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湖南省长沙市长郡中学学年高二下学期期末考试2022-2023英语试题学校:姓名班级考号
一、阅读理解Volunteer withRed CrossVolunteeringexpands yourskills andexperience,increases youremployability andis a way tostayactive andengaged withthe community.Its alsoawayfor youto giveback to the communityand help people who needa hand.Here aresome ofour communityservices:Aged Care Services forolderpeopleOur socialsupport andaged careservices providea range of supportfor olderpeople.They canbematched one-on-one with a volunteer,receive regularcaring welfarecalls,be driventoappointments,be providedwith apersonal alarmor bedelivered ahealthy meal.We canalso supportthemto accessappropriate housingand care.Homelessness ServicesRed Cross believesthat everyonedeserves ahome thatis safe,secure andaffordable.In anaverageyear,Red Crosshelps2,180people to find housing,supports1,360people at risk ofbecominghomeless,and provides43,400meals forpeople experiencinghardship.We supportpeople whoare atrisk oflosing theirrental propertyby negotiatingwith landlords(房东)or findingmore suitableaccommodation.We alsohelp clientsto manage thepotentialissues whichcontribute to their housingproblems,including incomemanagement,misuse ofalcoholor otherdrugs.We buildlife skillsby supportingpeoplewhohave beenhomeless todevelop communityconnection and friendshipthrough one-on-one matchingwithavolunteer,providing educationandtraining support,and teachingfirst-aid skills.These newconnections andskills make a bigdifference,helping peoplemove outof cyclesof homelessness.Mental HealthSupport ServicesRedCross providesmental healthsupport servicesand programsthat promotethe participationofpeople witha mentai illnessin thecommunity andsupport thewell-being ofyoung people.RedCross wantsto supportthose peopleto bemore independent,to improvetheir well-being andsocialconnection,and to build theirconfidence andskills.one thing.I forgotbaseball wouldrun laterthan usualbecause it was theday ofBaseball Buddies,whichhappens everymonth,and itsa chancefor usolder studentsto practisebaseball withthe adorableyoungerkids.The secondI got home,I threwthe entirecraft box(手工盒)onto thekitchen table,took outmy“How PlantsEat“paper,and started to work.But justthen,the telephonerang.It wasmy friendOllie,who saidhis grandmotherAbuela hadjust madecookies andwanted toknowif Idcome helpdecorate them.I lovedecorating cookies,and Ilove,love,love Abuclasworld-famous Thanksgivingcookies thatonly happenonce ayear!I hadno choice.I had to go.Ollie andI putall thestar cookieswith redjam fillingin onegroup,and allthe snowflakeswith whitecream-cheese fillingin another.It was7oclock whenI finallygothome.1planned towork onmy projectright afterwe ate.But thenanother interruptionhit me.注意L续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答Just asI was about to start,Dad said,“Joanna,its yourturn to do thedishes.”Looking at the bigF onmy paper,I startedto reflecton whatI haddone thesedays.
1.What supportdo AgedCareServicesand HomelessnessServices bothprovideA.Training support.B.One-on-one service.C.Regular welfarecalls.D.Free accommodation.
2.How doesRedCrosshelp peopleatriskof becominghomelessA.By teachingmoney management.B.By maintainingfriendship withlandlords.C.By findingsuitable housing.D.By developingcommunity connection.
3.What helpcan peoplewith mentalillness receiveA.Cure ofmental diseases.B.Personality rebuilding.C.Daily medicalassistance.D.Community participation.It wasdark asIbrahim Al Hussein cameto.He couldntmove andthick dustfilled theair,blocking outall buta fewsmall flamesdancing closeby.It washard tobreathe.Something wasntrightandhecould notfeel hisfoot.As thesmoke of the bombingcleared Al Hussein wassaved butlosthis lowerright legforever.After severaltwists andturns,Al Husseinmanaged toescape fromwar-torn Syriato Athens,Greece.With nomoney lefton him,he hadto sleepon thestreets andlook forfruit intrees oreatgrass from the park.Luckily,he laterfound workcleaning toiletsat alocal cafe.He workedeveryday of the weekwith nobreaks andwas proudto besupporting himself.But he was missingsomething-sport.Al Husseinused to be asportsman.As warbroke outin Syriain2011,all sportsstadiums wereforced to close,but nowsettled andsafe inAthens,hewasdesperate toreturn tophysical activity.InMay,2015,his prayerswere answered.A swimmingclub gavehim permissionto train there.“When Ilooked at the addressI realiseditwas the Athens Aquatics CentreJ saysAl Hussein,who,at theage of16,had watchedthe2004Olympics unfoldonasmall TVin hiscosy Syrianhome.Seeing thoseOlympics gaveme motivationtodosport andalthough itwas aflashback to the past,itwas alsoa lookto abetter futurebecause I had madeit tothe poolrd watchedand dreamtofswimming in.”For muchof2015he swamin themorning andthen workedatthecafe untillate in the evening.It wastough,but itworked forhim and,in early2016,he securedtwo medalsat theGreekPara SwimmingNational Championships.People beganto takenote.
4.What causedAlHusseinto losehis lowerright legA.A war.B.A fire.C.An illness.D.An accident.
5.What isthe secondparagraph mainlyaboutA.Why AlHussein workedhard.B.How AlHussein survivedin Greece.C.Why AlHussein missedsport.D.How AlHussein escapedfrom Syria.
6.What canbe inferredabout theAthensAquaticsCentreA,It wasforcedtoclose in
2011.B.AlHusseinwent thereat age
16.C.It usedto be a swimmingclub.D.The2004Olympics wereheld there.
7.Which of the followingcan bestdescribe AlHusseinA.Independent butproud.B.Motivated butstubborn.C.Ambitious andreligious.D.Hardworking andoptimisticEndangered polar bears arebreeding(繁殖)with grizzlybears(灰熊),creating“pizzly”bears,which isbeing drivenby climate change,scientists say.As theworld warmsand Arcticsea icethins,starving polar bears arebeing forcedever furthersouth,where theymeet grizzlies,whose rangesare expandingnorthwards.And withthat growingcontactbetween thetwo comeincreasing hybrids(杂交种).With characteristicsthat couldgive the hybrids an advantage inwarming northernhabitats,some scientistsguess that they could be hereto stay.Usually,hybrids arentbetter suitedto theirenvironmentsthan theirparents,but thesehybrids areable tosearch fora broaderrangeoffoodsources,Larisa DeSantis,an associateprofessor ofbiological sciencesat VanderbiltUniversity,toldLive Science.The riseof“pizzly bearsappears withpolar bears1decline:their numbersare estimatedtodecrease bymore than30%in thenext30years.This suddenfall islinked partlyto“pizzly”bearstaking uppolar bearsranges,where theyoutcompete them,but alsoto polar bears highlyspecializeddiets.“Polar bearsmainly consumedsoft foodseven duringthe MedievalWarm Period,a previousperiodof rapidwarming/5DeSantis said,referring tofat mealssuch asseals.Although allof thesestarvingpolarbears are tryingto findalternative foodsources,like seabirdeggs,it couldbe a tippingpoint fbrtheir survivaL^^Actually,the caloriesthey gainfrom thesesources donot balanceoutthose theyburn fromsearching for them.This couldresult in a habitatready forthehybridsto moveinand takeover,leading to a lossin biodiversityif polarbears arereplaced.“Were havingmassive impactswith climate change onspecies/9DeSantis said.“The polarbearis tellingus howbad thingsare.In somesense,“pizzly“bears couldbeasad butnecessarycompromise givencurrent warmingtrends.”
8.Why dopolarbearsmove furthersouthA.To createhybrids.B.To expandterritory.C.To relievehunger.D.To contactgrizzlies.
9.What makes“pizzly“bears adaptto naturalsurroundings betterthan theirparentsA.Broader habitats.B.More foodoptions.C.Climate preference.D.Improved breedingability.
10.What doesthe underlinedphrase“atippingpoint inparagraph5refer toA,A rarechance.B.A criticalstage.C・A positivefactor.D.A constantchange.
11.What*sthemain ideaof thetextA.Polar bearsare changingdiets forclimatechange.B.Polar bearshave alreadyadjusted toclimatechange.C.Pizzly“bearsareon therise becauseof globalwarming.D.Pizzly bearshave replacedpolarbearsfbr globalwarming.Coral reefs(珊)瑚礁)are amongthe mostproductive ecosystemsin theworld.Theyre alsoinserious dangerclimatechange andother threatsare killingthem off.Butresearchers havecome upwith aninvention theythink couldhelp thereefs:3D-printed corals.At theheart ofreef ecosystemslies asymbiosis(共生关系)between coralsand algae(藻类).Corals uselight andtheyre photosynthesizing(光合作用).The algae inside corals9tissues(组织)make useof thelight togenerate energy,and thatenergy isthen transferredtothe coral animalhost.That animalhost,in return,transfers certainby-products tothe algae,so theyhave asymbiosisgoing on.This bond between algae and coralsis whatmakes reefsso incrediblyproductive.Because ofthissymbiosis,corals haveevolved complex skeletal(骨骼的)and tissuestructures forcollectingsunlight whichusually fadesrapidly.Through theskeleton,light ispumped andguided intodeeper,otherwise shaded areas.Scientists copiedsome tricksthat coralsuse.They imagedcorals to analyze theirskeletal andtissuemakeup andthen useda3D bioprintertobuilda complicatedstructure thatmimics realcorals.The printed corals weremade ofbiomaterials likecellulose(纤维素)and hadalgae plantedin them.The researchersreplicated(复制)coral structureso wellthatthealgae grewvery quicklyupto100times moredensely thanthey normallygrow in the lab.The3D-printed creationcouldbeused asa mediumto growalgae toproduce bioenergyand alsoasatoolfor studyingthe coral-algae symbiosis.Of course,there aremany otherways thistechnology canbe furtherscaled andimproved tocreatesomething likeartificial coralsin thefuture.So thisis justthe firststep,where theycreated theanimalhost,but theyare nowcontinuing tofurther replicatethis animal-algal symbiosisanddeveloping modelsystems.Eventually,it wouldbe nicethat thiscan havedirect applicationsin coralreefrestoration.
12.What isthe functionof thealgaeinsidecorals9tissuesA.To performphotosynthesis.B.To pumplight intoshadedareas.C.To produceenergy neededby theirhost.D.To buildcomplexskeletalstructures.
13.What doalgae getin thesymbiotic relationshipwith coralsA.Stronger tissues.B.Certain by-products.C.Biomaterials likecellulose.D.An animalhost.
14.Scientists use3D-printedcoralstructure toA.makeastudy ofthecoral-algae symbiosisB.strengthen thebondbetweenalgaeandcoralsC.change oceanconditions forcorals tosurviveD.remove theharmful algaeinside thetissues ofcorals
15..What isthe besttitle ofthis passageA.Fantastic Coexistenceof Coralsand AlgaeB.Corals EvolvingSymbiosis toAvoid ExtinctionC.Coral Reefs:Productive butEndangered EcosystemD.3D-Printed TechnologyHopefully SavingCoral Reefs
二、七选五Ahh...Fish,chips andmushy peas!There isnothing moreBritish thanfish and chips.Freshlycooked,boiling hotfish and chips,topped withsalt andseasoned withvinegar,packed innewspaperand eatenout-of-doors ona coldand wintryday-it simplycannot bebeaten!16Both Lancashireand Londonclaim tobe thefirst toinvent thisfamous meal.Chips wereacheap,basic foodoftheindustrial northwhile friedfish wasintroduced inLondons EastEnd.17Sowas bornour nationaldish of fish andchips!18Mr.Lees soldfish andchips froma woodenshelter inthe market.Later hemoved thebusinessto apermanent shopacross theroad.However inLondon,it issaid thatJoseph Malin,aJewish immigrant,opened afish andchip shopin ClevelandWay withinthe soundof BowBells inthe1860s.Fish andchip shopswere originallysmall familybusinesses,often runfromthefront roomofthe houseand werecommonplace bythe late19th century.Through thelatter partofthe19th centuryandwell intothe20th century,the fish andchiptrade expandedgreatly tosatisfy theneeds ofthegrowing industrialpopulation ofGreat Britain.Fish andchips becamevital tothe dietoftheordinarypeople.19In1999,the Britishconsumed nearly300million servingsoffish andchips.That equatesto sixservingsfor everyman,woman andchild inthe country.20Thats eightfor everyone BurgerKingrestaurant,making BritishFish andChips thenations favouritetake-away.A.It quicklybecame afavourite ofthe workers.B,People soondecided toput friedfish andchips together.C.John Leesowned arestaurant andsold thefamous pairing.D.So how,when andwhere didthis Britishdish comeaboutE.There arenow around8,500fishandchip shopsacross theUK.F.Some shopshadtoemploy doormento controlthe queueat busytimes.G.The firstfishandchip shopin Lancashireis thoughtto haveopened in
1863.
三、完形填空When I was stilla teen,I helpedatthenursery ofour communityas anassistant forthe newdaycareprogram startedfor kidsthree tosix yearsold.One little girl that I rememberwas21who trulyloved beingin ourclass andgetting to playwith theother littlekids.Unfortunately,she alsosuffered fromsevere separationanxiety.She wouldcrywhen she was droppedoff.This ledtoan22situation:a childthat lovedtobein ourclassroomand yetcried23she wasbeing tortured折磨.Ihadone gameI really24playing withthe kidsduring snacktime.I wouldgo uptothechildrenand tellthem notto smile,and commentedif theywere startingto smile.Since thegirl happenedtohave themost beautifulsmile,capable of25a room,she wasalmost alwaysone ofthe kidsId dothisgame withjust to26that smile.Eventually,she gottothepoint thatjust tellingher notto smilewould leadtoagiant smile.Notwanting to27,she wouldcover herface withher hands.So thenthe gamewasto seeif I could findthe smileshewas
28.The trickwas so29that Istartedtouse iton herwhenever shewas droppedoff.She wouldalwaysbe handedto me30loudly.Td findsome wayto31her attentionso she would listento me.Then Iwould tellher notto smile.Her handswould32go tocover upa bigsmile,and aftera briefgameof“hunting”forthesmile,shewouldstop crying.Then shewould forgetall abouther33fromher motherand happilyrun offtofindsome kidstoplaywith.I stillhave fondmemories ofthat sweetlittlegirl,her beautifulsmiles,and howshe
21.A.outgoing B.sensitive C.shy D.generous
22.A.urgent B.dangerous C,common D.strange
23.A.as ifB,even ifC.every timeD.in case
24.A.imagined B,considered C・avoided D.enjoyed
25.A.getting throughB.breaking intoC.lighting upD.tearing down
26.A.see B.wipe C.touch D.greet
27.A.help B.lose C.explain D.appear
28.A.believing B,noticing C.hiding D.ignoring34her motherthat I was an35worker.
29.A.flexible B.simple C.reliable D.silly
30.A.laughing B.speaking C.shouting D.crying
31.A.escape B.shift C.fix D.force
32.A.gradually B,constantly C.immediately D.obviously
33.A.attraction B,suggestion C.concentration D.separation
34.A.convinced B.answered C.recommended D.impressed
35.A.beautiful B.amazing C.honest D.polite
四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式Mary-Jo Saundersgoes tokindergarten everymorning,just likemany otherfive-year-olds inNewYork.Today,she islearning36poem.What isspecial isthat itisa Chinesepoem and37she isable torecite it38an accent.Soon sheisgoing tolearn Chinesehandwriting too.39learn theworlds mostspokenlanguage mightgive Mary-Jo ahead startin herfuture career,says hermother Alison.I thinkitsgood fbrher tostretch40her bylistening toand pronouncingnew sounds,as wellas learningtoread and41write Chinesecharacters79More andmore42ambition parentsintheworld aresigning theirchildren upfor Chineseclasses.Keen fortheir sonsand daughters43succeed inlife,they seebeing fluentinasecond orthirdlanguage asanadvantage.Learning Chineseis becomingso popularthat sofar thelanguage44intheeducational systemsof morethan75countries.Over4,000overseas universitiesoffer Chineselanguagecourses andnow about25million people45study Chineseoutside China.
五、图表作文
46.你校英文报正在开展“Chinese peoplesreading habits”为主题的讨论,请使用图表中的Chinese peoplesreading rale调查结果写一篇短文投稿,内容包括L简要描述阅读情况;■Printed books□Printed newspapersCDPrinted magazines□Digital materials
2.分析原因;
3.你的建议注意:
1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答Chinese peoplesreading habits
六、读后续写
47.阅读下面材•料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文When mylittle brotherTom wasfour,Mom saidsomething likeTd giveanything tohave afewmore hoursintheday.And Tomsaid,Why dontwe buya biggerclock”Tf timeworked thatway,Icouldhave usedan extra-big clocklast week!Our teacherhad askedus tomake anart projectshowing howplants cat,“I cantbelieve weonlyhave twonights tofinish itJ Noahsaid witha sigh.“I haveno ideahow Illget minedone.”I didntsay anything.Not becauseIwasnervous—I wasntnervous atall.1love artprojects!Infact,Iwasso relaxedthatIdidnt workon theproject atall onMonday night.I plannedtostarttheminute Igothomefrom baseballpractice onTuesday.But therewas just。