安徽省阜阳市2022_2023学年高二下学期期末教学质量统测英语试题

安徽省阜阳市2022~2023学年高二下学期期末教学质量统测英语试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读理解

Picking up litter is a fun, simple, and free activity that can have instant results for your child and your community.

What you’ll need

Plastic bag to collect trash (垃圾)

Gloves—especially important as we practice COVID-19 safety measures

Optional: pick-up stick, a separate bag for recyclables

Instructions

1. Assign gloves and a trash bag to each family member.

2. Clear out litter from an area of a park, beach or your own neighborhood. Take all necessary precautions (防范措施), including wearing sturdy (结实的) gloves, being careful on river banks or near roads, having adults handle dangerous items, and supervising children closely.

3. Properly dispose of all litter.

Reflections

Why is it important to pick up litter?

How can you inspire others to help keep the neighborhood clean?

Resources

Colonel Trash Truck by Kathleen Crawley

The colonel is on a mission to protect the beauty of the earth by cleaning up litter-and convincing others to do the same.

 Here Comes the Garbage Barge ! by Jonah Winter

This story is sure to inspire your whole family to be mindful of your environmental impact.

Take it further

Take a few digital photos of what you’ve picked up. Then send an essay about your experience along with your favorite photos, your name and address to mail@ wildernessproject.org. Your essay will be published on the Nicodemus Wilderness Project website, and you’ll get an official certificate. For tips on conducting the clean-up and writing the story, as well as essays and photos from other people, visit the website.

1．What are a must for the event?

A．Pick-up sticks and cameras

B．Books about cleaning up.

C．Plastic bags and gloves.

D．Bags for recyclables.

2．What is one of the instructions you should follow in the event?

A．Keep an eye on children.

B．Leave dangerous items alone.

C．Keep away from the riverside

D．Stay in your own neighborhood.

3．How can participants get an official certificate of the event?

A．By inviting others to clean up their neighborhood.

B．By sharing a list of environmental books on the website.

C．By writing a review of other participants’ stories online.

D．By emailing an essay with photos about their clean up experiences.

Armed with bowls and spoons, the youngsters at Berridale Public School headed into the school’s kitchen to bake biscuits. These treats were for endangered mountain pygmy possums (山袋貂). This small-sized animal lives only in the Australian regions of Victoria and New South Wales, and being active at night, is rarely seen in the wild. Up until the 1960s, when a small population of the possum was found in Victoria, the species was thought to be extinct.

Pygmy possums live on a diet of bogong moths (布冈夜蛾) and seeds. Yet in recent years, the once vast number of bogong moths that migrate each spring to the Snowy Mountains has severely fallen. Dr Linda Broome heads a team that has been tracking the region’s community of mountain pygmy possums for more than 30 years. “An estimated 330 adults were counted in the Cabramurra region in 2016, with 200 counted in 2018-19,” says Broome. The animals are also affected by extreme weather.

That’s when Broome started baking “bogong” biscuits, using a specially developed recipe that replicates (仿制) the nutritional value of the moths. But with vast quantities of the nutritional biscuits needed weekly to feed all the hungry mouths, she needed help.

The children at Berridale Public School wanted to know how they could help the region recover. The school, under the leadership of current principal Tracey Southam, contacted Broome. The kids were more than happy to put down their pencils and pick up spoons instead. It wasn’t long before all the primary school students across the Snowy Mountains region were busy baking the treats. Each bake-off took around 4.5 hours to produce sixty 200-gram bags of biscuits. Altogether, this resulted in an impressive 660 bags of bogong biscuits.

“While it is difficult to estimate the number of babies that have survived with the help of the biscuits, a field count in March resulted in 32 babies, which is a number similar to good seasons,” Broome says. Although the figures are still small, the results are pleasing and everyone is hopeful that their numbers can recover.

4．What is a feature of mountain pygmy possums?

A．They are globally distributed.

B．They like to hang out after dark.

C．They prefer biscuits to bogong moths.

D．They are frequent visitors to Australian kitchens.

5．What does the author want to show by mentioning the numbers in paragraph 2?

A．The disastrous effect of climate change.

B．The worrying condition of pygmy possums.

C．The disappointing recovery of bogong moths.

D．The changing habitat requirement of pygmy possums.

6．What can be learnt about Berridale Public School’s students?

A．They were environmentally aware.

B．They led the feeding programme.

C．They dragged their feet over baking biscuits.

D．They created the unique recipe for pygmy possums.

7．How might Broome feel about the biscuit drive?

A．Doubtful. B．Tolerant. C．Optimistic. D．Confused.

Most paper receipts (收据) are not recyclable, This is because they’re printed on thermal paper (热敏纸), which contains a chemical called BPA or BPS that cannot be easily removed from the paper during the recycling process. To avoid polluting other paper products in the recycling stream, the safest method is to throw receipts in the trash.

There are two kinds of paper receipts. One is the old-fashioned paper that’s printed with pale ink. The other is the shiny, soft thermal paper that comes out of newer cash registers. Scratch (划) the paper, and you’ll see a dark line appear if it contains BPA or BPS. Ordinary paper receipts are rarely seen these days, but they can be recycled if you happen to get some. Thermal paper is now ubiquitous and found in most retail locations, but it cannot be recycled because of the chemicals that are used to create it.

Thermal paper uses heat from a printer head to make letters and numbers appear; no ink is used. This process requires the addition of BPA or BPS in their “free form”, which means that the chemicals are not bound to the paper. According to Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, “The chemicals can easily transfer (转移) to anything a receipt touches-your hand, or the groceries in your shopping bag.

BPA or BPS can affect brain development, and heart and lung health. They can be transferred from fingers to the mouth via food, or absorbed directly through the skin when held. If thermal paper were to be recycled, it would pollute other products in the recycling stream with BPA or BPS. Burning and composting (使成堆肥) are not a choice either, as they would release BPA or BPS into the atmosphere or soil.

The only safe place to throw thermal paper receipts is in the trash, followed by immediate hand washing. It’s not ideal, but it is the most effective way to separate BPA or BPS from the environment. The best solution is to ask for receipts to be emailed, rather than printed. Always refuse before you reduce, reuse and recycle.

8．What does the underlined word “ubiquitous” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Unwanted. B．Informal. C．Effective. D．Common.

9．What can we learn from paragraph 3?

A．How BPA or BPS is removed.

B．How a printer works without ink

C．How thermal paper receipts form.

D．How BPA and BPS coexist with thermal paper.

10．How might the harm brought by thermal paper receipts be reduced to the smallest degree?

A．By exposing them to the sun.

B．By burning them in the open air.

C．By putting them in the shopping bag.

D．By throwing them into the dustbin in time.

11．What is the best title for the text?

A．The development of receipts.

B．Is it possible to get rid of paper receipts?

C．The right way to handle paper receipts.

D．Do all paper receipts contain BPA or BPS?

At its core, social media is about advertising, but not just in terms of the products. Users are advertising themselves, making themselves look special and happy, no matter how many filters (滤镜) it takes. This can actually be damaging, especially to younger people. Because they traditionally look to their peers (同龄人) to help them determine what’s normal and who they should desire to be, and they particularly fear the social exclusion that comes from not fitting in with their peer group’s expectations.

With social media, their peers appear light years ahead in terms of wealth, beauty, and access to the kind of overall resources most of us can only dream of. The problem is that most of them achieved their fabulousness (难以置信的美好) through pure luck.

That’s why the core of our advice, for both adults and kids, begins with learning to accept what you can and can’t control, especially during those times when making things better isn’t really possible. And the one thing you can control when life sucks (令人不愉快) is knowing your standards for being a good person and living up to those standards regardless of how you feel or look or what other people think.

Being a good person isn’t about being perfect or ultra-unselfish; you don’t need to work in a soup kitchen or donate a kidney in order to qualify. In part, that’s because helping others must always come second to doing the smaller things required every day to take care of your own responsibilities and live up to your own values.

After explaining these ideas to their kids, parents can ask them to think about what they can and can’t control given how often life is just plain unfair. They can also ask their kids to think about the qualities they admire in people they believe to be good. This way, parents aren’t lecturing their kids about the importance of real values but encouraging them to make up their own minds about the values they find important. After all, people of any age are much more likely to make smart decisions if they’re asked to think through issues carefully and determine the right thing on their own, rather than being pushed in that direction.

12．Why are kids more likely to be harmed by social media according to paragraph 1?

A．They lack self-discipline.

B．They cannot distinguish good from bad.

C．They often have unhealthy online habits.

D．They tend to compare themselves with their peers.

13．What is the first step toward reducing the harm caused by social media?

A．Accepting reality.

B．Finding a role model.

C．Ignoring others’ opinions.

D．Having an optimistic attitude toward life.

14．What is the purpose of paragraph 4?

A．To suggest how we can be a good person.

B．To state that helping others makes us perfect.

C．To explain the importance of living up to our values.

D．To clear up possible misunderstandings about being a good person.

15．What is the key message of the last paragraph?

A．Parents should have regular communication with their kids.

B．Parents should motivate their kids’ inner drive.

C．Children should be taught about real values.

D．Children should make clever decisions.

二、七选五

How to disconnect from your phone

Do you know that needy black rectangle (长方形) you carry around everywhere you go! You're probably too attached to it, Although it's not formally recognized as an addiction-yet-smartphone overuse affects many aspects of your life. You don't have to give up your device. Small changes can make a big difference.    16   

Make a list.

  17  The possible items on the list may include checking your email, finding a dinner recipe, and messaging a couple of friends. After you pick it up, don't do anything that's not on your list.

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Instead of taking advantage of convenient features like facial recognition, use a passcode that you have to enter manually. Researchers have found having such a delay before accessing your phone can reduce usage.

Hide social media apps.

Drag all your social media apps into one folder (文件夹) that's not displayed on your home screen, so it takes some work to open them.    19   This can dramatically cut down the amount of time you spend on them.

Put your phone out of reach.

Much of your phone use is mindless.     20    Keeping it in another room while you sleep is a particularly helpful strategy.

A．Make your phone more annoying to unlock.

B．Handle them all at once, either hourly or less frequently.

C．Here are some good strategies that can be of help to you.

D．Now let's explore why taking a phone break is so good for you.

E．Even better, remove them from your phone and access them only through your laptop

F．Thus, putting up little barriers, like keeping it behind you and facedown, can be effective.

G．Before you pick up your phone, make a list of exactly what you want to achieve busing it.

三、完形填空

I nearly dropped the phone.    21    listening to my daily complaint, my friend suggested I try practicing more gratitude. Hadn’t she   22    what I’d said?

She told me to    23   a small notebook, the kind used for writing grocery lists or daily tasks, number each page from 1-10, and write down ten things I was    24    for. She also warned me that I might have difficulty finding ten in a single day at first, “Just    25    it,” she said.

I had exactly the sort of notebook she    26    , so that evening, I numbered the first page and tried to    27   ten things I could honestly be thankful for. She was    28    . It was hard at first. I was    29   to run out of blessings halfway through.

The next night, I had to     30     and list ten more. My first notebook ended up with big     31     between dates though I struggled to fill them. My friend’s     32     for focusing on each day’s experience gave me a framework to use. Rather than list “big-ticket” items, I began to search for small, specific pleasures I had     33     noticed.

More than seventeen years have passed, I still write out my daily blessings. I start my list with these simple words, “Tonight, I am grateful ...” Tonight, my list will include the chance to share this     34     for possible publication, knowing that someone who reads it may be     35     to start gratitude lists of their own.

21．A．As for B．Apart from C．Instead of D．Regardless of

22．A．predicted B．shared C．heard D．recorded

23．A．check B．get C．borrow D．return

24．A．responsible B．famous C．late D．grateful

25．A．keep at B．compare with C．put aside D．depend on

26．A．donated B．gained C．described D．forgot

27．A．replace B．recall C．rank D．group

28．A．surprised B．confused C．fair D．right

29．A．ashamed B．excited C．curious D．hesitant

30．A．take over B．start over C．show off D．put off

31．A．wishes B．decisions C．mistakes D．gaps

32．A．excuse B．praise C．advice D．preparation

33．A．barely B．naturally C．directly D．personally

34．A．condition B．emotion C．contribution D．reflection

35．A．allowed B．inspired C．invited D．reminded

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。

Chinese bamboo craftwork includes bamboo engraving (竹刻) and bamboo weaving (竹编).The engravings contain bamboo slips, wall paintings, carved pen     36     (container), yellow bamboo artworks, and bamboo root engravings, etc. Among others, green bamboo carvings and yellow bamboo carvings are the most     37     (common) featured.

Green bamboo carving is made with the thin green part on bamboo’s surface. A pattern    38    (paint) on the surface first. Then the green part not within the pattern is scraped (刮掉) to expose the bamboo skin beneath. It is a     39    (convention) craftsmanship of Changzhou, Jiangsu.

Yellow bamboo carving is made from Mao bamboo. With the joint and green surface    40    (remove), the thin yellow part is kept for boiling, drying and pressing. When made flat enough, it is glued or fixed onto a wood body, on which figure, landscape or bird patterns are carved.

There are     41     number of artists engaging in bamboo engraving. Among others, artists of Zhejiang are good at both yellow bamboo crafts and bamboo root engravings.

With regard to bamboo weaving, Dongyang, Zhejiang is known as “the hometown of wood sculpture and bamboo weaving”. Qingshen, Sichuan is another place where massive bamboo weaved products are made. Most weaved works     42    (be) practical products like baskets, boxes, gift packages and furniture. However, Mr. He Fuli,    43     is a state master of bamboo weaving, is well known     44     his unique creations. He is able to create highly complicated works including figures and animals. He was once invited to work on      45     (restore) the bamboo-weaved furniture in the Forbidden City.

五、推荐信

46．假定你是李华。你校交换生 Eric 发来邮件说他加入了你校的艺术社团，该社团本学期开设有中国书法和中国绘画两门课程，希望你能为他推荐其中一门课程。请你给他回一封邮件内容包括：

1.你推荐的课程；

2.推荐理由。

注意：

1.写作词数应为 80 左右；

2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答

Dear Eric,

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Yours,

Li Hua

六、读后续写

47．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。

When I was twelve, my parents let me babysit for Mr. and Mrs. Joseph who lived down the street with their two little preschool girls. Most of my babysitting occurred during daylight hours while Mrs. Joseph went shopping. One day she asked if I could stay with her daughters in the evening, promising she and her husband would be home by ten p. m. After pleaded with (恳求) them, desperate to earn fifty cents an hour for six hours—three whole dollars!—my parents agreed.

At four o'clock, I knocked on the Josephs' front door, greeted the kids, and received detailed instructions from their mother. A few minutes later, the girls and I were alone. We played hide-and-seek, did some finger painting together, and I fixed them scrambled eggs (炒鸡蛋) and toast soldiers for dinner. Then, at about eight p, m., I gathered the two kids beside me on the sofa and began to read them a story.

I heard a soft click, as if the front door had been opened, and I stopped. “Go on,” said Melanie, the four-year-old. “Keep reading.” “Wait.” I put my finger to my lips, “I thought I heard someone come in.” I heard the click again, and the lamp beside me switched on. All three of us jumped. Then the drapes (帘子) closed across the big window.

I screamed, put a little girl under each of my arms, and ran upstairs to the bathroom. As I locked the door behind us, I heard music begin to play from a radio somewhere downstairs. The girls clutched (紧紧抱住) each other in fear as I calmed them down, saying, “There's a bad man in the house. You have to be perfectly quiet. ”

The three of us sat on the floor, ears pressed to the wooden door ... listening. Even two-year-old Tricia was very quiet. For two hours we listened to the music playing, but we never heard another sound. No footsteps, no creaking (嘎吱作响的) doors, or breaking of china. Definitely no one walking up the stairs.

注意:

1.续写词数应为 150 左右;

2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

Then the front door opened with a bang and we all jumped.

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Mr. Joseph explained he had bought a smart home device.

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