2022-2023学年广西桂林市高二上学期期末考试英语试题（解析版）.docx

桂林市2022-2023学年度上学期期末质量检测高二英语（考试用时120分钟，满分150分）注意事项：1 .答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2 .选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净 后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。3 .考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂 到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分75分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Where does the man want to go?A. To Broadway Street.B. To 5th Avenue.C. To Park Avenue.【答案】C【解析】【原文】 M: Excuse me, I am a new resident of Broadway Street. Can you tell me which bus I can take to ParkAvenue?W: Sure, you just need to take Bus No.286 on 5th Avenue.2.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Why docs the man talk to Jane?A. To ask for advice.B. To buy a computer from her. C. To borrow money.【答案】A【解析】【原文】M: Hey, Jane, I plan to buy a new computer.W: Sounds good, but why are you telling me?M: Actually, I haven't decided which brand to buy. Since you arc a professional computer engineer, I think you can 在那里过夜,没有水，没有食物,也没有帐篷）”和第二段中Actually, that night on the mountain top was not the first time that Jackson had been close to dealh.（事实上，在 ill顶的那个夜晚并不是 Jackson 第一次濒临死亡）” 可知，前两段主要讲述Jackson在经历的磨难，所以第二段主要讲的是Jackson对生活中的苦难并不陌牛” 故选B。【25题详解】词义猜测题。画线词前动词短语managed tow的意思是“设法做成某事”,结合其后"his wheelchair"和 下一句 “To mark the first anniversary of his accident, Jackson set himself the goal of climbing Mount Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales, even though he was still using two crutches （拐杖）then.（为了纪念他的事故一周年， Jackson给自己设定了攀登威尔士最高山峰斯诺登山的目标，尽管当时他还在拄着两根拐杖）”可知，Jackson 不需再使用轮椅了，所以划线词discard意为“抛弃”，与动词短语give印意思相近。故选A。【26题详解】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“It takes beneficiaries who have suffered physical or psychological injuries in challenges around the world, allowing them to access the healing power of nature.（它接受在世界各地的挑战中遭 受身体或心理伤害的受益者，使他们能够获得大自然的治愈力量）”可知，Jackson创办M2M是为了帮助有 类似经历的人。故选D。【27题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段中“Ed Jackson's team were trying to climb to the top of a Himalayan mouniain.（Ed Jackson的团队正试图爬上喜马拉雅山的山顶）”、第四段u Jackson set himself the goal of climbing Mount Snowdon, the highest mountain in WalesQackson给自己设定了攀登威尔士最高山峰斯诺登山的目标）”以及最 后一段中 “But hopcfiilly what I'm doing, what we're doing with the charity and what our beneficiaries are proving can give anyone （he hope that they can turn （heir life around, no matter how discouraging it might seem al that moment.（但希望我所做的，我们与慈善机构所做的，以及我们的受益人所证明的，可以给任何人带来希望， 他们可以改变自己的生活，无论当时看起来多么令人沮丧）”可知，Ed Jackson勇于冒险且鼓舞人心。故选C。CA new device is helping those who are blind to see. Jason Esterhuizen lost his eyesight after a car accident. He never thought he would be able to see light or movement again. But now with the movement of a switch, his world suddenly grew brighter.He says, “I still can'l put it into words. I mean from being able to see absolutely nothing, it completely black, to all of a sudden seeing a little light move around.44 It is not full or normal sight, but Esterhuizen can move about in the world around him.Dr Nader Pouratian says,“ Being able to tell where a doorway is, being able to tell where the sidewalk begins orends or where the crosswalk is, are all extremely meaningful events that can help （hese people regain some form of independence.”The new technology-called Orion-uses several parts. One is a small device placed in the brain. The other parts are a video camera on sunglasses and a processing device that can be carried in a person's clothes. When the user points the camera, a signal goes to the processor （处理器）and then back （o the glasses. The glasses then communicate wirelessly with the device in the brain. The information causes a pattern to develop in the part of the brain. The pattern helps users detect （识别 ）movement and shapes of light. And it all happens in seconds.Pouratian says this technology is a first. t4We basically have the video camera and the video processing unit performing the functions of what the eye normally does, “ he adds.Esterhuizen says that now he can do everyday activities around his home that he once could not. "Crossing the road is much easier and much safer for me because I can look down and just follow the white line that's painted on the road.The researchers believe that one day this technology could help people who have lost their vision because of illnesses like glaucoma（青光眼）or diabetes. It may also help those with poor vision or who were born blind.28. How does the new device help the blind to become independent?B. To show them its instructions.D. To give them full sight.B. It totally depends on the camera.D. It sends a pattern of light in hours.A. To tell them their surroundings.C. To use sound to communicate with them.29. What do we know about Orion?A. It needs sunglasses with network.C. It can function almost in real time.30. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. The technology will cure all diseases.B. The technology still has some space to improve.C. Those with poor vision will recover immediately.D. Those with poor vision will go blind once more.31. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?A. A New Device Improves Your EyesightB. Technology Is Changing the Modern LifeC. Blind Men Are Given the Chance to SeeD. You Will Gel Independence with Orion【答案】28. A 29. C 30. B 31. C【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一种新的技术，该技术能够帮助失明的人重见光明。【28题详解】细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Dr Nader Pouratian says, “ Being able to tell where a doorway is, being able to tell where the sidewalk begins or ends or where the crosswalk is, are all extremely meaningful events that can help these people regain some form of independence/XNader Pouratian 博士说：“能够分辨出门口在哪里，能够分辨出人 行道的起点和终点，以及人行横道在哪里，这些都是非常有意义的事情，可以帮助这些人重新获得某种形 式的独立可知，新设备让盲人获得独立的方式是该设备能够告知盲人周边的环境。故选A。【29题详解】细节理解题。根据文章第四段"The pattern helps users detect （识别）movement and shapes of light. And it all happens in seconds.（该模式帮助用户识别光的运动和形状。这一切都在几秒钟内发生。）”可知，Orion的功 能几乎是实时发生的。故选C。【30题详解】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段 “The researchers believe that one day this technology could help people who have lost their vision because of illnesses like glaucoma（青光眼）or diabetes. It may also help those with poor vision or who were born blind.（研究人员相信，有一天这项技术可以帮助那些因青光眼或糖尿病等疾病而失明的人。 它也可以帮助那些视力差或天生失明的人。）”可知，这项技术还需进一步改进，并最终能够帮助那些因青 光眼或糖尿病等疾病而失明的人，甚至可以帮助那时视力差或天生失明的人。故选B,【31题详解】主旨大意题。根据文章第段" A new de vice is helping those who are blind lo see.（ 种新设备正在帮助盲人重 见光明。）”以及最后一段 44The researchers believe that one day this technology could help people who have lost their vision because of illnesses like glaucoma（青光眼）or diabetes. It may also help those with poor vision or who were born blind.（研究人员相信，有一天这项技术可以帮助那些因青光眼或糖尿病等疾病而失明的人。它也 可以帮助那些视力差或天生失明的人。）”及全文可知，文章主要介绍了一种新的技术，该技术能够让那些 失明的人重见光明。所以“BlindMenAreGiventheChancetoSee（盲人有了看见的机会）”作为文章标题最为 合适。故选C。第二节（共5小题,每小题2.5分,满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑， 选项中有两项为多余选项。Why do people take selfies? Researchers at Syracuse University in New York tried to answer this question.32 People who post selfies and use editing software to make themselves look better show behavior connected to admiring themselves too much, the Syracuse researchers said. 33 As social media can be shallow, it is a good place fbr people to “work towards satisfying their own ovennuch pride,34People who post group selfies show a need for popularity and a need to belong to a group, the Syracuse University research found.Other findings from the study include: There are no major differences on how often men and women post selfies and how often they use editing software. 35The Newhouse Schoofs Associate Professor Makana Chock worked on the study. She said, posting selfies on social media is not all that different from what people have done for many years. On trips, our parents and grandparents used cameras to (ake photos. Before social media, people would bring back photos to show friends and family. You had no choice but to look al them. If you are a nice person, you commented about how nice everyone in the photos looked, especially children and the person showing the photos. 36On social media, it is a different experience. People can decide not to look at photos of their friends and family even if they click “like”' or even “love" under the Facebook selfie.A. That was the old way of "clicking" like.B. Different people have different views about it.C. They came up with some surprising answers.D. Such people think very highly of (hemselves, especially how they look.E But men desire to be seen as popular more than women when posting selfies.F. There are other reasons, besides admiring themselves, why people post selfies.G. Not only cameras but also phones arc uscfiil tools to record people's experiences.【答案】32. C 33. D 34. F 35. E 36. A【解析】【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了关于人们为什么会迷恋自拍并且把它们放到社交网站上的研究发现。 【32题详解】根据上文 “Researchers at Syracuse University in New York tried to answer (his question.(Syracuse 大学的研究人 员试图回答这个问题)”可知，下文将会是研究人员的回答，空后“People who post selfies and use editing software to make themselves look better show behavior connected to admiring themselves too much, the Syracuse researchers said.(Syracuse大学的研究人员表示，那些上传自拍照并使用编辑软件美化自己的人，表现出的行为与过于 自我欣赏有关)”是研究人员回答的具体内容，C项“他们给出了一些令人吃惊的答案”承上启下，符合语 境，故选C。【33题详解】根据上文“People who post selfies and use editing software to make themselves look better show behavior connected to admiring (hemselves too much, the Syracuse researchers said.(Syracuse 大学的研究人员称，上传自拍照并使 用编辑软件美化自己的人表现出了过度自我欣赏的行为）”可知，自拍的人过度自我欣赏，即对自己的评价 过高，D项”这些人对自己的评价很高，尤其是他们的外表”与上文语义一致，符合题意，D项中的“Such people ”指代上文的 MPeople who post selfies and use editing software to make themselves look better故选 D。【34题详解】根据后文 u People who post group selfies show a need for popularity and a need to belong to a group, the Syracuse University research found.（Syracuse大学的研究发现，发布集体自拍的人显示出一种受欢迎的需求，一种归属 群体的需求）”可知，自拍的原因除了上段所述之外还有其他的原因。F项“除了自我欣赏，人们自拍还有 其他原因”符合语境，故选已【35题详解】根据上文 “There are no major differences on how often men and women post selfies and how often they use editing software.（这项研究的其他发现还包括：男性和女性发布自拍的频率以及使用编辑软件的频率没有重大差异）” 可知，本段讲述的是不同性别在自拍时的差异，E项“但是在发布自拍时，男性比女性更希望被视为受欢迎” 符合题意，故选E。【36题详解】根据上文 “If you are a nice person, you commented about how nice everyone in the photos looked, especially children and the person showing the photos.（如果你是一个好人，你会评论照片里的每个人看起来有多好,尤 其是孩子和展示照片的人）”可知，此处是描述在朋友圈里对别人的照片的点赞行为，A项"这是'点赞' 的老方式”符合语境，故选A。第三部分语言运用（共三节，满分40）第一节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。10-year-old Sasha Olsen went on a trip in （he summer of 2021 with her family to Vietnam and Japan. She was shocked at the ocean's pollution levels and dying sea animals.“We went on this trip and I was so 37 said Sasha. uBut when I saw the way the oceans had become, I got upset. I wanted to know why things were this way but couldn't find an 38When she returned home to Bal Harbour, Florida, she grew even more 39 She learned some of the 40 in South Florida had been closed by the health department because the 41 had too much bacteria （细菌）in it.Sasha sought the 42 of her cousin, Narmina Aliyev. Together, they 43 a nonprofit OrganizationIwantmvoceanback.44 the group started small, with friends joining together on weekendsto 45 the beaches in Bal Harbour. Recently, however, she has 46 events to raise funds for beach cleanups and to 47(o protection groups."It's 48 to bring awareness not just through doing cleanups and meetings, but to show people theycan come together through their hobbies and 49 together to a common goal,', said Sasha.Sasha hopes to 50 their work to neighboring cities. "We really want to make ourselves visibleand 5 1 to all,“ said Sasha. "After all, in Miami the ocean is everyone's backyard. This is the best place tostart.37. A. (iredB. depressedC. excitedD. disappointed38. A. answerB. approachC. opporlunityD. opinion39. A. absorbedB. upsetC. embarrassedD. confused40. A. organizationsB. oceansC. animalsD. beaches41. A. tripB. cityC. waterD. people42. A. helpB. suggestionC. praiseD. comfort43. A. picked upB. took upC. set upD.got up44. A. FortunatelyB. OriginallyC. ConsequentlyD. Temporarily45. A. researchB. pickC. exploreD. clean46. A. heldB. boughtC. recordedD. witnessed47. A. referB. turnC. donateD. lead48. A. foolishB. importantC. potentialD. appealing49. A. learnB. makeC. playD. work5(). A. extendB. observeC.conveyD.announce51. A. intelligentB. individualC. interestingD. influential【答案】37. C38. A39. B 40. D41. C 42. A 43. C44. B 45. D 46. A 47.C 48. B 49. D 50. A 51. D【解析】【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。介绍的是10岁的小女孩Sasha Olsen在一次旅行经历后，注意到海洋污染问题, 并与大家建立一个非盈利组织清理海滩，组织活动提高人们的意识，大家共同努力让海滩恢复如初。【37题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“我们参加了这次旅行，我非常兴奋，" Sasha说。A. tired疲惫的；B. depressed 抑郁的；C. excited 兴奋的；D. disappointed 失望的。根据下文 “ But when 1 saw the way the oceans had become, I got upset.”中的but可知，此空处表表达的意思与upset为转折关系，结合句意，此处应为“兴奋的”。故 选C项。【38题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我想知道为什么事情会这样，但找不到答案。A.answer答案；B. approach方法； C. opportunity 机会;D. opinion 观点。根据上文"I wanted to know why things were this way but.,T中的 why 可知，此处应该是找不到“答案”。故选A项。【39题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当她回到佛罗里达州巴尔港的家时，她变得更加沮丧。A. absorbed专心的； B. upset 不安的；C. embarrassed 尴尬的；D. confused 困惑的.根据上文中的 “But when I saw the way the oceans had become, I got upset.M以及空前的more可知，此处指的是更加的“沮丧”。故选B项。【40题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：她了解到南佛罗里达州的一些海滩已被卫生部门关闭，因为水中含有太多细菌。A. organizations B. oceans 海洋：C. animals 动物；D. beaches 沙滩。根据卜一文中的“8 the group started small, with friends joining together on weekends to 9 the beaches in Bal Harbour. “ 可知，此处指的是“沙滩”被封。故选D项。41题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：她了解到南佛罗里达州的一些海滩已被卫生部门关闭，因为水中含有太多细菌。A. trip 旅行；B. cily 城市:C. waterzK; D. people 人们。根据下文 w .had too much bacteria （细菌）in it.” 中 的in il可知，此处指的是“水”中有细菌。故选C项。【42题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：Sasha寻求堂兄弟Narmina Aliyev帮助。A. help帮助；B. suggestion建议；C. praise 表扬；D. comfort安慰。结合语境和句意可知，此处指的是Sasha寻求她的cousin的“帮助故选A项。【43题详解】考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：他们一起成立了一个非营利组织 Iwantmyoccanback。A. picked up拾起； B. took up拿起，从事；C. set up建立；D. got up起床。根据下文中的“ a nonprofit OrganizationIwantmyoceanbackM可知，此处指的是“成立"一个非营利性组织。故选C项。【44题详解】考杳副词词义辨析。句意：最初，这个团体的规模很小，周末有朋友一起清理巴尔港的海滩。A. Fortunately 幸运地;B. Originally 起初;C. Consequently 因此;D. Temporarily 暂时地。根据下文中的"thegroup started smallv 可知，在该组织起步的时候，规模比较小，由此可推断，此处表示的是“起初”符合语境。故选B项。45题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：最初，这个团体的规模很小，周末有朋友一起清理巴尔港的海滩。A. research研 究；B. pick 挑选；C. explore 探索；D. clean 打扫干净。根据下文 “Recently, however, she has 10 events to raise funds fbr beach cleanups.M中的cleanups可知，此处指的是“清理"沙滩。故选D项。 【46题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，最近，她举办了一些活动，为海滩清理筹集资金，并向保护组织捐款。 A. held 举行，握住；B. bought 买；C. recorded 记录：D. witnessed 目睹。根据下文中的“events to raise funds” 可知，活动与“举办”搭配，以此活动来筹集资金。故选A项。【47题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，最近，她举办了一些活动，为海滩清理筹集资金，并向保护组织捐款。A.refer参考，查阅；B.turn转向,翻转；C.donate捐赠；D.lead引导。根据上文中的"to raise funds for beach cleanups”可知，举办活动筹集资金是做善事的，所以“捐给”保护组织符合语境。故选C项。【48题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Sasha说：“重要的是，不仅要通过清理和会议来提高意识，还要向人们展示 他们可以通过自己的爱好走到一起,为一个共同的目标共同努力。A. foolish愚蠢的;B. important重要的;