湖南省长沙市雅礼中学2022-2023学年高二下学期5月英语质量检测试题（含解析）.docx

2022-2023-2雅礼中学高二下第三次月考英语时量：120分钟 满分：150分第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)略第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AFour Amazing summer Camps in BangkokWith the school year wrapping up, students will be at home for their long summer holidays. Its that time of the year again for parents to seek the best summer camps in Bangkok to ensure their little ones do not get bored and restless. Here are four Bangkok summer camps with excellent reputations, some of which have been around for more than 100 years.Bangkok Science CampTime: July 15-25, 2023The Bangkok Science Camp is designed for high school students who have a passion for science and technology. During the camp, students will participate in hands-on workshops, listen to lectures, and conduct experiments. Topics covered include physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering. Students will have the opportunity to work with experienced scientists and learn about cutting-edge research.Bangkok Cultural Exchange CampTime: August 1-10, 2023The Bangkok Cultural Exchange Camp is an opportunity for high school students to learn about Thai culture and history. During the camp, students will visit historic sites, participate in cultural activities, and learn about Thai traditions. Students will also have the opportunity to meet and interact with local students and learn about their daily lives.Bangkok Volunteer CampTime: August 5-15, 2023The Bangkok Volunteer Camp is an opportunity for high school students to make a positive impact on the local community. During the camp, students will participate in community service projects, such as teaching English to underprivileged children, helping with conservation efforts, and working with local charities.Bangkok Entrepreneurship CampTime: August 5-15, 2023The Bangkok Entrepreneurship Camp is designed for high school students who are interested in entrepreneurship and innovation. During the camp, students will learn about business concepts, develop their entrepreneurial skills, and work on a group project. Students will also have the opportunity to meet and learn from successful entrepreneurs in Bangkok.Visit for more information.1. Which one can be a good candidate for Bangkok Science Camp?A. An elementary school student who loves science.B. A 12th grader who loves chemistry experiments.C. A parent who has a passion for science.D. A historian who likes to study Thailand.2. If you want to have a beneficial influence on helping others, which camp do you need to attend?A. Bangkok Science Camp.B. Bangkok Cultural Exchange Camp.C. Bangkok Volunteer Camp.D. Bangkok Entrepreneurship Camp.3. What do these four summer camps have in common?A. Their target group is students.B. They all charge very expensive fees.C. They all only accept people who can speak Thai.D. They all run their activities in August.BGreat painter Salvador Dali once said, “A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others.” These words perfectly describe V Umapathy, an art teacher from Puducherry, India, who instills (灌输) the seeds of creativity in his students through arts and crafts.Umapathy makes beautiful crafts out of biodegradable materials like bamboo, dried leaves, seeds, roots, branches, vegetable waste, and so on. In this way he promotes sustainability in his creations, leaving an everlasting impact on his students.While growing up, Umapathy was inspired by his father, a teacher and expert weaver (编织者).“He spent most of his evenings engaging in weaving. I would observe him and eventually developed an interest in design, colour, and the art,” recalls Umapathy.In 2010, Umapathy joined a high school in Puducherry as their art teacher. It took him some time to excite the interest of the students. He experimented with different arts and crafts using a variety of materials. “One day I suddenly realized that most of the students at my school werent able to afford the materials or equipment to create craftwork. So I decided to opt for natural materials, which are as good as non-biodegradable materials and easy to find,” he says.This move made the students more interested in the craft than before. Under his guidance, the students were convinced that they could make wonders even out of waste materials. Now the school exhibits over 300 pieces of artwork on its walls, all created by the students over the years.Currently, over 20 students have chosen fine arts for their bachelors and are pursuing a career in it. Muruga, who currently works as a designer, says, “When I expressed my wish to pursue arts after college, Mr. Umapathy guided me. It was his encouragement and guidance that helped me throughout. Now he still helps me by referring to my name, whenever there is work or a project.”4. Which of the following can best describe Umapathys craftwork?A. Abstract.B. Eco-friendly.C. Traditional.D. Fashionable.5. What did Umapathy often do as a child?A. He assisted his father in weaving.B. He learned weaving techniques.C. He collected weaving materials.D. He watched his father weaving.6. Why did Umapathy choose natural materials?A. They are freely available.B. They are perfect for crafts.C. They can fire students imagination.D. They can raise students awareness of recycling.7. What can be learned from the last paragraph?A. Muruga is very grateful for Mr. Umapathys help.B. Umapathy is proud of his students achievements.C. Muruga is more famous in the field than his teacher.D. Umapathy often works with his students in big projects.CEveryone has a phone in their pocket nowadays, but how often do we really use them for their original purpose to make a call? Telephone culture is disappearing. What brought us to this moment, and what are its effects?“No one picks up the phone anymore,” wrote Alex C. Madrigal on The Atlantic. “The reflex(习惯性动作) of answering-built so deeply into people who grew up in 20th-century telephonic culture is gone.The shift is of course due in large part to more communication options: Texting with photos, videos, emojis, reaction gifs, links and even voice messages can be a more attractive option.Texting is light and fun, not nearly as demanding of your attention as a phone call. It can also be done with multiple people at the same time. Social media, email and video calls have also eaten away at traditional phone calls.In recent years, another reason has caused people to ignore phone calls completely: robocalls. Robocalls are automated(自动化的) messages from organizations verifying(核实) your phone number or telemarketers trying to sell something. Americans received 22.8 billion robocalls halfway through 2020, equaling an annual rate of 45.6 billion, slightly below 2018 numbers, according to YouMail, a robocall protection service and blocking app.As telephone culture disappears, what is the loss of a singular family phone doing to the family unit? Early landline phones unified family members, whereas mobile phones isolate(使隔绝) them.“The shared family phone served as an anchor (给以安全感的物品) for home,” said Luke Fernandez, a Weber State University computer-science professor and co-author of Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid: Feelings About Technology, From the Telegraph to Twitter. With smartphones, “we have gained mobility and privacy. But the value of the home has been diminished, as has its capacity to guide and monitor family behavior and perhaps bind families more closely together,” Fernandez said.Of course, as technology progresses, lives always change for better or for worse. With the loss of telephone culture, families will need to find other ways to unite.8. What has caused the traditional telephone to lose its appeal according to the text?A. Peoples addiction to social media.B. Peoples preference for robocalls.C. Peoples growing need for privacy.D. Peoples wide range of communication choices.9. What does the underlined word “diminished” in the second-to-last paragraph probably mean?A. Strengthened.B. Reduced.C. Instructed.D. Inherited.10. What does Luke Fernandez point out?A. Smartphones tie families together.B. Smartphones help people monitor family behavior.C. The use of mobile phones has affected family bonds.D. The value of home depends on how phones are used.11. What does the article mainly talk about?A. The downfall of traditional telephone culture.B. The past and future of telephones.C. The development of communication tools.D The relation between phone use and family bonds.DThe Internal Business Machines Corporation, known as IBM, says it is making technology for precision weather predictions available to everyone. The company said the new weather forecasts offer more details and bring a level of accuracy once available only in major industrial countries. The forecasting tool is expected to help emergency officials better predict where severe storms will hit. It may also aid airline companies to plan flight paths, as well as farmers to care for crops.The new system creates weather forecasts more often and with finer details than what is available outside the United States, Europe and Japan. Most forecasts have a resolution (分辨率) of 10 to 15 square kilometers and provide new information every six to twelve hours. IBMs Global High-Resolution Atmospheric Forecasting System goes down to three square kilometers and provides information every hour.Fred Carr is a famous climatology (气候学) professor at the University of Oklahoma and was not involved in the project. Carr said the United States has a similar high-resolution forecasting system, “but its just for the U.S. because it takes so much computer time. To do it for the whole globe is a pretty important achievement.” Carr added that it is possible to quickly collect observations from radar, airplanes and surface measurements in the United States. But he said it is not clear how IBM gets information from the other 98% of the world. Carr said he believes there will be problems in getting information, so “sometimes those forecasts arent going to be very accurate”. Users will be able to decide for themselves. The system now operates on the W website and The Weather Channels application program for smartphones.In the future, IBM hopes to improve its forecasts by collecting information from atmospheric pressure sensors used in such phones. The sensors improve the precision of global positioning system, or GPS, technology. For example, they can help fitness tracking instruments measure how many steps a user has taken. IBM said it is not currently using this information but plans to offer users the chance to choose it. Some privacy activists and governments have criticized technology companies for gathering this kind of information. The city of Los Angeles, California has brought a case against IBM for improperly using location information from Weather Channel app users.12. What is special about IBMs new forecasting system?A. It offers a level of accuracy that has never previously existed.B. It has some functions that other systems dont have.C. It is specially designed to help airline companies.D. It updates more frequently than most systems.13. According to Fred Carr, what will be the main challenge for IBMs new forecasting system?A. Taking up too much computer time.B. Making it universally usable across the whole globe.C. Acquiring detailed forecasting information.D. Lacking the tools to collect observations.14. According to the last paragraph, IBM is being criticized for _.A. installing atmospheric pressure sensors in users phones.B. offering users the chance to choose different apps.C. making use of GPS technology unreasonably.D. collecting users location information.15. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A. The Spread of IBMs New Forecasting TechnologyB. Better Weather Predictions Coming to the Developing WorldC. IBMs New Forecasting System Has Unique AdvantagesD. IBM Still Has a Long Way to Go to Develop Its Forecasting System第二节 (共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Whats better: private school vs public school? Choosing which school to send your children to can be a very hard decision to make. _16_Ask about testing scores. Students at private schools tend to outscore public school students on standardized tests, which can affect your childs ability to get into college. _17_ Researchers have used the same data to come to conflicting conclusions. Other factors like socioeconomic status, can influence students scores, regardless of where they are educated._18_ In general, public schools tend to have larger class sizes than private schools. If you need a school that can give more attention to individual students, you might consider a private school or a smaller public school.Tour the school. Before you even begin to choose between a public or private one, youll need to schedule a tour of the school youre interested in. Do the students look happy and engaged? Are the learning spaces bright and clean? _19_ Taking your children along gives the them chance to see the school and decide if it feels like a comfortable environment to them.Dont put too much stock in online ratings. _20_ But they could also have fantastic teachers and principals. Talking to others help you figure out if this is true. Therefore, dont write a school off just because its ratings are a little low.In a word knowing what matters to you in terms of the differences between public and private education can make your decision a little easier.A. The final decision is yours.B. Take into account class size.C. Some practical actions can help a lot.D. However, there is some debate about this.E. You can learn a lot about these when you visit.F. Same schools might have unfavorable comments.G. Decide how important private schools are to your child.第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)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。My father passed away because of brain cancer. For my mum, Claudia, it was a(n)_21_time. She was in a shell of herself, which upset me. I didnt want my mother to be_22_with grief completely, so I talked with her as often as I could, reminding her to pursue her dream of _23_. “Right now, you think there is no light inside you, but that light is going to_24_again soon,” I told her.Although she was in her seventies, I was sure thered be plenty of roles_25_. I started contacting agents to_26_work and was delighted to see that one film company wanted a woman in her seventies to_27_in a TV program for the role of a_28_who came from a Chilean family.Three months had passed since we lost Dad, but when I watched her perform,