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1、华中师大一附中2022-2023学年度上学期高二期末检测英语试题考试时间: 120分钟 试卷满分: 150分第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分30分)第一节(共5小题; 每小题1. 5分, 满分7. 5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. What sport does the man like best?A. Jogging. B. Swimming. C. Basketball2. When is Dr. Brown available today?A

2、. 10: 00 am-10: 45 am. B. 10: 30 arn-11: 00 am. C. 2: 00pm-3: 00 pm.3. What will the speakers do next?A. Watch a video. B. Make sandwiches. C. Buy some bread.4. What does the woman fail to do?A. Get Annas new address.B. Move to the new dormitory.C. Receive the books sent by Anna.5. What does the man

3、 suggest the woman do with the dress?A. Have it tailored. B. Throw it away. C. Change for a new one.第二节(共15小题; 每小题 1. 5分, 满分 22. 5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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料, 回答6、7题。6 Why does Karen turn down the mans invitat

4、ion to a movie?A. She has some other plans.B. She doesnt like the actress.C. She has already watched it.7. Who will most probably perform in the concert?A. Some folk singers.B. Some popular bands.C. Some high school students.听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。8. Which city did Henry and his parents first visit?A. Luoy

5、ang. B. Xian. C. Beijing.9. What was Henrys biggest gain when traveling in Xian?A. Joining in local activities.B. Experiencing ancient Chinese culture.C. Improving the relationship with his parents.听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。10. How does the man feel about Emilys plan at first?A. Excited. B. Regretful. C. Su

6、rprised.11. Why does Emily want to quit?A. To get a better pay.B. To take some time off.C. To study at a university.12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Manager and employee.B. Schoolmates.C. Waitress and customer.听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。13. What are the speakers doing at the begi

7、nning of the conversation?A. Reading a story.B. Looking at a photo.C. Waiting for their cousin.14. When did Kole stop the car?A. After he saw a floating jacket.B. Since he heard some shouting.C. When he noticed a struggling boy.15. How did Kole manage to save the boy?A. He called for help. B. He jum

8、ped into the water. C. He took advantage of a rope.16. Where does Kole work?A. In a bank. B. In a hospital. C. In a swimming club.听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。17. What is Claire going to tell us?A. Her working skills.B. Her learning methods.C. Her early life experience.18. How did Claire continue her study?A.

9、 She learned from her uncle.B. She studied at a local school.C. She taught herself in the evenings.19. What did Claire succeed in?A. Setting up her own farm.B. Receiving a doctors degree.C. Buying an apartment for her uncle.20. What is probably the speaker?A. A hostess. B. A teacher. C. A farm worke

10、r.第二部分 阅读理解(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和D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。AFriends are very important to us. Sometimes we just want to develop some new friendships. Here are some of the best apps for you to make new friends.AtletoResearch shows that exercising with a friend promotes mo

11、re motivation and healthier lifestyle habits. Atleto is an app that builds on this “exercise contagion (传染)” phenomenon by bringing together athletic people to take exercise and organize group activities. You can choose from over 40 sports and find your community of people who like to be in a sweat.

12、FrienderStudies show that were eager to find people similar to us. Suppose youre sick of boring surface-level conversations. Then, Friender solves that problem quickly with an algorithm (算法) that only matches you based on your favorite activities and interests. This friend-finding app makes it easy

13、to get into conversations that you care about. If you dont have many hobbies to type into an app, one of the easiest ways to start is to try out new hobbies.PawDateDogs are great companions, but sometimes its nice to talk to humans, too. This app connects pet owners to meet up at dog parks or walk w

14、ith their pups. You get to set up doggie play dates and find new friends at the same time Its a win-win.SkoutSkout started back in 2007 to help people make new friends. The matches are based on geographical distances and preferences. Its perfect for meeting people while traveling, moving and enterin

15、g a new chapter of life. Skout is able to discover people directly by checking into a location and seeing who else on the app is there.1. Who is Atleto intended for?A. Those who like to walk their dogs.B. Those who want to play sports together.C. Those who want to develop new hobbies.D. Those who li

16、ke to do community service.2. What can people do by using Friender?A. Solve conversation problems.B. Share their favorite activities.C. Make new friends while traveling.D. Have conversations with like-minded people.3. Which app can help the user find new friends quickly at a new place?A. Atleto.B. F

17、riender.C. PawDate.D. Skout.BIs it cake? Is it art? Is it both? Its the third year that the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin has hosted its Great Blanton Bake-Off (烘焙大赛), and 16 bakers delivered on the challenge to recreate any of the 21, 000 works, from Italian Renaissance

18、 paintings to Latin American prints, in the Blantons collections, in cake form.Lizabel Stella, the museums social media and digital content manager, came up with the idea of the Bake-Off at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the museum had to temporarily close. At the time, Stella, like ma

19、ny in lockdown, found herself scrolling through social media more than usual, and noticed how people were turning to baking as a therapeutic (治疗的) and fun activity. “I was thinking that people couldnt come to the museum and that people loved baking. How could I blend them together?” Stella told a re

20、porter. Then Stella cooked up the idea.To participate in this years competition, bakers accessed the museums online catalog to select an artwork to reimagine and entered into one of three categories: Under-18, Amateur or Professional. Then, contestants had to upload photos of their creations to eith

21、er Facebook or Instagram (or both) by May 15. The museum shared the cakes with the public on World Baking Day (May 17) through social media stories, and the “virtual audience” had 24 hours to vote for their favorites. The winner of each category received gift cards from local pastry shops.“Art can b

22、e quite conceptual. And baking is tangible so its a different way to consume art,” said an American artist. “Unlike baking, art doesnt necessarily engage all the senses you cant necessarily smell art, you cant necessarily taste art, and you definitely cant touch art. But with baking, you can do all

23、those things and it is a nice way to bring them together.”“The competition is about having fun at heart,” Stella explained. “Were going through a lot of hard things right now. Its important to remember that its okay to take a break not to ignore the things that are happening, but to make time for th

24、e things that move you.”4. Whats mainly talked about in Paragraph 2?A The inspiration for Stellas novel idea.B. Stellas great interest in baking therapy.C Stellas life during the museums closure.D. The influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on Stella.5. What are the contestants required to do in the com

25、petition?A. To sign up for a group by their age.B. To recreate famous artworks with cake.C. To hand in their works on World Baking Day.D. To advertise their works for votes on social media.6. How did the American artist feel about Stellas idea?A. Suspicious.B. Confused.C. Appreciative.D. Concerned.7

26、. What can we infer from the text about Stella?A. She was hard-working and generous.B. She went through many hardships.C. She was optimistic and creative.D. She enjoyed taking adventures.CTechnology is more than an abstract concept associated with advanced tools and systems. It also shapes the way p

27、eople behave, grow and develop, both within their own lives and in their relationships with others. While technology has developed over thousands of years, the last century has seen an explosion in technology that has influenced fundamental changes in how humans see the world and interact with other

28、s. Specifically, the Internet and mobile devices have completely changed the way people interact with each other. There has been a debate going on whether technology is benefiting human communication or ruining it.Undoubtedly, technology is helping people build newer and necessary communication skil

29、ls. In business, office employees and managers use technology to send emails to one another, which is considered a communication skill. On social media, just share a few of your images and people start communicating on and about your images according to their viewpoint. With the outbreak of COVID-19

30、, in order to work on the projects, the students use their phones to reach their teachers and classmates.However, technology is sometimes considered to disconnect people from others around them. With cell phones, most people think that its easier and more convenient to text instead of meeting in per

31、son. Lucas Lengacher, an undergraduate from Huntington University, claims in his article that at least 42.91% people respond to messages immediately yet only 2.83% people dont check their phones in the morning. In his research he “found that almost 60 percent of people felt disconnected from others

32、around when they were on their phones”.8. Which has basically influenced human interaction according to the passage?A. Peoples value.B. Social systems.C. Mobile devices.D. Communication skills.9. How is the idea of paragraph 2 supported?A. By analyzing data.B. By providing cases.C. By defining a con

33、ceptD. By making comparisons.10. What does Lucass research find?A. Phones are getting more and more popular.B. Phones disconnect us when we are together.C. People are eager for personal communication.D. People communicate less because of physical distance.11. What is the authors attitude to technolo

34、gy?A. Disappointed.B. Positive.C. DoubtfulD. ObjectiveDAlbert Einsteins 1915 masterpiece The Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity is the first and still the best introduction to the subject, but it probably wouldnt be publishable in a scientific journal today.Why not? After all, it undoubt

35、edly would pass the tests of correctness and significance. And while its believed that the paper was incomprehensible to its first readers, in fact many other papers in theoretical physics are much more difficult. As the physicist Richard Feynman wrote, “There was a time when the newspapers said tha

36、t only 12 men understood the theory of relativity, which is not true. After reading the paper, a lot of people understood the theory of relativity in some way or other, certainly more than 12. ”No, the problem is its style. It starts with a leisurely philosophical discussion of space and time and th

37、en continues with an explanation of known mathematics. Those two sections, which would be considered extraneous today, take up half the paper. Worse, there are zero citations of previous scientists work, nor are there any graphs. Those features might make a paper not even get past the first editors.

38、A similar process of professionalization has transformed other parts of the scientific landscape. Requests for research time at major laboratories are more strictly structured. And anything involving work with human objects involves piles of paperwork.We see it also in the Regeneron Science Talent S

39、earch, the Nobel Prize of high school science competitions. In the early decades of its history, the winning projects were usually the sort of clever but naive, amateurish (业余的) efforts one might expect of talented beginners working on their own. Today, polished work coming out of internships (实习期)

40、at established laboratories is the norm.These professionalising tendencies are a natural consequence of the explosive growth of modern science. Standardisation and system make it easier to manage the rapid flow of papers, applications and people. But there are serious downsides. A lot of unproductiv

41、e effort goes into jumping through bureaucratic hoops (繁文缛节).Of course, Einstein would have found his way to meeting modern standards and publishing his results. Its scientific core wouldnt have changed, but the paper might not be the same taste to read.12. According to Richard Feynman, which statem

42、ent about Einsteins 1915 paper is true?A. It attracted few professionals.B. It turned out to be comprehensible.C. It needed further improvement.D. It was a classic in theoretical physics.13. What does the underlined word “extraneous” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Unrealistic.B. Inaccurate.C. Unattractive.D

43、. Irrelevant.14. According to the author, what is affected as modern science develops?A. The selection of young talents.B. The evaluation of laboratories.C. The principle of scientific research.D. The application of research findings.15 Which would be the best title for this passage?A. How to write

44、quality papers?B. Will science be professionalised?C. Could Einstein get published today?D. How will modern science make advances?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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Why is Eating Colourful Food Good for You?Most of us are faced with the same choice numerous times

45、a day: what to eat. Along with price, accessibility and preference, well often use a foods healthfulness to help us make a decision. _16_ Its widely accepted by researchers that we need a varied diet. _17_ The proof may be in the Mediterranean diet, which contains a lot of fruit, vegetables and heal

46、thy fats such as extra virgin olive oil, and is frequently rated the healthiest diet by scientists.Eating lots of colours may lower your risk of missing out on all vital nutrients. “If were missing a colour of the rainbow, we may be missing a function of that food, “ says Minich. This is because pla

47、nt foods contain thousands of natural compounds, which have anti-infiammatory(抗炎的)benefits._18_Blue and purple foods, including blueberries, have a high content of the plant anthocyanin(花青素), which has been linked to lowering the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes.A research fellow at Harvard

48、 TH Chan School of Public Health says eating a colourful diet can also help people avoid possible side effects of eating too much of one food. “_19_ For example, research has found that orange juice is associated with a lower risk of cognitive decline, but too much intake is associated with type 2 diabetes, ” she says.Eating a rainbow diet may also be complex. _20_ We could tie ourselves in knots. We also ne