2023甘肅省蘭州市等2地高二上學期期末考試英語試題

蘭州、金昌兩地聯(lián)考2022-2023學年高二上學期期末試題

英語試卷

第I卷（選擇題）

第一部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共14小題；每小題2.5分，滿分35分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

（2019?安徽江淮名校期中）PeggyWhitson,sjobdemandsadailytwo-hourworkoutinagym

whereweighthasnomeaningandtheviewchangesat17,000milesanhour.

Whitsonmakesitlookeasy.At57,sheistheoldestwomantoflyinspace,breakingtherecord

lastNovemberwhenshebeganherthirdlong-termstayattheInternationalSpaceStation.After

returninghomeinSeptember,2017,theNASAastronautfeltmatter-of-factabouttheage

milestone（里程碑）.

“Itwasn,tarecordIwasseekingfor,,,Whitsonsaid∕?Iwas42and48formyfirsttwospace

flights.IfeelluckythatIwasabletogettodoanotheroneinmy50s.Idon,tthinkpeopleshouldlet

agediscouragethem,evenonthosejobsthatrequiresomeamountofphysicalfitness.Theoldest

manisJohnGlenn（at77）,andwe,vehadmaleastronautsintheir60sbefore,soit,sjustamatterof

timebeforewomenstartflyinginspaceatthisage,?

Ontheearth,shestaysfitbyweightlifting,biking,playingbasketballandwaterskiing.She

sharedwhatit,sliketoliveinmicrogravity："It'slikeyou,reinaswimmingpool,butyoudon'thave

toworryaboutbreathing.IfIpushofffromoneside,Γmgoingtofloattotheotherside.Every

directionfeelsexactlythesame,whichisreallyhardforyourbraintograsp,butit,samazinghow

fastyouadapt.

It,sabigshockforthebodytocomebacktoEarth一everythingissoheavy.Wespendalotof

timegettingusedtobeingbackingravityagain.Backpainwasreallythemostdramaticforme

thistime.Forme,cominghomeisharderthangoingupintospace.^^

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordprobablymeaninthepassage?

A.Amazing.B.Natural.

C.Enthusiastic.D.Unbelievable.

2.HowmanydaysdidPeggyWhitsonspendforherthirdstayintheInternationalSpace

Station?

A.About300days.B.About708days.

C.About107days.D.About57days.

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.PeggyWhitsonistheoldestpersontoflyinspace,breakingtherecord.

B.Therehadbeenfemaleastronautsflyinginspaceintheir60sbefore.

C.PeggyWhitsonlikesswimmingmosttostayfitontheearth.

D.PeggyWhitsonhadbeeninspacein2002and2008.

4.WhichofthefollowingwillPeggyWhitsonprobablysay?

A.Youcanstillbesuccessfulanddophysicalthingswhenyougetold.

B?Ispentquitealotoftimegettingusedtothelifeinspace.

C.Themomentwereachedtheearth,wefeltsorelaxed.

D.IfeelluckythatIamphysicallyallrightafterthewholejourney.

B

SweetestDayiscelebratedonthethirdSaturdayinOctoberasadaytomakesomeonehappy.

Itisanoccasionwhichoffersallofusanopportunitytoremembernotonlythesick,theaged,and

childrenwhohavelosttheirparents,butalsofriends,workmates,relativesandneighbourswhose

helpfulnessandkindnesswehaveenjoyed.

Over60yearsago,whenaClevelandmannoticedthatsomepeople,suchaschildrenwholost

theirparentsandpatientswholayinbed,toooftenfeltforgottenandneglected,hedevelopedinhis

mindtheideaofshowingthemthattheywereremembered.Hedidthisbygivingthemsmallgifts.

Withthehelpofhisfriendsandneighbours,hegavethosepeoplesmallgiftsonaSaturdayin

October.Duringtheyearsthatfollowed,otherClevelandersbegantotakepartinthecelebration,

whichcametobecalled"SweetestDay,?Overtime,theSweetestDayideaofspreadingcheerto

thepoor,thesickandchildrenwhohadlosttheirparentswasbroadenedtoincludeeveryone,and

becameanoccasionforrememberingotherswithakindactorasmallgift.Soontheideaspreadto

othercitiesallovertheUSA.

SweetestDayisnotbasedonanysinglegroup,sreligiousbeliefsoronafamilyrelationship.It

isareminderthatathoughtfulwordordeedenricheslifeandgivesitmeaning.Becauseformany

peoplerememberingtakestheformofgiftgiving,SweetestDayoffersustheopportunitytoshow

othersthatwecare,inapositiveway.

5?WhichofthefollowinghaslittlerelationshiptoSweetestDay?

A?Visitingsickpeopleofthehospital.

B?Visitingchildrenwhohavelosttheirparents.

C.Givingfriendssmallgifts.

D.Givingflowerstosweethearts.

6.Whatdomostpeopleusuallydotoshowtheircaretoothersaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theygivemoney.B.Theygivegifts.

C.Theysendregards.D.Theyofferhelp.

7.Theunderlinedword“neglected“inthesecondparagraphmeans",,.

A?remembered

B.hated

C.paidlittleornoattentionto

D.disappointed

C

MyhusbandandIrecentlywenttoDisneyWorldwithourchildrenandgrandchildren.Our

grandchildrenwereexcitedabouttheattractionwheretheycandrivethecars.Sinceourpartywas

uneveninnumbersandtwopeoplefitineachcar,Isatoutthatoneandheadeddowntotake

picturesofthem.

AsIwaitedforthemtodriveby,Inoticedacarwithafatherandhissonwholookedtobe

about7.Theyrolleddownthehill,andthenastheynearedwhereIsat,thecarshookafewtimes

andthenstopped.

Theyoungdriverlookedfrightened,uIcan,tdoit.”

Hisfatherquietlysaid,uYes,youcan.”

“No,ICant!''

??Yes,youcan.”

Thelittleboywasalmostintears,ζlCAN,T!”

Withdeeppatience,thefathersaid,"Son,youcandothis.I,mgoingtohelpyou.^^

Thenhetalkedhimthroughstartingthecar.Andmomentslaterwiththefatherhelpinghisson,

thetwowentsmoothlyontheirwaydownthetrack.

ThescenebroughttearstomyeyesbecauseIcouldn'timaginehowmanytimesmyfatherhad

todothatwithme.EverytimethingsgothardorwhenIhadfailuresalongtheway,I,dSayjTcan,t

doit."He,dreply,"Youcan."Timeandtimeagainhepatientlyencouragedmeonthejourney.And

justlikethatlittleboy,sdad,mysweetfatherwouldsay,“Michelle,youcandothis.I,mgoingto

helpyou.^^

That'swherethetruestrengthcomesin.Ican,tdothingsundermyownpower,butwhenmy

fathercomesbesidemeandprovideswisdom（智慧）andstrength,there'snowayIcanfail.

9.Whydidn'ttheauthorjoinothersindrivingthecars?

A.Herfamilycoulddriveexcepther.

B.Herfamilyfitinthecarswithouther.

C.Shewasattractedbysomethingelse.

D.Shewantedtotakephotosofherfamily.

10.Whatmadethe7-year-oldsonfrightened?

A.Hegotthecartoleavethetrack.

B?Hefailedtodrivethecarwell.

C.Herolledtoofastdowntheway.

D.Hejustcouldn'tgetthecarstarted.

11.Howdidthefatherhelphisson?

A.Byforcinghimtodrivebravely.

B?Bypraisinghimforhisefforts.

C.Byencouraginghimpatiently.

D.Bystartingthecarhimself.

12.What,stheauthor'stoneinwritingthetext?

A.Confused.B.Humorous.

C.Concerned.D.Grateful.

D

Eatingspicyfoodsfrequentlymaybetiedtoaslightlylowerriskofanearlierdeath,according

toanewstudy.However,moreresearchisneededtoconfirmthelink,expertssay.

Theresearchersfoundthatthepeopleinthestudywhoatespicyfoodsoneortwodaysaweek

were10percentlesslikelytodieduringthestudy,comparedwiththosewhoatespicyfoodsless

thanonceaweek,accordingtothestudypublishedinthejournalTheBMJ.Moreover,thepeoplein

thestudywhoatespicyfoodsthreeormoredaysaweekwere14percentlesslikelytodieduring

thestudy,comparedwiththosewhoatespicyfoodslessthanonceaweek.

However,thestudywasobservational,andsoitistooearlytotellwhetherthereisacertain

relationshipbetweeneatingspicyfoodsandlowermortality,saidstudyauthorLuQi,anassociate

professoratHarvardSchoolofPublicHealthinBoston,Massachusetts.46Wedefinitelyneedmore

datafromotherpopulations,“QitoldLiveScience."Theresearchersdon,tknowwhyexactlythe

consumptionofspicyfoodsmaybelinkedtothedropofearlydeath,butpreviousresearchoncells

andanimalshassuggestedseveralpossibleconnections,''Qisaid.

“Itisunclearwhethertheobservedassociationsarethedirectresultofspicyfoodsintake,or

whetherspicyfoodsaresimplyamarkerforotherbeneficialbutunmeasureddietary

ComPOnentS（成分）,“saidNitaForouhi,anutritionalexpert.Atthispoint,researchersdon'tknow

forsurewhethereatingspicyfoodscanhaveabeneficialeffectonhumanhealthandmortality,

Forouhiwrote/Tutureresearchisneededtomakesurewhetherspicyfoodconsumptionhasthe

potentialtoimprovehealthandreducemortalitydirectly,orifitismerelyamarkerofotherdietary

andlifestylefactors,“shesaid.

13.Whichsectionofanewspaperisthearticleprobablytakenfrom?

A.Advertisement.B.Business.

C.Science.D.Education.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mortality”inParagraph3probablymean?

A-Deathrate.B.Livingcost.

C.Physicalsuffering.D.Energyrequirement.

15.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A?Linkbetweenfoodandhealth.

B-Associationbetweenacertainfoodandhealth.

C.Connectionbetweenhabitsandhealth.

D.Relationbetweenfoodandhealth.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

1綜合題

ChoosingtheRightPathtoBea“Better"Person

Lifeisaconstantexerciseinself-improvement.Intherushtoachieve,theideaofbeing

“better“canbecomelostsometimes.Youmayalwayswonderhowtoimproveyourselfand

fulfillyourdreamsinaneasierway.16

Exploreyourtalents.

Everybodyhassomeoutstandingskillsorinterests.Soit,softennecessarytobepatientandtry

manythingsbeforeyoufindonethatsuitsyou.

17Forexample,peoplelovingadventuremaynotbeinterestedinthequietchessclub,

butsomeonewhoenjoysotherquietactivitiesmightbe.Determiningwhoyouenjoybeing

aroundmayhelpyouknowwhatyou,llenjoy.

18

Nomatterhowmuchmoneyyoumake,youwillnotbehappyifyouspendyourentirelife

doingsomethingyouhate.It,simportanttoatleastdevotesomeofyourtimetowhatmakesyou

happy.

Ifyou,reparticularlyunhappyatyourjob,considerwhy.19Ifyoufeelyourjobisn,t

meaningful,orisn,tinlinewithyourvalues,considerfindinganotherjob.

Experiencesomethingnew.

Researchhasshownthatwhenwe,reinourcomfbrtzone,wearen,tasproductiveasweare

whenwestepjustbeyondit.20Becauseofthat,wemayreactslowlytoourownpositive

experiences.It,simportanttohavenewexperiencesandinteractionswithothers,evenwhen

thosearealittlescary.Doingsocanhelpyouachievemore.

A?Dowhatyoulove.

B.Herearesometipsforyou.

C.Registerinaclassyou,reinterestedin.

D.Humansadaptveryquicklytopositiveevents.

E.It,spossiblethatsomechangesmaychangeyourfeeling.

F.Similartypesofpeoplemaybeattractedtothesameactivities.

G.Trynottoallowyourselftofocussomuchonacertainaspectofyourlife.

2.完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

Eventhoughmygrandfatherwasafarmer,mygrandmotherwouldiron（熨燙）hisworkclothes

everyday.Shewouldsprinkle（噴灑）grandpa's21withsomething,hangthemoverachairso

theycoulddryabit,andthenironthem.I22herdothisthroughmychildhood.!thought

everyoldwomanintheworlddidit.Butastheyearspassed,Ibeganto23thispractice.Why

didgrandfatherneedhisworkclothes24?Mostdays,henevermetanyonebutmeanda

fewotherfarmers.

OnedayIaskedgrandmaaboutit.Shetoldmethatgrandpawasthemost25maninthe

world,andhewasthe26ofherlife.

Laterthatday,Ilookedcloselyatgrandpa.Hesuredidn,tlookallthathandsometome.He

wasashortandskinnyman.Hishairwas27ontop,andhisfalseteethdidn,tlineupvery

wellwhenhesmiled.SoI28grandmaaboutitagain.IinformedherIhadobserved

grandpa.She29andSaid,“Youjustaren,tviewingthingsfromtherightperspective（角

度）.Thoseeyewrinkleshaven,talwaysbeenthere.Hehasbeautifulblueeyes."She30，??I

wanthimtofeelbeautiful.Iironhisclotheseveryday31hehasmademefeelbeautifulfor

alltheseyears.Heisamanworthyof32.“Iheardwhatshesaidandwasstillpuzzled.How

couldthisoldwomanthinkthatanoldmanwithfalse33wasbeautiful?

Theyearswenton,andIwatchedgrandmaandgrandpagrowoldtogether.I34knew

whatbeautyreallywas—itwasgrandmaironinggrandpa'spants.Iwasashamedanddecidedto

35thequestionIhadasked.

21.A.suitsB.scarves

C?pantsD.shirts

22.A.helpedB,watched

C.heardD.made

23.A.missB?admire

C.questionD.appreciate

24.A.ironedB?washed

C.driedD.changed

25.A.honestB.handsome

C.energeticD.intelligent

26.A.loveB?mirror

C?futureD.example

27.A.blackB.curly

C.thickD.thin

28.A.informedB.reminded

C?askedD.warned

29.A.sighedB?apologized

C.noddedD.laughed

30.A.repeatedB.argued

C.continuedD?accepted

31.A.thoughB?while

C.andD.because

32.A.noticeB.praise

C.respectD.attention

33.A.teethB.hair

C?eyesD.ears

34.A.hardlyB?quickly

C.immediatelyD.gradually

35.A.forgetB?consider

C.answerD.face

第∏卷（非選擇題）

第二部分語言運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

WhenIdecidedtomajorinEnglish,Ithoughtitwouldbefun.However,itturnedouttobe

much36.(hard)thanIthoughtitwouldbe.Thedifferencesinthelanguageoverthousands

ofhundredsofyearsmademanypassageshard37.(understand).Tryingtounderstand

ShakespeareandChaucergavemeaheadache38.readingByronandShelleyalsotook

lotsofeffort.However,thereweretimes39.IreadpassagesthatgavemeWiSdOm(智慧)?

OneofthesewasbyWilliamWordsworth.ltwent,??ThebestPOrtiorι(部分)ofagoodman,slife：

hislittle,nameless,unrememberedactsOfkindnessandlove.,,ThefirsttimeIreadit,Iwasdeeply

impressedbythewisdom40.(convey)init.0vertheyearsIbegantofillmydays

41.actsofkindnessandlove.

WhatwouldhappenifeveryonefollowedWordsworth1Swisdomandlivedthebestpartof

42.(they)life?Whatwouldhappenifallofus43.(practice)actsofkindness

andloveallourlives?Wouldwestop44.(hate)?Wouldweputanendtowar?Would

thisworld45.(transform)intoabeautiful,lovingplace?Letsallliveourliveswithacts

ofkindnessandlove.

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