2022-2023學年廣東省珠海二中高二（上）期中英語試卷

第一部分 閱讀理解 （共兩節(jié)，滿分 50分）第一節(jié) （共 15小題；每小題 2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

• 1．Dark Sky Parks around the World
  Warrumbungle National Park
     Situated in the central west slopes of New South Wales is Australia's only dark sky park，Warrumbungle.The park has served as a dark sky park since July，2016.Its crystal-clear night skies and high altitude make it a natural，educational，and astronomical heritage site in the southern half of the earth.Tourists can use Australia's largest optical telescope within the park boundaries to view the auroras（極光），the Milky Way，and taint shooting stars.
     Sark
     Sark is a Channel Island near the coast of Normandy under the protection of the UK.It was the World's First Dark Sky Island set up in January 2011.Its historical and cultural blend attracts over 40，000 tourists annually.With no motor vehicles and public lighting on the island，there is an exceptional view of the dark skies.A rich Milky Way is visible in the dark night skies from the shores of the island.
     Pic du Midi de Bigorre
     Pic du Midi de Bigorre in France was designated（指）as a dark sky park in December 2013 making it the second largest dark sky park in the world.The park covers 3，112 square kilometers spreading across the Pyrenees National Park and UNESCO's World Heritage site，Pyrenees-Mont Perdu.The park attracts over one hundred star watchers every year.The Observatory Midi-Pyrenees，which was built in 1870，is one of the world's highest museums at a height of 2，877 meters above sea level.
     Ramon Crater/Makhtesh Ramon
     Ramon Crater is a unique 1，100-square-kilometer nature reserve located in the Negev Desert in Israel.In 2017，the Ramon Crater became the first designated dark sky park in the Middle East.Its location，rough climate，and forbidding landscape that are characteristic of the Negev have largely defeated historical attempts for human settlement，making it a great place to view the night skies.Stargazers usually camp in the desert to have an uninterrupted view of the stars，planets，and the Milky Way.
  
  （1）Which Park serves as a heritage site tor astronomy？

  
  A．Sark.
  B．Pic du Midi de Bigorre.
  C．Warrumbungle National Park.
  D．Ramon Crater/Makhtesh Ramon.
  （2）What do we know about Sark from the passage？

  
  A．Not a single car runs there.
  B．It was an island belonging to Normandy.
  C．The Milky Way can only be seen there.
  D．Visitors like to stay on the island in groups.
  （3）What makes it difficult for humans to live in Ramon Crater？

  
  A．High altitude.
  B．The large area.
  C．Geographical conditions.
  D．Cultural features.
  組卷：4引用：4難度：0.5

  解析

• 2．I was selfish as a teenager.I usually spent my time thinking about myself and taking care of my own needs.I let my older brother do most of the work around the house until he left for college.
     I let my Mom and Dad worry about our bills and problems while I read books，played，and lost myself in my own imagination.This didn't change even when I went to college either.I studied hard but only to make my own life better.Even when I started to explore my faith and spirituality，it was only to increase my own happiness.
     I married after graduation and decided to start a family.Of course，I had no idea what hard knocks reality had in store for my selfish soul.Soon I found myself unemployed，deeply in debt，and with a new baby on the way.I found out that life has little sympathy for spoiled people.In fact，all of the struggles I was going through were beating the selfishness slowly out of me.
     Still，I didn't give up on happiness.I knew that there must be a way to find it.I finally realized，however，that it had to include more than just my own needs，wants，and desires.The answer began to make itself clear one night shortly after my baby boy was born.I got a bottle and held him in my arms.As I was feeding him I looked down and saw his big，innocent，trusting eyes.I smiled and talked to him.Then he smiled and I could feel my heart growing，expanding with love.I felt such peace and joy.At that moment I had a hint of the truth：it is by growing our hearts with love that we find our happiness.
     Carolyn Arends wrote："The more people you let into your heart，the bigger your heart gets.The more love you get，the more love you have to give.It just keeps growing." So，keep loving，keep living and keep caring.Keep growing your heart today，tomorrow，and always.
  
  （1）What do we know about the author from the first paragraph？

  
  A．He often helped his brother with housework.
  B．He studied hard for his family.
  C．He put his own needs above others'.
  D．He was concerned about his family.
  （2）Which of the following can replace the underlined words "hard knocks" in Paragraph 3？

  
  A．truth.
  B．hardships.
  C．love.
  D．fortune.
  （3）What can be inferred from the passage？

  
  A．The author loved kids.
  B．The author often fed his baby.
  C．The author realized the importance of happiness.
  D．When caring for his baby，the author got inspired.
  （4）Which can be the best title of the passage？

  
  A．Loving Others ，a Way to Happiness
  B．The Elder One Grows，the More He Gets.
  C．Help Others ，Help Oneself
  D．Keep Growing to Live a Happy Life
  組卷：3引用：2難度：0.6

  解析

• 3．Do you think you're smarter than your parents and grandparents？According to James Flynn，a professor at a New Zealand university，you are!Over the course of the last century，people who have taken IQ tests have gotten increasingly better scores--- on average，three points better for every decade that has passed.This improvement is known as "the Flynn effect"，and scientists want to know what is behind it.
     IQ tests and other similar tests are designed to measure general intelligence rather than knowledge.Flynn knew that intelligence is partly inherited from our parents and partly the and experiences，but the improvement in test scores was to be explained by heredity.So what was happening in the 20th century that was helping people achieve higher scores on intelligence tests？
     Scientists have proposed several explanations for the Flynn effect.Some suggest that red test scores simply reflect an increased exposure to tests in general.Because we take so many tests，we learn test-taking techniques that help us perform better on any test.Others have pointed to better nutrition since it results in babies being born larger，with more brain development than in the past.Another possible explanation is a change in educational styles，with teachers encouraging children to learn by discovering themselves rather than just memorizing information.This could prepare people to do the kind of problem solving that intelligence tests require.
     Flynn limited the possible explanations when he looked carefully at the test data and discovered that the improvement in scores was only on certain parts of the IQ test.Test-takers didn't do better on the arithmetic or vocabulary sections of the test；they did better on sections that required a special kind of reasoning and problem solving.For example，one part of the test shows a set of abstract shapes，and test-takers must look for patterns and connections between them and decide which shape should be added to the set.According to Flynn，this visual intelligence improves as the amount of technology in our lives increases.Every time you play a computer game or figure out how to program new cell phone，you are exercising exactly the kind of thinking and problem solving that helps You do well on one kind of intelligence test.So are you really smarter than your parents？In one very specific way，you may be.
  
  （1）The Flynn effect is

  .
  A．not connected to our experiences
  B．unknown in some parts of the world
  C．a(chǎn)n increase in IQ test scores over time
  D．used to measure people's intelligence
  （2）According to the article，the change in teaching styles includes

  .
  A．helping students improve test scores
  B．exposing students to many tests
  C．leading students to memorize information
  D．encouraging students to find out things themselves
  （3）Why does the author mention computer games？

  
  A．To encourage the reader to do more exercise instead of playing games.
  B．To explain why more and more young people have poor vocabularies.
  C．To give an example of technology improving our visual intelligence.
  D．To show the fact that young people are not getting more intelligent.
  （4）Which statement would Professor Flynn agree with？

  
  A．People today are taking easier tests.
  B．People today have more visual intelligence.
  C．People today have fewer problems to solve.
  D．People today are more intelligent in every way.
  組卷：6引用：2難度：0.5

  解析

• 4．How does an ecosystem （生態(tài)系統(tǒng)） work？What makes the populations of different species the way they are？Why are there so many flies and so few wolves？To find an answer，scientists have built mathematical models of food webs，noting who eats whom and how much each one eats.
     With such models，scientists have found out some key principles operating in food webs.Most food webs，for instance，consist of many weak links rather than a few strong ones.When a predator （掠食動物） always eats huge numbers of a single prey （獵物） ，the two species are strongly linked；when a predator lives on various species，they are weakly linked.Food webs may be dominated by many weak links because that arrangement is more stable over the long term.If a predator can eat several species，it can survive the extinction （滅絕） of one of them.And if a predator can move on to another species that is easier to find when a prey species becomes rare，the switch allows the original prey to recover.The weak links may thus keep species from driving one another to extinction.
     Mathematical models have also revealed that food webs may be unstable，where small changes of top predators can lead to big effects throughout entire ecosystems.In the 1960s，scientists proposed that predators at the top of a food web had a surprising amount of control over the size of populations of other species—including species they did not directly attack.
     And unplanned human activities have proved the idea of top-down control by top predators to be true.In the ocean，we fished for top predators such as cod on an industrial scale，while on land，we killed off large predators such as wolves.These actions have greatly affected the ecological balance.
     Scientists have built an early-warning system based on mathematical models.Ideally，the system would tell us when to adapt human activities that are pushing an ecosystem toward a breakdown or would even allow us to pull an ecosystem back from the borderline.Prevention is key，scientists say，because once ecosystems pass their tipping point （臨界點） ，it is remarkably difficult for them to return.
  
  （1）A strong link is found between two species when a predator

  .
  A．has a wide food choice
  B．can easily find new prey
  C．sticks to one prey species
  D．can quickly move to another place
  （2）What will happen if the populations of top predators in a food web greatly decline？

  
  A．The prey species they directly attack will die out.
  B．The species they indirectly attack will turn into top predators.
  C．The living environment of other species will remain unchanged.
  D．The populations of other species will experience unexpected changes.
  （3）What conclusion can be drawn from the examples in Paragraph 4？

  
  A．Uncontrolled human activities greatly upset ecosystems.
  B．Rapid economic development threatens animal habitats.
  C．Species of commercial value dominate other species.
  D．Industrial activities help keep food webs stable.
  （4）How does an early-warning system help us maintain the ecological balance？

  
  A．By getting illegal practices under control.
  B．By stopping us from killing large predators.
  C．By bringing the broken-down ecosystems back to normal.
  D．By signaling the urgent need for taking preventive action.
  組卷：10引用：3難度：0.5

  解析

第二節(jié) 七選五（共 5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

• 5．Open an app at your smart phone and scan the code bar（二維碼）on the garbage can.When you throw garbage into the garbage can，it will show the weight of the garbage and the points you can get from doing so.（1）

  It will become more popular in the future.Yes，we are talking about the smart garbage can.
     （2）

  The environmental problems have become constant headaches in the development of the cities.Encouraging garbage classification has become an effective way.
     In some cities，a variety of multifunctional smart garbage cans are being put into use.In Beijing，for example，a smart garbage can is equipped with an LED screen，which not only shows national policies on garbage classification but also shows the correct steps for garbage sorting.It can also calculate the weight of the garbage and the accumulated points one can get.They can be traded for some articles of daily use. （3）

  Its body is actually a screen.It is equipped with some internal sensors.When people throw garbage into it，the internal sensors can automatically tell the types of the garbage.Meanwhile，people can see how to deal with them. （4）

  
     Garbage disposal is a small issue that involves everybody each day.However，it is also a big issue. （5）

  With smart garbage cans in our daily life，the idea of garbage sorting will become more established.Our dream of building a greener and more beautiful China will come true so long as we start to make small changes right now.
  
  A.The good habit of garbage classification can improve the living environment.
  B.Over 200 million tons of garbage is produced each year in some cities.
  C.It will affect China's transformation towards green development.
  D.Such a way of handling garbage has appeared in some cities.
  E.It is no wonder that residents cheered for their presence.
  F.Another kind of garbage can is even smarter.
  G.Garbage sorting has been a new fashion.
  組卷：2引用：3難度：0.6

  解析

第二部分 完形填空（共1小題；每小題15分，滿分 15分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最 佳選項。

• 6．In Germany，it's not a necessity to wear your uniform at school.But why did a few schoolmates and I spend two days（1）

  around the school in uniform？In fact，a rather special event took place then：our MUN（Model United Nations）Conference
     It is a conference（2）

  for students from all German schools who want to see how the United Nations really works.They get an opportunity to（3）

  a country and debate with other students from different（4）

  on real problems the world is facing now.The aim is to write a（5）

  at the end，which will help deal with them.
     The（6）

  of our conference was "Cross Borders：Discover Peace"，which（7）

  that the students would（8）

  breaking down not only physical national boundaries，but also those（9）

  different nationalities.Of course，this included how to help others who are forced to flee their homeland，for the people（10）

  all students.
     Not only was the conference a（11）

  of thinking about difficult global problems but also everyone had to speak in English while using correct debating language too.（12）

  job!But of course this was a brilliant（13）

  for everyone there.
     I'd really（14）

  joining in a conference if you get the chance，and sharing your（15）

  .It's the best way to meet new people and to think about how to make the world a better place.
  
  

  （1）	A．talking	B．thinking	C．wandering	D．debating
  （2）	A．intended	B．provided	C．celebrated	D．known
  （3）	A．visit	B．manage	C．defend	D．represent
  （4）	A．a(chǎn)ges	B．schools	C．classes	D．countries
  （5）	A．summary	B．report	C．passage	D．settlement
  （6）	A．theme	B．purpose	C．plan	D．course
  （7）	A．informs	B．responds	C．guarantees	D．means
  （8）	A．give up	B．focus on	C．bring up	D．break into
  （9）	A．beside	B．beyond	C．between	D．behind
  （10）	A．changed	B．a(chǎn)ttracted	C．concerned	D．bothered
  （11）	A．possibility	B．challenge	C．conversation	D．chance
  （12）	A．Difficult	B．Discouraging	C．Interesting	D．Useful
  （13）	A．show	B．result	C．practice	D．example
  （14）	A．a(chǎn)void	B．consider	C．imagine	D．recommend
  （15）	A．ideas	B．troubles	C．sufferings	D．feelings
  組卷：9引用：2難度：0.3

  解析

第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題，共三部分，滿分15分）第一部分 語法填空 （ 共1小題；每題1.5分， 共 15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

• 7．High on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau （1）

  （lie） China's "water tower" Sanjiangyuan．It is home to the headwaters of China's three rivers：the Yellow River，Yangtze River，and Lancang （Mekong） River．It is the three rivers （2）

  provide water for about half the population of China．However，human activities are putting this ecosystem （13）

  risk．Hopefully，though，we can reverse （徹底轉(zhuǎn)變） this damage．In 2016，the Chinese government established Sanjiangyuan National Park in Qinghai province．The park， （4）

  （schedule） to open in 2020，has increased the area's green coverage and attracted more wildlife．The local government has also made great effort to improve biological diversity．The success of Sanjiangyuan will mark the start of a（5）

  （green） future．With Sanjiangyuan（6）

  （take） the lead，nine other regions in China （7）

  （choose） by a field conservation station to carry out projects over the past three years，（8）

  will form a national park system together．The idea of a national park system is still new in China，but （9）

  （it） realization is urgent．After all，building an ecological civilization bears great（10）

  （important） in the development and progress of human civilization．
  組卷：15引用：3難度：0.5

  解析

第二部分 單詞拼寫 （共 15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

• 8．A survey of the Chinese diet has r

  that a growing number of people are overweight．
  組卷：12引用：3難度：0.4

  解析

第三部分 書面表達（共35分）第一節(jié)（滿分20分）

• 23．假如你是安吉市民李華，請以"Welcome to China Bamboo Expo Park"為題寫一篇英文稿，介紹并宣傳安吉竹博園。內(nèi)容包括：
  （1）基本信息：位于電影《臥虎藏龍》的拍攝地安吉縣，占地面積80萬平方米，有近 400 種竹子；
  （2）公園特色：與竹子有關(guān)的活動、觀賞熊貓吃竹子、特色餐廳等；
  （3）邀請游客前來游玩。
  注意：
  （1）詞數(shù)100左右；
  （2）可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
  臥虎藏龍：Crouching Tiger；Hidden Dragon 竹筍：bamboo shoots
  
  Welcome to China Bamboo Expo Park_____________________________
  組卷：0引用：1難度：0.5

  解析

第二節(jié)（滿分15分）

• 24．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫一段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。
      Shanti wanted the wooden doll in Ramu's toy shop. "The one with the red dress， " she told her best friend，Jodi.
      "How will you afford it？" Jodi asked.
      Shanti smiled， "I asked my mom if I could make jasmine garlands （茉莉花環(huán)） and sell them at my aunt's market stall （攤位）.Want to do that，too？"
     "Good idea!" said Jodi.
      Early the next morning，the girls met at the jasmine bushes outside of Shanti's house.Beautiful white flowers surrounded them with fresh scent.They picked the flowers and dropped them into a basket.Then the girls sat under a tree and knotted（捆扎）the flowers into garlands.Shanti could already see herself hugging that beautiful doll.
      "If we sell enough garlands，we can each get a doll， " said Shanti.
      Jodi shook her head. "My family is low on money this week.I'll use my money to pay for Kiran's medicine. " Kiran was Jodi's little brother. "Is he sick？"
      Shanti asked. "He is.But when he gets his medicine，he'll be fine. " Jodi picked up her garlands.
      "My mother is expecting me.I'll meet you at the market. "
      Shanti spent the afternoon selling garlands at her aunt's market stall.But where was Jodi？By early evening Shanti had sold all her flowers.
      Shanti was on her way home when she saw Jodi heading to the market with her garlands. "Why are you so late？" Shanti asked.
      "I had to watch Kiran while my mother did her work， " Jodi said.
      "Why didn't you take him with you？" Shanti said.
      Jodi shook her head. "He's too sick to go out.He coughs and coughs. "
      Shanti knew Jodi wouldn't make enough money for the medicine now.The market would be closing soon，Shanti looked at the money in her hand.It was supposed to be for.the beautiful doll she'd been dreaming of for so long.Then she looked at her friend's tired face. "Here，keep this for the medicine. "
      Shanti put her money into Jodi's hands.
      That night，Shanti cried，thinking about the doll.What if someone bought it before she'd saved up enough again？
      The next week，while Shanti and Jodi gathered blossoms，Kiran came，too.The medicine had cured his cough，and he helped them sell out all the garlands.When parting，Jodi said， "Shanti，we have prepared something for you. " But Shanti was so anxious that she didn't seem to have time to hear them out.She quickly ran to Ramu's shop，only to find the doll had been sold.Broken﹣hearted，she ran back home and told Mom everything，tears flowing down in flood.
  
  注意：
  1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應為80詞左右；
  2.請按如下格式作答。
  
  Unfortunately，Ramu told Shanti someone had bought the doll.
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  組卷：0引用：1難度：0.2

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