2022-2023學(xué)年廣東省廣州市白云中學(xué)高二（下）期中英語試卷

第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分37.5分）第一節(jié)閱讀理解 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

• 1．The Guggenheim Museum attempts to help educators connect students with art．It offers programs for educators，including free arts curricula，professional development courses and workshops，as well as professional meet-and-greets that pair artists with public school teachers throughout New York City．
     ? Visiting with your students
     The museum offers a variety of ways for educators and their students to visit，from self-guided tours to a guided experience．
  

  Guggenheim Museum Highlights	Perfect for first-time visitors，the Highlights Tour focuses on the museum's innovative architecture，history，and permanent collection．
  Special Exhibition	This tour offers an opportunity to engage in a lively，in-depth exploration of one of our special exhibitions．Learn about the artistic processes and movements behind some of the most revolutionary artists of the modern and contemporary age．
  Custom Tour	Tour can be customized to accommodate a variety of interests，learning styles and subject matter．Our gallery educators can create a one-of-a-kind experience tailored to your group's needs．
  Lecturer's Badge	Conduct a group tour of up to 20 people．

  ? Arts curriculum online
     The Guggenheim produces free curriculum materials on exhibitions for educators to use both during school visits and in the classroom．While the material focuses on recent exhibitions，a comprehensive range of lessons cover many works and artists in the museum's collection．
     ? Learning Through Art
     Learning Through Art sends experienced teaching artists into New York City public schools，where they work with classroom teachers to develop and facilitate art projects into the school curriculum．
     ? Education facilities
     Housed in the Sackler Center for Arts Education，the Guggenheim's education facilities include studio art and multimedia labs，a theater，an exhibition gallery，and a conference room．
  
  （1）Who are the museum's programs intended for？

  
  A．Students．
  B．Parents．
  C．Educators．
  D．Artists．
  （2）Which tour can be designed based on your own interest？

  
  A．Custom Tour．
  B．Lecturer's Badge．
  C．Special Exhibition．
  D．Guggenheim Museum Highlights．
  （3）What can we do in the Sackler Center？

  
  A．Appreciate art works．
  B．Dine with your friends．
  C．Perform science experiments．
  D．Collect your favorite exhibits．
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• 2．Do you find it difficult to put down your mobile phone？
     If yes，you're not alone．These days，many people suffer from the stress of FOMO （fear of missing out）．They reach for their mobile phones when they wake up in the morning，and for the rest of the day，they constantly scroll down the timelines of their social media apps to get the latest updates．
     Despite the convenience smartphones bring，many people struggle with their digital habits．
     As Sameer Samat，US tech company vice president of product management，said in his speech at the 2018 Google I/O developer conference on May 8，70% of people don't want to spend so much time on their phones．
     This is why during the conference Google introduced an app called Dashboard for the new version of its Android operating system．This new app includes well-being functions that aim to help users manage the time they spend on their digital devices．
     It all starts with a bird's-eye view．Dashboard allows users to look at all the details of their phone habits．For example，users can see how many times they've unlocked their phone and how many times they've checked their social media apps，as well as how much time they spend on each app every day．
     Once the users see this information，they'll be able to make some changes．With the App Timer functions，users can set a time limit for how long they can use each app for every day．After they've hit the limit，they won't be able to launch the app until the next day．
     But even if users become more mindful of their usage，they're still likely to be drawn in by notifications （通知）．This is where the Shush feature comes in．It automatically silences incoming calls and notifications when a user puts his/her phone face down．
     If people truly want to make full use of their free time instead of losing hours using their smartphones，these new functions are just one way of doing that．
     After all，who needs to use an app to stop you from using other apps when the easiest answer would be just to use your willpower？
  
  （1）People under the pressure of FOMO may

  ．
  A．have trouble with their sleep
  B．find it hard to focus on anything
  C．be addicted to their mobile phones
  D．prefer to download the latest apps
  （2）What inspires Google to launch Dashboard？

  
  A．The limited functions of current Android system．
  B．People's complaint about their smartphones．
  C．Samat's impressive speech at a conference．
  D．Mobilephone users' great demand．
  （3）

  can track users' phone habits in detail．
  A．Android
  B．Timer
  C．Shush
  D．Dashboard
  （4）What can be learned from the passage？

  
  A．Dashboard turned out to be popular．
  B．Dashboard is a perfect choice to manage time properly．
  C．Strong willpower is the easiest way to avoid smartphone addiction．
  D．People are exploring other ways to stop overusing smartphones．
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• 3．In my everyday life，I am on an ongoing journey to figure out different ways to reduce my carbon footprint on the planet.A carbon footprint is the measure of influence our activities have on the environment，in particular climate change.It is calculated by the amount of greenhouse gas we produce in our daily lives.Fortunately，nowadays it is much easier to make eco-friendly lifestyle choices than，let's say，20 years ago.But one question has been on my mind a lot lately：is it better to buy new eco-friendly products or used traditionally produced goods？
     After doing some research，I have decided that some things are better new and others are better used.Let me try to explain.
     A carbon footprint is made up of two parts，the primary footprint and the secondary footprint.The primary footprint is a measure of our direct emissions （排放） of carbon dioxide （CO2）from the burning of fuels，including household energy consumption and transportation.The secondary footprint is a measure of the indirect CO2 emissions from the whole lifecycle of products we use - those related to their production and breakdown.
     Based on this understanding，we have a good deal of control and responsibility over our carbon footprint.Things like dishes，clothes and furniture fall into the "secondary footprint" group，so less is more and we can focus on finding used goods to avoid the added production.However，for the car and the other appliances （設(shè)備） that we need we can go with new，energy-saving models.I heard somewhere that electronics and appliances give off 90% of their carbon footprint after they leave the factory.So it seems most reasonable to go for the energy-saving models.The main concern here is the amount of energy that goes into the making of new products and whether or not that extra carbon is worth the footprint the product will make once it gets to you.
  
  （1）What is the text mainly about？

  
  A．What appliances to buy to save energy.
  B．What a carbon footprint means in our life.
  C．How to identify different carbon footprints.
  D．How to make eco-friendly lifestyle choices.
  （2）What do we know about the secondary carbon footprint？

  
  A．It is related to our consumption of fuels.
  B．It is made when we are buying the products.
  C．It is less harmful than the primary carbon footprint.
  D．It is counted as ours though not directly made by us.
  （3）Which of the following helps reduce our carbon footprint according to the author？

  
  A．Using second-hand textbooks.
  B．Using old and expensive cars.
  C．Buying new but cheap clothes.
  D．Buying new wooden furniture.
  （4）"The footprint" underlined in the last sentence refers to the CO2 produced in

  .
  A．using the product
  B．recycling the product
  C．making the product
  D．transporting the product
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• 4．Exercise could not only benefit your body，but also improve your memory，researchers found recently.In their paper published on Monday，researchers from the University of California，Irvine in the United States and the University of Tsukuba in Japan introduced their experiment and conclusion.
     Scientists invited 36 volunteers who were in their early 20s to do 10 minutes of light exercise before taking a memory test in which they were shown pictures like broccoli（西蘭花）or picnic baskets and asked to recall them later.The same experiment was repeated with the same group of volunteers without exercising. "The memory task was really quite challenging，" said Michael Yassa，co-author of the study and a neuroscientist（神經(jīng)科學(xué)家）at the
     University of California，Irvine. "We used very tricky similar items to see if they would remember whether it was this exact picnic basket versus（對(duì)抗）that picnic basket. "
     Researchers also scanned brains of some of the participants during the experiment.They found strengthened communication between regions involved in the storage and recollection of memories in brains of those who had exercised.This suggested that just 10 minutes of light exercise like walking，yoga or Tai Chi might increase memory power.
     As all the volunteers in the experiment were relatively young，researchers are still working to look at the effects of light exercise on older people. "Our future goal is to try to develop an exercise prescription（處方）that can be used by older adults who might have disabilities or mobility impairments，but can still adopt very simple exercise rules of life and be able to，perhaps，delay cognitive decline temporarily，" said Yassa.
  
  （1）What did the researchers find from the experiment mentioned in the text？

  
  A．Regular exercise is of benefit to the memory of all people.
  B．Just a short period of exercise better young people's memory power.
  C．Older people can also improve their cognitive power by exercising regularly.
  D．All the volunteers in the experiment improved their memory through exercise.
  （2）Why was the memory task quite challenging？

  
  A．The time to solve the questions was too limited.
  B．The questions asked by the scientists were too complicated.
  C．The items to be distinguished were extremely similar.
  D．The people in the experiment were disabled.
  （3）What's the purpose of the text？

  
  A．To solve a problem.
  B．To give practical advice.
  C．To present a research result.
  D．To tell an interesting story.
  （4）What can be a suitable title for the text？

  
  A．Advantages of Exercising Regularly
  B．Exercise Is Beneficial to Both Young and Old
  C．Exercise Can Improve Older People's Cognitive Power
  D．Ten Minutes of Exercise a Day Might Improve Memory
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第二節(jié)閱讀填空

• 5．If a great philosopher，and one of the bestselling authors of all time credited the same secret for their success，would you try to follow it too？Here's what Friedrich Nietzsche wrote： "It is only ideas gained from walking that have any worth." And Charles Dickens made his point： "If I could not walk far and fast，I think I should just explode and perish."
     Are you still sitting there reading this？Get walking!It's not just these two great minds who made a case for it as a prime creativity booster.（1）

  A Stanford University study found that participants were 81 percent more creative when walking as opposed to sitting.Another famous-person example：As part of his daily writing routine，Kurt Vonnegut would take amid-morning break from his office to walk and then swim before eventually returning to work.
     The movement aspect of walking is obviously key.You've probably heard the phrase Exercise Your Creativity，which refers to the brain as muscle.（2）

  .This is exactly why walking—with your dog，a friend，or alone—feeds creative thinking.
     （3）

  A survey reveals that Americans spent 87 percent of their time indoors，making it hard to wonder or create.A walk can help.Just by going outside，you are stepping out of your habitual surroundings and your comfort zone，which is necessary if you want to open your mind to new possibilities.You can walk through a tree-filled neighborhood.You can walk through a park and observe people wandering or birds singing.（4）

  
     （5）

  Turn off your phone and give yourself the chance to be present in the world，to hear conversations and natural sounds，to notice the way people move，the way the sun reflects in a puddle.Walk not just for exercise.Walk for wonder.
  
  A．However，we are easily addicted to phones.
  B．Walking helps us build our muscles and keep fit.
  C．But the scenery is almost as important as the sweat.
  D．Our creative mindset comes out of physical movement.
  E．So why not set a creativity goal that starts with walking？
  F．Researchers have traced numerous connections between walking and generating ideas.
  G．Even when you walk down a street，you can't help but get distracted by the child pointing to a dog.
  組卷：6引用：3難度：0.5

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第二部分：英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分15分）第一節(jié)完形填空

• 6．    A ten-year-old boy saved his mother from choking on a pork scratching （豬肉脆片） after（1）

  the Heimlich manoeuvre at a school demonstration just days before.
      Dom Hollinshead used the（2）

  he learned in school after the snack got（3）

  in his mother Lisa's airway while she was watching TV alone.She was left gasping （喘氣） for
  air.（4）

  ，Dom found his mother in distress（痛苦） after leaving his bedroom at 10 pm to find
  his hat.
      Ms Hollinshead said："I was in absolute（5）

  —I couldn't make a noise or shout for help.It was a（6）

  feeling.I couldn't even get any air through my nose.I tried dislodging（取出） it by coughing，then I tried to get some water but it didn't（7）

  .I just couldn't catch my（8）

  .But Dom ran down and gave me four massive Heimlich manoeuvres.When it came up，I started crying.I was lying on the floor laughing，crying and hugging him — he（9）

  my life."
      And the youngster did so by using skills she had no idea he had.Volunteers from St John's Ambulance had been visiting the school to give a（n）（10）

  to pupils.（11）

  ，the lesson stuck with Dom."I did the Heimlich manoeuvre on her stomach and it（12）

  came out，" said the boy.
      Ms Hollinshead said：" He is my（13）

  .It just goes to show what a（n）（14）

  job StJohn's Ambulance does.Someone，somewhere，someday will try and nip it in the bud（防患于未然） by saying first aid costs too much but it clearly saves（15）

  ."
  
  

  （1）	A．a(chǎn)ttempting	B．completing	C．performing	D．learning
  （2）	A．tricks	B．skills	C．experiences	D．principles
  （3）	A．stuck	B．lost	C．spread	D．divided
  （4）	A．Sports-loving	B．Hard-working	C．Quick-thinking	D．Self-supporting
  （5）	A．power	B．panic	C．control	D．shock
  （6）	A．horrible	B．strange	C．different	D．general
  （7）	A．fail	B．stop	C．matter	D．work
  （8）	A．a(chǎn)rm	B．breath	C．soul	D．balance
  （9）	A．shaped	B．risked	C．changed	D．saved
  （10）	A．suggestion	B．test	C．demonstration	D．example
  （11）	A．Regretfully	B．Gradually	C．Thankfully	D．Hopefully
  （12）	A．eventually	B．hardly	C．nearly	D．possibly
  （13）	A．partner	B．a(chǎn)ssistant	C．witness	D．hero
  （14）	A．interesting	B．a(chǎn)mazing	C．unique	D．routine
  （15）	A．efforts	B．space	C．lives	D．time
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第二節(jié)語法填空 閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（不多于1個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

• 7．Also （61）

  （know） as"paper paintings"and"painted pictures"，New Year paintings are（62）

  unique art form in Chinese folk culture．The paintings are called"New Year paintings"because they are（63）

  （most） posted during the Chinese New Year holiday （64）

  decoration and they are also a symbol of New Year's greetings．
  New Year paintings （65）

  （appear） around the Tang dynasty，replacing the previous door pictures（66）

  （feature） the gods believed to be able to protect the residents and drive away ghosts．In the Song dynasty，New Year paintings were created on a large scale．With the advancement of printing technology，the content and forms of New Year paintings became （67）

  （diversity）．The development of the paintings matured in the Ming and Qing dynasties，（68）

  the art hit its heyday（全盛期）．
  Traditional printing （69）

  （method） of New Year paintings include woodlock printing，stone-block printing，offset （膠印） printing，traditional Chinese painting，watercolor painting and sketches etc．Woodblock printed New Year paintings （70）

  （be） the most popular and interesting ones．
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第三部分書面表達(dá)（共三節(jié)，滿分25.0分）第一節(jié)單詞拼寫 請(qǐng)根據(jù)句子的意思和漢語提示完成下列句子，每空只填一個(gè)單詞。

• 8． His finger began to

  （流血）.
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• 9． If the victim is suffering from third- degree burns，there is an

  （緊急的） need to take him/her to the hospital at once.
  組卷：3引用：2難度：0.7

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第二節(jié)完成句子（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）請(qǐng)根據(jù)中文及括號(hào)內(nèi)的提示翻譯下列句子。將每一題的答案寫在答題卷相應(yīng)的橫線上。

• 27．有規(guī)律的鍛煉將會(huì)有助于你的健康。
  Regular exercise will

  your health.
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第三節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫（共1小題；滿分25分）閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

• 28．Be yourself and always follow your heart.Never let anyone change who you are.This is the lesson I have learned from my childhood experience when I figured out I wasn't invited to the party，Bridget's party.
      One morning，I got off the bus and saw my friends except me hugging under the tree where we used to stand.The circle seemed tighter as I approached，the white invitation cards being hastily stuffed into backpacks gave it away.I knew as well as the entire universe that Bridget's party was this weekend.Bridget was the most popular girl in our class.She was thin and beautiful，always wearing fabulous clothes and fine makeup.
      Why hadn't she invited me？My feet were too big？No，Maybe.My face was broken out？Why did she invite every person in my group except me？I tried to think of any interactions I'd had with Bridget recently.A few days earlier，we'd been partners during a sixth period project.I was determined to get the project done and she was absorbed in looking at fashion magazines.She barely spoke to me except to say，"You're so serious.You know，you should smile more."
      Soon，I had overheard all the details about the party.They were going swimming.I was a sleepover.They were renting scary movies and were going to stay up all night.Each time someone mentioned the party，I smiled weakly and nodded，with my stomach in knots.
      When having my favorite English class，I found myself just unable to concentrate on the short stories we were supposed to be reading in class.Maybe she didn't invite me because of my coat.It is pretty ugly compared to some of the other girls' coats.I should have bought another color.Maybe I should smile more but I just can't get into smiling at people unless I know them really well.But I just couldn't pretend to be the person I wasn't.I felt sick.
  注意：（1）續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；
               （2）請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。
  At lunch，my friend Kate who had been invited came over to me，trying to show off.___
  I was about to let it go when Bridget invited me as a substitute for a girl who couldn't come.___
  組卷：2引用：2難度：0.2

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