广东省广州市荔湾区第四中学2022-2023学年高二下学期3月月考英语试题及答案

广州市第四中学2022学年第二学期3月月考

高二英语

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共8页，满分150分，考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将姓名、考号填写在答题卡的相应位置。

2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案；不能答在试卷上。

3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液，不按以上要求作答的答卷无效。

4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卷交回。

选择题（满分80分）

第一部分  阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节  阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

There are about 100 beaches around the Sydney Harbor and along the coast. If you find it hard to pick the best destination, here are four waiting for you.

Freshwater Beach

Freshwater Beach is the location where surfing was first introduced to Australia in 1915. The beach is only 350 meters long and is a popular destination for surfers. The beach is protected and therefore provides a quiet swimming experience away from the hustle and bustle of its busy neighboring beaches.

Bondi Beach

Bondi Beach, Australia’s most famous beach, is more than 100 meters wide and over 3 kilometers long, which allows plenty of space for the large number of tourists and locals. On a sunny day every grain of sand is covered with bodies, with crowds pouring into nearby bars and cafes. Parking near the beach is impossible. It’s also the perfect spot to see a sunset and the scene of family parties during summer.

Clovelly Beach

As one of the best options for surfing and exploring what hides beneath the water’s surface, Cloyelly, noted for its unique narrow bay between two rocky ridges, is a popular destination for swimmers. It’s a good base where you can check out diving routes through the waters, or take a coastal walk to Bondi.

Palm Beach

It’s the scene of the long-running Home and Away TV series and endless celebrity spotting. A salt water lake affords great views, typical of beaches on the north side of the harbor. On a nice day, Palm Beach is a postcard-perfect sand destination.

1. What do Freshwater Beach and Clovelly Beach have in common?

A. They both have free training services. B. They are both suitable for swimming.

C. They are both the birthplaces of surfing. D. They both provide underwater exploration.

2.What can tourists do at Bondi Bcach?

A. Have a sunbathing.  B. Hold a live concert.

C. Park their cars at will.  D. Enjoy a sunrise watching.

3. Where are you most likely to see TV show shooting?

A. Freshwater Beach. B. Bondi Bcach. C. Clovelly Beach. D. Palm Bcach.

B

We journalists live in a new age of storytelling, with many new.multimedia tools. Many young people don’t even realize it’s new. For them, it’s just normal.

This hit home for me as I was sitting with my 2-year-old grandson on a sofa over the Spring Festival holiday. I had brought a children’s book to read. It had simple words and colorful pictures—a perfect match for his age.

Picture this: my grandson sitting on my lap as I hold the book in front so he can see the pictures. As I read, he reaches out and pokes(戳) the page with his finger.

What’s up with that? He just likes the pictures, I thought. Then I turned the page and continued. He poked the page even harder. I nearly dropped the book. I was confused: Is there something wrong with this kid?

Then I realized what was happening. He was actually a stranger to books. His father frequently amused the boy with a tablet computer which was loaded with colorful pictures that come alive when you poke them. He thought my storybook was like that.

Sorry, kid. This book is not part of your high-tech world. It’s an outdated, lifeless thing. An antique, like your grandfather. Well, I may be old, but I’m not hopelessly challenged, digitally speaking. I edit video and produce audio. I use mobile payment. I’ve even built websites.

There’s one notable gap in my new-media experience, however: I’ve spent little time in front of a camera, since I have a face made for radio. But that didn’t stop China Daily from asking me last week to share a personal story for a video project about the integration of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province.

Anyway, grandpa is now an internet star—two minutes of fame! I promise not to let it go to my head. But I will make sure my 2-year-old grandson sees it on his tablet.

4. What do the underlined words “hit home for me” mean in paragraph 2?

A. Provided shelter for me. B. Became very clear to me.

C. look the pressure off me. D. Worked quite well on me.

5. Why did the kid poke the storybook?

A. He took it tor a tablet computer. B. He disliked the colorful pictures.

C. He was angry with his grandpa. D. He wanted to read it by himself.

6. What does the author think of himself?

A. Socially ambitious.  B. Physically attractive.

C. Financially independent. D. Digitally competent.

7. What can we learn about the author as a journalist?

A. He lacks experience in his job. B. He seldom appears on television.

C. He manages a video department. D. He often interviews internet stars.

C

The rechargeable lithium-ion(锂离子) battery market is worth more than $50 billion. Lithium-ion batteries, whose demand continues to go up day by day, are used in a wide range of electronic devices. They are made of four main components, and cathode(阴极) is one of them. The cathode’s active material type is what determines the capacity of a battery.

A recent study, led by Wang Yan, a material scientist of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, finds that lithium-ion batteries made with recycled cathodes work better than those with new cathodes.

“The battery industry is expected to grow sharply in the next decade. This high demand has led companies to go to extremes, like increasing deep-sea mining, to gain access to the minerals used in lithium-ion batteries,” Wang said. “Mining minerals will have environmental impacts. Recycling spent lithium-ion batteries offers a way out.”

But until now, the prospect of using recycled materials in lithium-ion batteries has some manufacturers(制造商) worrying that it could impact performance. Thus, lithium-ion batteries are still not widely recycled. Aware of decreasing resources and environmental impact, Wang and other researchers set out to find a way to make recycling lithium-ion batteries economically practical. Through experiments, they could recover more than 90% of the key metals from spent batteries. These recovered metals became the basis of the new recycled battery’s cathode’s active material.

In tests between Wang s team’s recycled batteries and brand-new batteries of the same composition, the recycled batteries outperform the new ones in their ability to maintain capacity. It took 11,600 charge cycles for recycled cathode batteries to lose 30 percent of their original capacity. That was about 50 percent better than the 7,600 observed cycles for new cathode batteries, the team reported. Those thousands of extra cycles could translate into years of better battery performance, even after repeated use and recharging.

8. What can we learn about lithium-ion batteries from the first paragraph?

A. They are high in price. B. They are in great demand.

C. They are limited in use. D. They are simple in composition.

9. What does Wang mainly talk about in paragraph 3?

A. The target users of recycled batteries. B. The ways to get minerals for batteries.

C. The major reasons for recycling batteries. D. The complex process of recycling batteries.

10. What are the manufacturers concerned about?

A. Declining mineral resources. B. Difficult recycling techniques.

C. Serious environmental problems. D. Inefficient battery performance.

11. Which of the following details best supports the main idea of the text?

A. The battery industry is going to develop dramatically.

B. Recycling batteries reduces impact on the environment.

C. Scientists can recover key materials from spent batteries.

D. Recycled batteries outperform new ones in charging circles.

D

There is hot, and then there is hot! Extreme heat is a period of high heat and humidity with temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit for at least two to three days. Extreme heat is responsible for the highest number of annual deaths among all weather-related hazards(危害).

It’s not your imagination. Summers have been getting hotter and hotter with extreme heatwaves occurring earlier and more frequently. But why is this happening and can we better predict heatwaves in advance to give people time to prepare?

“Climate change is here and it’s already been changing human behavior and causing significant influence in the society. As global temperatures rise, historically excessive(过高的) temperatures are more likely to occur.” says Craig Ramseyer, an assistant professor who studies climate modeling in the department of geography at Virginia Tech.

Ramseyer says heatwaves are the most concerning because of the lack of attention they normally receive. “Hurricanes, tornadoes, and flash floods drive more media attention because of the natural attraction with the visual impact of those types of hazards. However, heat does not tend to be as attractive and it becomes very difficult to communicate the danger to the public,” said Ramseyer. “Around the world, more deaths occur due to extreme heat than from hurricanes, flooding, and drought combined. It impacts the most helpless of our citizens who do not have enough access to air conditioning, water, and other important resources.”

Since the Earth is running warmer than it used to, Ramseyer says that when these heatwave-related weather patterns take place, it results in higher extreme temperatures than we used to experience 30 years ago.

“As a global community, we need to decrease carbon emissions as soon as possible. We have rapidly developing technologies that are going to help advance the process, but the faster the better, there is no time to waste.”

12. What can we learn from the article?

A. Extrem heat is a No. 1 death cause. B. People are suffering more extreme heat.

C. A100-degree heat is an extreme heat. D. Extreme heat is getting better over the years.

13; What will Ramseyer possibly agree with?

A. Climate change will soon affect human behaviors.

B. High temperatures happened frequently in history.

C. Air conditioning and water can stop the extreme heat.

D. Garbage sorting can less advance the climate change.

14. Why is extreme heat lack of attention?

A. Extreme heat can be stopped by technology.

B. People have enough time to solve the climate problems.

C. The danger of extreme heat is not easily transferred to the public.

D. Heatwave-related weather patterns will decrease in the future.

15. What’s the article mainly about?

A. Complaints about extreme heat. B. Prevention of extreme heat.

C. Characters of extreme heat. D. Technologies behind extreme heat.

第二节  阅读填空（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

从短文后的七个选项中选出正确的选项填入空白处。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Leonardo da Vinci is often thought of mainly as an artist, with world-famous works like The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa.    16    But his notebooks, filled with his strange writing, show that his main interests were in engineering and technology.

   17    If his pioneering work on anatomy(解剖学) is also taken into consideration, it is pot hard to see why Leonardo is considered to be one of the greatest geniuses of all time.

Born in 1452 to a Florentine lawyer and a local village girl, Leonardo was given only a very basic education. After ten years in the workshop of the artist Verrocchio, he began to work for himself. The work he did shows an unbelievable combination of technical skill and very careful observation.    18  

At the age of thirty, he left his hometown and moved to Milan, where he spent seventeen years working for the Duke of Milan.    19    In fact, his painting was increasingly influenced by his interest in mathematics. During this period, he painted The Last Supper and developed his ideas for chemical weapons.

In 1506 he returned to Milan and became increasingly interested in science.    20    He also studied many other animals, comparing their bodies to the human body. From then on, Leonardo spent the rest of his life mainly on his scientific studies.

A. Before long, he returned to his painting.

B. Of course, his place in art history is certain.

C. It also shows his great interest in technology.

D. The notebooks are full of drawings for all kinds of inventions.

E. He began to study human bodies and the movement of the blood.

F. Here he continued to combine his scientific work with his painting.

G. It was a good chance to make some money with his new inventions.

第二部分  语言知识运用（共两节，满分50分）

第一节  完型填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

TikTok, a social media app dedicated to short-form videos, has emerged as a major firer of food trends-from mushroom coffee and pancake cereal to cloud bread and feta pasta. But another trend, the # whatieatinaday trend, is dominating TikTok, which is nearing 9 billion    21   .

Even though #whatieatinaday posts may be    22    to serve as healthy inspiration for others, there’s a growing feeling that these video diaries of daily eats will likely do more harm than good- especially among young girls or people with a history of disordered eating.

The    23    message these posts send is that if you eat like them, then you can eventually look like them. Yet what someone else cats in a day doesn’t mean it’s right for you, since these “   24   ” videos are not a completely accurate representation of what someone typically eats.

Often the overly stylized(程式化) meals do not    25    a nutritionally adequate dict. The posts are    26    the illusion(幻想)of an ideal day of eating, along with an ideal body size.

Younger audiences, especially girls and young women, internalize the message that they must eat like these creators to achieve and maintain not only health, but also social    27   .The biggest harm with this trend is that it normalizes disordered or    28    eating behaviors. This could prevent someone struggling with an eating disorder from    29    support or treatment.

Even if the #whatieatinaday posts are displaying a    30    day of eating, the subtext message of “eat like me, and you will look like me” is harmful because people will not necessarily achieve the same body size as the    31    even if they copied their day of eating bite for bite.

   32   , what might be a healthy, adequate day of satisfying meals for one person may be inadequate and unsatisfying to another. Even worse, someone looking at these posts may conclude that they need to be eating half as much to    33   .

“People making these videos are overwhelmingly thin, young, able-bodied and white. There is a complete lack of body    34   . And this encourages harmful comparisons to unrealistic body standards that are    35    to the vast majority of people. Therefore, those of us from marginalized communities arc once again unable to see positive representations of our varying bodies, foods and cultural representation in these harmful posts.”

21. Al views B. statements C. analyses D. identities

22. A. emphasized B. simplified C. requested D. intended

23. A. moral B. scientific C. potential D. instant

24. A. modem B. staged C. educational D. labelled

25. A. prioritize B. commercialize C. recognize D. exchange

26. A. promoting B. representing C. spoiling D. perfecting

27. A. welfare B. equality C. desirability D. justice

28. A. individual B. instinctive C. restrictive D. changeable

29. A. attracting B. seeking C. losing D. offering

30. A. fixed B. balanced C. relaxing D. demanding

31. A. reader B. advertiser C. browser D. poster

32. A. Therefore B. Finally C. Additionally D. Meanwhile

33. A. lose weight B. share interests C. assume burden D. make contributions

34. A. language B. diversity · C. warmth D. response

35. A. available B. predictable C. inadequate D. unachievable

非选择题（满分70分）

第二节  语法填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。

There is strong evidence 36.______ vaccination(接种疫苗) is the best defence against deadly and weakening infections, such as measles.

Vaccines protect billions of people around the world. They have completely got rid of one disease-smallpox and are bringing the world close to removing others, such as polio. 37.______ some other diseases, such as measles, are making a resurgence(死灰复燃) and experts say people’s avoiding vaccines, fueled by fear and misinformation, is one of the main 38.______(cause). Vaccine hesitancy(犹豫), or mistrust of vaccines, has the potential, at least, in some places, 39.______(block) the very real progress the world 40.______(make) in controlling vaccine-preventable diseases. What makes people skeptical? There are likely to be many factors involved. Some of if may be complacency(侥幸) 41.______ a disease has become less common, then the need to get immunized(免疫) may feel less pressing when 42.______(weigh) the benefits against any possible risk. Besides, the Internet means beliefs and concerns about vaccines can be shared in an instant, spreading information that experts say isn’t 43.______(necessary) based on fact.

One of the most important ways to remove doubt about vaccines is 44.______(have) health workers really well trained and able to recommend vaccinations based on 45.______(science) truth.

第三部分  书面表达（共三节，满分50分）

第一节  单词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

用选择性必修三 Unit 1-3的单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空仅限填一词。

46. He ______(频繁) donates large sums to charity.

47. With this news programme ______(广播) every day, we get to know more about the world.

48. Strict ______(限制) regarding development have been set up.

49. People from all over the world should make joint efforts to create a ______(和谐的) world.

50. The art competition gives young artists a chance to gain ______(认可)from the most respected art professionals.

51. A famous painting Water Lily by Monet is worth ______(购买).

52. Masaccio is an ______(有影响力的) realist in Italy.

53. We should offer help without hesitation when we see animals ______(虐待) in the public.

54. Apparently, oil was the most ______(主要的，占优势的) source from which the energy was produced.

55. I am interested in any exhibition ______(激发) students’ interest in art.

第二节  应用文写作（共1题，满分15分）

假设你是校学生会主席，你校将于下周五举办主题为“环境保护”的系列活动。请写一份书面通知。内容包括：

1. 活动的目的、时间、地点和内容；

2. 欢迎大家来参加；

3. 注意事项。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节；以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：waste classification垃圾分类。

第三节  读后续写（共1题，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。

Be a true runner

For me, it was normal to feel lost at the inter-camp track. Four camps of kids were ready to lead their teams to a blue ribbon and win the day. Not me. I was too little to be the leader and too skinny to be an athlete. I knew this by the time I was twelve, because my camp counselors(辅导员) and the other kids reminded me of it every chance they got. So when our camp needed a fourth runner in the two-mile race around the lake, I knew I was no one’s first choice.

I hid in the shade of a maple tree as they called the names of the runners, my body tensed(绷紧) as I heard a counselor call, “Fred! Where is Fred! He is in this race!” It was Barry. He spotted me under the tree. “Fred! We need a 12-year-old who hasn’t been in other events to run the two-mile!”

He gave me a push towards the starting line. Having no confidence and trying to save myself from the shame of taking the last place as four camps watched, I pleaded(恳求) with him.

“But I don’t know the way around the lake!”

“You’re in.Just follow Bill!” Barry smiled.

Bill was my friend and the fastest runner in our camp. And then Barry said, “When you make it to the last stretch(最后一程) on the field, just throw your head back and run.”

At the starting line, I stood next to Bill and trembled.

“On your mark... Get set...” The gun cracked and sixteen of us took off. I stayed close on Bill’s heels, a little too close for Bill, I guess. He shouted at me, “Back off!”

I did. Two guys passed me, but I kept my eyes on Bill.

It was tiring. The distance was widening between Bill and me. We made the turn from the dusty road onto the muddy, wooded trail.that would go around the lake back to the field Through the trees, I saw Bill trip over a tree root and fall. A runner from another camp passed him.

注意：

1. 续写词数应为150左右；

2. 请在相应位置作答。

Para 1. In a moment, Bill was up again and running.

Para 2. I didn’t know when I crossed the finish line.

广州市第四中学2022学年第二学期3月月考

高二英语·参考答案

第一部分  阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节  阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

1-3 B A D 4-7 B A D B 8- 11 B C D D 12- 15 B C C B

第二节  阅读填空（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

16-20 B D C F E

第二部分  语言知识运用（共两节，满分50分）

第一节  完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

21-25 A D C B A 26-30 A C C B B 31-35 D C A B D

第二节  语法填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

There is strong evidence 36. that vaccination(接种疫苗) is the best defence against deadly and weakening infections, such as measles.

Vaccines protect billions of people around the world. They have completely got rid of one disease-smallpox and are bringing the world close to removing others, such as polio. 37. But some other diseases, such as measles, are making a resurgence(死灰复燃) and experts say people’s avoiding vaccines, fueled by fear and misinformation, is one of the main 38. causes(cause). Vaccine hesitancy(犹豫), or mistrust of vaccines, has the potential, at least, in some places, 39. to block(block) the very real progress the world 40. has made(make) in controlling vaccine-preventable diseases. What makes people skeptical? There are likely to be many factors involved. Some of if may be complacency(侥幸) 41. if a disease has become less common, then the need to get immunized(免疫) may feel less pressing when 42. weighing(weigh) the benefits against any possible risk. Besides, the Internet means beliefs and concerns about vaccines can be shared in an instant, spreading information that experts say isn’t 43. necessarily(necessary) based on fact.

One of the most important ways to remove doubt about vaccines is 44. to have(have) health workers really well trained and able to recommend vaccinations based on 45. scientific(science) truth.

第三部分  书面表达（共三节，满分50分）

第一节  单词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

46. He frequently(频繁) donates large sums to charity.

47. With this news programme broadcast(广播) every day, we get to know more about the world.

48. Strict restrictions(限制) regarding development have been set up.

49. People from all over the world should make joint efforts to create a harmonious(和谐的) world.

50. The art competition gives young artists a chance to gain recognition(认可) from the most respected art professionals.

51. A famous painting Water Lily by Monet is worth purchasing(购买).

52. Masaccio is an influential(有影响力的) realist in Italy.

53. We should offer help without hesitation when we see animals abused(虐待) in the public.

54. Apparently, oil was the most dominant(主要的，占优势的) source from which the energy was produced.

55. I am interested in any exhibition stimulating(激发) students’ interest in art.

第二节  应用文写作（共1题，满分15分）

Notice

To raise environmental awareness and promote sustainable development, a series of activities on environmental protection will be held in our school on March 24th next Friday.

The highlight of this event is the lecture given by Professor Zhang, who will talk about climate change, pollution and clean energy. Apart from that, films addressing various environmental issues will be on show. Furthermore, students can enter a quiz competition regarding waste classification and win a prize.

Anyone who is interested is welcome. Please be on time for the lecture.

Students’ Union

第三节  读后续写（共1题，满分25分）

In a moment, Bill was up and running. I couldn’t think of anything but to follow him closely Sweat streaming down my face, gradually I became worn out and slowed down. At that moment Barry’s words “Just follow Bill” occurred to me. “Bill is the fastest runner. If he can finish the race, so can I!” Convinced that I could make it, I got refreshed and soon ran close to Bill again. Then the gun cracked again, announcing the last 200 meters. I closed my eyes, threw my head back and ran towards the finish line!

I didn’t know when I crossed the finish line. I still kept on running when the audience burst into a thunderous applause. Then I stopped and opened my eyes and saw my camp of kids and my camp counsellor gathering around me. “We have won the race! We are the champion!” they shouted and cheered, throwing me in the air. To me, the race meant more. It well proved that even though I was little and skinny, I could accomplish my dream to be an athlete if I never gave up. In the end, I ran to Barry and thanked him for his advice and trust.