinced?Ifyoufindithardtoputdownyourtrainers,you’renotalone.Upto10percentofenduranceathletesareaffectedbyovertrainingsyndrome,withcommoneffectsincludingmusclesoreness,persistentfatigueandevenmentalbreakdown,saysProfessorJamesGoodwin,directorofscienceandresearchimpactatBrainHealthNetwork.“Inaddition,over-exercisecanstimulatehyperinflammation,whichhasasevereeffectonbrainhealth.”Thereisasimplesolution,however.“Ithasbeenshownthatfatiguemaybedelayedalmostindefinitelybyfrequentandregularshortbreaks,”assuresGoodwin.8．Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?A．Whateffectscanover-exercisingleadto. B．Whyregularexerciseisimportanttowork.C．Howdoweknowwhenexercisingtoomuch. D．Whethermanypeopleinsistonexercisingdaily.9．Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A．Effectsofover-exercising. B．Definitionsofover-exercising.C．Waystoreachpeople’slimits. D．Benefitsofexercisewithfriends.10．WhatisHayleyJarvis’sattitudetowardsover-exercising?A．Favorable. B．Tolerant. C．Disapproving. D．Unclear.11．WhichstatementwouldJamesGoodwinmostprobablyagreewith?A．Over-exercisingcanleadtoseverestressproblems.B．Brainhealthcanbeguaranteedbyimprovingconcentration.C．Takingarestfromover-exercisingcaneaseexhaustion/tiredness.D．Over-trainingsyndromeiscommonforthosewhoexerciseregularly.12．Whatwouldtheauthormostprobablydiscussnext?A．Othersolutionstoavoidexercisetoomuch.B．Theimportanceoftakingabreaktohealthexperts.C．Otherfactorsthatmayinfluencementalwell-being.D．Thereasonswhyrestingbenefitspeopleexercisingtoomuch.13．Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Whatisover-exercising? B．Takeabreakfromexercise.C．Saynotoextremeexercise. D．Howtobalanceexerciseandwork?Imagineawarmspringday66millionyearsago.Fishwouldhavebeenswimmingintheriversinanareathat’snowNorthDakotaintheUS.Secondslater,thepeacewasendedbydestruction.Thesecouldhavebeentheverylastmomentsofthedinosaurerawhenacity-sizedasteroid(小行星)struckEarth,killingoffthreequartersofallspeciesontheplanet.AccordingtoastudypublishedinNatureonFeb23,theasteroidhitinspringtime,whichsawthedeathofanover-160-million-year-olddynastyandchangedthecourseofevolutionoflifeonEarth.Scientistshavelongbeenconfusedoverthetimeofyeartheasteroidhit,andhowsomeanimalsmanagedtosurvivewhiledinosaursdidn’t.Researchersin2019discoveredthefishesfossilsinNorthDakotathatdiedshortlyaftertheasteroidhitEarth.Theyexaminedthefossilswithaparticleacceleratorandfoundouttherewasseasonalgrowthonthebones.Allfishbonecelldensities(密度)andvolumescanindicatetheseason.Becausetheacceleratoralsocouldcapturethesize,researcherswereabletodeterminewhenintheyeartheasteroidhit.Thetimingofthebighit,atleastfortheNorthernHemisphere(北半球),cameataparticularlysensitivestage.“IthinkspringputsalargegroupofthelateCretaceousbiota(白垩纪生物)inaverydifficultsituationbecausetheywereoutandaboutlookingforfood,tendingtotheirbabiesandtryingtobuildupresourcesaftertheterriblewinter,”anauthorofthestudysaid.IntheSouthernHemisphere,itwasinautumn,aseasonwhenmanycreaturespreparedforwinter.Therefore,lifeintheSouthernHemispherewasalotmorepreparedforthisevent.ItisunclearwhethersmallanimalsintheNorthernHemisphereactuallydidworsethanthoseinthesouth.ThereisevidencethatNorthernHemisphereturtleswereextinguishedintheasteroidstrike,afterwhichtheirhabitatswerelaterrepopulatedbyturtlesfromthesouth,theauthorsaid.14．Whatinfluencedidtheasteroidstrikehaveontheearth?A．Allthecreaturesontheearthdiedout.B．Itopenedanewerainthecourseofevolution.C．Thedinosaureralastedover160millionyears.D．Onlytwenty-fivepercentofdinosaurssurvived.15．Whatcanbeinferredaccordingtotheresearchmadein2019?A．LifeintheSouthernHemispherewasmorelikelytosurvivethehit.B．Mostanimalsdiedbecausetheyweresensitivetotheharshenvironment.C．Thelargerthesizeoftheanimals,themorepotentiallytheycouldsurvive.D．Thefishesbonecelldensitiesandvolumescantellwhatcausedtothedeath.16．Whichphrasecanbestreplace“extinguished”underlinedinthelastparagraph?A．Brokenup. B．Takenup. C．Leftout. D．Wipedout.17．Whatisthebesttitleofthistext?A．TheAsteroidHit. B．TheCauseofExtinction.C．SpringingtoExtinction. D．TheEndoftheDinosaurEra.二、七选五Studyingasubjectthatyoufeelpointlessisneverafunoreasytask.Ifyou’restudyinghistory,askingyourselfthequestion“whyishistoryimportant”isagoodstart.18Youwillfindsomethingherethatwillarouseyourinterest,orgetyouthinkingaboutitssignificance.19Historyisanimportantandinterestingfieldofstudy,andlearningthehistoryofourhomecountrycangiveusadeeperglimpse(一瞥)intoourancestralpasts,andhowwegottowherewearetoday.Manypeoplefeelliketheyneedasenseofculturalbelonging,whichissomethingthatstudyingyourrootscanprovide.Historyenrichesourexperience.Readinghistoryisanamazingexperiencebecauseitenablesustoreflectonthesocialandeconomiclifeofthepeoplelivinglongtimeago.Accordingtotheexperts,problemsfacedbypeopleregardlessofthepastandpresentarethesame.20Historymakesusmoreempathetic(具有共情能力的).Studyinghistorycangiveusinsightintowhyourculturedoescertainthings,andhowthepasthasshapeditintowhatweknownow.

21Fearandhateforothersisusuallycausedbyignorance(无知).Historyhasthepotentialtobreakdownthoseboundariesbyofferingusinsightintoentireworldsthatwouldotherwisebeforeigntous.Historycaninspireustolearnmore.22It’salmostimpossibletolearnaboutonehistoricalperiodwithouthavingdozensofrelatedquestions.Studythe19thcenturyEngland,andyoumightcatchaglimpseofCharlesDickens’OliverTwist.Ormaybeyouendupswitchingyourattentionawayfromnovels,anddiscoverthehistoryofromanticpoetsinEngland.Itcangoanywhereforanybody.A．Historygroundsusinourroots.B．Historyhelpsusdevelopourinterest.C．Historyisanessentialpartofhumancivilization.D．What’sfantasticabouthistoryisthewayitbroadensourhorizons.E．Beingempatheticmeanslisteningtoandunderstandingsomeoneelse.F．Italsoprovidesaratherstrongfoundationforempathyacrosscultures.G．Withtheinformationabouttheancestors,onecanbecomemoreexperiencedinhandlingchallengesoflife.三、完形填空JasonBox,85,startedlearningWelsh,hisnativelanguage,attheageof70.HegrewupinSouthWales,wherehewas23andeducatedinEnglishandsincetheageof23haslivedandworkedinBirmingham.Afterretiring,hedecidedthathewantedtoreconnectwithhisroots.“I'maWelshmanandeverybodyshouldbeabletospeaktheir24language.”With25timeonhishands,hestartedlookingontheInternetforwaystolearnWelsh,buttheexerciseshe26didn’thelphimwithpronunciation.Thenlastyearhestarted27withSpeakWelsh,whichoffersaseriesofpodcasts(播客)andrunstwice-monthlyclasseswithateacher,wherehemeetsandpracticeswithother28learners.Jasonisoneofanumberofolderadultslearninglanguagesin29life.Whileyoungerpeopleare30thoughttobequicklanguagelearners,thereisnoevidencetosuggestthatseniorlearnersareslower31absorbingnewinformationaccordingtoMeg,headoflanguagesatauniversityinLondon.32,hesays,thekeyelementtobeingasuccessfullanguagelearnerismotivation.“Iwasexcitedattheprospectoflearningalanguage,”saysJason.“I33notdoingitinmyyoungerdays.Whenyou'rebringingupafamilyandworking,you're34tothosethings.Learningalanguageandmeetingpeopleisexciting.It's35togooutandIlookforwardtoit.”Learningalanguagecouldpotentiallyhelpto36thegrowingconcernaroundlonelinessandamongolderpeopleintheUK.“Lonelinessisaterriblething.Goingtoaclassissocializing.Ifyougetout,youarewithotherpeopleandthat'sa(n)37forsure.”saysJason.23．A．abandoned B．raised C．lost D．changed24．A．foreign B．common C．native D．formal25．A．more B．limited C．precious D．comfortable26．A．found B．finished C．described D．recommended27．A．breaking B．learning C．meeting D．challenging28．A．podcast B．computer C．language D．geography29．A．busy B．free C．earlier D．later30．A．suddenly B．generally C．initially D．apparently31．A．intermsof B．bymeansof C．onbehalfof D．inspiteof32．A．Instead B．Therefore C．However D．Besides33．A．enjoy B．consider C．suggest D．regret34．A．attached B．opposed C．led D．committed35．A．hard B．equal C．nice D．safe36．A．cause B．increase C．ease D．voice37．A．solution B．benefit C．opportunity D．experience四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)hasannouncedashockingfindingabouttheairwebreathe.IthasfoundthatalmosteveryoneonEarthbreathesunhealthyair.TheWHOmade38(it)airqualityupdateaheadofWorldHealthDayonApril7.Theupdatereportedthat99percentoftheworld’spopulationbreathesair39goesbeyondWHOairqualitylimits.Itlookedatdatafromover6,000citiesin117countries.People40(live)inlower-andmiddle-incomecountriesbreathethepoorest-qualityair.Millionsofpeopledieinthesecountriesbecauseofpollution-relateddiseases.TheWHOsaid:“Aftersurvivingapandemic,itisunacceptabletostillhave7millionpreventabledeathsdue41airpollution.”TheWHOsaiditsreporthighlightedtheneedtomoveawayfromfossilfuels.Itaskedgovernmentstodomore42(reduce)levelsofairpollution.Itsaid:“Currentenergyconcernshighlighttheimportanceofspeedingupthetransitiontocleanerand43(healthy)energysystems.”Itaddedthathighgasprices,energy44(secure),thedangersofairpollution,andclimatechangemeantheworldmustbelessdependentonfossilfuels.TheWHOreport45(include)manyrecommendationsforchange.Oneoftheseis46useofcleanenergyforcooking,heatingandlighting.Anotheristo“buildsafeandaffordablepublictransportsystemsandpedestrian-andcycle-friendly47(network)”.五、根据首字母或汉语或语境提示补全短文短文填空Nomatterhowexcitingspaceexplorationsounds,there’sanimportantpointthatneedstobeconsidered:foodsupplies.Rightnow,astronautstypically

48(依赖)dryfoodinairtightbagsandcans,sincetherearestrictweightlimitsonitemstakenintospace.Foodsthatwe49(认为是理所当然的),suchasfreshfruitandvegetables,areoutofthequestionforspaceexplorers.Forthosewho50(有强烈的愿望)togrowfoodduringspaceflights,they’vefacedmanydifficulties,includingtheabsenceofgravity,andalackofsoil,airandhumidity(湿度).However,growingfoodtoaddandminimizethefoodthatmustbecarriedtospacewillbeincreasinglyimportantonlong-durationflightsintospace.Recently,aleadingteamhasworkedouthowplantscanabsorbnutrientsfromhumanurine(尿).Humanurineis95percentwater,withtheother5percent51(构成；组成)nutrientswhichareharmfultothehumanbodybutnottoplants,anditcouldsupplythreetofouroutofthesixnutrientsthatplantsneed.Byrecyclingliquidwasteandproducingfood,anefficientcyclewillbecreated.Andmostimportantly,thedurationofspaceflightswillbegreatlyextendedto“20yearsofflight”,meaningwemaybesoonsendingastronautsonflightstoMars,orevenbeyond.六、开放性作文52．你校即将举办科技创新设计大赛，你设计了一款老人智能陪护机器人。请写一篇英语短文介绍你的设计。内容包括：1.设计理由；2.功能介绍；3.你的期望。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。Ihavedesignedanintelligentrobotfortheelderly...___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________七、读后续写53．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。MyFather,MyHeroIconsidermyfathertobethemostimportantpersoninmylife.Thisisnotbecauseheisfamousorwealthy.Wedonothaveabigcar,andtherearenoold,expensivevasesorpaintingsinourhouse.Rather,whatIvalueaboutmyfatheristhecareandloveheshowsformeandmyfamily.Whatblessesmyfathermostisbeingabletoputfoodonthetableandaroofoverourheads.Myfathermightworkhard,butheisalwaysthereforus.WheneverItriporhurtmyselfplayingsports,he'stheretopickmeup.MybrotherandIgrewupwithhisconstantcareandthefunnynurseryrhymesandstorieshetoldus.Myfatheralsohelpsourloc