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1、开滦第二高级中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期末考试英语第一部分 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. How did the woman like the movie?A. Confusing.B. Appealing.2. Where does the conversation prob

2、ably take place?A. On the road.B. In an office.3. . What are the speakers mainly talking about?A The sea.B. A gallery.4. What will the man do this weekend?A. Practice tennis.B. Play volleyball.5. . Why does the man come to the woman?A. To return the suit.B. To buy a shirt.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）C

3、. Disappointing.C. At a stadium.C. A painting.C. Watch a baseball game.C To change clothes.C. Teacher and student.C. Attending a get-together.C Four.C. Make a payment.C. On Wednesdays.C. A chef.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

4、。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Former classmates.B. Fellow workers.7. What is the woman doing?A. Asking for help.B. Making an invitation.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. . How many flats with three bedrooms are available?A. One.B. Two.9. What is the woman going to do next?A. Ca

5、ll her husband.B. Look at a flat.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. When is the man free from work?A. On Sundays.B. On Fridays.11. What is the man?A. A waiter.B. A cleaner.C. Confidence in oneself.C. English.C. At age 17.C. By recording her talk.C. To speak with overseas friends.C. Her neighbors5 strange behavior

6、.C. Ordinary people.C. She thinks her study successful.12. Whafs the key to doing the job well according to the man?A. Attention to detail.B. Patience with work.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What language is the woman learning?A. Chinese.B. Spanish.14. When did the man go to Germany?A. At age 7.B. At age 12.

7、15. How did the woman practice Chinese?A. By reading books.B. By watching films.16. Why did the man learn German?A. To change his job.B. To travel in Germany.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What made the speaker decide to study psychology?A. Her observation of adults.B. Her education at university.18. . Which

8、 group did the speaker study first?A. University students.B. Creative people.19. What can we learn from the experience examining method” system?A. Happiness depends on oneself.B Creative people are happier than others.C. People are happier when concentrating.20. What does the speaker mean in the end

9、?A. She needs to do further study. B. She finds it hard to be focused.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。Writers Digest Annual Writing CompetitionWriters Digest has been shining a spotlight on up and coming writers in all genres （体裁）through its AnnualWriting

10、 Competition for more than 80 years. Enter our 89th Annual Writing Competition for your chance to win and have your work be seen by editors and agents!PrizesOne Grand Prize winner will receive:$5,000 in cash and an interview with them in Writers Digest （Nov/Dec 2022 issue） and on WritersD. A paid tr

11、ip to the Writers Digest Annual Conference, including special recognition at the keynote.All top winners will receive:Their names and the title of their winning piece listed in Writers Digest and on WritersDA one-year subscription （new or renewal） to Writers Digest magazineA one-year subscription to

12、 Writers Digest Tutorials20% discount off of purchases made at Writers Digest UniversityPricing and DeadlinesEarly-Bird Deadline: 6 May 2022Poetry entry$20 for the first entry; $ 15 for each additional poetry entry.Manuscript entry$30 for the first entry; $25 for each additional manuscript entry.Reg

13、ular Deadline: 6 June 2022Poetry entry一$25 for the first entry; $20 for each additional poetry entry.Manuscript entry一$35 for the first entry; $30 for each additional manuscript entry.Preparing your entryPlease submit text only; illustrations are not accepted.Cover pages are optional; titles are not

14、 requested or necessary.Word counts are not to include entry title.Accepted file formal: pdf. Do not attach zipped files, or documents stored on the web.How to EnterCreate your free Submittable account by clicking the SUBMIT button. If you already have a Submittable account, simply log in!21. What w

15、ill all top winners receive?A. Their winning piece published in Writers Digest.B A paid trip to the Writers Digest Annual Conference.C. Free permenant subscription to Writers Digest magazine.D. Purchases at a 20% discount at Writers Digest University.22. If someone submits two manuscript entries on

16、22nd May, how much should he pay?A.$55,B. $65.C.$45,D. $35.23. Which of the following must be submitted in an entry?A.Titles.B. Textsin pdf.C.Cover pages.D. Illustrations.BDevon Gallagher, a college graduate from Philadelphia, wants the world to know exactly where shes been during her worldwide vaca

17、tion in a special way.The traveler, who was born with a bone disease, had her right leg amputated （截肢）at the age of four. Although the amputation caused discouragement for Gallagher early on, she now sees it as inspiration for living her best life.To spread that message, Gallagher has taken to socia

18、l media, where she shares photos of her travels across the globe, but instead of simply using a geo-tag （地理位置标签），she writes her location across her artificial leg before taking a picture.Now she has been taking pictures across the Continent, which show her cycling over the canal in Amsterdam, relaxi

19、ng on a wall overlooking the city of Barcelona, posing with a waffle in Brussels, taking in the spectacular Parthenon temple in Athens and enjoying a river cruise in Budapest, all with the well-known locations written on her artificial leg.“I get a new leg every two years and I can choose the design

20、 on it. One day 1 had a sudden thought to get a chalk-board,Gallagher said. “My mum and grand-mother werent too keen on the idea, but my friends thought it was great and told me to go for it, so I did.”Gallagher said people often stare when shes writing on her leg, but once she shares the photos, sh

21、e receives only positive feedback. My leg hasnt stopped me from doing anything Ive wanted to do J she said.力 dont know if ifs my determination to prove to myself that I can do it, but regardless, Ive been able to keep up with my peers （同龄人） and lead a pretty greatGallagher shows us that you should n

22、ever let anything stand in the way of your dreams. And if life gives you an artificial leg, make art.24. What message did Gallagher want to spread in her special way?A. She enjoys her travelling across the globe.B. She suffers little from her legs amputation.C. She looks on her misfortune as another

23、 form of blessing.D. She has exactly fallen in love with posting photos online.25. . Gallagher can best be described asA. creative and determinedB. friendly and generousC. independent and sensibleD. helpful and ambitious26. What does the underlined word which in Paragraph 4 refer to?A. The Continent

24、. B. The locations. C. The leg.D. The pictures.27. Which of the following might be the best title for the text?A. Gallaghers Summer HolidaysB. Never Too Late to ShareC. An Outstanding PhotographerD. A Special Artificial LegCWhen youre bored, you might start playing with a ball or other objects. Such

25、 behavior is common in people. Other animals like it too-thats why a dog fetches a stick, or a cat bats attoys. Play is an enjoyable way to pass the time. A new study finds that its not just mammals （哺乳动物）that like to play. Bumblebees （大黄蜂）do it too, making them the first insects known to play.In th

26、e study, Hiruni Samadi Galpayage Dona, an insect expert, did an experiment using 200 untrained bumblebees to see if they might play. Of those, 45 would be marked with a number when they emerged as adults.A pathway was set up from the bumblebees, nest to a feeding area. One side contained small woode

27、n balls that rolled. The other side had the same number of balls, but they were stuck to the floor. Half balls on each side were colored balls. The rest were left unpainted.For three hours a day over 18 days, Galpayage Dona found bumblebees werent so interested in the side where the balls didnt move

28、, but they explored the side areas and interacted with the balls. Once they managed to roll a ball, they strongly preferred that side. They returned, climbing on the balls and rolling them around. She also found bumblebees preferred certain colors of balls.“Theres something about the mobility that i

29、s more interesting for the bumblebees than just colored objects/9 Galpayage Dona says. In another experiment, she sometimes left the balls out overnight. When I came in the next day, I would always find some bumblebees rolling the balls. As with mammals, the bumblebees who played the most were the y

30、ounger ones. Their play tapered off as they got older.The scientists say its not clear why the bumblebees roll the balls or whether they enjoy it. But the experiment raises important questions about how the insects5 minds work and whether they have feelings.28. How does the author introduce the topi

31、c?A.By describing the fun of play.B.By analyzing reasons for boredom.C.By introducing similar phenomena.D.By presenting animals, cute images.29. . What did the researcher do in the experiment?A.She trained bumblebees to play balls.B.She put small balls along the pathway.C.She set up a pathway in bum

32、blebees9 nest.D.She rewarded the bumblebees with rolled balls.30. What does the underlined part “tapered off probably mean in paragraph 5?A. Mattered.B. Helped.C. Decreased.D. Emerged.31. What can be the best title for the text?A. Bumblebees Prefer Shape to ColorB. Balls Are Bumblebees9 Favorite Toy

33、sC. Playing with Objects Is Animals9 Second Nature D. Bumblebees Are the First Insects Known to PlayDIf youre a fan of fast fashion, your choices may be narrowing in the near future.At the end of 2020, fast-fashion giant H&M said it would close 350 stores worldwide. Recently, Spanish fashion giant I

34、nditex announced that it would close all its Bershka, Pull & Bear and Stradivarius stores in China. It all indicates that fast fashion is slowing down, noted the website Fast Company.A major reason is the shift in the mindset （心态）of consumers. Millennials, those who were born in the 1980s or 1990s,

35、are now the largest consumer group. Unlike their predecessors （前人），millennials are more financially stable, and thus low-priced fast fashion is not their priority. According to The South China Morning Post, more people are starting to care about quality and the stories behind a product.Another facto

36、r is the growing concern over the fashion industrys effect on the environment. As The New York Times noted, the fashion industry is one of the largest polluters of clean water and three-fifths of clothes produced in a year end up in landfills （垃圾场）.As there is more awareness of the climate crisis, y

37、ounger people are pursuing more eco-friendly choices.Molly, 22, is one of them. Before she went to college, she used to go frequently to fast-fashion shops like Forever 21 and H&M, But after taking a class that focused on the environmental impact of clothing production, her preference changed. Now,

38、she tries to shop in a way that is both sustainable （可持续的）and affordable: She shops second-hand. “My friend showed me how easy it was to be thrifty （节约的），and I developed a new personal style that focused less on trends but on basics that dont go out of style J she told MTV News.In order to survive i

39、n the competitive market, many fast-fashion brands are making changes as well. For example, Inditex said that the company plans for all of its clothes to be sustainable by 2025.Sustainability is a never-ending task in which everyone here is involved,said Pablo Isla, CEO of Inditex. 32. Why is fast f

40、ashion unpopular among millennials?A. Millennials attach more importance to quality.B. Millennials follow former generations? style.C. Millennials like brands with a long history.D. Millennials prefer cheaper clothes.33. What is the main idea of paragraph 4?A. Climate change should be blamed on the

41、fashion industry.B More people prefer eco-friendly fashion products.C. Unsold clothes are a threat to the environmentD. Low-quality fashion products dont last long.34. The author used the example of Inditex at the end to show.A. how the fast-fashion industry is suffering a big loss.B. how competitio

42、n is becoming more fierce in the fashion industry.C. how a major company can change their products to fit the market.D. how sustainability has become the top priority for most fashion brands.35. What is the authors opinion on the future development of fast fashion?A. Hopeless.B. Promising.C. Unclear

43、.D. Unpredictable.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。A Few Tips for Self-AcceptanceWe all want it. to accept and love ourselves. But at times it seems too difficult and too far out of reach. 36 Heres a handful of ways that will set you in the right direction. 37 Do no

44、t follow the people who make you feel not-good-enough. Why do you follow them? Are youhoping that eventually you will feel empowered because your life is better than theirs? Know that your life is your own; you are the only you in this world. Forgive yourself for mistakes that you have made. We are

45、often ashamed of our shortcomings, our mistakes and our failures. 38 You will make mistakes, time and time again. Rather than getting caught up in how you could have done better, why not offer yourself a compassionate （有同情心、）response? ”That didnt go as planned. But, I tried my best.” Recognize all o

46、f your strengths. Write them down in a journal. Begin to train your brain to look at strength before weakness. List all of your accomplishments and achievements. You have a job, earned your degree, and you got out of bed today.39 Now that youve listed your strengths, list your imperfections. Turn th

47、e page in your journal. Put into words why you feel unworthy, why you dont feel good enough. Now, read these words back to yourself. 40 Turn to a page in your journal to your list of strengths and achievements: See how awesome you are?A. Where do you start?B. Feeling upset again?C. Remember, you are

48、 only human.D. Nothing is too small to celebrate.E. Set an intention for self-acceptance.F. Stop comparing yourself with others.G. When does the comparison game start?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 88-year-old grandfather and I are both starting 2022 as new college graduates. He was 41 to continue school beca