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高二年级英语试卷第1页,共10页高二年级英语试卷第2页,共10页育才中学2022-2023学年第一学期阶段检测（一）高二英语试题（2022.10）命题人：高二英语组审题人：高二英语组注意事项1．答题前，考生务必将姓名和考号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置。2
．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，请将答题卡交回。4.英语考试总分150
分（本试卷满分130分，听说成绩20分）。第一部分第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2.5分，共37.5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThef
ollowing4famouspaintings—fromJanvanEyck'sportraittoPabloPicasso'smasterpiece—havestoodthetestoftime.TheArnolfiniPortraitJanvanEyck'sArnolfi
niPortrait,anoilpaintingonwoodproducedin1434,inwhichamanandawomanholdhandswithawindowbehindhimandabedbehindher,isundo
ubtedlyoneofthemasterpiecesintheNationalGallery,London.Thispaintingisasvisuallyinterestingasitisfamed.Itisal
soaninformativedocumentonfifteenth-centurysociety,throughvanEyck'sheavyuseofsymbolism—whilehusbandswe
ntouttoengageinbusiness,wivesconcernedthemselveswithdomesticduties.TheStarryNightVincentvanGoghpaintedTheStarr
yNight,oiloncanvas(帆布),amoderatelyabstractlandscapepaintingofanexpressivenightskyoverasmallhillsidevillage,
duringhis12-monthstayatthementalhospitalnearSaint–Remy-de-Provence,Francebetween1889and1890.WhentheMuseumofModemArtinNewY
orkCitypurchasedthepaintingfromaprivatecollectorin1941,itwasnotwellknown,butithassincebecomeoneofvanGogh’smostfamousworks.T
heHarvestersTheHarvestersisanoilpaintingonwoodcompletedbyPieterBruegeltheElderin1565.Itdepictstheharvesttimewh
ichmostcommonlyoccurredwithinthemonthsofAugustandSeptember.NicolaesJonghelinck,amerchantbankerandartcollectorfromAntwerp,commissionedt
hispainting.ThepaintinghasbeenattheMetropolitanMuseumofArtinNewYorkCitysince1919.GuernicaGuernica,alargeblack-and-whiteoil
painting,waspaintedbytheCubistSpanishpainter,PabloPicassoin1937.Thetitle‘Guernica’referstothecitythatwasbombedbyNaziplanesd
uringtheSpanishCivilWar.Thepaintingdepictsthehorrorsofwarandasaresult,hascometobeananti-warsymbolandareminderofthetr
agediesofwar.Today,thepaintingishousedattheMuseoNacionalCentrodeArteReinaSofiainMadrid.1.Whichofthefollowingpaintingswaspr
oducedearliest?A.Guernica.B.TheHarvesters.C.TheStarryNight.D.TheArnolfiniPortrait.2.Whocreatedthepaintingdescribingtheharvestseasons?A.PieterB
ruegeltheElder.B.VincentvanGogh.C.JanvanEyck.D.PabloPicasso.3.WhatdoweknowaboutthepaintingTheStarryNight?A.I
twaspaintedonwoodinoils.B.Itdescribedthepainter'slifeinhospital.C.Itwasn'twidelyrecognizedbefore1941.D.Itwasgivenawaytothemuseumbyacollecto
r.BAstrugglingWaffleHouseemployeewhowastryingtoservenearly30peoplebyhimselfaftermidnightgotafullservi
ngofkindnesswhensomecustomersjumpedbehindthecountertohelphim.EthanCrispo,24,witnessedtheinspiringsceneintheearlyhoursofNov.3ataWaff
leHouseinBirmingham,Alabama.CrispotoldTODAY’sKerrySandersthathehadcometothe24-hourrestaurantfromafriend'sbirthdaypartyandsawthestruggling
employee,identifiedonlyasBen,tryingtocookthefood,serveit,bustablesandwashdisheswhilemorethan25peoplewerewa
itingtoeat.“Thelookonhisfacewasjustconfusion,”CrispotoldSanders.Anunidentifiedmalecustomerthendecidedtohelphimout,grabbinganapro
nandgoingbehindthecountertowashdishes.Anothercustomer,AlisonStanley,wentbehindthecountertomakesomecoffee—stilldressedfromanightoutonthetown.“Ido
n'tthinkit’sanythingspecial,”StanleytoldSanders.“Heneededhelp,soIgotupandhelpedout.”Crispotooksomephotosofthesceneasmultiplecustomersworkedtobus
tablesandwashdisheswhileBenfocusedontakingordersandpreparingthefood.WaffleHousetoldTODAYthatBenwaslefttosupporthimselfduetoaschedulingissue.“Wehad
twoassociatesscheduledtoleave,however,duetoacommunicationmix-up,theirreliefdidnotshowupontime,”WaffleHousedirectorofP
RPatWarnersaidina高二年级英语试卷第3页,共10页高二年级英语试卷第4页,共10页statement.“ThatleftBen,ourcook,aloneintherestaurantwithhun
grycustomers.Heworkedthegrill(烤架)andgottheordersout.”ThecompanywasalsothankfulforthecustomerswhojoinedinandhelpedBenout.“Weareg
ratefulthatmanyofourcustomersfeelliketheyarepartofourWaffleHousefamily,”Warnersaid.“Thereisasenseofcommunityineachandeveryoneofo
urrestaurants,andweappreciatethefactthattheyconsiderourassociateslikefamily.”“WearealsoverythankfulforBen,whokepttherestaurantopen.Heisarepresentati
veofourWaffleHouseculturebyalwaysputtingthecustomersfirst.”Crispohadhisusualorder,doubleplainwaffle,ashetookinthesceneofstrangers
helpingoutBenonhisshift.“Humanitytrulyisn’tgood,it'sgreat!”hesaid.4.Benwaslefttoworkaloneduringhismidnightshiftbe
cause________.A.hisassociatesaskedforaleaveB.therewasaschedulingmistakeC.fewcustomersneededtobeserved
D.therestaurantwasscheduledtoclose5.SomecustomershelpedBenoutby________.A.washingdishesB.takingphotosC.takingordersD.cookingfood6.Whydidthecu
stomerslendahelpinghandaccordingtoPatWarner?A.Theysharedthesamecommunityspirit.B.TheywerefamilymembersofBen.C.Th
eywantedtoservethemselves.D.Theyweretoohungrytowait.7.HowdidCrispofeelasawitnessofthescene?A.Luckyand
excited.B.Movedandinspired.C.Relievedandhopeful.D.Contentandunbelievable.CSomeyogurtcontainersinyour
grocerystoremightbelookingalittledifferentsoon.PureDairyyogurtwillbesoldincupsmademostlyofpaper.PureDairyisafoodcompanywhichs
pecializesinmakingyogurtwhichisoftensoldinplasticcontainers.Butplastic,unlikepaper,cantakehundredsofyearstobre
akdown,leadingtolong-lastingwaste.Now,PureDairy’sfirst-everpapercupswillreplacetheplasticcupspreviouslyusedtoho
lditsyogurtproducts.“Peoplehavebeenaskingforapapercup,andwewelcomethischallengetostartreducingourplasticuse,andtospa
rkaconversationabouthowwecandrivechangetogether.Ithinkweallhavearoletoplayinprotectingourplanet.”saidHamdiUlukaya,PureDai
ry’sfounderandchiefexecutiveofficer.PureDairycurrentlyproducesyogurt,creamers,coffeeandplant-baseddrinks.Manyoftheseproductsalreadycome
inpaper-based,recyclablepackaging.Butitsyogurtproductshadalwaysbeensoldinplastic.That’swhythecompanyhasspentthepasttwoyearswor
kingtocreateapapercup.Theywantedittoholdyogurtjustaswellastheplasticcupsdo.Thepapercupisexpectedtohitgrocerys
helvesattheendofthisyear,whichis80percentpaperboardmadefromrenewablematerials.Thenewpapercupstillhasathinplasticlin
ingtomaintainthequalityoftheproductandpreventtheyogurtfromseepingintothepackaging.Althoughpackagingwithmixedmater
ialsisoftennotrecyclable,PureDairywillcontinueworkingwithpartnerstomakeithappen.Thisgroupworkswithbusinessestom
aketheirproductsandpackagingmoresustainable,meaningtheywanttouseresourcessothattheywillcontinuetobeavailableinthefuture.Theyogurtcompanysaysit
hopestoputmoresustainablepackagingonshelvesalloverthecountrywhichwilluselessplasticandmorepaper.8.Whywi
llthecompanysellyogurtinpapercontainers?A.Toreducewaste.B.Tocreateanewpackaging.C.Torecycletheplasticcontainers.D
.Tospecializeinmakingpapercups.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“spark”meaninthesecondparagraph?A.Share.B.Continue.C.Dominate.D.Activate.10.W
hatcanwesayaboutthelatestpapercup?A.Itcanberecyclable.B.Itismadeofplasticandpaper.C.Itdoesn’tsatisfythepublic’sdemands.D.Itisnotthejointeffor
tofthecompanies.11.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Papercupsmayreplacetheplasticcups.B.Alotofpaper
productswillbeavailable.C.Arenewablematerialwillreplaceyogurt.D.Thecompanyhopestoproducemorepackaging.DHumanactivityhasshrunk(缩小)thesizeofwildanim
alsworldwide,andyetrecentresearchhasfoundmanymammals(哺乳动物)livingnearcitieshavegraduallybecomelarger,bothinlengt
handinweight.Thefindingsareunexpected.Spreadingurbanenvironmentscangrowmuchhotterthannaturalhabitats,andwarmertemperature
susuallybenefitmammalsthathaveasmaller,moreenergy-savingfigure—aprincipleofbiologyknownasBergmann’srule.Astheworldgrowswarmer,scientistshaveworriedth
atmammalslivingnearcitiesare高二年级英语试卷第5页,共10页高二年级英语试卷第6页,共10页goingtogrowsmaller,possiblyreducingtheirfitnessandthefit
nessoftheirpredators(捕食者).Evenwithclimatechangethatmightnothappen.Asitturnsout,thereisanotherfactoraffectingamammal’ssizethatm
ightexceedtemperature,andthatisfood.Inandaroundplaceswithdensepopulations,wherehigh-caloriehumanfoodsaremorewidelyavailableandpredatorsarefe
werandfartherinbetween,newresearchdiscoveredthatmostofthemammalspeciesstudiedappeartobegrowinginsize,notshrinking.Accordingtocarefulmeasuremen
tsofmorethan100speciesfromNorthAmerica,gatheredfrommuseumcollectionsoverthepast80years,themainreasonisnotacity
’stemperature.Instead,thegreatestincreasesinweightandbodylengthappeartolieamongthosemammalsthatlivene
arhumans,regardlessofhowhottheirsurroundingsare.Asclimatechangegrowsworse,thereis,ofcourse,thepossibilitythatthatmightchange,butatlea
stfornow,itseemswolves,deer,bats,andothermammalsinNorthAmericacouldbeaffectedmorebycitypopulationsthancityclimates.Ifwewantto
protectmammalsthatexisttodayforthefuture,it’simportantweknowhowhumancivilizationisinfluencingtheirsize,behavior,andwell-being.Ina
rapidlychangingworld,thatknowledgecouldmeanthedifferencebetweenongoinglifeanddyingout.12．Whyarethefindingsunexp
ectedaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Thetemperatureincitiesishotterthanthatinnature.B．MammalsaroundcitiesgrowagainstBergmann’sru
le.C．Theanimalslivinginnaturebecomebiggerinsize.D．Thecitytemperaturemakesanimalsbecomesmaller.13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dense”in
Paragraph2mean?A.Large.B.Young.C.Working.D.Educated.14．Whichofthefollowingbestsupportsthemainideaofthetext?A．Humanactivityha
sshrunkthesizeofwildanimals.B．Climatemattersmostindeterminingthesizeofmammals.C．Mammalsbecomelargerwithmorefoodnearcit
ies.D．Livinginhotsurroundingsshapesthesizeofmammals.15．Whatwillthepassagemostprobablytalkaboutnext?A．Human’simpactonthemammals’d
evelopment.B．Differentwaystorescuetheendangeredcityanimals.C．Howtohelpmammalsadjusttotheclimatechange.D．Whathealthyfoodcanbegiventocitymammals.第
二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，共12.5分）根据短文内容，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。Scienceshowsthatstretchingisessentialafterexercise.Stretchinglengthensa
ndmobilizestheconnectivetissuearoundyourmuscle.What’smore,stretchinghelpsyourbloodflowandevenrelieve
syourstress.16Youcouldfeelsick.Youwon’tbesurprisedtoknowthatwhenyouexercise,youraiseyourheartrateforaperiodoftime.Whileit’sg
reattogetthatbloodflowing,it’sjustasimportanttogetyourheartratebacktoanormallevelaftertheworkoutisover.17Asyourheartisbeat
ingfasterandyourbodytemperatureishigher,youcouldpassoutorfeelsickifyoustoptoofast.Stretchingafterphysicalactivityallowsa
gradualdecreaseattheendoftheepisode.Yourmuscleswilllikelybecomestifferandmoresore.Whenyouexerciseyourmuscles,itproduceslactica
cid(乳酸),whichisactuallywhatcausesyourmusclestobecomesore.Whenyourestbetweenperiodsofexercise,yourbodynaturallybreaksdownthat
lacticacid.Onethingthathelpsyourbodygetridofthatlacticacid?18.Stretchinghelpsyoudistributeoxygenthroughoutyourbody,whi
chcanreducelacticacidproductionandridyourmusclesofanyaccumulationoflacticacid.19Flexibilityiscloselyrelatedtoinjuryrisk.Poorflexibilitywillcauseyouto
havemusclesthatgettiredquickerandjointsthataremorelikelytosufferfrominjury.Besides,yourweakenedrangeofmotionwil
lleadtolessbloodandnutrientstoyourjoints.20Stickingtostretchingexerciseafterphysicalactivitycanhopefully
improveyourflexibility.A.You’llbeatriskofinjury.B.Youguessedit:Stretching.C.You’llimproveyourflexibilitybystretching.D.Itdoeswondersforbot
hyourphysicalandmentalhealth.E.Thisisalsoknowninthefitnessworldas“coolingdown”.F.Thereareharmfulsideeffectsifyoudon’tstretchafterexe
rcise.G.That’swhypeopleoftenfeelpainintheir“weightbearing”jointslikekneesandhips.第二部分语言知识运用第一节完形填空（共15小
题；每小题1分，共15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。In1992,thefirstpianoarrivedonMahaniTeave’sdistantisland—RapaNui.Te
avetookherfirstlessonsonthatpiano.Theystrengthenedherloveforthepianoand21theyoungmusiciantoleaveherhomeforyearsof'study.Teave’striptothem
ainlandcamebecauseofthe22ofRobertoBravo,awell-knownpianistwhoheardherplay.Justnineyearsold,sheenrolledintheAustralUniversityofChileinValdivia.A
sateenager,awardsbeganto23,includingafirstplaceattheClaudioArrauPianoCompetition.“Teaveisextraordinari
lygifted.Thepowerofconcentrationthatshe24isfirst-class,”saysFabioBidini,afamouspianist,25高二年级英语试卷第7页,共10页高二年级英语试卷第8页,共10页Teavewouldearna
worldwidereputation.ButafteryearsofstudyinBerlin,Teavefelttheisland26herheart.Shebegantothinkofgivingupthe27career.“Therewasthisumbilicalcord(脐带)28m
ewiththeislandandsaying,‘Mahani,youhadallthese29.Therearelotsofchildrenwhoare30tohavethemtoo,andonlyyoucandothis.’”T
hememoriesofheryouthful31formusichaunted(萦绕)her.She32thepainfeltwhengoodteachersappearedontheisland,andthensuddenly33the
island.“Itwasbreakingchildren’sdreamsoverandoveragain,”shesays.Teavesoonmovedbacktotheislandandopenedamusicschool.“Itis34tosee
thechildrenlearning.Iamcontent,”shesays.Teavemayhavegivenupasuccessfulcareer,butshegainssomethingmore—the35ofsupportingthedreamsofch
ildren,hungrytolearnmusic.21.A.allowedB.remindedC.stimulatedD.trained22.A.challengeB.expectationC.defenseD.recommend
ation23.A.rollinB.makesenseC.takeeffectD.standout24.A.deservesB.possessesC.combinesD.desires25.A.admit
tingB.assumingC.respondingD.predicting26.A.breakingB.affectingC.makingD.knowing27.A.promisingB.encouragi
ngC.surprisingD.interesting28.A.comparingB.exchangingC.connectingD.replacing29.A.giftsB.opportunitiesC.reputationsD.profits30.A.determin
edB.certainC.willingD.desperate31.A.hungerB.appreciationC.capabilityD.responsibility32.A.toleratedB.relievedC.re
calledD.estimated33.A.ignoredB.leftC.forgotD.disliked34.A.possibleB.essentialC.wiseD.pleasant35.A.impressionB.satisfactionC.professionD
.intention第二节单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。36.Inordertofind___betterjob,sheplannedtolearn___secondfor
eignlanguage.A.the;aB.a;aC.the;theD.a;the37.ItisreportedthatAmericanseattoomuchproteineveryday,______astheyactually
need.A．astwicemuchB．twicemuchasC．asmuchtwiceD．twiceasmuch38._______atthenews,alltheteachersandstudentsinSeniorThreecheeredandlaughed,withtheir
handsandarms______.A.Exciting;raisingB.Excited;raisedC.Beingexciting;raisedD.Beingexcited;raising39.Idon't
allow______inmydrawingroom.Idon'tallowmyfamily______atall.A.smoking;tosmokeB.tosmoke;smokingC.tosmoke;tosmokeD.smokin
g;smoking40._______,I'llgettheworkfinished．A.HaveonemorehourB.OnemorehourC.GivenonemorehourD.Givingonemorehour41.Iregret______youthatTomfailedtopass
theEnglishquizlastweekandthathereallyregretted______youradviceonpracticingmore.A.toinform;notfollowingB.infor
ming;nottofollowC.toinform;havingnotfollowedD.informing;nothavingfollowed42.Manymajoreconomicproblems______tobesolved,thereisnopoint__
____thegrowthrateofthisyearnow.A.remained;topredictB.remaining;topredictC.remained;predictingD.remaining;
predicting43.ItwasthefirsttimethatChina’slecture_______fromtheorbitingChineseSpaceStation.A.wasdeliveredB.hadbeendeliveredC.hasbeendeli
veredD.delivered44.Englishisalanguagesharedbyseveraldiversecultures,______usesitdifferently.A.allofwhichB.eachofwhichC.allofthemD.eachofthem45.Hissur
prisedlooksuggestedhe________andhesuggestedthathe_______whathappened.A.wasshocked;shouldtellB．shouldbeshocked;wastoldC.wasshocked;beto
ldD．shouldbeshocked;shouldbetold第三节短文填空（共10小题;每题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的词或括号内单词的正确形式。Pushforonlinerecruitmentfromthegovernmentis
ontheway!TheMinistryofEducationwilltake46(practice)stepstopromoteonlineemploymentservices.Meanwhile,campusjo
bfairsforcollegegraduateswillbesuspended47(avoid)largegatheringsofpeopleduringtheongoingCOVID-19epidemic,48ministryofficialsaidinearlyFebruary.Themin
istry’semploymentplatformswillsharejob49(inform)withthoseofprovinces,universitiesandrecruitmentservices,sothattheycanjointlyofferonlineemplo
ymentservices,saidWangHui,directoroftheministry’sDepartmentofCollegeStudentsAffairs.About8.74millioncollegestudents50(graduate
)fromcollegesanduniversitiesaroundChinathisJune,51accountsforanincreaseof400,000asmanygraduates52lastyear.Springtimerecruitmentisoneofthemos
timportant53(opportunity)forgraduatesseekingjobs.Theministrywillstrictlyreviewemployerandrecruitmentupdates高二年级英语试卷第9页,共10页高
二年级英语试卷第10页,共10页54(post)onlinetoensureitistrue,55promoteonlineinterviews,signingofcontractsandemploymentproceduresatuniversitiesacros
sthecountry,Wangsaid.第四节单句填空（每空1分,共15分）根据中文提示填入单词的适当形式，每空一词。Thecrowd5657assoonasthesingersteppedontothestage.(狂热)Wewere5859theneighbourhood.(对...不
熟悉)I’malwaysbeing6061forbeingsoawkward.(斥责)Anumberofthereport’sfindingsare626364.(值得注意)Shewas6566Greg’sconcernforherhealth.(感激)Somethingfrightf
ulwasaboutto6768him.(降临)Theband6970themusicscenein1997.(突然出现在,突然成功)第三部分：写作（满分25分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是李华，你校九月份举办了“尊师重教”系列活动，请给你的英国笔友Peter
写一封电子邮件，介绍相关情况。内容包括：1.活动目的2.活动内容3.活动的收获和意义注意：1.字数80左右；2.适当增加内容，使行文连贯DearPeter,____________________________________________________________________
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_____________Yours,LiHua第二节阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写第一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。（满分10分）Itwassomewherebetweenspringandsummer,mymomandIweredrivingthroughthecount
ryside.Backthen,Iwas13yearsold,andalwaysfeltunhappywithMom.ButlittledidIknowthistripwasgoingtobeaspeci
alone.Apotofflowerssatinthebackseat,whoseheavenlyscentfilledthecar.Suddenly,inthemiddleofnowhere,mymo
mpulledover.“Whatareyoudoing?”Icried,fearingthatthecarhadbrokendownandwe’dbestruckthere,sofarfromhome.Butthatwasn’tthecase.Mymomhoppedoutofthecar,gr
abbingtheflowersfromthebackseat.“It’lljustbeaminute,”shecalledbackthroughtheopenwindows.Myeyesimpatientlyskimmedtheedgeoftheroadbefores
ettlingonalittlesignshowingthatitwasanursinghome.Ilookedbacktothebuilding,somewhatannoyed,asmymomappeared,empty-handed.Beforeshestartedthecar,curio
sitydrovemetoask,“Doyouknowsomeonethere?”Sheshookherhead.“Thenwhatdidyoudowiththeflowers?”Shesmiledslightly,“Igavethe
mtothereceptionisttogivetheflowerstowhoeverneededthem,especiallywhohasn’tgottenanyinawhile.”Ikeptsilentfora
moment.Notlongafterwecontinuedourdriving,Ispokeagain.“Didyouleaveyourname?”Tothissheansweredinstantly,“No.Leavingflowersthereforsome
onewhowillappreciatethemmakesmefeelgood,whichisenoughofathank-youforme.”Suddenly,stillthinkingaboutmom’sdeeds,Iheardsomethingburstloudly.Itwasourcar
thatbrokedown!Nothingcouldbeworse,becauseneithermymomnorIunderstoodhowtorepairit,andwedidn’tknowwherethegarag
ewas.Italsoseemedimpossibletowaitforanypasser-by,sincewehadseensofewalongtheway.注意：1.续写词数应为75左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。3.下面已给出第二段，请完成第一段
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___________________________________________________Aswedrovealong,aflowershopcameintosightontheroad.IaskedMomtostopthecarandpacedquicklyintotheshopwh
ereabunchofrosesglowinginfullbloomcaughtmyeye.Havingwitnessedtheeffectofkindness,IdecidedtosendMomthesweet
roses.Soon,theheavenlyscentfilledthecaragain.Momtriedtoconcealherexcitement,buttheglitteringtearsfailedher.Throughthistrip,I
discoveredthat,despitemyoccasionalangertowardsher,Iactuallyfeltproudofher.Thiswasthetripofmylife.
