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广东省广州市第一中学学年高二下学期期中考试2022-2023英语试题学校:姓名班级考号
一、阅读理解Whatever you want todo tohelp peoplein needthe United Nations mayhave theideal jobforyou.Competition formost positions in the UN isfierce,but withpreparation and a littleluck,youmay landyour dreamjob with the UN.*Research careeroptions(选择)at the UN.First ofall,visit the UnitedNations website toget afeel for the differenttypes ofwork at theUN.Which areasinterest youmost Arethere areasyou arealready qualifiedfor Arethere areasyouwould like to workin but for whichyou stillneed qualifications*Decide whatstaff categoryyou want to pursue.UN careersare dividedinto differentstaff categories,each ofwhich requiresa specificeducationalbackground and area ofexpertise.The categoriesare furtherbroken downinto jobsatdifferent levels.Considering yourskills,interest and experience,decide whichcategory andlevel isproperfor you.*Make sureyou havethe required education andexperience.Each careeroption hasspecific education andexperiencerequirements.Here aresomerequirements formany positionsatthe UN:Fluency inEnglish orFrench,the workinglanguages of the UN.Its essential.Fluency inadditionallanguages,particularly Arabic,Chinese,Spanish,or Russian,is helpfulfor mostpositions.A bachelorsdegree orhigher.Most positionsin theUN requireat leasta bachelorsdegree.Many specialistpositions requireadvanced degreesin specialty.Work experiencein arelated field.Depending on the positionfor whichyou areapplying,youmight needanywhere from1-7years ofwork experience.
1.What shouldyou dofirst beforestarting jobapplicationA.Decide whatstaff categoryyouwantto pursue.B,Get therequirededucationand work experience.C.Learn aboutchoices ontheUnitedNationswebsite.
3.朗诵内容唐诗Tang poetry注意L词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯NoticeStudents9Union
七、读后续写
57.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As ayoung boy,I wascarefree.Every vacationI lookedforward totwo things-seeing mygrandpaand hearinghis wonderfulstories.My grandpa was avery goodstoryteller.He hadworkedvarious oddjobs when he wasyoung andwove his adventures andmisadventures intofantastictales.These wonderfultales coloredmy childhood.As Igrew up,I hadto admitthat Grandpasstories wentona little long,even alittle boringandgradually losttheir magic.However,not wantingto upsethim,my brotherand Iwould sometimestaketurns sitting in theliving room,listening tograndpa tellhis stories.When mygrandpawasapproaching91,he sufferedfrom seriousmemory-loss.It waskind ofwhatdoctors calleddementia(痴呆),probably theearliest stageof Alzheimersdisease.Followingthe doctorsdirections,we movedhim into a SunriseAssisted LivingCommunity,where hecouldget abetter care.After that,grandpa hardlycame toour house.One weekendbefore mygrandpas birthday,I came to visithim.Seeing grandpasittinginhisarmchair,dull-looking,I wasconsumed withmixed feelings.I wheeledgrandpa to the sunshineinthe courtyard,talking to him.He couldntexpress himselfclearly andspoke inshort bursts,but Ilistenedtohimpatiently andcarefully justas I used to be alittle boy.It was then thatI noticeda shadowbox withsome oldand yellowishphotos init.I picked oneup,in whichmy brother,several boysin ourneighborhood,and Iwere playingbasketball withgrandpacheering uson twentyyears before.My mindflashed backto thosebeautiful memories.Back then,Grandpa wasin goodphysical conditionand wewere allwearing basketballjerseys,playing andlaughing withabandon.I presentedthe phototo mygrandpa,pointing ateach memberandreminding himof theirnames.Incredibly,grandpa couldspeak outthe nameof everyplayer.Ieven caughta softlight ingrandpas eyesandasmile onhis lips.注意:
1.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A brightidea forgrandpas birthdaycameto my mind.Seeing the same players“playing there,grandpa seemedto havethought ofsomething.D.Decide whichtype ofwork of theUNinterests youmost.
2.What isextremely importantfor positionsin theUNA.Years ofworkexperience.B.A doctorsdegree.C.Fluency in the workinglanguages.D.A goodknowledge ofculture.
3.Whats thepurpose ofthe textA.To givetips onapplying for jobs in theUN.B,To explain the processof applyingforjobsintheUN.C.To clfor morepeople toapply forpositionsintheUN.D.To introducewhat jobsintheUN areopen toapplication.Balancing preservationoftheland withour desireto travelisachallenge forus travelers.When seeingcities faceconstant resourceand wasteproblems,I couldnthelp butthink about howmuch travelcan affectthe environment.Back inmy youth,I wasan environmentalactivist.But overthe years,I leavethe lightson.Ifly a lot.I drinkout ofplastic bottles.I eat a lotof meat.And Ilove fish,especially tuna.However,recently,Ive begunthinking harderabouthowtravel affectsthe environmentand howI affecttheenvironment.In doingso,Ive triedto bea lotmore awareof myactions.I dontknow ifthere isan easysolution forthis problem.The mostenvironmentally friendlyactivityis notto travelat all,but thatsunrealistic andtoo extreme.Theres somuch moneyin travelthatI dontthink thegovernment andregulation cando much.Only when their profitsare hurtwillhotels,operators,and theindustry asa wholebegin tolisten.Instead,its allabout theconsumers.The onlygood wayis toget peopleto bemore environmentally conscious andmake betterdecisions.Consumers havealotof power.Why didWal-Mart startselling onlysustainable fishandwhole milkConsumers wantedit.I thinkif weas travelersbegin todemand more environmentallyfriendly practicesand avoidcompanies withpoor environmentalrecords,we canchange things.Now,I recyclemore,Iusefewer waterbottles,I shutoff thelights,Most importantly,I useoperatorsand stayat placesthat arereducing theirenvironmental impact.Travel candestroy the environment but it doesnthave to.We havethe powerto makethingsbetter.We cando smallthings anddemand more ofthe places westay andvisit.We canand shoulddemandmoreofplaces,and of ourselves.
4.Which ofthe followingmight bethe besttitle for the textA.My experiencesof protectingthe environment.B,Can webalance traveland the environmentC.Is therean easyway to solve environmentalproblemsD.How can we travelin anenvironmentally friendlyway
5.Why doesthe writerlist hisactions overthe years
1.To showhe iswealthy.
8.To tellhe isfond oftravelling.
9.To indicatehe hasbecome lessenvironmentallyconscious.
10.To explainhis hobby.
11.Whats therealistic waytosolvethe problemaccording toparagraph3A.People donot travelat all.B,The governmenttakes effectivemeasures.C.Tourism industryfollows environmentalrules.D.Consumers becomemoreenvironmentallyconscious.
12.What can be learnedfrom thelast paragraphA.Travel willsurely destroytheenvironment.B・Few thingstravelers cando toprotect theenvironment.C.We canget alot fromtheplaceswe travel.D.What travelersdo canmake adifference to theenvironment.Sleep,considered aluxury bymany,is essentialfor aperson*s wellbeing.Researchers havefound that insufficientsleep andtiredness increasea personsrisk ofdeveloping severemedicalconditions,such asobesity beingvery overweight,high bloodsugar levels,and heartdisease.Now,a newstudy hasfoundthatgetting sufficientsleep isalso thekey toimproving academicperformance.Jeffrey Gross,the universityscience professorwho ledthe research,was nottrying to find therelationship between sleepand gradeswhenhehanded outsmart watchesto the100students inhischemistry class.Instead,the professorhoped thewrist-worm devices,which tracka personsphysicalactivity,would showa connectionbetween exerciseand academicachievement.While Gross*s datashowed norelationshipbetween these twofactors,the studyfoundsomething suiprising.As theresearchers were analyzing theirdata,they noticedthat therewas astraight-line relationshipbetweentheaverage amountof sleepa studentgot and their resultsin thecourse*s11quizzes,three midtermtests,andthefinal exam.Even moreinteresting,it was not sufficientfor studentsto justhead to bed earlythe nightbeforea test.Instead,its thesleep you get duringthe dayswhen learningis happeningthat mattersmost.The timestudents went to bedeach nightwas similarlyimportant.Those whowentto bed inearlyhours ofthe morningperformed poorly,even ifthe totalsleep timewas the same asahigher-performing student.nWhen you go tobed matters/1Gross says,nIf yougo tobed at10,or12,or1at night,and sleepfor seven hours,your performanceis thesame.But ifyougo tobedafter2,your performancestarts togo downeven ifyouget thesamesevenhours.So,quantity isnteverything.1Perhaps themost interestingwasthehuge impactthat smalldifferences insleep patternshadon thestudents*grades.The overallcourse gradesfor studentsaveraging sixandahalf hoursofsleep eachnight were25%lower thanstudents whoaveraged justone hourmore sleep.Similarly,students whovaried theirbedtime byeven onehour eachnight hadgrades thatdropped45%belowthose withmore regularbedtimes.Who knewgetting Adjustrequired someextra ZZZs
13.Based onhis originalobjectives,which bestdescribes Professor Grosss researchfindings A.Accidental.B.Complete.C.Convincing.D.Doubtful.
14.Who werethe peopletaking partinthestudyA.Middle schoolchemistry students.B.Volunteers fromdifferent universities.C.Professor Grosssown students.D.University studentathletes.
15.How didProfessorGrosssteam measureacademic performanceA.Making thestudents weara specialwatch.B,Using students*university entrancetest results.C.Giving thestudents regularafter classquizzes.D.Using thestudents1normal testand quizgrades.
16.Based onthe studysfindings,who islikely toperform bestacademically.A.A personwho hasa goodnights sleepthe nightbefore animportant test.B,A personwhose normalbedtime variesbetween9p.m.and12p.m.C.A personwho sleepsfrom11p.m.to6a.m.each day.D.A personwho sleepsfor atotal of7hours eachnight.How affordableis high culture Onegreat mythofourtime isthat ticketsfor opera,theatre,ballet andorchestral管弦乐concerts aretoo expensive,especially forthe young.This isinfuriatingas,in Britain,at least,the claimis ridiculousand offensive.The cheaptickets tohearLondons orchestrasrange from£7to£9-same asa cinematicket,and lowerthan theentry pricetomany popmusic andcomedy clubs.For comparison,whentheLos AngelesPhilharmonic Orchestraperformswith topsoloists andconductors thecheapest seatis£30;and atthe BerlinPhilharmonic,its anexpensive£
46.Finding cheaptickets to the operaand balletisnt soeasy.True.British companiesdont chargetheridiculous highprices foundontheContinent£2,000for a good seatatapremiere ofLa ScalasCarmenlast December,but thetickets are still prettysteep.Large feespaid tostar performersmostlyaccount forthat.Luckily,however,one spectaculartechnological innovationhastransformed thescene.Its liveor slightlydelayed cinematransmissions.The NewYorkMetropolitan Operanow beamsits showsto800cinemas roundthe world,and Britishcompaniesarent farbehind.Cinematic operais excellentvalue.For thecost ofa goodbottle ofwine£10or£15fortheRoyal OperaHouses showsyou cansit inyour localmovie-house and see ahigh-definition relayof whafsoccurring onthe worldsgrandest stages.No,its notthesameasbeing there,but itsalmost asgood.The soundis incredible.The images,particularly ofdancers,arefantastic.And youcan reacttotheshow aspart ofa liveaudience,rather thansitting onyour ownathome.To me,this mountainof evidence,together withfree museumadmissions,indicates that thearts worldshould stopworrying that its audiencesarestillmostly middle-class.Anyone whocanafford tovisit apub canalso affordto seetop-quality drama,music anddance.The realbattle nowshould be ensuringthat schoolchildren aregiven enoughtastes ofhighcultureto makethem wanttobuy allthose cheaptickets whenthey growup.
17.What doesthe underlinedword infuriatingin paragraph1meanA.Quite interesting.B.Very annoying.C.Not certain.D.Extremely obvious.
18.What isthe mainreason forexpensive operaticketsA.The amountof moneycharged bytop performers.B,The costlytechnology requiredfor broadcast.C.The demandof companiesfor bigprofits.D.The highcost ofrenting thestages.
14.Which ofthe followingis trueabout cinematicoperaA.People candecide whereto watchthe opera.B.Audiences arediscouraged fromresponding toThe performances.C.It providesan inexpensiveway ofenjoying alive operaperformance.D.The soundand visualquality aresuperior tothe liveperformance.
15.Which statementwould theauthor agreewithA.The qualityof operaperformances isimproving.B.High cultureis becomingmore affordablein Europe.C.The costof accessto highculture activitiesshould belowered.D.Children shouldbe encouragedto participatein highculture events.
二、七选五Why youshouldnt punishyour kidsfor lying(Getting your children tostop lyingis challenging.There aremany influencesTV,movies and)video gamesin whichlies arecommon.Children seeparents lieto others,if onlytobepolite.Mostparents addto thatwith talesabout thelives andactivities ofSanta Clausorthetooth fairy.16The mostcommon reactionsto childrenwho lieare explainingwhy itis wrongandpunishments.17Here arethree bettertools supportedby researchto useinstead.Give praise:You couldask yourchild tosay something that happenedat schoolthat istrue.When yourchild obeys,praise himenthusiastically.Be specific.18and giveyourchilda hugor ahighfive.Aim forone ortwointeractions(互动)like thisa day.If youhappen tocatch yourchildin alie,say somethinglike,“That isnot trueand couldget youin troubleoutside ofthe home.”Act asa model:Explicitly(明确土也)tell thetruth.This couldbe aboutsomething thathappenedwhen youwereachild orsomething thathappened duringthe day.It neednot bedramatic.Another optionis toplay agame atdinner.Each persontells onethingthatwas truethat day.Again,give alittle praisetothechild whonormally liesif sheplays along.Decrease punishmentsand moralizing(说教)They areunlikely tochange behaviorordevelop theconduct youwant.19Rather,use verymild punishmentsClightscolding,short lossofprivileges,a brieftimeout.More severepunishments shouting,taking awaysomething for a week,hitting arenot moreeffective inactually changingthe frequencyof lying.20Usually theycanbedropped bythen.It isunlikely thatlying willbe completelyremoved,but withthe rightencouragement,it canbe dramaticallylessened.A.It isnot whatthat is,but aboutpractice.B.As waysof changingbehavior,these areineffective.C.That doesnot meanignoring,lying orletting itgo.D.”That wasgreat!You toldme whathappened justlike Iasked.Wow!”E.Try theseprocedures fortwo tothree weeksandseewhere youare.F.You dida goodjob,but whatyou saidwasnotwhat Idliketoknow!”G.Parents dothis outof love,butforsome children,lying canbecome aproblem.
三、完形填空Exercise andI havenever hadagoodrelationship duetomyfear ofsports.From ayoung age,my dad21me intoa dozensports.I didntlike anyof them,
22.When Ientered Universityof Regina,my dad23telling meYou have tofinda wayto stay24or“You dontwanttogetthe Freshman15,do you”So I25to giveswimming ashot,but I26managed togo tothe pooltwice duringthe fallsemester学期.Worse still,I was27to convincemyself thatYeah,thafs OK.”Spring semestercame.A friendof mine28me oneday askingif Iwanted togotoZumba withher.All Iknew aboutZumba wasthatitwas basicallyexercise dancingto Latinand popsongs.Itdidnt soundtoo bad,but Icouldnt be
29.I went,and thatwas it.Zumba becamemy30of tea.The instructorwould alwayssay:Dontworry aboutthe steps.Have fun.Do yourown thing.That removedmy31about sports.I didnthavetobe32,I didnteven havetobegood.Ijust needto33the musicand move.Zumba did34me fromtheFreshman15,butitalso didso muchmore.It letme make35with myunpleasant pastwithphysical fitness,and enjoystaying healthy.
21.A.expected B.allowed C.forced D.invited
22.A.therefore B.though C.instead D.besides
23.A,avoided B.risked C・regretted D.kept
24.A.in shapeB.for funC・at easeD.on business
25.A.refused B.happened C,bothered D.decided
26.A.hardly B.only C.constantly D.gradually
27.A.eager B.satisfied C・embarrassed D.disappointed
28.A,teased B.comforted C・approached D.annoyed
29.A.happy B.proud C.careful D.sure
30.A.cup B.part C-share D.mouth
31.A.curiosity B.passion C.fear D.confidence
32.A.perfect B.enthusiastic C・adorable D.ambitious
33.A.accept B.feel C.display D.compare
34.A.witness B.separate C.discourage D.save
35.A.trouble B.sense C,peace D.contact
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When36face asetback,most peoplewill feelupset andcomplain aboutit.Whenever thereisan activityoracompetition,I takepart,but aseries of37fail leaveme disappointed.One rainy day afterI hadfailed oncemore,I walkedalong apath.The pathwas somuddy thatIcould hardlywalk evenalittle38far.What wasworse,I felldown.I burstinto tearsbecause oftirednessunder greatpressure.For along time,I justsat39I hadfallen down.Looking atthe footprintsI hadleft behind,I thoughtof walkingon thepathin sunshine.Thinking ofthat,an idea40occur to me.There willbe nofootprints41leave onsunnydays,but onrainy daysthere willbe.It is42truth thata smoothlife iswhat welong for,but howcanwesee therainbow43experiencing arainydayDisappointment issure toslow ouradvancement,but becauseof it,eachof oursteps leavesa print.Those wholive44()steady cannever experience45same enjoymentas thosewho succeedafter havingfailed formanytimes.
五、根据汉语意思填写单词
46.It cannotbe questionedthatthenew methodis(更好的,占优势的)totheold one.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
47.(不幸地),they ranintoasnowstorm alongthe way.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
48.We receivedseveral answers,and wepickedoneat(随机).(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
1..1shouldbeconfident and(提高)my abilityto achievemy goal.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
50.You willbe rewardedwiththelatest(发彳亍)by yourfavorite bandfor yourkind helptome.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
51.Our schoolhas decidedon C恢复)our confidencein ourstudies throughdozensof rewardingactivities.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
52.Our headteacher requestedus todo some(彻底的)cleaning beforeclass thenext day.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
53.His wifewas wonderingwhere heput theirmost valuable(财物).(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
54.Jerry isan(业余爱好者)who dancesjust forrecreation andfun.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
55.There wasa deep-rooted racial(偏见)long beforethe twocountries wentto war.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
六、告知信/通知
56.为弘扬中国传统文化,你校学生会将在2020年10月6日子校演讲厅举行“诗歌朗诵大赛”(Poetry RecitationContest),并邀请学校国际部学生参加请你根据提示写一则书面通知内容要点包括
1.大赛的目的;
2.大赛的时间、地点;。