湖南省邵阳市新邵县2022-2023学年高二上学期期末质量检测英语试题

湖南省邵阳市新邵县学年高二上学期期末质量检2022-2023测英语试题学校:姓名:班级:考号

一、阅读理解Educator of the YearContestDo youknow anoutstanding junior high or high school teacher,coach,guidance advisor,（提名）librarian,or headmasterNominate thatspecial personyoull alwaysremember andgivehim/her thechance to be recognizedin Teenink!Guidelines■The nationalmagazine willonly consideressays writtenby teens,and nominationsmust beforjuniorhighorhighschool educatorsonly.Primary schooleducators arenot included.■Convince usyour nomineeis special.Tell usabout hisor herstyle ofteaching,involvement inschool activities,and communityservice.What hasyour educatordone for theentire school,your class,for youor anotherstudent Giveexamples withspecific details.Keepyour essaybetween200and1,000words.■Include thefirst andlast,name,position,and schoolof youreducator.■Submit entriesthrough ourwebsite.See oursubmission guidelinesfbr moreinformation.PrizesCash awardswill begiven toeducators from across thecountry honoredas TeeninkEducatorso£the Year.Winning essaysare publishedin Teeninkmagazine.DeadlinesThe deadlinefor submittingEducator of the Yearessays for2021is May1,

2021.Entries areacceptedand consideredfor publicationin Teeninkmagazine throughoutthe year.Winners willbeinformed afterthe Juneissue ispublished.

1.Who canbe recommendedfor thecontestA.A nationalvolunteer.B.A communityeducator.C.A primaryschoolteacher.mothers wordsas ifit wereyesterday:Kerrel,I dontwant youto takefood fromyour father,because hehas AIDS.Be verycareful whenyou arearound him.”AIDS wasntsomething wetalked aboutin mycountry when I wasgrowing up.From thenon,I knewthat thiswould bea familysecret.My parentswere nottogether anymore,and my dad livedalone.For awhile hecould takecare ofhimself.But when I was12,his conditionworsened.Myfathers otherchildren livedfar away,so itfell tome tolook afterhim.We couldntafford allthenecessary medicationfor him,and becauseDad wasunable towork,I hadno schoolsupplies andoftencouldnt evenbuy foodfbr dinner.I wouldsit inclass feelingcompletely lost.The teachers（彳氐沉）words muffledas Itried tofigure outhow I was going to manage.I did not sharemy burdenwith anyone.I hadseen howpeople reactedto AIDS.Kids laughedatclassmates whohad parents with thedisease.And evenadults couldbe cruel.When my fatherwas movedto thehospital,the nurseswould leavehis foodon thebedside tableeven thoughhe wastooweak tofeed himself.I hadknown thathe wasgoingtodie.But afterso manyyears ofkeeping hiscondition asecret,I wascompletely unpreparedwhen hereached hisfinal days.注意.续写词数应为左右；.请按如下格式在相应位置作答1152Sad andhopeless,I calleda womanat thenonprofit NationalAIDS Support.Now,I amalso workingat thenonprofit organization.D.A highschool headmaster.

2.What is the requirementfor the essayA.It coversat least100words.B.It isto besubmitted afterMay.C.It shouldinclude specificdetails.D.It mustbe writtenby acandidate.

3.What willtheessaywinners getA,A largesum ofcash money.B.A chanceto publishtheir essays.C.The bigprize from their school.D.The honorof Educatorof theYear.What makesa giftspecial Isit theprice yousee onthe giftreceipt Oris itthe lookon therecipientsface whenthey receiveit thatdetermines thetrue valueWhat giftis worththe mostThisChristmas I was debatingwhat togive my father.My dadis ahard personto buyfor becausehenever wantsanything.I pulledout myphone toread atext messagefrom my mom sayingthat wewereleaving forChristmas shoppingfor himwhenIcame acrossa messageon myphone thatI hadlocked.The messagewas frommy father.My eyesfell ona photoof aflower takenin Wyoming,and（蒲公英）underneath apoem byWilliam Blake.The flower,a lonedandelion standingagainst thebrightblue sky,inspired me.My dadhad beenreciting thosewords tome sinceIwas a kid.That mayevenbe thereason whyI lovewriting.I decidedthat thosewords wouldbe mygift to my father.I calledback.I toldmymomto gowithout meand thatI alreadycreated mygift.I sentthe photoof the cream-colored flowertomycomputer andtyped thepoem ontop ofit.As Iwas arrangingthedetails anotherpoem cameto mind.The poemwas writtenby EdgarAllan Poe;mydadrecited itasmuch as he didthe other.I typedthat outas welland searchedonline for a backgroundto the words ofit.The poemwas focusedaround dreaming,and aftersearching Ifound theperfect picture.The imagewaspainted withblues andgreens andpurples,twisting togetherto createthe themeand wonderof adream.As Iwatched bothpoems passingthrough theprinter,the whitepaper coloringwith wordsthatshaped mychildhood,I feltthat thiswasagift thatmyfatherwould trulyappreciate.Christmas soonarrived.The minuteI sawthe lookon mydads faceasheunwrapped thoseblackletters carefullyplaced ina cheapframe,I knewI hadgiven theperfect gift.

4.How didthe ideaforaspecial giftbegin toformA.When the author wasdoing shopping.B.When the author wasreading amessage.C.When theauthor washaving adebate.D.When theauthor wasleaving forWyoming.A.A storyabout akid.B.A callfromthemother.C・A textabout Christmas.D.A photoof aflower.

6.How didtheauthormake the gift

8.By searchingfor thepoems online.A.By matchingthewordswith pictures.D.By paintingthe lettersin threecolors.C.By drawingthe backgroundby hand.

7.What isthe mainpurpose ofthe passage

8.To explainhow computershelp createA.To showhow todesign imagesfor gifts,gifts.D.To describethe giftstheauthorhasC.To suggestmaking giftsfrom onesheart,received.

5.What didthe authorsinspiration forthegiftcome from“Eating together“is astatement thatdoctors useregularly whenthey talkwith familiesaboutmaintaining normalweight.Children whoeat regularfamily mealstend tohave lowerrates ofobesity（月巴胖症）.A newstudy takesa lookat why.A teamled byJerica Bergasked thefamilies of120children torecord eightdays ofmeals.（互动）Berges teamsorted theinteractions occurringat thetable intotwo broadgroups-thoserelating to the emotionalatmosphere at the meal,such ashow muchthe familymembers seemedto beenjoyingthe timetogether,and how many uncomfortablesilences occurred—and thoseinvolvingfood specially,such ashowmanyunpleasant feelingsemerged fromdiscussions about food,and howmuchthe parentscontrolled whatand howmuch childrenate.Children whowere overweighthad family meals thatincluded more negative emotionalinteractionscompared tochildren whowerent overweight.Their mealstended tohave awarmer,more communicativeatmosphere.For example,these childrenwere encouragedto eatfoods to getstronger orrun faster,while heavier children experiencedmorenegativepressures includingthreatsand beingmade tofeel guiltyabout thosewho cantafford to eat threemeals aday.If parentstalkconstantly throughoutthe mealaboutfood,and lecturedthe children about homeworkor attemptedtocontrol what the childrenate,the youngsterswere alsomore likelyto beheavy.Also,the researchersfoundheavierchildrentended tohave shortermeals.In themeantime,the currentdata suggeststhat simplysitting downatthesame tableatthesametime isntenough toinfluence obesity.And itsup tofamily doctorsto helpfamilies understandhow totakefull advantageof havinga mealtogether.

8.What weresorted intotwo groupsby BergesteamA.Foods servedat threemeals.B.Features offamilymealsinfluencing weight.C.Conversations happeningduring dinner.D.Feelings comingout ofdiscussions aboutfood.

9.What didparentswithnon-obese childrendo atthe tableA.They talkedwith the childrenabouthomework.B.They lecturedthe childrenabout treasuringfood.C.They askedthe childrento finishmeals quickly.D.They toldthechildrentoeattogethealthy.

10.What kindof tipshould familydoctors offerfamiliesA.Cooking deliciousmeals.B.Dieting ina healthymanner.C.Making gooduse ofdining together.D.Creating sharedconversation topics.

11.What isthe besttitle forthe textA.How diningwith parentsaffects obesityin kidsB.How obesityspreads acrossfamily membersC.Why morechildren arebecoming overweightD.Why parentsshould eattogether withchildrenLoneliness issignificant mental health concernand canraise riskof deathby45%and contactwith nature in cities significantlyreduces feelings of loneliness,according to a teamof scientists.The studyisthefirst toassess howthe environmentcan affectloneliness.It usedreal-time data,collected viaa smartphoneapp,rather thanrelying on peoples memoryof howthey werefeeling.The researchfound thatfeelings ofovercrowding increasedloneliness byan averageof30%.Butwhen peoplewere ableto seetrees orhear birds,feelings of loneliness fellby28%.Feelings ofsocial（巧合）inclusion alsocut lonelinessby21%and whenthese feelingscoincided withcontact withnature,the beneficialeffect wasboosted bya further18%.（干预）The findingspointed tointerventions toreduce loneliness.The researcherssaid,Specificmeasures thatincrease socialinclusion andcontact withnature shouldbe taken,especially inthickly（健康），populated cities.Time spentin natureis knownto boostwell-being withwoodland walksestimatedto savethe UKat least£185mayear inmentalhealthcosts,for example.The researchcollected datafrom urbancitizens across the worldusing theUrban Mindresearchapp.More than750people provided16,600of theseassessments.The participantswere self-selectingand sodidnotprovide arepresentative sampleofthewider populations.But whenthe researcherstookage,education,and occupationinto account,the benefitsof naturecontact andfeelingsofsocialinclusion onloneliness remainedstrongly statisticallysignificant.Johanna Gibbons,part oftheresearch team,said,“Cities areprobably theonly habitatthat isincreasing ata highrate.So weshouldbe creatingurban habitatswhere peoplecan thrive.”

12.How wasthe researchconductedA.By relyingonpeoplesmemory.B.By surveying750urban participants.C.By collectingdata througha smartphoneapp.D.By checkinga worldwiderepresentative sample.

13.What canwe learnfrom Paragraph4A.Many bigcities takethe leadin theresearch.B.Time spentindoors improvespeoples well-being.C.Woodland walksgreatly reducesocial contactwith people.D.Interventions toreduce lonelinessbenefit theUK financially.

14.What canbe inferredabout theresearchA.It offersa widerange ofsamples globally.B,The findingsare remarkablein termsof statistics.C.The carefullyselected participantsare reliable.D.Many factorsare consideredexcept education.

15.Whats thetext mainlyaboutA.The problemsof livingin bigcities.B,Developing urbanhabitats ata highspeed.C.Research onhow toget ridoflonelinessin nature.D.Reducing lonelinessincitiesthrough contactwithnature.

二、七选五If Icould offeryou amagic drugthat wouldmake youhappier,healthier,more optimisticandmore productive,and costnothing andwill requirevery littleeffort,would yoube interestedOf（感激）“course youwould!Science tellsus thatan attitudeof gratitudeis agood healthchoice.16And gratituderequires littletime andno money.But whycan gratitudeimprove ourproductivity andresults17We learnthe importanceof saying“thank you“as littlechildren.This childhoodlesson isextremelyof greatuse.18How doyou feelabout themDoes theirappreciation positivelyimpactyour relationwith themOf courseit does!So begrateful forpeople,their contributionsand theiractionsand makesure youlet themknow howyou feel.Gratitude improvesproblem solvingskills.19However,when wethink aboutwhat wearegrateful for,we openour mindsup tonew possibilitiesand connections.We alsoenter aproblemsolving situationwith aperspective ofopportunity ratherthan challengeor issue.Gratitude helpsus learn.Every darkcloud hasa silverlining.20Being gratefulfor oursituation,even ifwe dontlike everythingabout it,allows ustobethankful foropportunity tolearn somethingnew.So,the moreaware andgrateful weare ofwhat wehave andour capabilities,the morecapableand electivewe becomein living.A.Gratitude improvesattitudes.B.Gratitude improvesrelationships.C.Behind everyproblem liesan opportunity.D.Being moregrateful oftenmakes ushappier andmore optimistic.E.Think aboutthose peoplethat youknow whoare mostappreciative ofyou.F.Too oftenwe lookat problemsolving witha verybored orexhausted view.G.Grateful peopleexperience feweraches andpains andreport feelinghealthier thanotherpeople.

三、完形填空I havelearned a lot frombeing ataxi driver.Ive beenin the21for manyyears,and Iknow thereisa lotabout itthat isnot so22,Taxi drivershave tobe toughto23the NewYork trafficeight hoursaday.Because taxi drivers aretough,people getthe wrong24that theyare bad.However,you canreadin the25almost everyweek thattaxidrivers26the thingspeople leftin theircabs.（彳亍李）Once Ifound aring inmy cab.I rememberedhelping alady withalotof luggagethatday,so Iwent backwhere I had27her off.It tookme almosttwo daysto findher soas to28the ring.I didntget asmuch as29Still,I feltgood becauseIhaddone whatwas right.People askme aboutthe

30.As faras Iknow,31everyone willgiveyou something.You knowmost Americansare pretty

32.I alwaystry tobe nicetoeveryone,whether theytip ornot.I tryto33others theway Iwant tobe treated.I havebeen tryingthisfor along time,and thelonger Itry,the34it gets.Up tillnow,

21.A.project B.department C.business D.organization

22.A.good B.helpful C.bad D.advisable

23.A.cut B.fight C・avoid D.enjoy

24.A.fact B.truth C,theory D.impression

25.A.book B.magazine C,newspaper D.advertisement

26.A.take outB.bring inC.set asideD.turn in

27.A.seen B,dropped C,knocked D.set

28.A.buy B.return C・repair D.find

29.A.Thank youB.fm sorryC.It doesntmatter D.With pleasureIstill holdthe viewthat35is oneofthe greatest qualitiesof people.

30.A.roads B.passengers C.places D.tips

31.A.actually B.certainly C.gradually D.especially

32.A.successful B.generous C.serious D.independent

33.A.pay B.follow C,treat D.entertain

34.A.easier B.harder C.smaller D.clearer

35.A.interest B.confidence C,care D,honesty

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容个单词或括号内单词的正确形式1The Internethas thepower36connect peopleacrosstheworld toa singleshared community.Even inthe countryside,the Internet37enable peopleto reachbeyond theirvillages andget intouchwith theoutside world.We canachieve almost anything online.The Internethas many38advantage,One ofthegreatestadvantages ofthe Internetlies inthequick andeasy accesstoahuge amountof information.With theclick ofa mouseorthetouch ofabutton,it ispossible tofind outalmostanythingwe careto know.39a certainextent,all ofthe worldsknowledgeis atour fingertips.No wonderthe Internethas nowbecome40one placethat themajorityof peopleturn tofor information.The Internethas alsomade ourlives unbelievablyconvenient,with allsorts ofgoods andservices41provide bye-commerce.Above allelse,theInternet helpsus establishand maintainsocial ties.With allsorts ofcommunication software,physicaldistance nolonger getsin42way.There areendless waysto shareour viewson mattersor letsomeoneknow wecare aboutthem.43the Internetbrings manyvaluable advantages,44be connectedhas itsproblems.Onlywhen theInternet isused properlyand45responsible canit bea placeof discovery,wonder andinspirationfor everyone.

五、其他应用文.假如你叫寒假期间你要去美国进行学习.以下是美方学校寄给46Jack,Riverside HighSchool你的课程安排选择表.请你仔细阅读课表，按要求给校方回复一封信.Schedule forSummer EnglishCoursesTotal Hours of TotalHoursofPart-timeEnglish CoursesDateStudy JobThree-week course12048Feb.1-Feb.24Two-week course

60.No Jobbut Tourinstead Feb.25-Mar.7Please includethe following

1.Your choiceofthecourses andpossible reasons；

2.Your presentEnglish level；

3.Specific languageskill youhope toimprove；

4.Other requirements.【注意】开头已给出，不计入总词数；

1..作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名2词数左右.

3.120Dear Siror Madam,Thank youfor yourinviting metothesummer Englishcourse inyour school.

六、读后续写.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47Iwas9years oldwhenIfound outmyfatherwas ill.It was1994but Ican remembermy。