2022-2023學(xué)年廣東省廣州三中、廣州四中、培正中學(xué)三校聯(lián)考高二（下）期中英語(yǔ)試卷
發(fā)布：2024/5/14 8:0:9
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1．Laughter is more like an animal call than it is like speech—but it's also one of our most important forms of communication.
In this talk，Sophie Scott will explore the natural history and neuroscience （神經(jīng)學(xué)） of laughter，stressing its role in social contact and play，as well as its role in emotional expressions and communication.She will set out what we know about the neural basis of laughter awareness and production，and a little of what we know about laughter and humour.Sophie will also present some of the reasons why so few people study laughter scientifically.
What's included in your ticket：
◆Live lecture lasting 60 minutes，including Q&A（Question and Answer）with Sophie Scott
◆On-demand access to a recording of the lecture and Q&A for 12 months
◆Extra content from New Scientist
Health and Wellbeing （福利） Series
The Health and Wellbeing Series from New Scientist events will feature four online talks （live and available on-demand） in October （Sleep Engineering），January （Nutrition），F(xiàn)ebruary （Brain Power），and March （Laughter），covering the latest developments in health，from some of the finest minds in science.
You can buy a single ticket to one lecture for just ￡13 （early booking rate），or save 25% by buying a series ticket to all four live online Health and Wellbeing Series lectures.
（1）What information can you get from Sophie's talk？
A．Laughter is actually the same as humor.
B．Laughter hasn't got enough scientific research.
C．More and more scientists will study laughter.
D．Laughter has much in common with animal calls.
（2）What can you do if you pay to listen to Sophie's talk？
A．Listen to all the lectures freely.
B．Take part in a study of laughter.
C．Listen to talks from New Scientist.
D．Ask questions in person.
（3）How much should you pay if you buy all the four live online series lectures？
A． ￡39.
B． ￡25.
C． ￡13.
D． ￡52.組卷：0引用：2難度：0.5 -
2． I was watching a kid doing tricks on his skateboard.He was doing pretty well until he tried to skate down a set of steps and lost his balance.The skateboard went one way and he went the other.But，lying on the concrete，he still managed to keep his sense of humour.He looked at me，smiled and said， "Epic fail!"
The term "epic-fail" isn't proper grammatical English（we should use the noun form "failure"），but it is commonly used and perfectly acceptable.People use it to describe small embarrassments as well as serious mistakes.The kid on the skateboard suffered a small embarrassment.An example of a serious epic fail would be Hillary Clinton's loss to Donald Trump in the U.S.presidential election.The only difference between the two was how they responded to their epic fails.The kid laughed at his embarrassment and got back on his skateboard.Hillary Clinton，on the other hand，could not accept her epic fail but，instead，wrote a bitter book about it in which she blamed everyone but herself for the loss.
All of us can expect to have epic fails in our life.We might fail an exam or not win a prize in some competition.Later in life，we may not get the job we want or be as successful as we hoped we would be.But if we manage to keep our sense of humour and a positive attitude，we can overcome our epic fails.One embarrassing mistake or even a serious disappointment does not mean the end of the world.
Here's a historical example of what I mean.Alfred the Great（849-899）was an English king in ancient Britain.At the time，his kingdom was being invaded by Vikings and Alfred suffered an epic fail when his army was defeated in a big battle.He managed to escape from the battlefield and found safety many miles away in the hut of a poor peasant woman.The woman didn't know who he was and when she had to leave the hut to do some chores，she told Alfred to watch some wheat cakes that were cooking on the fire.Alfred，still thinking about his big epic fail，forgot about the cakes and they were burned.When the woman returned，she scolded Alfred，but he didn't get angry.Her criticism，instead，seemed to help him put his situation into perspective.
Soon after，Alfred left the hut，gathered his scattered army and defeated the Vikings.Epic.jye.ai，big and small，can always be overcome with the right attitude.
（1）According to the article，which of the following is NOT an epic fail？
A．Be defeated in a basketball match.
B．Fail to win a prize in a competition.
C．Get blamed for your friend's mistake.
D．Slip when dancing in front of your friends.
（2）According to the article，how did Hillary Clinton respond to her epic fail？
A．She wrote a book analyzing her failure.
B．She laughed at her failure with a sense of humour.
C．She failed to recognize her responsibility in the failure.
D．She thought about how she could perform better in the next election.
（3）What can we learn from the text？
A．All of us can encounter epic fail in our life.
B．We use the term "epic fail" to describe big mistakes only.
C．if we change our attitude，we may not suffer from epic fail.
D．A serious embarrassment can be compared with the end of the world.
（4）By mentioning the story of Alfred the Great，the author wants to illustrate that.
A．even kings may encounter epic fails
B．a(chǎn)ll epic fails can be overcome with the right attitude
C．it is easier for forgetful people to overcome epic fails
D．criticism plays an important role in overcoming epic fails組卷：2引用：1難度：0.5 -
3．Efforts to preserve the Amazon rain forest，which supports immense biodiversity and locks away tons of climate threatening carbon，are growing more urgent as the ecosystem's destruction accelerates.Indigenous （當(dāng)?shù)氐模?peoples have been trying to protect the region by patrolling（巡邏） their territorial boundaries for illegal activities.But rapid deforestation continues.
A recent study shows that combining on-the-ground monitoring with satellite data and smartphone technology could help put the brakes on Amazon deforestation—and potentially that of forests elsewhere.
Illegal logging，agriculture and coca cultivation particularly threaten the Amazon in the Peruvian Indigenous communities and outsiders are often the culprits （罪魁禍?zhǔn)祝?The research team wondered if providing training for local people to use satellite-based "early deforestation alerts" could help.The scientists collaborated with 76 Indigenous communities，36 of which participated in using these alerts to watch over the forest.Over the next two years these trained participants were paid to work as forest monitors and received monthly alerts via the app when satellite data indicated local forest losses.Monitors investigated alerts，patrolled for deforestation in other areas and reported confirmed losses back to their communities，which decided whether to deal with the culprits on their own or inform state authorities.
The researchers analyzed the same forest-loss satellite data from the given time period in all 76 communities.They found the early-alert program reduced forest loss by 8.4 hectares in the first two year—a 52% reduction compared with the average loss in the control communities.
Experts say this approach to tackling Amazonian deforestation looks promising. "Would this work in all communities that have high risk of deforestation？Given the results，it's worth a try." says Catherine Tucker，a researcher at the University of Florida. "But some communities may not have access to the resources needed for such a program，or their territories may hold valuable minerals that would increase the risk of deforestation by outsiders despite monitoring efforts，" wrote Francisco Hernandez Cayetano，a community member involved in the research， "we as Indigenous peoples ask the world for support."
（1）Why did the research team conduct the program？
A．To stop carbon being locked away.
B．To tackle Amazon deforestation.
C．To monitor satellite movement.
D．To control illegal activities.
（2）How does the community-based monitoring work？
A．By offering locals training in using a smartphone app.
B．By combining local monitoring with smartphone alerts.
C．By organizing native people to fight against the outsiders.
D．By equipping local forest with satellite data and monitors.
（3）What is Catherine Tucker's attitude toward the approach to preventing deforestation？
A．Pessimistic.
B．Objective.
C．Approving.
D．Conventional.
（4）Which can be the best title for the text？
A．Local Monitors Trained for Forest Loss.
B．Satellite Data Cure Deforestation.
C．Outsiders Are to Blame for Forest Loss.
D．Smart Patrol Fights Deforestation.組卷：9引用：3難度：0.5 -
4． Migraine is a disease that has a number of symptoms，including head pain that can stick around from four hours to several days.While migraines can occur partly because of genetic factors，attacks may happen by chance，set off by a cause in the environment.
One common cause is food，and some common dietary causes include alcohol，salt，sugar，chocolate，and caffeine.But there are many others，and scientists continue to identify more.For instance，a Brazilian study found that watermelons brought on a headache within minutes in about 30 percent of the participants.
Some of the newest research is looking at which foods and what kinds of diets can prevent or lessen migraines.A new study published last year by a team of researchers found that a diet higher in fish oils rather than vegetable oils helped people ease their headaches.In the study，those on a diet lower in vegetable oil and higher in fatty fish had a 30 to 40 percent reduction in total headache hours per day，serious headache hours per day，and overall headache days per month compared to the control group.
Tanya Kamka had suffered weekly migraines for most of her life.Then，in her 50s，she joined the NIH diet trial and increased her intake of fish.After only a few months， "I haven't had a migraine，not even a mild one，in over two years，" she says.
For others，the solution comes from plants，not fish.A 60-year-old man joined a study on the food-migraine link and turned to a diet，which includes a lot of dark，leafy greens.After two months he was experiencing only one migraine a month instead of the 18 to 24 a month he'd suffered before.
Clearly，people with migraines react to food in very different ways.What works for one person may not work for another.
（1）What can be learned from paragraph 1？
A．Environment can cause migraine.
B．The main cause of migraine is genes.
C．Heavy headache can lead to migraine.
D．Migraine lasts for at most four hours.
（2）What is paragraph 2 mainly about？
A．The length of migraine.
B．Factors that lead to migraine.
C．The most common cause of migraine.
D．A Brazilian study about the cause of migraine.
（3）What did the new study last year find？
A．Taking more fish oils can help lessen migraines.
B．People taking more vegetables can reduce migraines.
C．More fish oils and less vegetables can cure migraines.
D．The control group may have 30%-40% less migraines.
（4）Why does the author mention Tanya and the 60-year-old man？
A．To prove that different foods can help with migraines.
B．To tell that both fish and plants have good effects on migraines.
C．To suggest that fish oils work better than plant oils on reducing migraines.
D．To show that the influences of food on migraines vary from person to person.組卷：1引用：2難度：0.3 -
5．Why do we like somebody else？One factor（因素） may be intelligence.It could be assumed that people generally like other people better if they're smarter，as they might be more interesting to talk to. （1）
If someone is too smart，somebody with lower intelligence may not like them as they might feel that they look worse in comparison.In contrast，a really smart person might feel that somebody with lower intelligence is less likable.
（2）In the study，researcher Maria Flakus and her team analyzed data gathered from Polish high school students.The results of the study indicated that being intelligent influenced both being liked and liking others.Interestingly，it did so in opposite ways. （3）However，they tended to like fewer people than less intelligent students.Specifically，smart students had a tendency to only like others that were as smart as themselves.
Importantly，the effect of liking others due to their intelligence was strongest during the first test and became weaker over time.Thus，over time，the importance of intelligence in building social relationships decreases. （4）The researchers suggest that over time，knowing about the shared interests of others may be a more important factor in liking than knowing they're smart.
In contrast，the effect of smart students only liking others that were equally intelligent remained significant over the course of the year，although it became a bit weaker.The researchers warn that this may lead to intelligent students being seen as isolated（孤立的） by others.This may become problematic if the smart students are viewed as too proud. （5）
A.Instead，other factors become more important.
B.Smart people in the study tended to like nobody.
C.Intelligent students were liked better by their classmates.
D.The relationship between intelligence and being liked is complex.
E.A recent study looked into the link between intelligence and being liked，
F.But this association may also be a function of the intelligence of both people.
G.Thus，smart people may wish to be careful to take care of their social relationships.組卷：18引用：7難度：0.5
語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)， 滿分30分）
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6．閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。
It was a cold and rainy day in March.Across the room in the retail store where Mandy（1），sat Laura，a woman about Mandy's age.Other workers did not（2）Laura；they thought of her as（3）and so did Mandy.
But sweeping the（4）from her eyes，Mandy made up her mind to say something kind to Laura.Finally，she managed， "Do you know，Laura，that I've worked in this room with you for several years？And when I（5）every time，I see your head silhouetted（使呈現(xiàn)輪廓）against the window there behind you.I think you have the prettiest profile and hair that I have ever（6）on anybody." Her words were not false（7）.She meant it.
Laura looked up and said， "That's the first kind word anybody has ever（8）to me since I've worked here." After that，they often talked to each other after work.Through their（9）.Mandy realized that Laura's coldness was not（10）arrogance（傲慢），but to shyness.They soon became friends.Other colleagues soon began to（11）Laura in their activities，and she blossomed like a flower that，for the first time，had found sunlight.The right words made all the（12）when spoken in kindness.
Words carry the（13）to tear down or to build up.When they are both sincere and kind，they are instruments that（14）great power.Never ignore the potential and power of（15）.（1） A．wandered B．bargained C．worked D．ran （2） A．like B．remember C．please D．respect （3） A．dishonest B．silly C．innocent D．distant （4） A．a(chǎn)nger B．prejudice C．puzzlement D．disappointment （5） A．show up B．break up C．glance up D．call up （6） A．heard B．seen C．imagined D．drawn （7） A．praise B．a(chǎn)dvice C．information D．a(chǎn)ssumption （8） A．sent B．written C．said D．left （9） A．conversation B．a(chǎn)ppointment C．cooperation D．negotiation （10） A．leading to B．equal to C．devoted to D．due to （11） A．involve B．motivate C．challenge D．blame （12） A．progress B．difference C．impression D．fun （13） A．responsibility B．meaning C．weight D．potential （14） A．limit B．replace C．own D．consume （15） A．behavior B．words C．encouragement D．friendship 組卷：7引用：2難度：0.5
應(yīng)用文寫作（共1題， 滿分40分）
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18．假設(shè)你是李華，你校將開展一次主題為"低碳生活"的演講比賽。請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)寫一篇演講稿，內(nèi)容包括：
（1）低碳生活的意義；
（2）你的做法；
（3）你的呼吁。
注意：
（1）詞數(shù) 80 左右；
（2）可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
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19．閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進(jìn)行續(xù)寫，使之構(gòu)成一個(gè)完整的故事。
One fall，my wife Elli and I had a single goal：to photograph polar bears.We were staying at a research camp outside "the polar bear capital of the world" - the town of Churchill in Manitoba，Canada.
Taking pictures of polar bears is amazing but also dangerous.Polar bears - like all wild animals - should be photographed from a safe distance.When I'm face to face with a polar bear，I like it to be through a camera with a telephoto lens.But sometimes，that is easier said than done.This was one of those times.
As Elli and I cooked dinner，a young male polar bear who was playing in a nearby lake sniffed，and smelled our garlic bread.
The hungry bear followed his nose to our camp，which was surrounded by a high wire fence.He pulled and bit the wire.He stood on his back legs and pushed at the wooden fence posts.
Terrified，Elli and I tried all the bear defense actions we knew.We yelled at the bear，hit pots hard，and fired blank shotgun shells into the air.Sometimes loud noises like these will scare bears off.Not this polar bear though - he just kept trying to tear down the fence with his massive paws （爪子）.
I radioed the camp manager for jye.ailp.He told me a helicopter was on its way，but it would be 30 minutes before it arrived.Making the best of this close encounter （相遇），I took some pictures of the bear.
Elli and I feared the fence wouldn't last through 30 more minutes of the bear's punishment.The camp manager suggested I use pepper spray.The spray burns the bears' eyes，but doesn't hurt them.So I approached our uninvited guest slowly and，through the fence，sprayed him in the face.With an angry roar（吼叫），the bear ran to the lake to wash his eyes.
注意：續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150詞左右。
Paragraph 1：
A few minutes later，the bear headed back to our camp._________
Paragraph 2：
At that very moment，the helicopter arrived.__________組卷：7引用：3難度：0.6