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秦安县第四中学2022-2023学年第一学期期中考试试卷高二英语第Ⅰ卷(选择题)第一部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ALanguage

shavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyears,butinrecenttimestherehasbeenlesscomingandalotmoregoing.Whentheworldwasstill

populatedbyhunter­gatherers,small,tightlyknitconnectedgroupsdevelopedtheirownpatternsofspeechindependentofeachother.Somelanguagee

xpertsbelievethat10,000yearsago,whentheworldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeople,theyspokeperhaps12,000languagesbetweenthem.Soonafterwards,manyofthosepeopl

estartedsettlingdowntobecomefarmers,andtheirlanguagestoobecamemoresettledandfewerinnumber.Inrecentcenturies,trade,industrialization,thedevelopmento

fthenation­stateandthespreadofuniversalcompulsoryeducation,especiallyglobalisationandbettercommunicatio

nsinthepastfewdecades,allhavecausedmanylanguagestodisappear,anddominantlanguagessuchasEnglish,Spanishand

Chineseareincreasinglytakingover.Atpresent,theworldhasabout6,800languages.Thedistributionoftheselanguagesi

shugelyuneven.Thegeneralruleisthatmildzoneshaverelativelyfewlanguages,oftenspokenbymanypeople,whilehot,wetzoneshavelots

,oftenspokenbysmallnumbers.Europehasonlyaround200languages;theAmericasabout1,000;Africa2,400;andAsiaandthePacificperhaps3

，200,ofwhichPapuaNewGuineaaloneaccountsforwellover800.Themediannumber(中位数)ofspeakersisamere6,000,whichmeansthat

halftheworld'slanguagesarespokenbyfewerpeoplethanthat.Alreadywellover400ofthetotalof6，800languagesareclos

etoextinction,withonlyafewelderlyspeakersleft.Pick,atrandom,BusuuinCameroon(eightremainingspeakers),ChiapanecoinMexico(150),LipanApacheintheU

nitedStates(twoorthree)orWadjiguinAustralia(one,withaquestion­mark):noneoftheseseemstohavemuchchanceofsurvival.1.Whatcanweinferaboutlanguagesi

nhunter­gatherertimes?A.Theydevelopedveryfast.B.Theyhadsimilarpatterns.C.Theywerelargeinnumber.D.Theywerecloselyconnected.2.Whichofthefollowin

gbestexplains“dominant”underlinedinParagraph2?A.Modern.B.Powerful.C.Complex.D.Advanced.3.Howmanylanguagesarespokenbylessthan6,000peopleatpresent?

A.About6,800.B.About1,200.C.About3,400.D.About2,400.BKyleCassidyandthreeothermembersoftheAnnenbergRunningGroupwerestre

tchingonthegroundsoftheUniversityofPennsylvania,waitingforafewlatecomers.ThePenncolleaguesandothercommunitymembersmeetthreedaysaweekforaro

ughly30­minutejogandanoccasionallecture.That'sright―duringsomeruns,oneofthemdeliversatalk.Topicsrangefromth

ebraintoBitcoin.ButonthisdaylastJanuary,itwouldnotbetheirnormalrun.Thefirstcluethatsomethingwasoffwasthemanwh

osprintedpastthem."Runningatanamazingpace,"CassidytoldRunner'sWorldadmiringly.Cassidydiscoveredwhythesprinterwassofleetoffootwhenanothermanranby,y

elling,“Help!Hetookmyphoneandlaptop!"Atthat,thegroupdidwhatrunningclubsdo:Theyran,trailingthesuspectdownthestreetsofPhilad

elphiauntilheduckedintoaconstructionsite.Therunnerssplitup.Cassidyranaroundtothefarsideofthesitetocutthethiefoffwhiletheot

herswanderedtheneighborhoodhopinghehaddumpedtheloot（赃物）inabackyard.Noluck.Sotheydecidedtoaskresidentswhetherthey'dseent

heguy.Whentheyknockedonthedoorofonerowhouse,theywereinforasurprise.Unknowntothem,hehadalreadyemergedfromtheconst

ructionsite—andwashidingbehindabushbythatveryhouse.Astheowneropenedthedoor,thesuspectdartedoutfrombehindthebush...an

drightintothearmsofcampuspolice,who'djoinedthechaseshortlybehindtherunners.Themembersofthisrunninggrouparenothard­coreathletes.Buttheydounderst

andthebenefitofalittleexercise.''Runningistypicallyauselesssportwhereyouturnfatcellsintoheat,"CassidytoldThePhiladelphiaInquirer."Butoccasiona

llyitcanbeuseful,andherewasoneofthoseopportunities."4.Whydothegroupmembersgathertogether?A.Todosomestretching.B.Tohavear

egularrun.C.Todeliveralecture.D.Tocoversometopics.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"sprinted"inParagraph2probablymean

?A.Dashed.B.Pushed.C.Jumped.D.Escaped.6.Wecaninferthatthesuccessofthechaseismainlydueto____.A.theassistanceoftherunner

sB.theowneroftherowhouseC.thecampuspoliceonpatrolD.thejointeffortsofthepeople7.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesCassidy?A.At

hleticandgenerous.B.Courageousandambitious.C.Helpfulandhumorous.D.Thoughtfulanddemanding.CMyhusbandandIhad

beenmarriednearlytwenty­twoyearswhenIacquiredStevens­Johnsonsyndrome,adisorderwheremyimmunesystem(免疫系统)respondedtoavirusb

yproducingpainfulblisters(水疱).Althoughmylong­termevaluationwasgood,I,whohadbeensofiercelyindependent,rapidly

becameabsolutelyhelpless.Myhusband,Scott,steppeduptotheplate,takingcareofkidsandcookingdinners.Healsobecamemypersonalcaretaker,

applyingthemedicinetoallofmyblistersbecausemyhandscouldn’tdothejob.Needlesstosay,Ihadnegativeemotions,bouncingfromembarrassmenttoshamecausedbytot

alrelianceonsomeoneotherthanmyself.AtonepointwhenIhadmentallyandphysicallyhitbottomsIrememberthinkingthatScottmustsomehowlove

memorethanIcouldeverlovehim.Withmyillness,hehadbecomethestrongerone,andItheweakerone.Andthisdisturbedme

.Irecoveredfrommyillness,butIcouldn’tseemtorecoverfromthethoughtthatIlovedmyhusbandlessthanhelovedme.Thisseemingdistinctioninourlovecontinuedtoannoy

mefortheyearfollowingmyillness.ThenrecentlyScottandIwentonalongbikeride.He’sanexperiencedcyclist;I’mquitethegreenhand.Atonepointwithas

trongheadwindandsharppainbuildinginmytiredlegs,IreallythoughtIcouldn’tgoanyfurther.Seeingmestruggle,Scottpulledinfrontofmeandyelledoverhisshoulder,“S

tayclosebehindme.”AsIfellintothedraftofhissix­foot­three­inchframeandfollowedhissteps,Idiscoveredthatmylegsq

uitburningandIwasabletocatchmybreath.Myhusbandwaspullingmealongagain.AtthisverymomentIwokeuptowhatInowbelieve:duringtheseandothertoughti

mes,lovehastheopportunitytobecomestrongerwhenonepartnerlearnstoleanontheother.Ipraymyhusbandwillalwaysbestrongandhealthy.Butifhes

houldeverbecomethestrugglingone,whetheronabikerideorwithanillness,ItrustI’llbereadytocallouttohim:Stayclosebehindme­myturntopullyoualong.8.Whatm

adetheauthorfeelhelpless?A.Hertreatmentfailure.B.Herhusbandcaringforhertoomuch.C.Herlosingthepreviousindependen

ce.D.Hersufferringfromillnessandmentaldisorder.9.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor’shusband?A.Family­

centered.B.Notgoodattakingaction.C.Career­centered.D.Independentbuttiredofnegativeemotions.10.Whatdidtheauthor’shusba

nddowhengoingonthelongbikeride?A.Followedherclosely.B.Gaveintoherdepression.C.Backedherupalltheway.D.Stoppedtotakecareofher.11.Whichofthef

ollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase“steppeduptotheplate”inparagraph2?AMovedintobattingposition.B.Begantotaketheresponsibility.C.Walkedto

thekitchen.D.Begantowashtheplates.DEatingspicyfoodsfrequentlymaybetiedtoaslightlylowerriskofanearlierde

ath,accordingtoanewstudy.However,moreresearchisneededtoconfirmthelink,expertssay.Theresearchersfoundthatthepeopleinthestudywhoatespicyfoodsone

ortwodaysaweekwere10percentlesslikelytodieduringthestudy,comparedwiththosewhoatespicyfoodslessthanonceaweek,accordingtothest

udypublishedtoday(Aug.4)inthejournalTheBMJ.Moreover,thepeopleinthestudywhoatespicyfoodsthreeormoredaysaweekwere14percentlesslikelytodiedur

ingthestudy,comparedwiththosewhoatespicyfoodslessthanonceaweek.However,thestudywasobservational,andsoitis

tooearlytotellwhetherthereisacausalrelationshipbetweeneatingspicyfoodandlowermortality,saidstudyauthorLuQi,anassociateprofessoratHarvardSchool

ofPublicHealthinBoston,Massachusetts."Wedefinitelyneedmoredatafromotherpopulations,"QitoldLiveScience.“Theresearchersdon'tknowwhyexactly

theconsumptionofspicyfoodmaybelinkedtolowermortality,butpreviousresearchoncellsandanimalshassuggestedseveralpossibleme

chanisms,”Qisaid.“Itisunclearwhethertheobservedassociationsarethedirectresultofspicyfoodintake,orwhetherspicyfoodsaresimplyam

arkerforotherbeneficialbutunmeasureddietarycomponents(成分),”saidNitaForouhi,anutritionalexpect.Atthispoint,

researchersdon'tknowforsurewhethereatingspicyfoodscanhaveabeneficialeffectonhumanhealthandmortality,

Forouhiwrote."Futureresearchisneededtomakesurewhetherspicyfoodconsumptionhasthepotentialtoimprovehealthandreducemortality

directly,orifitismerelyamarkerofotherdietaryandlifestylefactors,"shesaid.12.Whichsectionofanewspaperist

hearticleprobablytakenfrom?.A.AdvertisementB.BusinessCScienceD.Education13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“m

ortality”inparagraph3probablymean?A.DeathrateB.LivingcostC.PhysicalsufferingD.Energyrequirement14.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Linkbet

weenfoodandhealthB.AssociationbetweenacertainfoodandhealthC.ConnectionbetweenhabitsandhealthD.Relationbetweenfoodandhealth15.Wh

at’sthewriter’sattitudetowardseatingspicyfoodsfrequently?A.NegativeB.PositiveC.DoubtfulD.Objective第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)W

eallknowwhatitmeanswhenaniceenvelopelandsinyourmailbox:Someone’sgettingmarried,andthey’rehopingthatyoucanbethereforth

ebigday.Whilesayingyestotheinvitationisarelativelystraightforwardprocess,thingscangetabitawkwardifyou’renotsosureaboutatte

nding.____16____.Tohelpyougetoutoftheseformalengagementswithoutfeelingawkward,we’veconsultedKatieBalmer,

aleadingweddingexpertinScotland.FollowtheformatThelevelofformalityshouldbeinformedbythewaythattheinvitationwassent.

____17____,youshoulddeclineviapost.Ifthemessagecameinanemail,asimpleemailexpressingyourregretswilldo.D

on’tputoffyourresponseIfyoualreadyknowthatyoucan’tmakeitforwhateverreason,don’thesitatetoletthehappycoupleknowwhy.“Iti

sveryimportanttorespondin.goodtime.____18____,”saysBalmer.____19____Whileit’sanicegesturetoofferareasonforyourrefusal,

there’snoneedtobeextreme.Asimpleresponsewilldo,andit’sanespeciallybadideatoemphasizeyourreasonifit’scost­related.Itwillestablishnothingbeyond

makingthecouplefeelbad.Don’tchangeyourdecision____20____,itisimportanttosticktothatdecision.“Goingbackandforthonlyaddstotheinco

nveniencefor.thesoon­to­benewlyweds,”saysBalmer.“Aslongasyouarehonestandtimely,thebrideandgroomshould

understand.”A.MakeituptothecoupleB.BebriefinyourexplanationC.IftheofferwassenttoyoubymailD.Donotleaveituntilthelastpossiblemo

mentE.OncethedecisionnottoattendtheweddinghasbeendecidedF.Otherwise,youriskaddingtothecouplerslast­minu

teweddingstressG.Turningdownaweddingisasituationwhereyoucanfeelverypersonal第二部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)I’mproudofmyselffort

hiskindnessIdidlastnight.Ididit___21___anddidtherightthing.However,Iwasunwillingtoshare,becausebysharin

gIamalsosharingthe___22___andmoreself­centeredsideofmyself.ItwaslastnightandI___23___myshiftatwork.Itw

aslateandIwantedtogostraighthome.OnmywayoutofthedoorInoticedafellowstaffmemberandcolleague.Shedoesn’tha

vea___24___andusuallyeithercatchesataxihomeor___25___foranhourwaitingforanotherstaffmemberandfriendofherstofinishwork.InthepastI’ve___26___todrivehe

rhomeasshe___27___onmysideoftown.ButlastnightIreallydidnotwantto.Iwantedtodrivestraighthomealone.AndIdidnothav

etomake“smalltalk”．SoItriedto___28___her,walkingpasther,headingdown,andstealingout(偷溜)tothe___29___withoutlettingherseemea

nd___30___withoutofferingheralift.Yet,somethinginmyselfwasstoppingme.Somethinginmyselfmademelookatherandputmyselfi

nhershoes.Shehadyoung___31___whoshewantedtogohometoattendtoand,shecouldgohomerightnow___32___Itookher,notanhourlaterwhentheotherstaffmembe

randfriendofherswhowastakingher.SoIoffered.She___33___.Andofcourse,shewasextremely___34___．Well,Ilearnedagreat___35___l

astnightaboutnotbeingsoself­­centeredandselfish!21.A.nervouslyB.proudlyC.exactlyD.carefully22.A.pleasureB.respectC.honourD.selfish23.A.changedB.k

eptC.finishedD.missed24.A.homeB.choiceC.friendD.car25.A.hangsaroundB.hidesawayC.watchesoverD.calmsdown26.A.hatedB.happenedC

.offeredD.refused,27.A.worksB.livesC.playsD.remains28.A.remindB.avoidC.attractD.please29.A.workroomB.officeC.playground

D.park30.A.thereforeB.evenC.howeverD.instead31.A.neighboursB.petsC.childrenD.friends32.A.sinceB.althoughC.asD.if33.A.acceptedB.he

sitatedC.approachedD.urged34.A.reliableB.upsetC.generousD.grateful35.A.giftB.lessonC.treasureD.method第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)第二节(共

10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)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。Veniceisanattractivecitybetweentheseaandthesky.Thecity___36___(c

onsist)ofover100islandsandtherearen’tanycarsorbuses.Alltheislands___37___(link)bycanalsandbridges,making

it___38___(convenience)forpeopletotravelaroundthecity.Thebest­knownofthecanals,theGrandCanal,serves___39__

_themainstreetinthepartofthecity.Venicehasalotofworld­famoustourist___40___(attraction),includingSaintMark’sSquare,theDoge’sPalaceandSai

ntMark’sBasilica,___41___isthecity’smostfamouschurch.Everyyearthousands___42___touristsvisitthisbeautifulcity.Theyalwaysfindthem

selves___43___(impress)bythecity’sculturaltreasures.Sadly,theItaliancityhasbeenregularlyfloodedbyrisingseawat

erovertheyears.FromNovembertoFebruary,sealevelrisesuptooneandahalfmeters,___44___(cover)manyofVenice’sfamousareas.B

utpeopleinVenicestilllovetheircity.Theyareunwilling___45___(leave).Instead,theywanttostaytheretosaveVenicefromthesea.第三部

分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假定你是李华。你在英国参加国际交流活动期间，打算参观大英博物馆。你在网上看到一则相关的广告，但有一些信息不明确。请给大英博物馆的负责人发一封邮件，询问有关情况。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。______

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___________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节读后续写(满分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。Inmyearlythirties,mycareerinteachingwasnotwhatIdreameditwouldbe.Ileftthejobandmovedinwithm

yparentsforayearwhileItestedoutanewcareer.Livingwithmyparentsprovedtobeanevenbiggerchallengethanmynewjob.Totellthetruth,

itwasprobablyharderforthemthanitwasformebecauseIwasabigtrouble.Iyelledatmymomforbuyingjunkfoodandignoredmydadwhenheoffere

dadvice.IcomplainedmymomneverdidmylaundrythewayIwantedandmydadneverletmechoosewhatshowtowatch.Insteadofbeinggratefulfortheirhospitality(款

待),Iwasmeantothemandmostlikelymadethemregrettheiroffer.“Thisisonlyforayear,”Iwouldrepeattomyselfonadailybasis,sometimeshourly.Insteadoflivingint

hepresent,Iwouldwishforthefutureandtohaveitallfiguredout.Mylifewasn’twhatorwhereIwantedittobe.Bythisage,Iexpectedtobefirmlyrootedon

acareerpathwithahugecircleoffriendswholikedtohangout.Ididnotexpecttobelivingwithmyparentsandstartingover.Myattitudegrewworse.

OnedaywhenIwastearfullytalkingaboutsomethingthatwasmakingmylifemiserable,mymotherinterruptedme.Shenearlyshouted,“Whydon’tyoujustt

rysmilingmore?”IamprettysureIlaughedather,butshewentontoexplainthatsometimesthingsdon’tworkoutthewaywethoughttheywould.“Don’twaitforthin

gstogetbetter,”shesaid.“Makethembetter.”IdecidedIwasgoingtoshowmymotherjusthowwrongshewas.Iwouldfoll

owherad­viceandtrysmilingmore.Weekspassed,andsomewherealongtheway,Iforgotabouttryingtosmilemoreasitbecameahabit.Iworkedo

napproachingsituationswithabetterperspectiveandslowlystar­tedtofeeltheweightonmyshoulderslighten.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

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