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1、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，每小题分，满分分）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

2、段对话后,你都有1。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. Where doesthe man want to go?A. To Broadway Street.2. Why does the man talk to Jane?A. To ask for advice.B. To 5th Avenue.C. To Park Avenue.B. To buy a computer from her. C. To borrow money.4 . What is the woman?A. A salesperson.4. When will the party be hel

3、d?A. On December 13lh.B. A hotel clerk.B. On December 30th.C. A waitress.C. On December 31st.5. What does Alice think of Sam Smith*s second album?A. Boring.B. Wonderful.C. Confusing.第二节（共15小题，每小题分，满分分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳 选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作 答时间。每

4、段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Which movie are the speakers going to see?A. Jaws.B. Saving Private Ryan.C. Jurassic Park.7. How will the speakers go to the cinema?C. By bus.A. By car.B. By subway.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What did Lisa do on Saturday afternoon?A. She went to the gym.8. She took a part-time job

5、.C. She did some shopping.9. What will the man probably do next?A. Clean his room.B. Take some exercise.第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Doctor and patient.B. Teacher and student.11. Whafs the girls problem?A. She has a cough.B. She has a fever.C. Study f

6、or exam.C. Father and daughter.C. She has a stomachache.12. What is the man going to do next?A. Talk to Mrs. Black.B. Take the girl to the clinic. C. Call the girls parents.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the cause of the disaster described in the book?A. Excessive use of chemicals and fertilizers.B ,

7、Excessive use of water.C. Excessive use of cars.14. What is Jacks attitude towards environmental problems?C. Worried.C. An environmentalist.C. 361.A. Negative.B. Excited.15. Who is Tina?A. A student.B. A librarian.16. How many pages has Jack left to read?A. 178.B. 183.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What does

8、 the speaker mainly talk about at first?A. The meaning of dementia.B. Typical behaviors of people with dementia.C. Ways to deal with people with dementia.18. What should caregivers do to get the attention of people with dementia?A. Use simple words and sentences.B. Reduce noise and distractions.C. G

9、ive many choices.19. How should caregivers interact with people with dementia?A. Ask open-ended questions. B. Use a higher and louder voice. C. Set a positive mood.20. Which of the following does the speaker think is of great importance?A. Maintaining a sense of humor.B. Asking simple questions.C. A

10、sking general questions about the distant past.第二部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共11小题，每小题分，满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Some volunteering activities Community Health InternCountries served: KenyaScreen and survey the students about health needs (especially the girls) . Develop programs for health educ

11、ation and provision of health needs. Potentially run community education programs and assess sanitation in the homes of students and educate their guardians. We will work with you on expenses. There is a hotel nearby.Dates: June 18, 2018-September 24, 2023Required skills: Prefer Graduate-Level Commu

12、nity Health training or equivalent experienceStudent Service LearningCountries served: Guatemala, PanamaStudents will have the opportunity to travel to Guatemala or Panama over their school breaks! Volunteers will take part in the completion of building a primary school and will attend the dedicatio

13、n ceremony (落 成典礼) with the locals. From here, students will also have the opportunity to take part in various cultural trips, learning about Guatemalan, Panamanian and Mayan history and culture! Most of the cost goes towards the first year of programming (teacher training, parent training, books, e

14、tc. ) for the community.Dates: February 13, 2019-August 18, 2023Required skills: As Panama and Guatemala are Spanish speaking countries, any Spanish skills will add that much more to the experience!Website ManagerCountries served: United States of AmericaUpdate and manage the website as needed. Ther

15、e is extreme flexibility in this volunteer opportunity so the individual needs will vary depending on where the person lives, how much time they have to give, and what resources they have available to them such as a computer or cell phone. This can be done electronically, online remotely. No travel

16、is needed. This can all be done remotely.Dates: March 10, 2021 -September 24, 2023Required skills: Website development, managementTranslation Spanish-EnglishCountries served: MexicoThe volunteer will work together with the areas of communication, fundraising, direction. It will help to translate rep

17、orts, social network messages and others. No related costs. The volunteering is online with flexible arrangement of hours.Dates: February 27, 2020-October 01, 2023Required skills: Professionalism, teamwork communication skills21. When will Community Health Intern end?A. August 18,2023.B. September 2

18、4,2023.C.February 13, 2023.D.October 01, 2023.22. Which activity can make volunteers know about local history and culture?A.Student Service Learning.B.Community Health Intern.C.Website Manager.D.Translation Spanish-English.23. What do the last two activities have in common?A. Volunteers need good co

19、mmunication skills.B. Volunteers will do a lot of traveling.C. Volunteers need Spanish skills.D. Volunteers have a flexible working time.Ed Jacksons team were trying to climb to the top of a Himalayan mountain. However, weeks after they set off, they were stranded （滞留）there overnight without water,

20、food or tents at a temperature of about -30 . They took turns to keep each other awake in case they fell asleep and did not wake up again.Actually, that night on the mountain top was not the first time that Jackson had been close to death.Five years ago, while still a professional rugby player, Jack

21、son broke his neck in a challenge, which nearly killed him. Jackson was told by doctors that he was likely to face life in a wheelchair. He was forced to retire from playing rugby.Luckily, Jackson managed to discard his wheelchair six months after the accident. To mark the first anniversary of his a

22、ccident, 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. He tried to climb many higher mountains after that. Four years later, he found himself in the Himalayas.The challenges that Jackson faced in the mount

23、ains have had a great impact on his recovery both physically and mentally. Jackson realized that others might benefit, too. So he started the charity Millimeters to Mountains（M2M） with his wife Lois and his friend Oily Barkley. It takes beneficiaries who have suffered physical or psychological injur

24、ies in challenges around the world, allowing them to access the healing power of nature.Jackson says, nI once lost hope in life because of my bad condition, thinking there was nothing I could do. But hopefully what Im doing, what were doing with the charity and what our beneficiaries are proving can

25、 give anyone the hope that they can turn their life around, no matter how discouraging it might seem at that moment/124. What do the first two paragraphs mainly talk about?A. Jackson was tired of ball games.B. Jackson was no stranger to suffering in life.C. Jackson was well respected for his surviva

26、l skills.D. Jackson was advised to do exercise by his doctors.25. What does the underlined word discard probably mean in the third paragraph?A. Give up.B. Figure out.26. Why did Jackson start M2M?A. To educate sports lovers.C. To encourage safe mountain climbing.27. What kind of person is Jackson pr

27、obably?A. Enthusiastic but impolite.C. Adventurous and inspiring.C. Move on.D. Look through.B. To raise money for the disabled.D. To help people with similar experiences.B. Creative but impatient.D. Responsible and humorous.CA new device is helping those who are blind to see. Jason Esterhuizen lost

28、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 cant put it into words. I mean from being able to see absolutely nothing, it*s completely black,to all of a su

29、dden seeing a little light move around.n 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 or ends or where the crosswalk is, are all extremely meaningf

30、ul events that can help these people regain some form of independence.,5The 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 persons clothes. When the user poin

31、ts the camera, a signal goes to the processor （处理含称）and then back to 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 （识另ll ） movement and shapes of light. And it al

32、l happens in seconds.Pouratian says this technology is a first. nWe 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

33、the road is much easier and much safer for me because I can look down and just follow the white line thats 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

34、 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 commu

35、nicate 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

36、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 EyesightC. Blind Men Are Given the Chance to SeeB. Technology Is Changing the Modern LifeD. You Will Get Independence with Orion第二节（共5小题，每小题分，满分分）根据

37、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OWhy 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, th

38、e Syracuse researchers said. 33 As social media can be shallow, it is a good place for people to work towards satisfying their own overmuch pride.”34 People who post group selfies show a need for popularity and a need to belong to a group, the SyracuseUniversity research found.Other findings from th

39、e 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

40、 for many years. On trips, our parents and grandparents used cameras to take photos. Before social media, people would bring back photos to show friends and family. You had no choice but to look at them. If you are a nice person, you commented about how nice everyone in the photos looked, especially

41、 children and the person showing the photos. 36.On 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 diffe

42、rent views about it.C. They came up with some surprising answers.D. Such people think very highly of themselves, 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. N

43、ot only cameras but also phones are useful tools to record peoples experiences.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 the summer of 2021 with her family to Vietnam and Japan. She was shocked at the oceans pollution le

44、vels and dying sea animals.“We went on this trip and I was so 37 J said Sasha. But when I saw the way, the oceans had become 1 got upset. I wanted to know why things were this way but couldnt find an 38.“When she returned home to Bal Harbour, Florida, she grew even more 39 . She learned some of the

45、40 in South Florida had been closed by the health department because the 4 had too much bacteria （2田菌）in it.Sasha sought the 42 of her cousin, Narmina Aliyev. Together, they 43 a nonprofitOrganization-Iwantmyoceanback. 44 the group started small, with friends coining together on weekends to 45 the b

46、eaches in Bal Harbour. Recently, however, she has 46 events to raise funds for beach cleanups and to 47 to protection groups.“Its 48 to bring awareness not just through doing cleanups and meetings, but to show people they can come together through their hobbies and 49 together to a common goal/ said

47、 Sasha.Sasha hopes to 50 their work to neighboring cities. nWe really want to make ourselves visible and 51 to all/ said Sasha. After all, in Miami the ocean is everyones backyard. This is the best place to start/937. A. tiredB , depressedC , excitedD. disappointed38. A. answerB. approachC. opportun

48、ityD. opinion39. A. absorbedB upsetC embarrassedD. confused40. A.B. 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.recorded