广东省荔湾区重点中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期中英语考试

广东省荔湾区重点中学

2022.2023学年高二英语下学期期中考试第一部分听力（省略）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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项SingaporeisaverymoderncountryinSoutheastAsia.IfyouvebeentravelinginitscapitalcitySingaporeitcanbeashockwhenitcomestoaccommodationprices.Forbackpackerstheyhavenochoicebuttostayoutsideofthecentralarea.IfyouareavisitorIthinkitsbesttostayinthehistoriccentralareatomakethemostofyourtime.Forfirst-timersIhaveputtogetherthislistofthebestareastostayinSingapore.ChinatownChinatowniswheretheoriginalcommunityofChineseimmigrantssettledinSingapore.TheareaislinedwithChinesestoresmarketsandgreatplacestoeatforallbudgets.Itliesnexttothedowntownareaandthereisavarietyofaccommodationchoicesfromhostels（招待所）to5-starhotels.LittleIndiaLittleIndiaiswheremostoftheoriginalIndianmigrantsmadetheirhome.TodayitisstillfamousfortemplesmarketsandlotsofplacestoeatdeliciousIndianfoods.Ifsthemostpopularspotforbackpackersandtherearesomegoodmid-rangechoiceshere.KampongGlamAshortwalkfromLittleIndiaistheKampongGlamarea.ThisiswhereArabtraderssetupshopswithstreetnamessuchasHajiLaneBaghdadStandArabSt.TheneighborhoodisnowoneofthetrendiestinSingapore.ChangiAirportWithoneofthebiggestairportsintheregionthechancesareyoumightjustbepassingwithouttimetostay.ChangiAirportisawardedasoneofthebestintheworldsoifyouhavetodoanovemighteratanairportthenyoucouldnthaveabetterexperiencethanatChangi.Ididntgetanysleepbutitwasanenjoyablestayforanairport.WhatwillmakebackpackersdisappointedinSingaporeA.Theremotelocationofthehotels.C.Thehighchargesofthehotels.facilities.WhichareaisclosetothecenterofSingaporeA.Chinatown.B.LittleIndia.KampongGlam.WhatdoweknowaboutChangiAirportA.Itwitnessesanoisyenvironment.C.Itofferspassengersworseservice.ABachelorofArtsdegreerequiresbasicskillsinasecondlanguage.Itmeansyouhavetocompletetwoyearsofuniversity-levellanguagestudy.IwasluckybecauseIhadstudiedSpanishbeforethoughIwasntgoodatitsoIchosethislanguagetolearnatcollege.ButthatfirstdayofSpanishclasspracticingmock（模拟的）conversationsinanovercrowdedroomfeltliketheworstdaysofmiddleschoolSpanishclasses.IfeltIwasnotimproving.AftermyfirstyearincollegeIdecidedtotraveltoaSpanish-speakingcountryforpartofthesummertoimprovemySpanish.ItraveledtoGuatemalaforthreeweeksstudy:twoinQuetzaltenangowhichisamid-sizedtownandoneinruralarea.Ilivedwithahostfamilyhadone-on-onelanguageclasseslearnedtraditionalweavinganddrankthemostdelicioushotchocolateIhaveevertastedandwenttostrangeplacesbymyself.Icommunicated.Ilearned.ItwasnotuntilItraveledthatIdiscoveredthepowerofasecondlanguage.Ihadopenedthedoortoconversationswithpeopleonawholecontinent.BythetimeIdidmyofficialstudyabroadinValdiviaChileforthespringquarterofmysecondyearofcollegeIwasalreadyatafluentspeakinglevel.Icouldmakefriends.Icouldtalkaboutideasandpeopleslives.Icouldaskquestions.Icouldbemyself.Whenyouretryingtolearnasecondlanguageinaclassroomyouresurroundedbyotherpeoplewhoalsodontspeakthelanguage.Sowhateverstageoflanguagelearningyou9renowattrytopushyourselftofindacoupleofnon-classopportunitiestoimproveyourskills.Ifyoureinauniversitytownthereareprobablylanguagelearnerslookingforlanguagepartners.Thereareincreasingopportunitiesforformalandinformaltutoringonlineinvariouslanguages.Theyrealloutthere;itsjustuptoyoutofindthem.HowdidtheauthormostprobablyfindhisSpanishclassatcollegeA.Useful.B.Interesting.C.Disappointing.D.Challenging.WhatdidtheauthordoinGuatemalaHetookprivateSpanishclasses.Hetaughtthelocalstoweave.Hetraveledallaroundthecountry.Heexploredstrangeplaceswithfriends.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheauthorfromParagraphsHetraveledalotduringcollege.Hefoundlanguagelearningdifficult.HehadadifficulttimeinValdivia.HemadegreatprogressinSpanish.WhydoestheauthorwritethetextToadvertiseonlinelanguageclasses.Toencouragelanguagelearnerstoputthelanguagetouse.Toshowthepowerofasecondlanguage.ToexplainhowtogetaBachelorofArtsdegree.CAbout

6.000differentlanguagesarespokenaroundtheworld.TheFoundationforEndangeredLanguagesestimatesthatbetween500and1000ofthosearespokenbyonlyahandfulofpeople.Andeveryyeartheworldlosesaround25mothertongues.Thisweekaconferenceorganizedbythefoundationisbeingattendedbyabout100academics.TheyarediscussingrarelanguagesinIrelandChinaAustraliaandSpain.“IdothinkitisagoodthingforachildontheIsleofMantolearnManxthelanguageoftheIsleofManwithabout100speakersnow.Ivaluecontinuityinacommunity“saysNicholoasOstlerthefoundationschairman.InEuropeMrOstlersviewseemstocommandofficialsupport.ThereistheEuropeanCharterforRegionalorMinorityLanguagesECRMLwhicheveryEuropeanUnionEUmemberhassignedandtheEUhasaprojectcalledtheEuropeanLanguageDiversityforAllELDIAdesignedtoprotectthemostthreatenednativetongues.Attheendoflastyeartheprojectreceived$

2.7mtoidentifythoselanguagesmostatrisk.Butforsomethisisnotjustawasteofresourcesbutamisunderstandingofhowlanguageworks.Tohaveapublicpolicythatacertaincultureorlanguageshouldbepreservedshowsafundamentalmisunderstanding.Intheendwhetherornotalanguagecanexistisverysimple.IfalanguageisonethatpeopledontparticipateinitsnotalanguageanymoreJsayswriterandbroadcasterKenanMalik.AmericanjournalistJeffBellagreesthatlanguagesaredecidedbypeoplenotpoliticians.AndMrBellsayspoliticiansmakeacategorymistake“whentheytrytogetinthewayoflanguagementioninganexperimentinGlasgowsschools.OfferingGaelictochildrenofpeoplewhodontspeakitseemslikethepreservationoflostglories.ItsveryromantictotryandsavealanguagebutnonsenseJsaysBell.Languageisnotaplantthatrisesandfallslivesanddies.Ifsatoolthatisperfectlyadaptedbythepeopleusingit.Getonwithlivingandtalking.^^addsBell.WhatdotheECRMLandtheELDIAaimatStudyingtheoriginsofminoritylanguages.IntroducingmoreofficiallanguagestotheEU.IdentifyingregionallanguagesacrosstheEU.Preventingrarelanguagesfromextinction灭绝.WhichofthefollowingmightMalikagreewithThedevelopmentofalanguageisinthehandsofspeakers.Languagesareequallyimportant.Languageprotectionliesingovernmentaleffort.Thepreservationofalanguageistopreserveaculture.WhatisBelPspredictionfortheexperimentinGlasgowsschoolsItwillbeconsideredaglory.Itwillverylikelybeavainattempt.ItwillmakeGaelicpopularagain.Itwillbeopposedbytheteachers.WhatisthebesttitleforthetextHowshouldweprotectthreatenedtonguesWhyisitimportanttolearnourmothertonguesAredyinglanguagesworthsavingDowespeakthelanguagesourancestorsspeakDOnesteptoofarScientistshavebeentryingtofigureouthowtoalterthegenesofhumansformanyyearsnowanditlooksliketheyvefinallycracked破解thecode.Butwhilethismayseemlikeagreatstepforwardinsciencesomealsobelievethatitsonestepbackwhenitcomestoethics.InAugustagroupofscientistsfromtheUSandSouthKoreaworkedtogethertosuccessfullyeditahumanembryoandremoveageneticmutation（突变）thatwouldhaveledtoheartdiseasereportedTheGuardian.ThiswasachievedwiththehelpofCRISPRagene-editingtoolthatallowsscientiststocutandpastehumanDNA.Althoughthiswasthefirstexampleofanembryosgenesbeingchangedsuccessfullythebenefitsofgeneeditinghavealreadybeentestedinlivingpatients.In2015afive-month-oldgirlfromtheUKwassavedafterdoctorsusededitedcellstofightoffhercancer.Asoftodayshesaliveandwell.AndintheUSlastyearscientistsmanagedtoremoveHIVcellsfromseveralpatientsbyeditingthegenesinsidetheirbodies.Somepeoplehopethatinthefuturediseasesorbirthdetectscouldsimplybe“editedout”.Howeverothersbelievethiscouldleadtoso-calleddesignerbabiesgivingparentstheoptiontochooseeverythingfromeyecolortointelligence.“YoucouldfindwealthyparentsbuyingthelatestupgradesfbrtheirchildrenleadingtoevengreaterinequalitythanwealreadylivewithJMarcyDamovskydirectoroftheSanFranciscoCenterforGeneticstoldBBCNews.Inspiteoftheseethicalconcernsexpertssayitsnotpossibletocreatethe“perfect“humanbeing.Despitetheprogressscientistshavemadewedontunderstandhumangenesenoughtogiveallunbornchildgreatbrainpoweroramazingsingingabilities.“RightnowweknownothingaboutgeneticenhancementHankGreelyadirectorofsciencesatStanfordUniversityUStoldTheNewYorkTimes.WerenevergoingtobeabletosayhonestlyThisembryolookslikeitwouldscorehighonthetwo-partSAT.Soitlookslikeifwewantgoodexamresultsortoimpresspeoplewithourpianoskillswellhavetostickwiththeoldfashionedmethodofplainhardwork—atleastfornow.Theunderlinedword“alter“inParagraph1probablymeans.A.recordB.changeC.removeD.increaseWhydosomepeopleconsiderhumangeneeditingastepbackwardsTheydon*tthinkitisaneffectivewaytolightdiseases.Theyareconcernedthatitcouldleadtogeneticmutations.Theythinkitcouldleadtodesignerbabiesandincreasedinequality.Theyworrythatitcouldmakeparentsabandonchildrenwithbirthdefects.WhatwasthefirstsuccessfulexampleofhumanembryogeneeditingAAgeneticmutationrelatedtoheartdiseasewasremovedbyscientistsAnewbornbabywithcancerwassavedbyeditedcells.HIVcellswereremovedfrompatients9bodies.Somebirthdefectsweresimplyeditedout.WhatcanweconcludefromthetextGeneeditingisregardedastheperfectwaytotreatbirthdefects.Thereisstillalongwaytogotofullyunderstandhumangenes.Geneeditingcouldhelpenhancehumanintelligenceinthenearfuture.DScientistsarepessimisticaboutthefutureofgeneediting.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ExpectMorefromYourMemoryHowmanyAfricancountriescanyourememberTrytosayasmanyasyoucanbeforereadingon..Thereare54countriesinAfrica.Ifyougotthemallwelldone!Hardlyanyonedoesofcourse.Butmostpeoplecouldhavegottenmorethantheydid.Motivationisabigpartofmemory.Behonest:iftherehadbeenabigprizeofthistaskwouldntyouhavepushedyourselfabitmore16Andsincemostpeopledontexpectmuchfromtheirmemorytheylimittheirchancesofsuccessfromthewordgo.Noteveryonethough.Whenpeoplegetcompetitiveaboutmemorytheydoamazingthings.Backinthe1980sIbrokeaworldrecordbymemorizingsixpacksofplayingcards.17PsychologistCarolDweckpopularizedthe“growthmindset”-thebeliefthatyoucankeepimprovingyourabilitieswithcommitment.Herearefourwaystousethatapproach.Step1:Admitwhatyouregoodat.Thinkaboutthethingsthatyourememberwithease.Theresnoreasonwhyyourmemorycan*tworkthatwellallthetime.Step2:18Noticepeoplewhoseemtohaveaclevertrickfornamesormanagetoholdtheirto-dolistintheirhead.Seeifyoucanspotsomeoftheirsecrets.Step3:Findwaystogetbetter.Anyinformationcanbemademorememorablebyorganizingiteffectivelyandusingyourimagination.19Step4:Practise:Takeeveryopportunitytouseyourmemory.Stretchitalittleeachdaybysettingyourselfchallenges.Nowgobacktothechallengeatthebeginning.20A.Practicemore!Watchhowothersdoit.Butself-beliefisoftenanevenbiggerfactor.Nowtherecordis37packs-injustonehour.Experimentwitharangeofcreativememorytechniques.Peoplealwayslimittheirabilitiesforlackofconfidence.Pushyourselftodobetterandreallybelievethatyoucan.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Iwas25yearsoldwhenIstartedteachinginhighschool.ItwasmyfirstyearteachinginhighschoolandIwasvery

21.WhenIappliedforthejobtheytoldmethatIwastooyoungand22Howeversincetheyreallyneededateachertheyhiredme.Onthefirstdayagroupofboyswalkedintotheclassroomlaughing23andgivingeachotherhigh-fives.Itoldthemacoupleoftimestotaketheir24asIwasstandinginfrontoftheroom25everyonetoarrive.AsIrepeateditforthethirdtimeoneoftheguyslookedatmeintenselyandcontinuedto

26.Hisfacewasfullofsurprise.Thenhelookedattheotherboysand27themtotaketheirseats.Ifeltkindof28bythewayhelookedatme.LaterIfoundouthisnamewasLandon.Hewas29totakeaforeignlanguageinordertograduate.Landonwas30oftheboysswimmingteamandwasveryhandsome.TimepassedquicklyandIhaddoneabout2monthsof31Onedayhewasabsentforatestandhadtogoforamake-uptest.Igavehimthetestafterschool.Hesatdownquietlyand32thetestforabout15minutes.Afterthathestoppedandstaredatme.Iaskedhimwhatwaswrongandhisanswergavemea

33.“MissSdoesn*titbotheryouthattheguysmake34ofyou”ForaminuteIcouldnotfindananswer.IansweredsayingTheydont35itandIdon*tmindit.Iknowtheyarejustjoking.^WecontinuedtotalkforsometimeuntilIrememberedhewassupposedtodohistestandIsaid“Finishyourtestitsgettinglate.”appreciate第二节（共10小题；每小题L5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Thenumberofroadaccidentsanddeathscausedbythem36increaseoverthepastyear.So37isnecessaryforusallisthatweshouldbeawareofthesignificanceofobeyingtrafficrulesbecauseaccidents38effectdriversofvehiclesaswellas39cycleandpedestrians.Ontheonehandwhendriversdrivecarstheymustpayattentiontothesurroundingtrafficandbepatientif40holdupbyatrafficjam.Theymustntspeakonphoneswhen41driveandnotdrinkanyalcoholbeforedriving.Andtheydbetterdrive42aproperspeed.Ontheotherhandsomeaccidents43relatetopedestrians.Theyusuallythinktrafficruleshavenothingtodowiththem44isofcoursewrong.Itisuptoallofus45preventaccidentstomakepeoplesafe.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）.假定你是李华，想邀请留学生朋友Eric一起去做义工请他给写封邮件，内容包括

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47.阅读下面材•料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整短文ItwasadullcoldandcloudyMondaymorning.IhadplannedtotakeajourneyandvisitmygrandfatherwholivedinTennessee.AsIsetoutonmyjourneyandboardedthebuswhosefinaldestinationwasTennesseejoywaswrittenallovermyface.lthadbeenquitealongtimesinceIlastvisitedthecountryside.ThoughtheroadleadingtoTennesseewasquietlyrockythejourneywasinterestingandfantastic.IenjoyedmyselfsomuchsinceIwasabletotakepicturesofwildanimalslikegiraffeandantelopes（羚羊）andalongtheway.AfteraboutfivehoursdrivewewerefinallyatTennessee.Icarriedmyluggageandfollowedtheotherpassengers.HoweverIrealizedthatthereweremanypeopleatthebusstationwhohadcometomeettheirrelatives.MygrandfatherhadinformedmethattherewasnoneedforanyonetocomeformeasIwouldeasilyfindmywaytohishome.Itriedtotalktoafewpeopletoaskabouttheroadleadingtomygrandfather^homebutunfortunatelywecouldntunderstandeachotherbecauseofthelanguagebarrier.Ihadtomakesignspointingtowardsthedirectionwheremygrandfatherlivedtoseeiftheycouldhelpme.HoweverthepeopleIaskedseemednottounderstandmeverywellandendedupgivingmemixeddirections.Ifeltsodesperatebecauseitwasalreadygettinglate.WhafsworsethecountrysidehadnetworkproblemssoIcouldnotreachmygrandfatheroverthephone.Ihadnooptionbuttolookforasuitableplaceofshelterforthenight.Icarefullywalkedthroughthebushesalongtheroadandfoundatreethathadalotofthickbushesaroundit.Ifeltthatthiswasaniceplaceformetohideforthenightbeforedaybreak.注意.续写词数应为150个字左右；.请按如下格式在相应位置作答LuckilyenoughbeforeIcouldclosemyeyesJheardthesoundofavehicleinthedistance.Thecoupletoldmethatdaytheywereontheirwaybackhomefromtheirsonswedding.。