广东省广州市三中四中培正三校2022-2023学年高二上学期联考期中英语试题

试卷第=page11页，共=sectionpages33页试卷第=page11页，共=sectionpages33页广东省广州市三中四中培正三校2022-2023学年高二上学期联考期中英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解DarkSkyParksaroundtheWorldWarrumbungleNationalParkSituatedinthecentralwestslopesofNewSouthWalesisAustralia’sonlydarkskypark,Warrumbungle.TheparkhasservedasadarkskyparksinceJuly2016.Itscrystal-clearnightskiesandhighaltitudemakeitanatural,educational,andastronomicalheritagesiteinthesouthernhalfoftheearth.TouristscanuseAustralia’slargestopticaltelescopewithintheparkboundariestoviewtheauroras(极光)，theMilkyWay,andfaintshootingstars.SarkSarkisaChannelIslandnearthecoastofNormandyundertheprotectionoftheUK.ItwastheWorld’sFirstDarkSkyIslandsetupinJanuary2011.Itshistoricalandculturalblendattractsover40,000touristsannually.Withnomotorvehiclesandpubliclightingontheisland,thereisanexceptionalviewofthedarkskies.ArichMilkyWayisvisibleinthedarknightskiesfromtheshoresoftheisland.PicduMidideBigorrePicduMidideBigorreinFrancewasdesignatedasadarkskyparkinDecember2013makingitthesecondlargestdarkskyparkintheworld.Theparkcovers3.112squarekilometersspreadacrossthePyreneesNationalParkandUNESCO’sWorldHeritagesite,Pyrenees-MontPerdu.Theparkattractsoveronehundredstarwatcherseveryyear.TheObservatoryMidi-Pyrenees,whichwasbuiltin1870,isoneoftheworld’shighestmuseumsataheightof2,877metersabovesealevel.RamonCrater/MakhteshRamonRamonCraterisaunique1,100-square-kilometernaturereservelocatedintheNegevDesertinIsrael.In2017,theRamonCraterbecamethefirstdesignateddarkskyparkintheMiddleEast.Itslocation,roughclimate,andforbiddinglandscapethatarecharacteristicoftheNegevhavelargelydefeatedhistoricalattemptsforhumansettlement,makingitagreatplacetoviewthenightskies.Stargazersusuallycampinthedeserttohaveanuninterruptedviewofthestars,planets,andtheMilkyWay.1．Whichparkservesasaheritagesiteforastronomy?A．Sark.B．PicduMidideBigorre.C．WarrumbungleNationalPark.D．RamonCrater/MakhteshRamon.2．WhatdoweknowaboutSarkfromthepassage?A．Notasinglecarrunsthere.B．ItwasanislandbelongingtoNormandy.C．TheMilkyWaycanonlybeseenthere.D．Visitorsliketostayontheislandingroups.3．WhatmakesitdifficultforhumanstoliveinRamonCrater?A．Highaltitude. B．Thelargearea.C．Geographicalconditions. D．Culturalfeatures.A15-year-oldColoradohighschoolstudentandyoungscientistwhohasusedartificialintelligence(AI)andcreatedappstoaddresspolluteddrinkingwater,drugaddictionandothersocialproblemshasbeennamedTimeMagazine’sfirst-ever“KidoftheYear”.RaotoldTheAssociatedPressinaninterviewfromherhomethattheprizeisnothingthatIcouldhaveeverimagined.AndI’msogratefulandjustsoexcitedthatwe’rereallytakingalookattheupcominggenerationandourgeneration,sincethefutureisinourhands.TimesaidRaostoodoutforcreatingaglobalcommunityofyounginnovatorsandinspiringthemtopursuetheirgoals.Raoinsistedthatstartingoutsmalldoesn’tmatter,aslongasyou’repassionateaboutit.ShetoldTimecontributingeditorAngelinaJolieinaninterviewthathersciencepursuitsstartedearlyasawaytoimprovesocialconditions.ThedrinkingwatercrisisinFlint,Michigan,inspiredherworktodevelopawaytodetectpollutantsandsendthoseresultstoamobilephone,shesaid.“Iwaslike10whenItoldmyparentsthatIwantedtoresearchcarbonnanotubesensortechnologyattheDenverWaterqualityresearchlab,andmymumwaslike,Awhat?”RaotoldJolie.Shesaidthatworkisgoingtobeinourgeneration’shandsprettysoon.“Soifnooneelseisgonnadoit,I’mgonnadoit.”Inaworldwherescienceisincreasinglyquestionedorchallenged,Raoinsistedthatitspursuitisanactofkindness,thebestwaythatayoungergenerationcanbettertheworld.“Wehavescienceineverythingwe’reinvolvedin,andIthinkthat’sthebiggestthingtoputoutthere,thatscienceiscool,innovatingiscool,andanybodycanbeaninnovator.”Raosaid,“Anybodycandoscience.”4．WhatdidRaothinkoftheawardshereceived?A．Itwasamarkofsocialprogress. B．Itwasarecognitionofherwork.C．Itwasaninspirationtotheyouth. D．Itwasatitlebeyondherexpectation.5．WhywouldRaostarttopursuescience?A．Toencouragepeopletoaimhigh. B．Topursueherpassionforresearch.C．Tochangethesocietyforthebetter. D．Tostopsciencefrombeingquestioned.6．WhichwordcanbestdescribeRao?A．Cool. B．Kind. C．Brave. D．Creative.7．What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toreportayounggenius. B．Tointroducenewinventions.C．Toimprovesocialconditions. D．Topresentartificialintelligence.Catscommunicateavarietyofmessagesusingcats’bodylanguage.Examplesincludearching(弓起)theirbacksasasignaloffearorattack,andslowlyblinking(眨)theireyestosignalrelaxation.Theopenmouthwithoutshowingteethsuggestsafeelingofplayfulness.Acatwhichchoosestolieonitsbackshowshappiness,trustandcomfort.Catsshowdissatisfactionbymovingtheirearsback,equaltoahuman’sfrown.Asisthecasewithdogs,atwitching(抽动)tailcanmeanalittleangerwhileatailheldhighsuggestsconfidence.Catswilltwitchtheirtailswhenhuntingorangry,whilealargertwitchsuggestsdispleasure.Theymayalsotwitchtheirtailswhenplaying.Atailheldhighisasignofhappiness,orcanbeusedasagreetingtowardshumansorothercats(usuallycloserelatives)whileahalf-raisedtailshowslesspleasure,andunhappinessisexpressedwithatailheldlow.Somesignals,however,areoftenmisunderstood.Itisimportanttokeepinmindthateachcatmayshowitsfeelingswithdifferentbodylanguage.Forinstance,acatrubbingitsbodyalonganarmoralegofitsownerisnotonlyawaytoattractattentionand,perhaps,awaytoaskforfood;itisalsoawayof“marking”itsownerasitsown.Usuallyacatwithitstailheldhighandtwitchingshowsexcitement,butthisisoftenmistakenforanger.Manypeoplefailoraretooslowtounderstandthesilentbodylanguageofcats.Andtheymayhavethefalseimpressionthatcatsarecold-hearted,unfaithfulornotclever.Tounderstandcats,peoplemustobserveacatcloselyandlearnwhatitsbodysignalstellthem.8．Whichcats’bodylanguageshowsthatacatisrelaxed?A．Holdingitstailhigh. B．Movingitsearsback.C．Lyingonitsstomach. D．Blinkingitseyesslowly.9．Accordingtothepassage,whichiswrong?A．Acatwilltwitchitstailwhenitfeelssleepy.B．Acatwilltwitchitstailwhenitishunting.C．Acatwilltwitchitstailwhenitfeelsangry.D．Acatwilltwitchitstailwhenitisplaying.10．Howmanymeaningsdoesacat’srubbingitsbodyalongitsownerhave?A．2. B．3. C．4. D．5.11．Whatdoesthelastparagraphintendtotellus?A．Everycathasitsownspecialbodylanguage.B．Itisnoteasytounderstandcats’bodylanguage.C．Manypeopleoftenhavewrongopinionsoncats.D．Weshouldlearnmoreaboutcats’bodylanguage.Researcherssaytheyhavetranslatedthemeaningofgesturesthatwildchimpanzees(黑猩猩)usetocommunicate.Theysaywildchimpscommunicate19specificmessagestooneanotherwitha“vocabulary”of66gestures.ThescientistsdiscoveredthisbyfollowingandfilminggroupsofchimpsinUganda,andexaminingmorethan5,000incidentsofthesemeaningfulexchanges.DrCatherineHobaiter,wholedtheresearch,saidthatthiswastheonlyformofintentionalcommunicationtoberecordedintheanimalkingdom.Onlyhumansandchimps,shesaid,hadasystemofcommunicationwheretheydeliberatelysentamessagetoanothergroupmember.“That’swhat’ssoamazingaboutchimpgestures,”shesaid.“They’retheonlythingthatlookslikehumanlanguageinthatrespect.”Althoughpreviousresearchhasshownthatapesandmonkeyscanunderstandcomplexinformationfromanotheranimal’scall,theanimalsdonotappeartousetheirvoicesintentionallytocommunicatemessages.Thiswasasignificantdifferencebetweencallsandgestures,DrHobaitersaid.Chimpswillchecktoseeiftheyhavetheattentionoftheanimalwithwhichtheywishtocommunicate.Inonecase,amotherpresentsherfoottohercryingbaby,signaling:“Climbonme.”Theyoungsterimmediatelyjumpsontoitsmothersbackandtheytravelofftogether.“Thebigmessagefromthisstudyisthatthereisanotherspecies(物种)outthere.thatismeaningfulinitscommunication,sothat’snotuniquetohumans,”saidDrHobaiter.DrSusanneShultz,anevolutionarybiologistfromtheUniversityofManchester,saidthestudywaspraiseworthyinseekingtoenrichourknowledgeoftheevolutionofhumanlanguage.But,sheadded,theresultswere“alittledisappointing”.“Thevaguenessofthegesturemeaningssuggestseitherthatthechimpshavelittletocommunicate,orwearestillmissingalotoftheinformationcontainedintheirgesturesandactions,”shesaid.“Moreover,themeaningsseemtonotgobeyondwhatotheranimalconveywithnon-verbalcommunication.So,itseemsthegulfremains.”12．WhatdochimpsandhumanshaveincommonaccordingtoDrHobaiter?A．Memorizingspecificwords. B．Understandingcomplexinformation.C．Usingvoicestocommunicate. D．Communicatingmessagesonpurpose.13．WhatdidDrShultzthinkofthestudy?A．Itwaswelldesignedbutpoorlyconducted.B．Itwasagoodtrybutthefindingswerelimited.C．Itwasinspiringbuttheevidencewasunreliable.D．Itwasafailurebutthemethodsdeservedpraise.14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“gulf”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Difference. B．Conflict. C．Balance. D．Connection.15．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ChimpanzeebehaviourstudyachievedabreakthroughB．ChimpanzeesdevelopedspecificcommunicationskillsC．Chimpanzees:thesmartestspeciesintheanimalkingdomD．Chimpanzeelanguage:communicationgesturestranslated二、七选五Agriculturehascomealongwayfromitsancientbeginnings.Longago,farmerswouldworkhardontheirindividualplotsofland,usingsimpletoolsoreventheirbarehands.Theytendedtotheircropsformanyhourseachdaysothatthecropsgrewwell.____16____Forexample,asinglestormcoulddestroyawholeyear’swork,whileasummerofgoodweathercouldensureagoodharvest.Modernscienceandtechnologyhavehelpedtogreatlyreducetheback-breakinglabourinvolvedinfarming,alongwiththerelianceonluckandguesswork.____17____Probablyoneofthemostbeneficialinnovationsisdripirrigation,whichhasmadeitpossibletodevelopbig,greenfarmsinthemiddleofthedesert.SimchaBlass,anIsraeliscientist,discoveredthisnewwayofirrigationinthe1930s.Throughthisdiscovery,farmerscannowproducecropsondrylandwithoutneedingmuchwater.____18____Thelimitedandfocuseduseofjusttherightamountofwateralsodeniesmoisture(水分)toweeds,keepingthemfromharmingthecrops.____19____However,whatifanareahasplentyofwater,butlittleusablesoil?Asitturnsout,itispossibletogrowplantswithoutusingsoilatall.Withhydroponics(水培),plantrootsaresupportedbyrocksorafibermat.Nutrient-richwateristhenprovidedsothattheplantscangrow.Recentresearchhascenteredonverticalhydroponicsfarming.Withaverticalfarm,thecropsareplantedincontainersthatarepiledintoplantskyscrapers.____20____Withsuchtechnologicaladvances,theimageofafarmerpushingaploughwilleventuallybecomeathingofthepast.A．Luckplayedagreatpartinfarming.B．Someareaswouldbetoodrytogrowcrops.C．Dripirrigationdealswithalackofwaterinanarea.D．Therehavebeenexperimentstomakedripirrigationareality.E．Thisirrigationmethodusesfarlesswaterthanothermethods.F．Furthermore,nearlyallhydroponicfarmspartiallyorfullyautomated.G．Farmershavebenefitedgreatlyfrominnovationsincropproduction.三、完形填空StephenGlennisafamousAmericanresearchscientist.Hehasmadeseveralveryimportantmedical____21____.Whenanewspaperjournalistaskedhimwhyhewasabletobesomuchmorecreativethantheaverageperson,herespondedthatitallcamefroma(n)____22____withhismotherthatoccurredwhenhewasachild.Stephenhadbeentryingtoremoveabottleofmilkfromtherefrigeratorwhenhe____23____hisgraspontheslipperybottleanditfell,spilling(泼出)itscontentsalloverthekitchenfloor—arealseaofmilk!Whenhismothercameintothekitchen,insteadofpunishinghim,shesaid,“Whatagreatandwonderful____24____youhavemade!Ihaverarelyseensuchahugepondofmilk.Well,the____25____hasalreadybeendone.Wouldyouliketogetdownandplayinthemilkforafewminutes____26____

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isa____28____experimentinhowtoeffectivelycarryabigmilkbottlewithtwotinyhands.”Let’sgooutinthebackyardandfillthebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucandiscoverawaytocarryitwithout____29____it.“Thelittleboylearnedthatifhegraspedthebottleatthetopnearthelipwithbothhands,hecould____30____withoutdroppingit.Whatagood____31____tohim!”Thisfamousscientistthenremarkedthatitwasatthatmomentthatheknewhedidn’tneedtobeafraidtomake____32____.Instead,helearnedthatmistakeswerejust____33____forlearningsomethingnew,whichis,afterall,whatscientific____34____areallabout.Eveniftheexperimentdoesn’twork,weusuallylearnsomething____35____fromit.21．A．impressions B．breakthroughs C．promises D．intentions22．A．experience B．word C．argument D．adventure23．A．lost B．tightened C．adjusted D．caught24．A．discovery B．mess C．change D．joke25．A．injury B．research C．assignment D．damage26．A．when B．as C．after D．before27．A．gradually B．initially C．eventually D．constantly28．A．successful B．failed C．completed D．useless29．A．shaking B．dropping C．lifting D．touching30．A．makeup B．makeoff C．makeit D．makesense31．A．attitude B．apology C．project D．lesson32．A．efforts B．plans C．mistakes D．decisions33．A．requirements B．routines C．chances D．goals34．A．achievements B．approaches C．seminars D．experiments35．A．valuable B．ambiguous C．familiar D．abstract四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Knownasthe“fatherofhybridrice”,YuanLongpingisoneofChina’smostfamousscientists,whoconsidershimselfafarmerdespitehisfameandinfluence.Totacklethecrisisoffood____36____(short),heattendedSouthwestAgriculturalCollegeand____37____(choose)tostudyagriculture.Thenasaresearcher,hewasdevotedto____38____(find)anapproachtoboostingyields.Yuan____39____(convince)thattheanswercouldbefoundinthecreationofhybridrice.Havingovercomeenormousdifficulties,hedevelopedthefirsthybridriceintheworld____40____couldbeusedforfarmingin1974,whichmade____41____possibletoexpandfarmers’outputgreatly.Thankstohisgreatcontributions,he____42____(receive)numerousawardsbothinChinaandabroad.GiventhatYuan’shybridshavemadehim____43____(wealth),onemightthinkhewouldretiretoalifeofleisure.As____44____uniquemanofthesoil,hecareslittleforfame_____45_____money.Instead,hemakeslargedonationtosupportagriculturalresearching.五、根据汉语意思填写单词46．Inthepandemicerawhenpeoplehavetowearfacemasks,theonly________(可见的)partsoffacesareeyes.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)47．Hetooktimeoutfromcampaigningto________(陪伴)hismothertodinner.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）48．Theyprefertospendtherestofthemorning________(闲逛)inthestreets.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)49．Withtheirsillysmilesandbigbrowneyes,Australiansealionsare________(讨人喜爱的).(根据汉语提示单词拼写)50．HeisacontributingeditoratForeignPolicyandwritesaweekly________(专栏)forCNN.com.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)51．Whatdoestheauthor________(暗示)socialmediamaydotoourlife?（根据汉语提示单词拼写）52．Therewereseveralmoreinterestingconclusions________(揭示)bythesurvey.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)53．Whenplayingchess,youhavetoanalyzeasituationand________(评估)thebestmovefromamongallyourchoices.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)54．Wearelookingforsomeonewhois

________(可靠)andhard-working.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)55．Cheatingdestroysself-respect,leavingthecheater________(羞愧),guilty,andafraidofgettingcaught.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)56．Thewetweatherisoneofthe________(特征)ofthenorthwestoftheircountry.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)57．Youwillbeabletohangoutat________(闲暇)throughthegardenswhenyoufinishyourhomework.(根据汉语意思单词拼写)58．Ann________(克服)hershynessandgaveusaspeechinpublic.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)59．Thesmallerlakerangesfromfivetofourteenfeetin________(深度).（根据汉语提示单词拼写）60．Theuseof________(名人)suchassingersandmoviestarsiscommoninadvertising.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）61．Toavoidpunishment,heliedand________(责怪)theaccidentonhisfriend.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)62．Thereasonwhytheinjectionneedsrepeatingeveryyearisthatthe________(病毒)changes.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）63．Thelocalswenthome,andnoneofthem________(怀疑)thattheyhadtalkedtoanAmerican.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)64．Beinga________(家喻户晓的)name,thedirectorisstillmodestabouthisachievements.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)65．Hesuffered________(严重的)braindamageafteramotorbikeaccident.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)六、完成句子66．幸亏一群有公德心的市民，克利彭多夫花园才得以维持下去。________________agroupofpublic-spiritedcitizens,theKrippendorfgardenhasbeenpreserved.67．有人担忧，如果不尽快找出解决方案，可能会爆发新的内战。Thereareconcernsthatanewcivilwarmay________________ifnosolutionisfound.68．即使是在最好的时期靠种地生活也是很艰难的。________________thelandwashardenoughatthebestoftimes.69．随着我们城市这一计划的实施，我们能够更好地呼吁人们降低污染。Withtheplancarriedoutinourcity,wecanbetter________________peopletoreducepollution.70．但与电影中不同的是，颠倒飞行并不是逃离这种紧急情况的解决方案。Butunlikethemovie,flying________________wasnotthesolutiontoescapingthisemerge