2022年安徽省桐城市某重點中學(xué)高二下學(xué)期月考（13）英語試題

PAGE安徽省桐城市某重點中學(xué)2021-2022學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期月考（13）英語試卷AMyBiggestChallengeAsawriteronanadventuresportsmagazine,I'dalwaysfoughtshyofdoingtheadventurousstuffmyself,preferringinsteadtoobservetheexpertsfromasafedistanceandrelaytheirexperiencestoreadersintheformofwrittenlanguage.Thus,whenIwaschallengedtotakepartinamountainclimbinaidofraisingmoneyforcharity-andtowriteaboutitafterwards-Iwasunwilling,tosaytheleast.IwasluckyenoughtohaveabrilliantclimbingcoachcalledKeith,whoputmethroughmypacesaftermydailywork.Hegavemeknowledgeabouteverythingfromtheimportanceofbuildingmusclegroupstohowtoavoidtirednessthroughnutrition.ItquicklybecameapparentthatthemechanicsofclimbingweremorecomplexthanIhadimagined.TherewastheequipmentandtechniquesI'dneverevenheardof,allofwhichwouldcomeinhandyonthesnow-cappedpeakI'dbeclimbing.Awareofthechallenge,KeithmadeadetailedactionplanandIforcedmyselftosticktoit,doingadailyworkoutatthegymandgoingonhikeswithaheavypack.Iperfectedmytechniqueontheclimbingwallandevenwenttoclimbthemountainstogetvitalexperience.Myself-beliefincreasedalongsidemymusclepowerandIbecameconfidentaboutfinishingtheclimb.AlltoosoonIwasonaplanetomydestination.Onthatday,whenIlookedupatthemountain,Ithoughtofabandoningit.ButthenIrememberedallthehardworkI'ddoneandhowdisappointedKeithwouldbeifIgaveupatthelastminute-nottomentionlettingdownthecharityandthesenseoffailureI'dexperiencemyself.WithadeepbreathIgatheredmyequipmentandheadedoutintothesunshinetomeettherestofthegroup.AndasIsitherenow,tappingawayonmylaptop,I'mamazedatthedetailsinwhichIcanrecalleverysecondoftheclimb：theburningmuscles,thetiredness,theminorproblemsalongtheway.CouldIhavebeenbetterprepared？Possibly.WouldIbebackforanothergo？Thankfullynot.ThefeelingofbeingexcitedwhenIstoodontopoftheworldisanever-to-be-repeatedexperiencebutoneIwillenjoyforevernevertheless.Atthebeginningoftheactivity,theauthorrevealedhis______.A.disappointmentinthecomingadventureB.expectationofwritingabouthisexperienceC.lackofenthusiasmforthechallengehe'dbeenofferedD.curiosityabouttakingpartinthemountainclimbforcharityWhatdidtheauthorrealiseduringhisclimbtraining？______A.Theknowledgeaboutclimbingwasreallyconfusing.B.Theequipmentwasthekeyfactortoreachthepeak.C.Climbingwasmuchmorecomplicatedthanexpected.D.Hardtrainingwasfarmoreimportantthanmakingplans.Howdidtheauthorfeelafterhesucceededinclimbingthemountain？______A.Hewasrelievedthathewouldn'thavetodoitagain.B.Hewaswellsatisfiedthathehaddonehisbestforit.C.Hewassurprisedthathehadmanagedtocompleteit.D.Hewasregretfulthatitwasn'tassmoothasimagined.BMyfatherloveshisgarden.Heplantedsomeseedsinit.Butatthattime,Ididn'tunderstandwhyworkinginthedirtexcitedhimsomuch.Unfortunately,inearlyMay,myfatherwasseriouslyinjuredinanaccident.Hehadtostayinbedforawhile.Mymotherhadseveralbusinesstrips,soshecouldn'ttakecareofthegarden.Ididn'twantmyfathertoworry,soIsaidthatIwouldtakecareofhisgardenuntilherecovered.Iassumedthatthelittleplantswouldcontinuetogrowaslongastheyhadwater,andluckilyitrainedfairlyoften,soIdidn'tthinkmuchaboutthegarden.OneSaturdaymorning,myfathersaidtome,"Christine,thevegetablesshouldbeaboutreadytobepicked.Let'shaveasaladtoday!"Iwentouttothegardenandwasupsettoseethatmanyofthelettuceleavesandcarrotshadbeenhalfeatenbybugs.Therewerehundredsofbugsalloverthem!IpanickedforamomentbutthenIquietlywenttotheneareststoretobuysomevegetables.WhenIgavethesaladtohim,hesaid,"Oh,Christine,whatabeautifulsalad!Ican'tbelievethecarrotsarethisbigalready.Youmustbetakingverygoodcareofmygarden."Ifeltabitguilty.Cominghome,mymothersawthebagfromthesupermarketinthekitchen.IwasembarrassedandIadmitted,"Dadwantedasalad,butthegardenwasadisaster.Ididn'twanttodisappointhim,soIwenttothestore."ShelaughedbutpromisedtohelpmeinthegardenandweekslaterIwasfinallyabletopicksome.Icarefullymadeasaladandtookittomyfather.Helookedatitwithahintofasmile."Christine,thecarrotsaresmallerinthissalad,buttheytastebetter."Now,Ibetterunderstandhowputtingalotofeffortintocaringforsomethingcanhelpyouappreciatetheresultsmore,howeversmalltheymaybe.Perhapsthiswasoneofthereasonsformyfather'sloveofgardening.WhydidChristineoriginallypromiseshewoulddothegardening？______A.Shewasaskedbyherfathertodoit.B.Shewasinterestedingrowingvegetables.C.Sheknewitwasimportanttoherfather.D.Shewantedtoimprovehergardeningskills.Whichofthefollowingwasaprobleminthegarden？______A.Insectsdestroyedthelettuceandcarrots.B.Animalsoftendugholesinthegarden.C.Theplantsweregiventoomuchwater.D.Thevegetableswerelackinginwater.WhycouldChristinesecretlymakethesaladbyusingstore-boughtvegetables？______A.Hermotherhelpedhertobuythevegetables.B.Hermotherregularlyhelpedhertomakeaspray.C.Herfathercouldn'tseethegarden'sprogress.D.Herfatherwentonabusinesstripatthattime.WhatdidChristinelearnthroughherexperienceofgardening？______A.Alwaysgetreadyforarainyday.B.Don'tbedisappointedbybugs.C.Workingaloneproducesresults.D.Hardworkcanpayoff.CCaliforniahaslosthalfitsbigtreessincethe1930s,accordingtoastudytobepublishedonTuesdayandclimatechangeseemstobeamajorfactor.Thenumberoftreeslargerthantwofeetacrosshasdeclinedby50percentonmorethan46，000squaremilesofCaliforniaforests,thenewstudyfinds.Noareawassparedorunaffected,fromthefoggynortherncoasttotheSierraNevadaMountainstotheSanGabrielsaboveLosAngeles.IntheSierrahighcountry,thenumberofbigtreeshasfallenbymorethan55percent；inpartsofsouthernCaliforniathedeclinewasnearly75percent.Manyfactorscontributedtothedecline,saidPatrickMcIntyre,anecologistwhowastheleadauthorofthestudy.Woodcutterstargetedbigtrees.Housingdevelopmentpushedintothewoods.AggressivewildfirecontrolhasleftCaliforniaforestscrowdedwithsmalltreesthatcompetewithbigtreesforresources.ButincomparingastudyofCaliforniaforestsdoneinthe1920sand1930swithanotheronebetween2001and2010，McIntyreandhiscolleaguesdocumentedawidespreaddeathofbigtreesthatwasevidenteveninwildlandsprotectedfromwoodcuttingordevelopment.Thelossofbigtreeswasgreatestinareaswheretreeshadsufferedthegreatestwatershortage.Theresearchersfiguredoutwaterstresswithacomputermodelthatcalculatedhowmuchwatertreesweregettingincomparisonwithhowmuchtheyneeded,takingintoaccountsuchthingsasrainfall,airtemperature,dampnessofsoil,andthetimingofsnowmelt（融雪）.Sincethe1930s,McIntyresaid,thebiggestfactorsdrivingupwaterstressinthestatehavebeenrisingtemperatures,whichcausetreestolosemorewatertotheair,andearliersnowmelt,whichreducesthewatersupplyavailabletotreesduringthedryseason.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout？______A.Theseriousnessofbig-treelossinCalifornia.B.TheincreasingvarietyofCaliforniabigtrees.C.ThedistributionofbigtreesinCaliforniaforests.D.TheinfluenceoffarmingonbigtreesinCalifornia.Whichofthefollowingiswell-intentionedbutmaybebadforbigtrees？______A.Ecologicalstudiesofforests.B.Banningwoodcutting.C.Limitinghousingdevelopment.D.Firecontrolmeasures.WhatisamajorcauseofthewatershortageaccordingtoMcIntyre？______A.Inadequatesnowmelt. B.Alongerdryseason.C.Awarmerclimate. D.Dampnessoftheair.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？______A.California'sForests：WhereHaveAlltheBigTreesGone？B.CuttingofBigTreestoBeProhibitedinCaliforniaSoonC.WhyAretheBigTreesImportanttoCaliforniaForests？D.PatrickMcIntyre：GrowMoreBigTreesinCaliforniaDThefastspreadofthevirushasledmostChinesecitizenstowearfacemasksinpublictohelpreduceinfections.TheBeijing-basedHanwangTechnologyLtd.saysithascreatedanewfacialrecognitionsystemthatisthefirsttoeffectivelyidentifypeopleeveniftheyarewearingmasks.Chinaisrecognizedasaworldleaderinthedevelopmentofartificialintelligenceandfacialrecognitionsystem.Thenewsystemisbasedontheexistingtechnologiesdevelopedoverthepast10years."Whenwearingamask,therecognitionratecanreachabout95percent,whichcanensurethatmostpeoplecanbeidentified,"Hanwang'svicepresident,HuangLei,said.Headdedthatthesystem'ssuccessrateforpeoplenotwearingamaskisabout99.5percent.However,thenewsystemstrugglestoidentifypeoplewearingbothamaskandsunglasses."Inthissituation,allofthekeyfacialinformationislost.Insuchcasesrecognitionistough,"Huangsaid.Hanwangisnowsellingtwomainkindsofproductsthatusethetechnology.Oneperforms"singlechannel"recognitionandtheotherisa"multi-channel"recognition,whichcanidentifyindividualsinacrowdofupto30people"withinasecond".HuangsaidofficialscanuseHanwang'stechnologytocompareimageswithministry（部門）recordsonindividualsinordertoidentifyandtrackpeopleastheymoveabout.Thesystemcanidentifycrimesuspects（嫌疑人），terroristsormakereportsorwarnings,headded.Whilesomecitizenshaveexpresseddoubttosuchtools,morepeopleseemtohaveacceptedthemethodsasawaytodealwiththecurrenthealthemergency.Sofar,HuangsaysmostinterestinthenewsystemhascomefromwithinChina.Butheseestheinterestlikelyexpandingiftheviruscontinuestospreadandtheuseoffacemasksincreases.Whatisspecialaboutthenewfacialrecognitionsystem？______A.Ithasnorelationtotheexistingtech.B.Itisbeingusedbothathomeandabroad.C.Itcanrecordpeople'stemperature.D.Itcanidentifypeopleevenifthey'rewearingmasks.Accordingtothepassage,thenewsystemwillprobablybemosthelpfulfor______.A.internationalcompaniesB.collegesanduniversitiesC.theMinistryofPublicSecurityD.theMinistryofFinanceWhat'smostpeople'sattitudetowardstheuseofthenewsystem？______A.Supportive. B.Disapproving. C.Uncaring. D.Doubtful.What'sthepurposeofthepassage？______A.ToshowChina'stechnologicaladvances.B.Tointroduceanewlydevelopedsystem.C.TodemonstratetheinnovationofChina.D.Toadvertiseanewtech-basedproduct.FourSimpleWaystoStayPositiveTryingtostaypositive,bothingoodtimesandbad,isagreatwaytoimproveyourqualityoflife.Trythesefourmethodsonadailybasis.Don'tthinkalotaboutnegativity.Ofcourse,stayingpositivehoursaday,sevendaysaweekisabitdifficult.Lettingthingsgettoyouisnormal,andit'sactuallyhealthytocryorexpressfrustrationsonceinawhile.It'swhenthosenegativemomentscontrolyourlifethatyouremotionalbalanceisatrisk.(1)However,don'tgivethatsadnessanothersecondinyourday.(2)Whatyouputintoyourbodydirectlyaffectshowyoufeelontheoutside.Fillyourselfwithgood,healthyfoodslikefruitsandvegetablesandlimitsnacking.Exerciseisequallyofgreatimportance.Takeafewdaysoutofyourweekforataleasthalfanhourofactivity,andtrytosticktoit.(3)Bekindtoothers.(4)Makingsomeone'sdayabitbrighternotonlyputsasmileonhisorherface,butalsoyoursaswell.Remembertosmileandtreateachpersonwithpityandrespect.Gooddeedsarecontagious（傳染的），andyourpositiveattitudemayspreadamongothers.Takeitonedayatatime.Beingpositiveisn'taninstantthing.It'sasteadyeffortthatwefolloweveryhourofeveryday.(5)Instead,focusonlivinginthemomentanddoingwhatyoucantomakeeachmomentbetter.A.Eathealthyandstayfit.B.Takeyourlunchbreaksoutside.C.Don'tworryaboutwhatthefuturemaybring.D.Takeafewminutestofeelsadandacceptwhathappened.E.Goodfeelingscomefromactsofkindnessandselflessness.F.Gratefulnesshelpsyouappreciatelifeinbadordifficulttimes.G.Evengoingoutsideforawalkandenjoyingthesunshineimprovesyourmood.

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A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.GItwasasunnywinterday.Ihadgonedownthetowerwhenablindman(21)towardme.Hekeptclosetothewall,touchingitlightlywith(22)arm.Istoodstillandlookedathim(23)towardtheticketoffice."Whatdoesablindmanwanttoclimbupthe(24)for？"Iwondered,"Nottheviewcertainly,perhapshewantstojump."Thinkingofthis(25)reason,IthoughtIshouldfollowhim.Hewentup(26)andstoppedattimes.I(27)himafewstepsbehind.(28)hegottothefirstcornerofthebelltower,Iapproachedhim."Excuseme,"IsaidaspolitelyasIcould,"butIamvery(29)toknowwhyyoucameup.""You'dnever(30)."hesaid."Tellme,then."Hesmiled."Perhapsclimbingupthetower,youhavenoticed-andyet,notbeingblind,perhapsyouwon't-howthesun(31)intothetowerthroughthewindowshereandthere,soonecan(32)thecoolstepssuddenlybecomequitewarm,evenin(33).Butbehindthewallthereisshade.Thereisnoplacesogoodasthisforfeelingthecontrast（對比）(34)lightanddarkness.(35)I'mblind,Ialsowanttofeelthehappiness(36)bythesunlight.Infact,itisn'tmyfirsttimetobehere."Hesaidandseemedas(37)asachild.Ihadneverthoughtthatevena(38)mancouldhavehiswaytoenjoythebeautifullife.Butweoftenpaidnoattentiontoits(39)becauseweneverlostit.Wewentdownthetower(40)andIlefthim.Fromthenon,Ibegantotreasurewhatlifehasgivenme.

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A.separately B.alone C.together D.lonelyThereareover2，000differentkindsofteaintheworld.Thehugenumberofteascan（1）______（divide）intosixtypes：greentea,blacktea,whitetea,oolongtea,yellowteaanddarktea.Akindofteathathas（2）______（recent）growninpopularityworldwideisgreentea.Thereareseveralreasonswhygreenteahasbecomepopular.Oneofthereasonsisthatithas（3）______（little）caffeinethanblackteaandhasanicerflavor.Chinawasthefirstcountry（4）______（drink）greenteamorethan4，000yearsago（5）______itstillenjoyspopularitytheretoday.TherearemanydifferentkindsofgreenteainChina.ThemostfamousChinesetea,（6）______（call）Longjingtea,comesfromZhejiangProvince.FujianProvinceisalsofamous（7）______growingtea.Peoplehavebelievedfor（8）______longtimethatgreenteahaspositiveeffectsonourhealth.Scientistshavestudiedgreentea'seffectsonweightloss,cancer,andheartdisease.The（9）______（result）ofthesestudieshaveshownthatgreenteamighttreatorpreventthesediseases.（10）______youbelievethatitcancureyourdiseasesornot,greenteaispopularandcontinuestobepopularinthefuture.ThomasPaneklovessportsandeverywinterheoftengoskiinginthemoun