重庆市第一中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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1、重庆市第一中学2022-2023学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题一、阅读理解Some of the best museums across China are putting their exhibitions online in VR format for free. While stuck at home due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, why not take a detailed online tour at museums that you would not otherwise have time for?The Palace Museu

2、mThe Palace Museum is known as the Forbidden City. Visitors can browse all the buildings of the Palace Museums. More than 400.000 imperial artifacts have been digitized online, which can definitely help you gain knowledge and immerse yourself in a cultural atmosphere.The websites: Shanghai MuseumSha

3、nghai Museum is a large and famous museum, which collects over 120,000 precious artistic relics from more than 5,000 years ago to the Qing Dynasty. The marvelous bronze, ceramics, paintings and calligraphies offer a visual feast for （he eyes, and also provide a good chance for people to learn the pr

4、ofound Chinese history and culture.If you are into ancient Chinese arts and crafts, then the online Shanghai Museum is definitely worth your time.The website: Mogao CavesThe Mogao Caves, also known as Thousand Buddha Grottoes, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located near Dunhuang in northwest Chinas

5、 Gansu Province.Now visitors can directly browse dozens of classic caves and appreciate the murals（壁画）by cave rooms through the “Digital Dunhuang”, the website of the Mogao Caves. The development of “Digital Dunhuang” not only shocks visitors in a visual sense but also moves“ the Mogan Grottoes outs

6、ide.The website: I. The people interested in ancient Chinese arts and crafts should visit.A.B.The bus moved at a snails pace as fans surrounded the bus on a highway, eager 45 a glimpse of the players. The players slept at a hotel for a few hours before 46 （board） a bus later on Tuesday to head to th

7、e Obelisk, the landmark of Buenos Aires after the team won the countrys third World Cup, and 47 （it） first since 1986.The World Cup and the success has brought much-nccdcd good news for a country where almost fbur-in-10 people live in 48（poor） because of economic depression for years.President Ferna

8、ndez said, “Let the happiness that 49（unite） Argentina with so many countries in theworld serve as an example: Our societies need unity and peace.M五、根据中英文提示填写单词Plants cannot o（获取）enough nutrition from such poor soil.（根据中英文提示填空）50. Knowing first aid is c（关键的）for saving lives.（根据中英文提示填空）Their main con

9、cern is the p（潜在的）impact on the environment.（根据中英文提示填空）51. Even more pleasing is that our university never c（停止）our pace in offering financial aid to （hose who need it.（根据中英文提示填空）The documents are 1（贴标签）“Top Secret”.（根据中英文提示填空）52. The shore was hardly v（可见的）through the fog.（根据中英文提示填空）It happened sud

10、denly and wc b（几乎不）had time to think.（根据中英文提示填空）53. A（调整）your tic is often a sign of nervousness.（根据中英文提示填空）At her I（休闲）lime she usually stays at home and watches television.（根据中英文提示填空）54. We tried very hard and finally t（解决）the crisis.（根据中英文提示填空）六、完成句子55. Id like to you on your success in organizin

11、g the activity in your school.祝贺你成功地组织了你们学校的这次活动。56. It came no surprise to me that you have won first place in the contest.我对你在这次的比赛中获得第一名，丝亳不觉得意外。57. No one can your effort in the past days, which made it possible for you to accomplish your goal.没人可以否认你在过去这段时间的努力，正是这些努力使得你实现了自己的目标。 63. You the pri

12、ze due to the faith, effort and courage you showed.因为你的信心，努力和勇气，你绝对配得上这个奖项。64 . You showed persistence in the competition, which to your final success.你在比赛中展示出的毅力使得你能获得最终的成功。七、读后续写.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之成为一篇完整的短文。On a Friday evening in December, two weeks before Christinas, I lost my job. I had

13、nt seen it coming. I was excited for the weekend, when my daughter, Krislil, then 12, and I planned to gel our Christmas tree. Then I listened to my voicemail: We re sorry but your work assignment has ended as of today. My heart sank. I wasnt just a single parent; I was the only parent. My paycheck

14、was survival. The next day as we searched fbr our tree, I struggled to be cheerful as I eyed each price tag. uIs everything OK?” Kristi 1 asked. You seem worricd. “I got some bad news yesterday. I lost my job”，I told her. “Oh no,“ Kristi! said. ”Well, I have $50 from Grandma, and I can give you. Abs

15、olutely not,“ I told her. Monday morning, I dropped Kristi 1 at school and set off on my moneymaking pursuits. I sold a precious cup at an antique store, washed dishes in a restaurant and ended (he day $120 richer. Over the next week, I furiously applied for jobs as my bank account became smaller. I

16、 fell as if the world was closing in on me. On a weekend afternoon, I dropped Kristil in a wealthy gated community for a birthday party. I watched as she went in, surrounded by all the nice things we couldnt afford. I drove home defeated. Back at home, I glanced out the window. It had been snowing o

17、n and of all morning. I noticed a thin woman with short white hair struggling to open her car door against the wind. As she got out,! realized it was my old professor, Sister Esther Heffernan whom I hadnt seen since wed met fbr lunch three months ago. It soon dragged me to the cherished days when I

18、first met Sister Esther 10 years ago as her student at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin. Sister Esther was understanding, loving and patient. Even after I graduated. Sister Esther kept in touch. I had grown to love her like family. 注意：1 .续写词数应为150词左右；.请按如下格式在答题卜的相应位置作答。/ rushed to the front of

19、 my building.As she left, / opened the Christmas card and an envelope fell.参考答案:1. D 2. B 3. B4. C5.A6. B7. D8. B9.A10. D 11.C12.C13.B14.D15.D16.A17.D18.B19.B20.F21.G22.D23.A24.E25.A26.A27.D28.B29.B 30. C 31. C 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. D 36. C 37.D38.C39.A40. what41.led42. a43.freshly44.could beseen45.

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21、ng out in this weather? I asked as we hugged. UI tried to call but couldnt get through, so I thought I would come by,“ Sister Esther said. I have a couple of gifts for you and Kristil. I made her a cup of tea, and we talked. As she got up to leave, she handed me a Christmas card. This is fbr you J s

22、he said as she kissed me on the cheek. I walked her to her car and waved as she pulled away.As she left, / opened the Christmas card and an envelope fell. As I opened it, I saw there was money inside. I gasped in shock. Hundred-dollar bills poured onto the table. Tears of gratitude puddled in my eye

23、s as I counted the money. Sister Esther had given me $1,000. I silently thanked Sister Esther in my heart. It has been 13 years since that Christmas, but I have never forgotten what Sister Esther did for us.2. What can the visitors see through Digital Dunhuang”?A. Precious imperial artifacts.B. Clas

24、sic caves and the murals.C. Ancient people living in the caves.D. All the artistic relics of Dunhuang.3. What is the purpose of writing the passage?A. To guide what to do at weekends.B. To recommend an online tour.C. To support the sickness prevention.D. To invite visitors to real scenic spots.In my

25、 childhood, my mother spent her evening hours doing something for someone else. Sometimes she knitted （编织）hats for babies, and at other times, she cooked chicken soup fbr sick neighbors. Therefore, I wasnt surprised when one evening my mother announced she had undertaken a new project.“I am going to

26、 telephone seniors,“ said my mother. uEvery night? But you dont even know these people. “It doesnt matter,she said. Whats important is that I listen/ I was sixteen years old and couldnt understand why my mother was willing to spend her evenings talking to strangers. She had friends and my two older

27、sisters to call if she felt lonely. They will talk your ear off. Some people didnt even stop to catch brcath, I said.My attitude didnt stop my mothers enthusiasm for the project. That evening, she settled on the sofa and dialed. For a while, I listened as she asked the woman on （he other line about

28、her day and what she had eaten for dinner. When she finished the call, I said, “Why do you care whether she had cookies or rice pudding fbr dessert? My mother grasped one of my hands and gave it a slight squeeze. Em the only person she talked to today.”It took me more than thirty years to fully unde

29、rstand the meaning of that statement. Now, as my mother is nearing eighty, I find myself thinking about those nightly calls she used to make. I am often the only person who telephones my mother, and sometimes Im the only person she speaks to all day. I ask her what she cooked fbr dinner, but mostly

30、I just listen as she describes a walk she took, or how her dog Lucky stoic foods from the refrigerator. I realize that my mothers calls were life lines that ensured housebound seniors remained connected to the world. Without her, their world would have been empty.4. What is the mothers purpose of ca

31、lling the seniors?A. To care about their life.B. To know what they eat for dinner.C. To make them feel less lonely.D. To teach them how to make desserts.5. What docs the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. They will talk all the time on the phone.B. They will blame others5 wrong doin

32、gs.C. They will be tired of listening to others.D. They will make you feel really satisfied.6. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. The author started to telephone seniors as her mother.B. The author realized the value of her mothers efforts.C. The authors mother preferred to live alone.D

33、. The authors mother still remains disconnected to the world.7. Wha( is (he suitable title for the passage?A. Call parents often, love them alwaysMothers eveningsB. A new projectNightly calls, lifeline callsTasked with photographing one of the worlds most precious big cats, you go deep into the jung

34、le of Southeast Asia and set up a camera (rap. Back at base camp, you look through the images it captures, identifying monkeys, otters and finally, what you have been searching for: the mysterious clouded leopard.All this, without having to leave the comfort of your own home. A new mobile game, turn

35、s one of the largest-ever wildlife camera trap studies into a playable experience. The idea is that by letting players take on the role of a researcher in a real scientific study, the game helps people to better understand wildlife conservation science.The game is based on an ongoing, decade-long ca

36、mera trap study by professor David Macdonald and his team at the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit at the University of Oxford. The hope is that games can provide new ways fbr people to engage with endangered animals, 4*If you dont have any encounter or experience with elements of nature, then wha

37、t motivation can you have to take a personal interest in it?” says Macdonald. u I think that detail of understanding brings a great investment in wanting to see a good outcome.”It uses real photographs from (he study and allow players to identify species within this rapidly worsening environment,Of

38、course, everyone loves attractive photography but theres something just incredibly raw and real about capturing these animals moments,“ says Macdonald.“I would like to think that engagement with this game will lead to a feeling of value, which will affect how they think about nature,M says Macdonald

39、. 4tSo, in that sense, wed like to be part of a revolution on how people view the role of humanity, alongside the wider environment.What is the purpose of the first paragraph?A. To present a finding.B. To lead to the topic.C. To advertise a game.D. To demonstrate photographing in the wild.8. What is

40、 (he main idea of Paragraph 4?A. The reason for using real photographs in the game.B. The present situation of the natural environment.C. The way of making the photos more appealing.D. The original source of the real photographs.9. Which of the following is NOT the benefits of the mobile game?A. It

41、popularizes (he knowledge about the science of wildlife protection.B. It offers new methods for developing links with endangered species.C. It influences people to reflect on more about man and nature.D. It raises funds fbr the future research into wildlife.10. What is Macdonalds attitude towards th

42、e mobile game?A. DoubtfulB. Disapproving C. PositiveD. IndifferentCotton bags have become a means for brands, retailers and supermarkets to convey a planet-friendly mindset 一or, at least, to show that the companies are aware of the overuse of plastic in packaging.Earth-friendly? Not exactly. Il turn

43、s out the wholehearted embrace of cotton bags may actually have created a new problem. An organic cotton bag needs to be used 20.000 times to make up for its overall impact of production, according to a 2018 study by the Ministry of Environment and Food of Denmark. That is equal to daily use for 54

44、years for just one bag. The production of cotton bags is water-intensive, and figuring out how（o deal with a bag in an environmentally low-impact way is not nearly as simple as people think, according （o Travis Wagner, an environmental science professor at the University of Maine.In sharp comparison

45、 with the frequent use of cotton bags, the disposal （处理）of the bags remains less satisfying. Only 15 percent of the 30 million tons of cotton bags produced every year actually is sent to be recycled. Even when a bag does make it to a treatment facility, most dyes （染格I） used to print logos onto them

46、are PVC-based and thus not recyclable; theyre extremely difficult to disintegrate （分解）chemically,said Christopher Stanev, the co-founder of Evrnu, a Seattle-based textile recycling firm. Printed patterns have to be cut out of the cloth; Mr. Stanev estimates 10 to 15 percent of the cotton Evrnu recei

47、ves is wasted this way.Thats not to say cotton is worse than plastic, or that the two should even be compared. While cotton can use pesticides and has dried up rivers from water consumption, lightweight plastic bags use greenhouse gas-emitting fossil fuels and will fill up the oceans.Buffy Reid, of

48、the knitwear label & Daughter, stopped production of her cotton bags in April this year. Aesop is converting the composition of its shopping bags to a 60 40 blend of recycled and organic cotton. Designer Ally Capellino recently employed a new material, while Hindmarch introduced a new version of her original cotton bag, this time made from recycled water bottles.In the end, the simplest solution may be the most obvious. 4tNot every product needs a bag,“ Comey says. 12. According to paragraph 2, what can wc learn about cotton bags?A. Il is easy to recycle cotton bags.B. Using cotton b