2022-2023学年辽宁省阜新市第二高级中学高二下学期期末英语试卷含答案

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第一部分 阅读理解(共15题，每题2.5分，共37.5分)
A
When yu are in Mérida f Mexic, yu can take any f the transprtatin ways.
On ft
Once yu are in the city center, getting arund Mérida n ft is very cnvenient. Mst f the main attractins are centrally lcated, and yu’ll have a hard time getting lst thanks t the city’s thughtful cnstructin.
By bike
If yu’d rather explre the city n tw wheels, d s at yur wn risk. Bikers will be especially pleased n Sundays, when sme f Mérida’s mst beautiful and ppular mtrways shut dwn t car traffic fr bikes. Fr the event, yu’ll find many bike rental shps pen fr business.
By car
If yu plan t explre the areas surrunding Mérida during yur trip, renting a car is a gd chice. Fr travelers wh d nt plan t leave the city f Mérida, a rental car can still be useful. If yu d chse t rent a car, bking it ahead f yur trip will likely save yu mney. Be prepared t shw a credit card and a valid driver’s license frm yur hme cuntry.
By bus
There are a number f lcal bus ways that visitrs can take advantage f during their stay. Bus stps are everywhere thrughut the city, and mst run frm arund 6 am t 11 pm. Hwever, peple wh are nt lcals may find it difficult t determine which way t take and where t find the bus stps. See the Mérida transprtatin website fr infrmatin n specific way.
By taxi
Taxis in Mérida are cnsidered safe and are fairly easy t catch - just nte that yu’ll need t knw sme basics in Spanish t cmmunicate with mst drivers. Typically, drivers have a set fare t get t varius attractins within the city.
1. Which is the cnvenient way t travel in the city center f Mérida?
A. By bus.B. By car.C. By bike.D. On ft.
2. Which f the fllwing is difficult fr travelers in Mérida?
A. Deciding which bus way t take.B. Renting a bike n Sundays.
C. Bking a car ahead f a trip.D. Getting t varius attractins.
3. What shuld yu d if yu take a taxi in Mérida?
A. Shw yur credit card.B. Prepare a driver’s license.
C. Pay Mexican car insurance.D. Learn sme basic Spanish.
B
My father was the kind f guy wh culd walk int a rm full f strangers and leave with new best friends fr life! He was a hard wrker and was knwn as “Mr Fix-It” t everyne. He was als ne f the mst cheerful, affable (和葛可亲的) and gentle peple yu wuld ever meet, which made us, his belved daughters feel prud.
But when Dad was in his fifties, my family began t ntice him struggling. His wrk and skills began t becme wrse and wrse, and he became depressed and withdrawn. This was nt the man I knew. At the age f fifty-eight, Dad was diagnsed with early-nset Alzheimer’s disease. As fr ur family, it was the wrst.
Our first step was t attend a meeting hsted by the Alzheimer’s Assciatin t learn mre abut the disease and prgrams that might help us. That meeting inspired me t start a Walk t End Alzheimer’s® team. But I still wanted t d mre. In 2017, I became a bard member f the Alzheimer’s Assciatin Delaware Valley Chapter.
The lss frm this disease is gradual. My father’s decline cntinued fr several years. Lsing my father mre and mre each day was leaving a big hle in my heart and my life. I decided t fill that hle with actin t hnr my father.
That’s why I recently decided t leave a gift t the Alzheimer’s Assciatin by naming it as a beneficiary f my retirement plan. My future gift will prvide mney t supprt research because I dn’t want anther persn in my family r smene in ther families t have t suffer frm Alzheimer’s disease.
I am s prud t be able t hnr my father and ther family members wh lst their fights t Alzheimer’s in this way. My dad was an inspiratin t me, and I hpe, thrugh my gift, I can inspire thers t jin in the fight t end Alzheimer’s.
4. What can we infer abut the authr’s father befre having Alzheimer’s?
A. He was an utging man.B. He hiked with strangers.
C. He made a living by sales.D. He was a ppular repairer f cars.
5. What did the authr initially d fr her father’s disease?
A. She cnsulted many experts.B. She established a research team.
C. She gained mre relevant infrmatin.D. She funded the Alzheimer’s Assciatin.
6. What gift des the authr leave t the Alzheimer’s Assciatin?
A. Research funds fr the disease.B. A recrd f her father’s mental state.
C. Her research papers n families like hers.D. Experts’ suggestins n her father’s disease.
7. What des the authr fcus n in the last paragraph?
A. Her precius gift.B. Her father’s firm cnfidence.
C. Her future expectatin.D. Her father’s riginal mtivatin.
C
As an intense heat wave sweeps thrugh China, residents are seeking relief in air raid shelters and swimming pls t stay cl, and dzens f cities, including Shanghai, Chngqing and Hangzhu, have issued their highest-level red alert warnings. Shanghai has issued three red alerts this year, with the temperature hitting 40.9 Celsius n July 13, matching the recrd set in 2017 since 1873. The fact that Shanghai has experienced nly 16 days f 40°C-plus temperatures since the city began keeping recrds in 1873 shuld give us an idea abut the seriusness f the situatin.
Medical experts say extreme heat culd cause nausea (恶心), fatigue, sunstrke and even death, with senir citizens and peple with lng-term illnesses particularly vulnerable t heat waves.
Extreme heat events, which began a mnth ag, have affected the lives f mre than 900 millin peple in China. Between June 1 and July 12, the average number f days with temperatures abve 35°Cwas 5.3, up 2.4 days ver nrmal years, breaking the natinal recrd set in 1961, accrding t the Natinal Climate Center.
Parts f Eurpe are als in the grip f heat waves and experiencing extreme weather events after the western part f Nrth America faced extreme heat waves last year. In respnse t the exceptinally high temperatures, the United Kingdm has declared a natinal emergency and issued the highest-level red alert warning fr Mnday and Tuesday fr the first time. Mre alarmingly, the average glbal temperature in June this year was 0.4°C higher than nrmal years and the highest since 1979, with temperatures in cuntries such as Spain, France and Italy exceeding 40°C.
Unfrtunately, extreme heat, which is directly related t climate change, will becme mre frequent and intense in the next 30 years, setting new recrds fr high temperatures. As glbal warming intensifies, lsses and devastatin will increase, frcing natural and human systems t raise their adaptatin limits.
8. What can we knw abut the heat waves this year?
A. It may cause mre harm t the ld and peple with lng-term illnesses.
B. The number f days abve 35°Cin June breaks the natinal recrd.
C Shanghai has experienced a higher temperature than that in 2017.
D. The whle Eurpe as well as America are suffering frm the heat waves.
9. Hw des the authr develp the text?
A. By analyzing and cncluding.B. By explaining and cntrasting.
C. By giving examples and quting.D. By giving figures and cmparing.
10. Accrding t the writer, what is the trend f extreme heat?
A. Becming mre serius.B. Remaining stable.
C. Staying unpredictable.D. Getting cntrllable.
11. What is the text mainly abut?
A. The slutins t the climate change.B. The ecnmic lsses frm heat waves.
C. The increase f severe heat waves.D. The destructive effect f glbal warming.
D
Aasritha Duriseti recently nticed her grandmther’s difficulty pening a bttle cap. Frtunately she fund a slutin in her eighth-grade engineering class at Carsn Middle Schl in Herndn, Virginia, whse assignment was t adapt existing prducts t make daily life easier fr peple with challenges.
Aasritha’s creativity kicked in as she researched existing bttle-pening devices. She used a piece f wd shaped like a cellphne and put three hles n it, each in different sizes and lined with a layer f dried, sticky ht glue, which prvided firm grips (防滑力) fr cmmn bttle caps. With a simple twisting (拧) mtin, her grandmther culd pen bttles withut assistance.
“Students in the class used mre than their math, physics and tl skills. They als learned t lk at prblems frm anther’s pint f view,” said Teacher Mark Blt, “Engineers need t put themselves in their prduct users’ shes t build effective slutins.”
Other students in the class als shwed sensitivity as they watched friends and family struggle with daily tasks.
Michael Kuwashima nticed hw dyslexia—a reading disrder that the brain tends t cnfuse the rder f numbers, letters and ther images-made it difficult fr a friend t fllw alng n pages full f text. Therefre, Michael created a small adjustable windw-blind-style device. “My friend culd islate (分离) small sectins f text while reading,” he said.
Arjan Garg fcused n a different prblem Smetimes putting n clthes can be hard fr peple with a limited range f mtin. Arjan created a “dressing stick” using fur wd sticks f different sizes t fit different clthing.
The students tried different versins f their prducts alng the way t make the best ne t shw the class.
Rather than requiring step-by-step directins fr creating their prjects, Blt preferred t leave students’ creative paths pen. “If we want t d better, we have t have a chance t fail,” he said.
12. Why did Aasritha create a new bttle-pening device?
A. She hped t get a higher scre.
B. She was interested in engineering.
C She had difficulty pening bttle caps.
D. She wanted t help her grandmther.
13. What did students learn frm the class?
A. Wrking with thers.
B. Cnducting field experiments.
C. Understanding thers’ feelings.
D. Cmmunicating with prduct users.
14. Hw did students finish their assignment?
A. With the aid f a guidebk.
B. Thrugh trial and errr.
C. With the help f classmates.
D. Under the detailed instructin.
15. What is the text mainly abut?
A. An inspiring class.
B. An excellent teacher.
C. Sme scientific methds.
D. Sme talented students.
第二部分 七选五(共5题，每题2.5分，共12.5分)
Speaking f self-imprvement, perhaps yu want t becme mre prductive, read mre bks, take regular exercise r learn smething new. ___16___ Here we’ve put tgether this guide t help yu.
Observe yur emtinal reactins.
Our emtins can ften verwhelm (击败) us and make us behave in ways we’d rather nt. The first step in dealing with yur emtins is t recgnize yur current feelings. ___17___ Yu can sit fr a few minutes each day and just bserve hw yu feel. ___18___ Hwever, learning t be with yurself withut distractins is an essential part f meaningful self-develpment. Yu culd be surprised by what yu discver.
Develp a way t express yur emtins.
Chris Martin, the singer-sngwriter and frntman f the band Cldplay, nce said, “Yu've gt t express yurself in life, and it's better ut than in. What yu reveal, yu heal.”
___19___ Yu can try art, music and sprts. Or yu can get a piece f paper and a pen and start a healthy utlet. A talk with yur clse friend, relative, r partner can als help yu get peace f mind.
___20___
Smetimes emtins can be verwhelming even if yu undertake all ther steps t manage them. In this case, the nly left ptin is t find a therapist (治疗师). Many successful, respected peple like J. K. Rwling, Emma Stne, and Michael Phelps all prmte therapy’s benefits. Turning t these prfessinals is ne f the best ways t imprve yurself. These trained prfessinals can prvide guidance and supprt when it cmes t cping with yur emtins.
A. Wrk with a licensed therapist.
B. Receive prfessinal training as therapists.
C. This can feel incredibly uncmfrtable at first.
D. There are s many ways t let ut yur emtins.
E. Remember yu can’t manage what yu dn't knw.
F. It will help yu imprve yur cncentratin.
G. Have yu thught f learning t cntrl yur emtins?
第二部分 完形填空(共15题，每题1分，共15分)
Bundaries are everywhere. Sme are fr security. Sme are fr privacy. But sme are just fr us t ____21____.
One day, after supper, I tk a walk n the ____22____. Tata, my 5-year-ld sn, was buncing excitedly behind me. He ____23____ a thin stick and acted as the Mnkey King all the time. The sidewalk was paved by red bricks, ____24____ sharply with the pitch (沥青)-paved bikeway and frmed a clear ____25____. “Use the sidewalk. It’s safe”, I ____26____ my sn frequently.
Suddenly a maple leaf was blwn ff and ____27____ quietly n the bikeway, abut tw steps away. Tata was ttally ____28____. He stpped, bent dwn and tried t fetch it but failed. He ____29____ his stick, tried hard again but still failed. A bit ____30____, he std up and mved ne step frward, but nt beynd the bundary. After several mre attempts with the stick, the leaf was still nt mving t him. I was right beside him, wrried a lt abut his further ____31____.
Finally, he std up, threw away the stick ____32____, stepped acrss the bundary and picked up the leaf directly. Yeah! I saw a ____33____ smile n his face!
Many times we ____34____ ur thinking within a bundary and can’t find a gd slutin; many times we hld existing ____35____ at hand, never thinking abut whether they are still useful. We are nt lacking in knwledge but shrt f knwing hw t break the thinking bundaries.
21.
A. buildB. adjustC. breakD. expand
22.
A. drivewayB. crsswalkC. bikewayD. sidewalk
23.
A. rlledB. hidC. swungD. bent
24.
A. jiningB. cntrastingC. cmparingD. cnnecting
25.
A. bundaryB. styleC. figureD. pattern
26.
A. threatenedB. urgedC. inspiredD. reminded
27.
A. laidB. landedC. sankD. put
28.
A. absrbedB. excitedC. cntrlledD. trapped
29.
A. threw awayB. picked upC. sent ffD. reached ut
30.
A. annyedB. satisfiedC. delightedD. cncerned
31.
A findingsB. visinC. bservatinD. prgress
32.
A. heavilyB. carefullyC. accidentallyD. repeatedly
33.
A. bitterB. sweetC. embarrassingD. curius
34.
A. restrictB. startC. clseD. perate
35.
A. facilitiesB. materialsC. tlsD. weapns
第四部分 语法填空(共10题，每题1.5分，共15分)
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。
Traditinally, livestreamers(主播)sell delicius snacks r lcal gdies. But a recent livestream event in Tibet autnmus regin did smething different. Waste plastic bttles, ___36___ are regarded as a great damage t the lcal envirnment, were sld fr 0.5 yuan each, with the ___37___ (intend)f raising peple's awareness f Tibet's pllutin issue.
Accrding t the Shu website, in 2019, abut 40 millin turists visited Tibet, which ___38___ cnsequence left abut 360 millin plastic bttles ___39___ (abandn)in branches, n cliffs and in rivers. The white pllutin causes serius threat t the delicate ecsystem ___40___ the death f lcal animals, such as yaks.
Over the past few years, mre than 5,000 vlunteers f different ages and frm all walks f life ___41___ (participate)in the anti-white pllutin campaign. They carry ut ver 2,000 clean-ups t cllect 200, 000 bttles left by turists each year. Then the bttles ___42___ (srt)by clr and shipped inland ___43___ (make)raw materials. Rughly, each bttle csts abut 0.5 yuan.
The livestream has successfully invlved mre peple in the anti-white pllutin campaign. Peple can scan QR cde and dnate mney t encurage mre peple t cllect bttles. It's really a meaningful event and helps t make ___44___ pssible fr us human beings t cexist with nature ___45___ (harmnius).
第五部分 书面表达(共2题，共40分)
第一节 应用文写作(15分)
46. 假定你是李华，英国姐妹学校的Wendy同学来信，表示到访期间想参加你校的升国旗仪式（flag-raising ceremny），并询问相关信息。请你回信，内容包括：
1. 表示欢迎；
2. 仪式的时间、地点；
3. 仪式的意义。
参考词汇：natinal anthem（国歌）
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Wendy,
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Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写(25分)
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。
It was just anther busy day until I met the by n the bus. He was nt a passenger like me. He was, what we call a street child, an 8-10-year-ld kid with a wrn T-shirt. These prly dressed kids were seen almst everywhere in Dhaka city. But what was special abut that by was his face. There was “smething” in him that caught my attentin. That was an angelic(天使般的)baby face with little care.
He gt straight int the bus as it stpped at a traffic light. The bus helper shuted at him in the first place. But instead f talking back, the by kept silent and started handing ut a piece f paper t all the passengers. What was written in the paper was, in shrt, that his father died a cuple f years ag. His mther wrked at huses. He badly needed mney t help his family, s he wished smene warm-hearted t buy chclates frm him.
This was nthing new t peple wh tk a bus every day and I was n different. I had my earphnes n, listening t sme relaxing music t kill time. When he came t me t get the paper back, I casually gave him sme mney. Thankfully it brught sme smiles n his face. He was abut t give me ten chclates in return fr the mney I gave t him when I stpped him.
“I dn’t like chclates, brther. S there is n need f chclates. Yu can have the mney,” I said.
All f a sudden, the smile n his face disappeared.
“I’m nt a beggar. Please take the chclate, r take yur mney back.”
His straight answer greatly surprised me. I even felt he was slightly angry. I had given mney t many kids befre, withut taking their chclates. But this time smething seemed different. I realized his angelic baby face was nt the nly thing special abut him.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The by put ten chclates n my seat and gt ff the bus.
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Having gt the by’s name, I decided t help him.
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