1、2022-2023学年第一学期高二期末考试英语 出题人：曹丽娜 注意事项： 1. 英语考试时间为2023年1月13日下午5:00-6:40 共100分钟。2. 考前15分钟（13日下午4:45），考生在七天学伴会看到考试任务，在钉钉群和微信群会看到试题和答题卡（word版和PDF版）。 本试卷共7页，答题卡1页，总分150分。3. 不要将自己的姓名写在答题卡答题区域内，否则视为无效。4. 回答选择题时，请考生在7天学伴上的相应题号进行相应选择。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上相应区域内（没有打印条件的学生写在纸上时，按照答题卡版式，否则视作0分）。5. 考试结束后，请考生在20分钟内（提交截
2、止13日下午7:00）用手机在答题卡上方平行的位置竖向拍摄答题卡并截图将相应答案区域上传到相应题目。逾期则不可上传。第一部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AWriters Digest Annual Writing CompetitionWriters Digest has been shining a spotlight on up and coming writers in all genres (体裁) through its Annual Writing Competi
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8、t will all top winners receive?A. Their winning piece published in Writers Digest.B. A paid trip to the Writers Digest Annual Conference.C. Purchases at a 20% discount at Writers Digest University.D. Free permanent subscription to Writers Digest magazine.2. If someone submits two manuscript entries
9、on May 22nd,how much should he pay?A. $65. B. $55. C. $45. D. $ 35.3. Which of the following must be submitted in an entry?A. Texts in pdf. B. Cover pages. C. Titles. D. Illustrations.BPeople are often surprised by my fear of blood and needles. Working in a public health unit, I probably have more d
10、aily interaction with syringes (注射器) than the average person. But the truth is, having my blood drawn scares me.When I was 9, I had an extremely high temperature. A nurse rudely stuck the needle into my arm, causing a sharp pain. I avoided having blood taken from my body for the next years. A few mo
11、nths before I turned 30, my doctor ordered a blood test as part of my physical exam. I panicked. Sensing my fear, she gently suggested I see a psychiatrist (精神科医生). “Dr. M helped my other patients with the same fear,” she said.When Dr. M called to set up an appointment, I hesitated. Talking about pe
12、rsonal problems to a medically licensed stranger was uncommon in my family. “A psychiatrist?” Mother asked. “Hell just put you on drugs. Cant you get over this yourself?” I almost listened. But I went to Dr. Ms clinic finally. “Phobias (恐惧症) are pretty easy to treat,” he said. I wasnt convinced of h
13、is words. But despite my doubts, I was running out of options.We started with basic exposure treatment. I watched videos of blood being drawn every day. As I started to feel more at ease with needles, Dr. M suggested drawing blood. As he gently pressed the needle into my flesh, I felt dizzy and brea
14、thed deeply. After a few minutes, I looked at the needle. It wasnt so bad. I didnt pass out. “Youre doing well,” Dr. M said.I still find it unpleasant getting blood drawn, but thanks to several months of treatment, Im less scared. I hate to admit it, but Dr. M is right phobias can be treated. Someti
15、mes, we have to leave our comfort zone and face our fears. And this can lead to freedom in the end.4. What caused the authors phobia?A. Her sensitivity to pains. B. Her bad medical experience.C. Her anxiety about the blood test. D. Her regular contact with syringes.5. What was the authors mothers at
16、titude toward her appointment with Dr. M?A.Objective. B. Disapproving. C. Supportive. D. Conservative. 6. What can we know about the authors treatment?A. It cost the author a great deal of money. B. It eased the authors pain totally.C. It was smoother than expected. D. It centered on watching videos
17、.7. Which can be a suitable title for the text?A. Bravery brings us a happier life B. Ups and downs make one strong C. Walk toward what scares us D. Nurse our mental health carefullyCBook clubs are no longer limited to living rooms, and bookstores offer much more than just books with a new opening u
18、p for gatherings centered around reading. When entering Hearthfire Books and Treats in Evergreen, shoppers are greeted by a bright green wall of frozen yogurt machines and a topping bar. Owner Kappy Kling believes she has created more than just a store but a space for community. Kling sees many book
19、stores modifying their business models to attract new customers. “Bookstores over the years, with changes, have adapted by adding different things for engagement, especially smaller ones,” she said. “So for us, the frozen yogurt was a big one of those.” Hearthfire attracts a big afterschool crowd fr
20、om the local schools, and Kling enjoys providing a safe place for kids to hang out, have a snack and read. Creating reading community is also a central focus at BookBar on Tennyson Street in Denver. Nearly nine years ago, Nicole Sullivan was wishing she could have a book club meeting anywhere beside
21、s someones living room, and from that thought, BookBar was born. The popular bookstore offers wine, coffee and small plates to enjoy while leading and browsing books. Beyond just book club meetings, Sullivan says the shop sees a lot of girls nights, professional meetings and remote work. While he ma
22、y not have changed his business model, Topp does devote much of his time to reading to his customers. Topp founded Read Me a Story, Ink after reading to children in public schools for nearly 30 years. His website features recordings of Topp reading stories aloud and over a thousand stories for other
23、s to read and children can make comments and exchange opinions. He also has a podcast (播客) available on major platforms that feature him reading stories fit for the classroom, bedtime and more.8. What does the underlined word “one” in paragraph 3 probably refer to?A.Model.B. Customer.C. Change.D. Th
24、ing.9. What was Sullivans earlier dream?A. Opening a reading club. B. Reading more books. C. Setting up a reading website. D. Getting more collectable books.10. What do the three bookstores have in common?A. They begin to sell e-books. B. They offer free coffee and tea.C. Theyre changing their busin
25、ess model. D. They are trying to create reading community.11. What is mainly talked about in the text?A. Traditional bookstores are still popular. B. Bookstores focus on new ways to reach readers.C. Book clubs are appearing in a new form. D. Many bookstores appear in the world.DIts uncertain when ma
26、ny offices may reopen, but its clear the virtual work revolution that began with the pandemic isnt going away.Alexia Cambon,research director at Gartner, says finding the right combination of in-person and virtual work will take creativity and experimentation. Managing director Deborah Lovich stress
27、es that companies should consider that flexibility is not only about location, but also about the hours employees work.Alexia also points out the importance of finding solutions for a whole team. “What COVID-19 taught us is that flex work cannot be for an individual. It has to be for the team,” she
28、says. “When the whole team is together online versus a whole team together in person,it works.”Progressive organizations are also reconsidering their workplace culture. “Theyre thinking about changing culture and leadership to be much more trust-based, impact-based, instead of input-based,like,I see
29、 you,so I think youre productive, compared to, Wow, I see what youve accomplished,and I know youve been productive,”Lovich says.Lovich sees remote work as a “win-win” for cmployees who get more flexibility and employers who can hire people from anywhere in the country or even the world. She views it
30、 as creating equality in terms of allowing small towns to attract talent and offering more opportunity for women to climb the corporate ladder without having to relocate their families, something that she says often takes a back seat in a dual-career houschold.Companies that require a return to a fu
31、lly on-site model could lose one in three employees.Lovich agrees that employers need to be careful. “Its an employees market right now. The world is short of workers,and because of that we should really think about what we need and feel confident and courageous to speak up. And a lot of companies a
32、re getting that, and so its a real opportunity to either shape the place you work to be the place it needs to be or go someplace else that does,”Lovich says.“For decades,weve been contorting(扭曲)our lives to fit around work， and COVID-19 forced work to fit around lives”12. What does Alexia emphasize
33、according to the text?A. How to make virtual work go away soon. B. How to combine virtual work with science. C. How to create virtual work cooperatively. D. How to find the best location for virtual work13. Why do progressive organizations change their workplace culture?A. To compare company culture
34、 with firm leadership. B. To take control of the development of virtual work.C. To make employees feel trusted and develop positively.D. To persuade more companies to choose virtual work soon.14. What does Lovich think of virtual work?A. It benefits both bosses and workers.B. It is just beneficial t
35、o employers.C. It is popular among small firms.D. It is attractive to all employees. 15. What does the author mainly want to tell us?A. Virtual work is here to stay.B. Advantages of virtual work.C. Be far away from flexibility.D. A“win-win“ change for business.第二节 （共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）根据短文内容，全科试题免费下载公众
36、号高中僧课堂从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。My Favorite Money Saving TipsOne of the things that many folks want to do is better money habits. Im pretty good about my saving, and fairly responsible in my spending. So as many of you all probably want to “save more money” or “spend less money”, I wanted to
37、 share my saving tips with you.Manage your debt. _16_ If you have credit card debt, pay this down before you start doing any other savings. If you have several cards with debt, try the laddering technique. Start by paying down your debt on the highest interest card you have. Once that balance is at
38、zero, go to the next highest percent card and so on._17_ Life can throw at you unexpected expenses that can easily add up quickly. One of your main savings goals should be to build an emergency fund. You should have ready-to-go-in liquid cash, 6-9 months of living expenses for a rainy day. _18_ But
39、dont invest the money. Make sure you can access this money in an absolute emergency.Spend your cash. Seems crazy but its true! This is especially helpful to those who tend to be impulsive (冲动的) shoppers. Figure out your monthly budget, and divide it by 4. Add this amount to your wallet each week and
40、 only spend the cash. _19_ Studies have shown that you are less likely to break large bills or to spend less cash when you have to physically pull the cash out.Keep your extra cash in a high yield savings account. Though its rare to find a bank that provides a large interest rate on savings, right n
41、ow you can get 0.5% and 0.1 to 0.25% on checking. _20_A. Dont touch the credit cards.B. You must make this a priority.C. Get an emergency fund. D. Avoid unnecessary expenses.E. But remember to check it from time to time.F. Its a great way to add a little extra income to your money.G. This amount sho
42、uld be kept in your high-yield savings account.第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分50分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。My 7-year-old daughter always has her nose in a book. She even continued reading in the car on the long drive to summer camp, where she lost the book. This is the f
43、irst lost _21_book in my life. In my childhood, my family had always been expected to be _22_, but we were poor, and I didnt own books. I had to borrow books. My library books lived on a _23_shelf while they were mine, and it _24_me when I had to return them to the library on the due day.However, my
44、 daughter has more books now than I owned during my whole childhood. So its probably my _25_that she didnt cherish the books. “Sorry. I cant find it.” My daughter said with a shrug, “We just pay $ 20 for the book. Whats the big _26_?” The missing library book just met with a cold _27_from her, but i
45、t met with nail-biting _28_from me. I walked into the library in a deep _29_as if I had lost the book.Feeling the need to make her feel responsible for the book, I asked her to do the chores. She agreed to clean up all the pets houses _30_my paying the library book. Id meant the chore to be _31_!Sur
46、prisingly, she was enjoying herself. I took a picture of her lovely back. So, was I winning or losing at _32_? Did I teach her the _33_of keeping a library book if the picture I took shows she is working _34_?To my _35_, my little girl knew what matters in her life. She could devote herself to the c
47、hores as much as books.21. A. schoolB. referenceC. storyD. library22. A. powerfulB. practicalC. employed D. academic23. A. specificB. dustyC. presentD. wasted24. A. painedB. accompaniedC. abandonedD. lost25. A. faultB. reasonC. workD. duty26. A. dealB. questionC. caseD. worry27. A. shoulderB. powerC
48、. refusalD. excuse28. A. impressionB. concernC. effectD. effort29. A. respectB. shameC. thoughtD. shock30. A. in need ofB. in trade forC. in terms ofD. in favor of31. A. promiseB. recoveryC. encouragementD. punishment32. A. studyingB. parentingC. arguingD. fighting33. A. benefitB. methodC. demandD.
49、commitment34. A. professionallyB. unwillinglyC. seriouslyD. constantly35. A. disappointmentB. regretC. reliefD. sorrow第二节 （共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）36. 语法填空A total of 29 provincial regions have started or made plans to reform the national college entrance exam or gaokao, _1_ (offer) more options to student
50、s taking the critical test, the Ministry of Education said on September 15.Wang Hui, director of the ministrys Department of College Students Affairs, said 14 provincial regions have already implemented(实施) gaokao reforms. Seven regions will _2_ (official) implement them in 2024, while eight others
51、will do so in 2025.Before the reforms, high school students _3_ (divide) into liberal arts(文科) and sciences categories, in _4_ the former needed to answer questions related to politics, history and geography in the gaokao while _5_ latter concentrated on physics, chemistry and biology. Now, students
52、 can choose any three of these six subjects _6_ (test) on.High school and university officials said they think the changes encourage students to learn more about the different subjects and _7_ education officials have made progress in testing students based on their abilities.To ensure fairness in t
53、he national college entrance exam, the ministry has cancelled the bonus-point system(加分政策) considerably for students _8_ exceptional ability in the sciences and sports.Athletes, winners of academic Olympiads, including in math, physics, chemistry and biology, winners of science _9_ (compete), provin
54、cial model students and students who _10_ (undertake) exceptional moral deeds before, are no longer being granted extra points in the gaokao.37. 第三部分 写作 (共两节，满分40分)第一节 (满分15分)生活中除了金钱、房子、车子等财富，也有如知识、健康、经历等隐性财富。作为高中生，你所理解的财富是什么？请以 “My Treasures” 为题用英语写一篇短文，内容包括以下要点：1. 我眼中的财富 2. 拥有它们的意义 3. 获取它们的途径注意：1
55、词数100左右； 2.作文中不得提及本人姓名。38. 第二节 读后续写 (满分25分) 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。Ms Hart stood in front of her class on the very first day of school and told the children a lie. Like most teachers, she looked at her students, saying that she loved them all the same, treating them all alike. And that
56、 was impossible because there in front of her, right on the third row, was a little boy named George.Ms Hart had watched George the year before and noticed he was seldom engaged in school games, that he always wore torn dusty clothes and that he constantly needed a bath. As a whole, George was unple
57、asant.When Ms Hart was required to review each childs records, she put Georges off until last. But his file turned out a surprise. His first-grade teacher wrote, “George is a bright child with a ready laugh. He is a joy to be around.”Another teacher wrote, “George is an excellent student well-liked
58、by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a serious illness and life at home must be a struggle.” The next wrote. “George continues to work hard but his mothers death has been hard on him. Since his father doesnt show much interest, his home life will soon, affect him if some step
59、s arent taken.”The last record wrote, “George is silent and doesnt show much interest in school. He doesnt have many friends and sometimes sleeps in class. He could become a problem.”By now Ms Hart realized the problem and Christmas was coming fast. Her children brought her presents, all in beautifu
60、l ribbon and bright paper, except for Georges, which was clumsily wrapped in the heavy, brown paper of a scissored grocery bag. Ms Hart took pains to open it in the middle of the other presents. Some of the children started to laugh when she found a toy bracelet（手镯）with some of the stones missing, a
61、nd a bottle that was one-quarter full of perfume（香水）. She stopped the childrens laughter when she declared how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and wearing some of the perfume behind the other wrist.George stayed behind just long enough to say, “Ms Hart, today you smelled just like my mom used to.”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。After George left, Ms Hart decided to care for him like a mother._Many years later Ms Hart attended Georges wedding, wearing the very bracelet he gave her._
