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1、2022-2023学年苏仙区高二上学期多校线上期末联考英语试卷一、选择题（共20题，每小题2.5分，共50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。Recent development has made possible machines that print cook, and serve foods on a mass scale. And the industry isnt stopping there.Food productionWith

2、 a 3D printer, a cook can print complicated chocolate sculptures and beautiful pieces for decoration on a wedding cake. Not everybody can do that 一 it takes years of experience, but a printer makes it easy. A restaurant in Spain uses a Foodini to re-create forms and pieces” of food that are exactly

3、the same J freeing cooks to complete other tasks. In another restaurant, all of the dishes and desserts it serves are 3D-printed, rather than farm to table. Sustainability（可持续性）The global population is expected to grow to 9.6 billion by 2050, and some analysts estimate that food production will need

4、 to be raised by 50 percent to maintain current levels. Sustainability is becoming a necessity. 3D food printing could probably contribute to the solution. Some experts believe printers could use hydrocolloids （水解 胶体）from plentiful renewables like algae（藻类）and grass to replace the familiar ingredien

5、ts（烹饪原料）.3D printing can reduce fuel use and emissions. Grocery stores of the future might stock fod, that lasts years on end, freeing up shelf space and reducing transportation and storage requirements.NutritionFuture 3D food printers could make processed food healthier. Hod Lipson, a professor at

6、Columbia University, said, Food printing could allow consumers to print food with customized nutritional content, like vitamins. So instead of eating a piece of yesterdays bread from the supermarket, youd eat something baked just fbr you on demand.”ChallengesDespite recent advancements in 3D food pr

7、inting, the industry has many challenges to overcome. Currently, most ingredients must be changed to a paste（糊状物）before a printer can use them, and the printing process is quitetime-consuming, because ingredients interact with each other in very complex ways. On top of that, most of the 3D food prin

8、ters now are restricted to dry ingredients, because meat and milk products may easily go bad. Some experts are skeptical about 3D food printers, believing they are better suited fbr fast food restaurants than homes and high- end restaurants.1. What benefit does 3D printing bring to food production?A

9、. It helps cooks to create new dishes.B. It saves time and effort in cooking.C. It improves the cooking conditions.D. It contributes to restaurant decorations.2. What can we learn about 3D food printing from Paragraphs 3?A. It solves food shortages easily.B. It quickens the transportation of food.C.

10、 It needs no space fbr the storage of food.D. It uses renewable materials as sources of food.3. According to Paragraph 4, 3D-printed food.A is more available to consumerscan meet individual nutritional needsC is more tasty than food in supermarketsD. can keep all the nutrition in raw materialsBWhen

11、Anika Puri visited India with her family four years ago, she was surprised to come across a market in Bombay filled with rows of ivory jewelry （象牙饰品）and statues. Globally, ivory trade has been illegal fbr more than 30 years, and elephant hunting has been prohibited in India since the 1970s.“I was qu

12、ite shocked,the 17-year-old from New York, recalls, Because poaching （偷猎）is illegal, how come it is still such a big issue?”Curious, Puri did some research and discovered a shocking statistic: Africas forest elephant population had declined by about 62 percent between 2002 and 2011. Years later, the

13、 numbers continued to drop. Puri, a wildlife lover, wanted to do something to help protect the species and others still threatened by poaching.Over the course of two years, Puri created ElSa, a low-cost product of a machine learning-driven software that analyzes movement patterns in thennal infrared

14、 （热红夕卜）videos of humans and elephants. Puri says the software isfour times more accurate than existing state-of-the-art detection methods. It also eliminates the need fbr expensive high-definition thermal cameras, which can cost thousands, she says. ElSa uses a $250 FLIR ONE Pro thermal camera with

15、206 * 156 resolution that plugs into an off-the-shelf iPhone 6. The camera and iPhone are then attached to a drone （无人机），and the system produces real-time inferences as it flies over parks as to whether objects below are humans or elephants.Its potential impact on society earned her the Peggy Scripp

16、s Award fbr Science Communication, Research isnt a straight line,“ Puri says. It makes me resourceful. It helps me develop into a more creative thinker., 4. What inspired Anika Puri to make the invention?A. One study trip to Bombay.B. The deep passion for law. C. One visit in India. D.Her love fbr i

17、vory.5 How does the author explain the situation of Africas forest elephant?A. By listing figures.C. By showing an example.6. Whafs the research like in Anika Puris eyes?A. Its tough and cant reach the goal.C. It really requires a variety of resources.7. What may be the best title of the text?A. Poa

18、ching Is a Shocking ProblemB. Drones Were Applied to the Ban on Poaching8. By making comparison.D. By referring to some former studies.8. Its beneficial to ones development.D. It should be further developed because of the need.B. A Fantastic Discovery Was Eventually Made by a Brilliant TeenagerA Tee

19、nager Invented a Low-Cost Tool to Spot Elephant Poachers in Real TimeCOne day when I was five, my mother scolded me fbr not finishing my rice and I got angry. I wanted to play outside and not be made to finish eating my old rice. In my angry movement to open the screen door with my foot, I had kicke

20、d back about a 12-inch part of the lower left hand corner of the new screen door. But I had no remorse, for I was happy to be playing in the backyard with my toys.Today, I know if my child had done what I did, I would have scolded my child, and told him about how expensive this new screen door was,

21、and I would have delivered a spanking for such behavior. My parents never said a word. They left the corner of the screen door be, creating an opening, a breach （裂缝）in the defense against unwanted insects.For years, every time I saw that comer of the screen, it would constantly remind me of my mista

22、ke. For years I knew that everyone in my family would see that hole and remember who did it. For years, every time I saw a fly buzzing in the kitchen, I would wonder if it came in through the hole that I had created with my angry foot. I would wonder if my family members were thinking the same thing

23、, silently blaming me every time a flying insect entered our home, making life more terrible fbr us all.My parents taught me a valuable lesson, one that a spanking or stern （严厉的）words perhaps could not deliver. Their silent punishment fbr my behavior delivered a hundred stem messages to me. Above al

24、l, it has helped me become a more patient person and not burst out so easily.8. The underlined word remorse in Paragraph 1 most probably means.A. injuryB.senseC. regretD.notice9. When the author damaged the door, his parents.A. scolded himfbr his bad behaviorB.gave himaspankingC. told him howexpensi

25、ve itwasD.left the door unrepaired10. How did the author feel every time he saw the damaged door?A. He felt it destroyed the happy atmosphere at his home.B. He found that his family members no longer liked him.C. He felt ashamed of his uncontrolled anger at that time.D. He felt he had to work hard t

26、o make up fbr the damage.11. What is the main idea of this text?A. Silent punishment may have a better effect on educating people.B. What the best way to become a more patient person is.C. Adults should ignore their childrens bad behavior.D. Parents are the best teachers of their children.DFacial re

27、cognition cameras are everywhere, including in your smartphone. Many people rely on this technology to unlock their phones, open doors or make quick payments, but there is a problem: Everyone is wearing mask. What a hassle!Now, tech companies have updated their software. Facial recognition technolog

28、y can now identify people even if they are wearing a mask.Beijing-based tech company Hanwang has announced a software which can correctly recognize 95 percent of people wearing masks, Engineering & Technology （E&T） reported. Whats the secret? Its all about your eyes.Marios Savvides, a professor at C

29、arnegie Mellon University, US, studies facial recognition technology. t6As we get older,“ he said, “our faces change shape, but not the area around our eyes. It stays the same一even if we put on weight”Another company has also been working on this kind of software. Tech5 has AI that measures the shap

30、e of your face. It also scans your iris （the colored part of your eyes）. Tech5 hopes to ignore all of the face below the nose.Facial recognition software is about more than just unlocking your phone. Ifs about public safety. Contact-free verification （验证）has become extremely important due to the COV

31、ID-19. More than that, facial recognition can be used to fight crime （才口 罪）.“It can detect crime suspects/9 said Huang Lei, Hanwangs president. Hanwangs technology is used by police in high-security settings. This means places like government buildings, subway stations and airports. Huang admits one

32、 big weakness of this new technology: It fails when people wear both masks and sunglasses. In this situation, all of the key facial information is lost, but I am convinced that we can overcome the weakness in the future J said Huang.12. What does the underlined word “hassle“ in paragraph 1 mean?A. h

33、abit.B. rule.C. trouble.D. resource.13. What makes facial recognition software able to identify people wearing masks?A. The forehead.B. The facial expression.C. The shape of face.D. The eye region.14. What is Huang Leis attitude towards the facial recognition software?A. Negative.B. Favorable.C. Opp

34、osed.D. Doubtful.15. What can be inferred about the new technology from the last paragraph?A. There is room fbr improvement in it.B. It cannot store key facial information.C. It will lose popularity in the future.D. It wont work if people wear glasses.第二节（共5小题海小题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

35、的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选 项。Flu （流感）can be very dangerous although in most people the illness may last only a week or two. Getting a flu vaccine （疫苗）every year is the best way to prevent getting the flu. 6Recognize flu symptoms （症状）.Before you can effectively treat the flu, make sure that, s what you actuall

36、y have. 7 Common symptoms of flu include serious cough, sore throat, fever above 100F, headaches, weakness and so on while symptoms of the common cold usually include mild cough, low-grade or no fever as well as slight aches.18 In some extreme cases, the flu can cause symptoms severe enough to requi

37、re hospitalization. You need to see a doctor immediately if you are experiencing the following symptoms: shortness of breath or difficulty breathing; chest pain or pressure; blueish skin or purplish lips; headache or neck pain.Get some rest. Sometimes its possible to keep working or going to school

38、with a cold, but when you have the flu, ifs important to rest. 9 Since the flu may spread by contact, staying home is as considerate as it is necessary fbr your recovery.Take vitamin C. Vitamin C is essential fbr health. Studies suggest that a proper amount of vitamin C can help remove cold and flu

39、symptoms. Take 1 OOOmg per hour fbr the first six hours as soon as symptoms appear. Then take 1 OOOmg three times daily. 20 Though it rarely happens, too much of it may get you poisoned.A. Know when to seek emergency medical treatment.B. But if you get the flu, it pays to learn how to treat it.C. Ta

40、ke a few days off to give your body time to recover.D. Orange juice is another good source of natural vitamin C.E. Flu symptoms are similar to cold symptoms, but more severe.F. You can remove the discomfort of fever by using a cool cloth.G. Do not continue to take too much vitamin C after you feel b

41、etter.H. 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。In many countries, people eat rice every day. 2 they eat it two or three times a day, fbr breakfost, lunch and supper. They can 22 it, fry it or 23 it into rice noodles. They usually eat it 24 meat, fish and vege

42、tables.Some people do not eat some kind of 25. Muslins for example, do not eat pork, and Hindus do not eatbeef.The Japanese eat a lot of fish. Japan is an island and its 26 go all over the Pacific looking fbr fish to27 .The Japanese sometimes eat uncooked fish and they also eat a lot of rice.In 28 s

43、uch as Britain, Australia and the United States, the most important food is 29 or potatoes People there usually make their bread from wheat flour. They 30 potatoes in different ways. They can boil them, fry them and roast them.In Africa, maize （玉米） is the most important food. 3 rice and wheat, maize

44、 is a kind of cereal.African people make the maize 32 flour. From this flour they make 33 kinds of bread and cakes. Many Africans are very 34 and they can*t afford to eat much 35 with their cereal.21. A. SometimeB. SometimesC. Some timeD. Some times22. A. drinkB. boilC. haveD. eat23. A. changeB.turn

45、C. makeD. eat24. A. asB. likeC. togetherD. with25. A. meatB. fishC. applesD. vegetables26. A. busesB. planesC. trainsD. ships27. A. buyB. catchC. holdD. weigh28. A. worldB. countriesC. EuropeD. states29. A. breadB. cakeC. flourD. vegetable30. A. cookB. eatC. makeD. take31. A. WithB. AsC. BeingD. Lik

46、e32. A. ofB. fromC. intoD. up to33. A. the sameB. everyC. differentD. each34. A. richB. weakC. strongD. poor35. A. meatB. maizeC. breadD. flour第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。It was Dragonboat Day. Shiny white tents lined the waterfront, 36 (provide) shade and refreshments fo

47、r Dragon Boat paddlers (桨手)from all over California, 37 gathered around the Castaic Lake for a festive competition.Giggling kids raced cheerfully along the lakeside beach, 38 their parents enjoying the shady picnic areas under the trees along the shore. Its a great day out J said Paul Lin, co-fbunde

48、r for Castaics own Dragon Eyes team.Dragonboat racing has been going on for thousands of years in China 39 (initial) in honor of theChinese water dragon deity (神)in an effort to call down rain 40 avoid misfortune and disaster.In the race, a drummer 4 (use) a large traditional wooden drum to keep the paddlers on beat, while a steersman in the back keeps them in their lane.Lin said a friend got him 42 (involve) in dragonboat racing over a decade ago. In 2018, they43 （decide） to host their own fe