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四川省遂宁中学高新校区2022-2023高二下学期6月半月考英语试题(考试时间：100分钟试卷总分：150分)一、阅读理解(本大题共15小题，共30分)ATopscientistshaveemphasizedtheimportanceoffo

restcarbonsinksashavinganirreplaceableroleinreducingcarbonintheatmosphereandultimatelycombatingclimatechang

e.YinWeilun,anacademicianoftheChineseAcademyofEngineeringandformerprincipalofBeijingForestryUniversity,saidthatforestsan

dgrasslandsholdauniquepositionincombatingglobalclimatechange.Forestcarbonsinksareplantsthatabsorbcarbondioxidefromtheatmospherea

ndfixitinvegetationorsoil,therebyreducingconcentrationofthegas,Yinsaid.SpeakingonTuesdayattheForestryandGrasslandCarbonSinkInnovationI

nternationalForum,whichisrunningparalleltotheZhongguancunForumheldinBeijingfromThursdaytoTuesday,thescientistsaidthatgoodfores

tmanagementcanincreasecarbonabsorptioncapability.Yincalledformoreresearchinforestmanagementtoensurethesustainabilityofforestsandtheircarbonsinkcapac

ity.“Thegrowthanddevelopmentcycleofeachtreespeciesisdifferent.Forexample,poplars(白杨木)reachtheirpeakheightinabout20years.Afterth

at,theyareunlikelytogrowandthetreetopwillrotaway.”Touselandefficiently,forestmanagersmustcutdownsome

rottentreesandreplacethemwithyoungonessothattheforestsystemcanmaintainitsabilitytoreproduceandactasacarbonsink,hesaid.Yin

alsostressedtheneedforincreasingforestreserves,grasslandsandwetlandstoenhancetheirabilitytoabsorbcarbon.Attheforum,DuXiangwan,formerdeputyheadof

theChineseAcademyofEngineering,saidforestsandgrasslandscanmakemultiplecontributionstoclimatechangemitigationaseachcubicmeterofwoodgro

wthcanabsorbanaverageof1.83metrictonsofcarbondioxide,hesaid.Inaddition,afforestation,grasslandandwetlandrestoration,anddeser

tificationcontrolnotonlyprotectbiodiversitybutalsoprovidesolutionsforclimatechangeadaptationandmitigation,headded.Lastyear,

theNationalForestryandGrasslandAdministrationsetupacarbonsinkresearchinstitutetostudythecountry’spotential

forcarbonsinksthroughforestsandgrasslands.Thisresearchworkwillassessthespatialdistributionofcarbonsinkswitht

heaimofunderstandinghowtoincreasethem,theadministrationsaid.1.Howdoesforestcarbonsinkfunction?A.Byreducingcarboninthesky.B.Byabsorbingcarbond

ioxidefromtheatmosphere.C.Byabsorbingcarbondioxideinvegetationorsoil.D.Byreducingthespreadofthegases2.Goodforestmanagementissoimport

antbecause.A.itcanpreventtreecut.B.itcanensurelandavailability.C.itcanmaintainforestreproduction.D.itcanin

creasecarbonabsorptioncapability.3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.Forestcarbonsinkscanneverbereplacedincombatingclimat

echange.B.Ifnecessary,sometreesmustbecutdownfortheyounggrowth.CTheclimatechangeisundergoingtheworstsituationinChina.D

.Moreresearchesareneededtodofortheforestmanagement.BAsakid,Ioftengotnosebleeds.MyparentsblamedallthefruitsIatethatgaveme“excessiveheat”—especially

themangoes,myfavorite.Itdidn’tstopmefromwolfingthemdownbythedozens.AsI’vegrownolder,myfixationonexotic(奇异的)frui

thasintensified—theweirder,thebetter.Thedisadvantageofbeinganarmchairpomologist(果树栽培学家)inCanadaisthatmostofourfreshfruitisimported.Thesilverlining

isthatalmosteverythinginmylocalstoresqualifiesasexoticandinteresting.Tryinganewfruitexpandsmyunderstandingoftheworldandenrichesmyexperiencewit

hinit.“Whatlastediswhatthesoulate,”JackGilbertoncewrote,“Thewayachildknowstheworldbyputtingpartbypartintohismouth.”IthinkoftheselineswhenIprepare

toeatanewfruit.Eachtastingisachancetobereunitedwithmyinnerchild,tobewide-eyedandwordlessasIgettoknowit.Thosetaskedwith

namingthesefruitsappeartobeequallyunderaspell,producingnamesassimplisticastheyarecharming.Cottoncandygrapes.Icecreambean.Dragonf

ruit.MostfruitsItryonlyacoupleoftimes,butthere’soneIkeepreturningto:thesoursop.Atidealripeness,theso

ursoptastesliketheidealtropicalfruit.Waitjustaday,though,anditsmellsmorelikefeetthanfruit.Thisrapidrotcomfortsme,incredibly.W

atchingabelovedfruittransformfromunripeonetostickyfleshfeelslikewitnessinganactofliving.Theplantsacrificesfruitinhopesofsprea

dingitsseed;lifewasalwaysthepoint.Anapproachingexpirationdateisonlyencouragementtoenjoytheseaccessiblejoysastheycome.We,too,willsoonfin

dourbodiessoftenedandbruised.Willwehaveletoursweetestdaysgotowaste?4.Whydoestheauthorlikeexoticfruit?.A.S

heisafamouspomologist.B.Ithelpsbroadenherhorizons.C.Itremindsherofherhometown.D.Sheonlylikesstrange-lookingfruit.5.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofth

efruitnamesinParagraph3?A.Funny.B.Useful.C.Appealing.D.Powerful.6.Whatdoestheauthorimplyinthelastparagraph?A.Nev

erjudgeabookbyitscover.B.Timeandtidewaitfornoman.C.Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.D.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.7.What’sthistextm

ainlyabout?A.Benefitsofeatingfreshfruit.B.Memoriesofthecarefreechildhood.C.Explorationsofthenaturalworld

.D.Experiencesoftryingexoticfruit.CLong-termexposuretolow-frequencynoisecancausemanyhealthproblems,butthes

olutionmaybefoundinanunexpectedobject,aping-pongball.Conventionallythoughtofastheplasticballsthatspeedthroughtheairduringafast-speedgameoftabl

etennis,withafewchanges,ping-pongballscanhelpabsorbthecitynoise.Low-frequencynoiseiseverywhereincities,nearroads,an

dbyairports.Thoughpotentiallyheardasbackgroundintheacoustic(声学的)landscape,itcanleadtoearaches,breathingproblemsandotherlong-termharmfuleffects.Beca

useitisproducedbyarangeofsourcesandislessaffectedbystructuresthanhigher-frequencysound,low-frequencynoisecanbe

challengingtoavoid.InJournalofAppliedPhysics,researchersfromtheUniversityofLilleandtheNationalTechnicalUn

iversityofAthensdescribeanacousticmetasurface(超表面)thatusesping-pongballstopreventsoundpassingthrough.“Ping-pongballsarewell-kno

wn,everydayobjects,presentinlargenumbersallovertheworld,”saidauthorRobineSabat.“Ourmotivationwastousetheseeasilyaccessibleobjectstocrea

tealow-frequencysoundproofpanelstructure.Ping-pongballsthereforepresentasuitablealternativetosoundinsulators.”Acousticmetasurfacesarematerialsspec

iallyengineeredtohandlesoundwaves.Thismetasurfaceusesping-pongballswithsmallholes,actingasHelmholtzresonators(

共振器).Moreresonantfrequenciesmeantthedevicewasabletoabsorbmoresound.Atthesuccessoftwocoupledresonators,t

heresearchersaddedmore,untiltheirdevicelookedlikeasquaresheetofping-pongballscoveredwithholes,multiply

ingthenumberofresonantfrequenciesthatcouldbeabsorbed.Byadjustingthenumberofballs,numberofholes,andholesize

s,theresearcherscouldchangethemetasurface’sacousticproperties,provingitispossibletodesignasoundabsorptionpanelwithout

expensivematerials.“Thepotentialofthismetasurfaceextendsbeyondsoundabsorption,”saidSabat.“Itcanbebroadenedtoachiev

evariousfunctionssimilartoothermetasurfaces.Thesefunctionalitiesincludesoundfocusing,unconventionalsoundreflectionandmore.”8Whatmakeslow-fr

equencynoisehardtoavoid?A.Itsdullbackground.B.Itscoveringrange.C.Itsvarioussources.D.Itssurroundingstructures.9.Whatdoestheu

nderlinedword“insulators”inparagraph4probablymean?A.Sources.B.Levels.C.Effects.D.Barriers.10.Whatisanadvantageofthenewlydevelopedmet

asurface?A.Itcostslittletomake.B.Ithaslightweight.C.Itisconvenienttouse.D.Itisenvironmentallyfriendly

.11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Low-frequencyNoiseCanCauseDiseasesB.Ping-pongBallsFunctionWellasSoundAbsorbersC.AcousticMetasurfaceCanAddre

ssNoiseProblemD.Ping-pongBallsShowPotentialinManyResearchFieldsDAse-cigarettesbecomemorepopular,fewerpeoplearetakingupsmokingtraditionalcig

arettes.Butcane-cigarettes,anelectronicnicotinedeliverysystem,helppeoplequitsmokingaltogether?Theanswerispr

obablyyes.AstudyledbyMatthewCarpenter,aprofessorattheMedicalUniversityofSouthCarolinafoundthate-smokerstendtosm

okelessandhaveincreasedquitattempts..Inthepilotstudy,Carpenterevaluatede-cigarettesintermsofusage,product

preference,changesinsmokingbehaviorsandnicotineexposure.Ninetysubjectswereevaluated：45wererandomizedtousee-cigarettes

,and45wererandomizedtoacontrolgroup.Everyonewasfollowedoveraperiodoffourmonths.ThestudywaspublishedinCance

rEpidemiologyinNovemberandisoneofthefewrandomizedstudiesintheU.S.toexaminetheeffectsofe-cigarettes.Resultsshowedthatwhensmokersweregivene-cigaret

tes,uptakewasstrong.Manyparticipantsratedthee-cigarettessimilartotheirusualproduct,suggestingthate-cigarettesmightgivesmokersasuitablealternati

vetocombustible（燃烧的）cigarettes.E-cigarettesoffersignificantlylessexposuretoharmfultoxicantsandthereforearesafe

r.Peopleusinge-cigarettesthroughoutthestudysmokedanaverageof37percentfewercigarettes,ascomparedtothose

inthecontrolgroup,showingapositiveeffectwhenmakingtheswitchandpotentiallyservingasatooltohelpsmokersquit.That'sgoodnewsforC

arpenterandhiscolleagues.Smokingistheleadingcauseofcancerandhasanegativeimpactontheeffectivenessofcancertreatments.Peoplewhoquitsmoki

ngregardlessoftheirages,havesubstantialgainsinlifeexpectancy（预期寿命）comparedwiththosewhocontinuetosmoke.Carpentercautionsthatw

hilee-cigarettesmayhelppeoplesmokelessorevenquit,theyarenotforeveryone."Itisimportanttoprotectnon-smokers,particularlyadolescents,fromstartinganynic

otine-containingproduct."Morethan1,500varietiesofe-cigarettesarenowavailable,includingdifferentlooks,hig

h-techpowersettingsandmanyflavors.Allthesemakethemmoreappealingtokids.Infact,e-cigarettesaremorepopularthanconventio

nalcigarettesamongyouth."Alltheseshouldraiseouralarmbells,"hesaid.E-cigaretteswereonlyrecentlyregulatedbytheFoodandDrugAdministration.L

argelymanufacturedoverseas,thequalitycontrolprocessvaries,hesays.Withoutenoughinformationtoanswerthelong-termpublichealthissuesofe-cigare

ttes,researcherslikeCarpenterareawareoftheimportanceoffurtherstudiesonthelatesttobaccotrends.Combustiblecigaretteshavebeenaroundfor

manydecades.E-cigaretteshavenot,andthesciencehasalotofquestionslefttoanswer,hesaid.12.WhichofthefollowingisTR

UEaboutProfessorCarpenter'sexperimentone-cigarettes?A.Thetestgroupsincludeconventionalsmokers,e-smokersandnon-smokers.B.E-ci

garettesexposesmokerstofewerpoisonoussubstances.CManyparticipantsdon'tthinke-cigarettesasgoodastraditionalones.D.Itisoneofthefewstudiestotesttheeffec

tsofsmoking.13.Afterreadingthepassage,wemayinferthat_______.,.A.moste-cigarettesmokerswillfinallygiveupsmokingB.therearemoree-smokersthantradit

ionalsmokesintheUSAC.manyadolescentsareattractedtoe-cigarettesduetotheirlowpricesD.carpenterisworriedaboutthee-cigarettes'popularityamongch

ildren14.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A.E-cigarettesarefacedwithmanyproblemsandneedmorestudy.B.TheU.S.governmentshouldstrengtheni

tsregulationovere-cigarettes.C.Smokersshouldbecautiousbecauseofe-cigarettes'lowquality.D.Researchersareconce

rnedaboute-cigarettes'harmtopeople'shealth.15.Whatisthestructureofthepassage?___（①to⑦representParagraphs1to7）A.B.C.D.二、七选五(本大题共5小题，共10分)Youwon’tbe

abletocontroleverythingyourteensdowhentheydrive,butyoucanteachthemabouttheimportanceofvehiclesafety.Locki

ngthedooruponenteringthevehicle.Didyourteensknowtheyshouldlockthedoorsimmediatelyuponenteringthevehic

le?___16___.Teachthemtolocktheirdoors,asthiscouldguaranteetheirsafetywhentheyarepullingoutofadarkparkinglotorstoppi

ngataredlight.DrivingasafevehicleYourteenswillbuytheircaroneday.Theyprobablydon’tcarewhatyouconsidertobeagoodcolor,ormodel,butyoushouldteach

themhowtobuyasafecar.Topsafetyfeaturesincludeelectronicstabilitycontrol,arearviewcamera,sideimpactairbags,etc.___17___.Avoidingdistractions___18___.

Somakesuretheyknowthat.Teenagerstendtothinkthemselvesunbeatable(无以伦比的),butifyougentlyexplaintherisks

ofnotfocusingontheroad,theymaydecidetoquitthisdangeroushabit.StayingcalmYouneedtoshowthatyou’reconfidentofyourte

ens’drivingskills,evenifyourteens’speedinguptoofastorhittingthebrakestoohardscaresyou.___19___.Theywillreactmuchbettertoquiet

commentsthancoldwords.___20___There’ssomethingaboutbeingyoungandlearningtodrivethatcomeswithastrongwishforspeed.Youmight

notbeabletostoptheoccasionalspeedingticket,butyoucanhelpthemseetheimportanceoffollowingtherulesandkeepingthemselvessafe.A.Respectingspeedlim

its.B.Presentingthetrafficrules.C.Ifyourteenshaven’tbeentaughtthis,thentheyprobablywon’tdoso.D.Insteadofyel

lingandstressingoutonsuchoccasions,tryyourbesttospeakcalmly.E.Lookingatphonesorcontrollingtheradiowhiledrivingcouldmakeyourteensseriouslyin

juredorworse.F.Youwanttokeepyourchildrensafe,butyoucan’talwaysstopthemfromdoingdangerousthings.G.Thesewillhelpt

hembettercontrolthevehicleandofferprotectionintheeventofanaccident.三、完形填空(本大题共15小题，共30分)Carol-AnneO’Callaghan,aretiredteacher

,hasspentmorethanhalfofherlifetimeteaching.Thistime,shewantedtodosomethingmuchmore____21____Onedayin2021,O’Callagh

anwaswalkingherdogswhenshe____22____yellowdotsonalltheoaktreesalongLeatherLane.Thedots,shelearned,indicatedth

etrees’____23____drewnear.Themarkedtreeswouldmakewayforanewrailline,whichwasreallyapieceof____24____newsforher.Plantedinthe19thcentury,theywere___

_25____partsofherchildhood.“Myfamilyusedtopicnicunderthem,”sherecalled,“andtheymeantmuch.”Unfortunately,theyweretobecutdownaspartoftheHS2

high-speedrailwayprojects.O’Callaghan____26____theHS2helpline,onlytobetoldthe____27____couldn’tbechanged.Asateacher,O’Calla

ghanoftentoldstudents,“Ifsomethingiswrong,youcan’t____28____andletithappen.”Soshestarteda(n)____29____tosavethetrees.O’Callaghanwe

ntfromdoortodoorintheneighborhood,____30____localpeopletofightforthetrees.Thelocals____31____O’Callaghan.“It’

samazingtoseesomeonewhoshowsgreat____32____forgivingavoicetothosetrees,”saidherneighborVictoria.____33____,hereffortspaidoff.HS2____34____

analternativeoverheaddesign.AndO’Callaghanwasnominated(提名)for“GuardianAngel”inrecognitionofherattemptsto____3

5____natureinthecounty.21.A.remarkableB.academicC.similarD.profitable22.A.removedB.paintedC.designedD.spotted23.A.positionB.growthC

.misfortuneD.protection24.A.risk-takingB.eye-catchingC.heart-breakingD.life-saving25.A.inseparableB.unimaginable

C.inaccessibleD.indescribable26.A.launchedB.phonedC.disturbedD.drew27.A.styleB.promiseC.researchD.deci

sion28.A.setoffB.standbyC.makeoutD.knockoff29.A.competitionB.conversationC.campaignD.interview30.A.forcingB.permittingC.challengingD.persuading31.A.

gotalongwithB.spokehighlyofC.laughedatD.turneddown32.A.enthusiasmB.gratitudeC.sympathyD.potential33.A.PreviouslyB.Eventually

C.SpecificallyD.Occasionally34.A.changedB.opposedC.cancelledD.considered35.A.preserveB.appreciateC.defeatD.a

pproach四、语法填空(本大题共10小题，共15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Usually,whenwetalkaboutreading,wethinkofusingoureyestoseelette

rs___36___（write)ininkonpaper.____37____,thisisnotalwaystrue.Forexample,blindpeoplecannotsee,buttheycanstillreadbo

oks.Theman___38___(introduce)blindpeopletoreadingwasLouisBraille.Braille____39____(lose)hiseyesightattheageofthreeasaresult_____40_____an

injury.Whenhewasten,hewenttoaschoolfortheblindinParis.In1821,asoldiervisitedtheschoolandshowedthestudentsa

systemforpassingmessagesatnightduringtimesofbattle.Hissystemusedpaperwithsmall,raiseddots___41___couldbefeltwiththefingers.Eachletterofth

ealphabet___42___(represent)byadifferentpatternwhichconsistedoftwelvedots.Whilethestudentsfoundthesoldier’sidea____43____(i

nterest),thesystemwastoodifficulttobeofpracticaluse.However,youngLouisBrailletooktheideaandworkedonit.Attheageoffifteen,hecreatedasystem---‘Braille’.

Theblindcan___44___(easy)recognizeBraillewiththefingers.Today,___45___isthemostcommonsystemforthemtoreadan

dwrite.五、书信写作(本大题共1小题，共15分)46.假定你是校英文报编辑，你校最近举办的科技创新设计比赛圆满结束。请你用英语写一篇报道，具体内容包括：1.活动简介；2.活动影响。AReportontheTechnologicalInnovationDesignCompetition__

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________________________________________________________________________________________________________六、书面表达(本大题共1小题，共25分)47.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。Iwas10yearsoldwhenIaskedmymumforpianolessons.Shewasrecentlylaidoffduetotheecon

omicdownturn.Shesaidapolite“no”.Thatdidn’tstopme.IGoogledthedimensionsofakeyboarddrewthekeysontoapieceofpaperandstuckitonmydesk.Iwouldclicknoteso

nanonlinekeyboardand“play”thembackonmypaperonekeepingthesoundtheymadeonthecomputerinmyhead.AfterawhileIcouldhearthen

otesinmyheadwhilepressingthekeysonthepaper.Ispentsixmonthsplayingscalesandchordsequenceswithouttouchingare

alpiano.WhenmymumsawwhatIdid,sheborrowedsomemoneyfromfamilyandfriends,andboughtme10lessons.Istillrememberthefirstone.Iwa

sstruckbyhoworganicthesoundofthepianowas,asIhadbecomefamiliarwiththeartificialelectronicsound.Theteachert

riedtoexplainwheremiddleCwasbutIcouldalreadyplayallthemajorandminorscales,aswellastonicanddominantfunctions.Itookthefirstgradep

ianotestaftereightlessonsandgotdistinction.BythetimeIstartedsecondaryschool,wecouldn’taffordlessonsaga

in,soIreturnedtomypaperkeyboard.Ipassedgradethree,thengradefive,practicingonlyonmypieceofpaper.Whentheheadofmu

sicatmyschoolknowingmyexperience,hesaidIcouldpracticeontheschool’sgrandpiano.Iwouldwakeupat5:30amtogetthereintimeandplayuntillessonssta

rted.I’dforgolunchandthenpracticeafterschooluntilthecaretakerkickedmeout.Athome,I’dhavedinner,doonehourofrevisio

n,andthenmentalpracticeuntil11p.m.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。Oneevening,whenIwasabout12,Icamehome,andmymumsaidshehadasurpriseforme

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