2022-2023學(xué)年廣東省廣州市黃埔區(qū)玉巖中學(xué)高二（上）期中英語試卷

第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分37.5分）第一節(jié)（共4小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答卷上將該項涂黑。

• 1．If you have a passion for music，art，history and more，indulge it on a Yoyo Odyssey Cultural Tour!
     How we travel can make the difference between just visiting a place，or really experiencing it from the inside out，which is why Yoyo has created its new Odyssey Cultural Tours collection.
     These small-group，luxury tours offer a deep dive into history，art，music，literature，dance and astronomy，while enjoying everything that a destination has to offer，from exceptional places to stay to the best of local food.
     Each holiday has the service of a Yoyo tour manager and we'll take care of you every step of the way，providing a VIP car service to your UK departure point for overseas trips，flights and transfers，all transports to accommodations，travel insurance and much more.
     For music lovers，Yoyo has partnered with the Royal Academy of Music to create unique short breaks in London with concerts by talented young musicians from the Academy.
     You'll be in expert hands- each tour is accompanied by a specialist in their field who's skilled at sharing their expertise through insight-packed talks throughout the holiday.Backstage，behind- the-scenes visits give a fascinating perspective on new places as well as cities that you may already know and love，all in the stimulating company of like-minded travellers.
     ABC Music readers will receive an exclusive 5 per cent discount on all Yoyo Cultural Odyssey Tours- just quote the code'ABCR' when booking.To find out more，please visit yoyo.jye.ai/COT.
  
  （1）Why does Yoyo create the Cultural Odyssey Tours？

  
  A．To create a music collection of Odyssey.
  B．To help music lovers find like-minded friends.
  C．To guide tour guests through a cultural experience.
  D．To promote the ABC Music Magazine to new readers.
  （2）What can guests do during the tour？

  
  A．Share their expert skills.
  B．Enjoy talks by a specialist.
  C．Visit the backstage after a play.
  D．Play in a concert with musicians.
  （3）What should the ABC Music readers do for a discount when booking？

  
  A．Use the required code.
  B．Find one more company.
  C．Visit the website yoyo.jye.ai/COT.
  D．Quote a comment about the ABC Music.
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• 2．In the summer of 1885，nine-year-old Joseph Meister was very ill.He had been wounded by a sick dog that had rabies，a very dangerous disease.His parents were told that there was probably only one man who could save Joseph's life—Louis Pasteur.
     When Pasteur was a young boy in France，he spent many hours every day with the chemist（藥劑師）who lived in his small town.At that time，the chemist had to make all the medicines himself.Young Louis enjoyed watching the chemist as he worked and helped those people who came to him each day.
     As a schoolboy，Pasteur worked slowly and carefully.At first，his teachers thought that young Louis might be a slow learner.Through elementary school，high school，and college，Pasteur worked in the same thoughtful way.Then he became a college professor（教授）and a scientist，and he continued to work very carefully.
     Pasteur was studying about the germs（細菌）that cause rabies when Joseph Meister became ill.In fact，Pasteur believed he had a medical treatment for rabies，but he had never given it to a person before.At first，Pasteur was afraid to treat Joseph，but the poor child was dying.Pasteur gave Joseph an inoculation （預(yù)防接種） every day for ten days.Slowly，the child became better.
     During his lifetime，Pasteur studied germs and learned how they cause diseases in animals and people.He developed vaccinations（疫苗）that prevent many of these diseases.On September 28，1895，Louis Pasteur passed away，at the age of 72.The work of this great man has been of great help to modern medicine.
  
  （1）The story of Joseph Meister is given to

  .
  A．express the author's sadness
  B．introduce the subject of the text
  C．show some common diseases in 1885
  D．warn children to stay away from dogs
  （2）According to the text，young Louis

  .
  A．was once badly hurt by a dog
  B．was very interested in medicine
  C．made a living by working for a chemist
  D．had been thought highly of by his teachers
  （3）We can learn from Paragraph 3 that Louis Pasteur

  .
  A．was always patient
  B．was clever but proud
  C．was a slow learner
  D．was a humorous professor
  （4）What would be the best title for the text？

  
  A．Germs and Diseases
  B．Rabies：a Terrible Disease
  C．The Earliest Chemist in France
  D．Louis Pasteur：a Great Scientist
  組卷：141引用：3難度：0.5

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• 3．Skyscrapers are the symbol of Urban life．City people are used to seeing tall buildings and apartments．Farms，on the other hand，are associated with rural（農(nóng)村的）life．However，there are experts who think skyscrapers should become farms to meet the increasing food needs．
     By the middle of this century，some scientists suggest，almost 80% of the earth's population could live in cities．In addition，the population could increase to 9.1 billion people during that time yet the amount of land available for farming will be the same．If current farming practices don't change，we will need an area of new land to produce enough food for the planet．
  Vertical farms，where urban farmers could grow crops in environmentally friendly skyscrapers，could be the solution．In spite of concerns over high costs，experts want to make it a reality and use these skyscrapers to grow crops．
     Vertical farms would have many advantages，supporters say．Unlike traditional farming，vertical farming could be free of chemicals and diseases．Besides，crops would not suffer from problems like flooding．Finally，vertical farms would reduce the cost and negative effects of transporting food over long distances．
     Some argue that although crops growing in a tall glass building would get natural sunlight during the day，it wouldn't be enough．For this reason，vertical farms would need additional light sources（來源），such as artificial light．
     Another way of growing fresh food is to build urban farms on rooftops．This more practical approach may be more achievable than the idea of farms in skyscrapers，researchers suggest．Experts agree that innovative（革新的）farming practices are needed to support the need for more food at affordable costs，both to the farmer and to the consumer，but the best ideas could be yet to come．
  
  （1）What primary problem could vertical farming settle？

  
  A．Poor state of rural life．
  B．Shortage of food supply．
  C．High cost for transporting crops．
  D．Environmental pollution by transitional farmings
  （2）What is the advantage of vertical farming？

  
  A．It can produce organic food．
  B．It requires little care．
  C．It can benefit transport industry．
  D．It needs very low cost．
  （3）What is a big challenge to make vertical farming a reality？

  
  A．Farmable land．
  B．Crop diseases
  C．Light sources．
  D．Climate conditions．
  （4）What can be the best title of the test？

  
  A．Future Food Needs
  B．Symbol of Urban Life
  C．Farming on Rooftops
  D．Farms of the Future
  組卷：16引用：6難度：0.5

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• 4．Owls are equipped with highly developed stealth（隱形；隱身）technology that helps them charge towards prey—an animal hunted and eaten by another animal，a study has shown.
     Owls have flight feathers that absorb aerodynamic（空氣動力學(xué)的）sound and control the vibrations that occur when a bird beats its wings.The result is perfect silence as it approaches a mouse or other prey.
     Scientists used lasers and high-speed cameras to analyze and compare long-eared owl，eagle and pigeon feathers during flight.While differing in size，all three kinds of birds have a similar wing-beat style.Professor Jinkui Cha led the research.He said，"Many owls have a unique and fascinating ability to fly so silently that they are out of their prey's hearing range，duo to their feather structure.This behaviour has long been of interest to engineers，as we seek to apply the owls' noise-reduction mechanisms（機制） to other purposes and situations that benefit society.
     "Now，however，we know the owls' silent flight ability is even better than we thought.Of all birds the owl is the king of acoustic stealth.It manages to prevent not only the aerodynamic noise.jye.ai the ow's are gliding，but also the mechanical noise caused by vibrations during flying."
     He added，"This is remarkable，considering the sudden jumping，bending and twisting the wings are subjected to the noise that is created by other birds.In the scientific world，the process used to remove this mechanical noise is called damping skill，which means the removal of mechanical energy from a vibrating system usually by changing it into best and allowing it to remain study.Our research showed the long-cared owl has amazing damping skill，meaning it can remain amazingly stable and remove the mechanical noise caused by the movement of its feathers—quite an impressive achievement of engineering.This study will hopefully provide a further insight into the owls' silent flight mechanism and help engineers develop ideas for special materials or structures，such as onshore wind ships，where similar noise removal can be applied."
  
  （1）What can we learn about owls according to the passage？

  
  A．They are active during the day.
  B．They attract match attention of engineers.
  C．They have similar wings to eagles.
  D．They beat wings without vibrations.
  （2）According to Jinkui Chu's words in Paragraph 4，we can know that

  .
  A．owls are good at capturing prey.
  B．owls have a good sense of hearing
  C．owls are good at jumping and twisting
  D．owls have silent flight ability
  （3）What does the underlined word"it"in Paragraph 5 refer to？

  
  A．The mechanical noise.
  B．The vibrating system.
  C．Mechanical energy.
  D．The removal of mechanical energy.
  （4）What is mainly talked about in this passage？

  
  A．Facts about stealth technology.
  B．Technique that owls use to fly.
  C．The reason for researching into owls.
  D．A study about owls' unique ability.
  組卷：0引用：1難度：0.5

  解析

第二節(jié)（共1小題：每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項.選項中有兩項為多余選項。

• 5．Imagine that you are in a remote village somewhere with no medical clinic. （1）

  Once the doctors get to you，they examine you and take blood samples，but they won't be able to help you until they take the samples back to the hospital to find out what is wrong.（2）

  Thanks to engineer Andy Ozcan，many people may never be in this situation.He has invented an app that turns your mobile phone into a diagnostic（診斷的） tool.
     Ozcan's invention is important because it is very accurate and easy to use.In many remote places，even if doctors have microscopes and other instruments to help them make diagnoses，there may still be other problems.Many doctors，for example，don't have enough training to correctly interpret what they see. （3）

  With Ozcan's mobile phone app，health workers can take a special photo of a blood sample and send it to a central computer at a hospital.The computer will then automatically interpret the photo and send a diagnosis back in a few minutes.
     （4）

  His technology only requires a mobile phone and an Internet connection.As more than four billion people already have cell phones，the cost of establishing the diagnostic system is fairly low.
     By inventing a medical tool that uses existing technology-mobile phones-Ozcan has developed a medical tool that is both practical and economical.Therefore，it can be effectively almost anywhere. （5）

  
  
  A.As a result，they may diagnose illnesses incorrectly.
  B.People are trying to reduce the cost of this new medical tool.
  C.This tool has become much more popular all around the world.
  D.Another reason that Ozcan's invention is important is that it is inexpensive.
  E.You become very sick and must wait days until a mobile medical unit arrives to help.
  F.Ozcan's simple，cost-effective tool might just save millions of lives around the world.
  G.Even though you may only have a simple infection，you might die because of the delay.
  組卷：44引用：6難度：0.5

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第二部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分15分）第一節(jié)（共1小題：每小題15分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的選項.

• 6．Could you live without your smartphone for an entire year？A filmmaker and fantasy author from New York is about to try in an effort to win＄100，000.
     Vitaminwater launched a contest in December，offering one contestant the（1）

  to end up with six figures if she was able to go a（2）

  year without using with a smartphone or tablet.
     After sorting through over 100，000（3）

  submitted online（4）

  how they would approach the challenge，Vitaminwater named the company's chosen candidate on Friday.
       Elana Mugdan，30，（5）

  an- infomercial- style video on Twitter that impressed the judges with its unique approach and humor." She（6）

  for her originality and creativity in our challenge，"says Natalia Suarez，a brand manager at Vitaminwater.
     Mugdan is（7）

  her iPhone for a flip phone（翻蓋手機）provided by Vitaminwater.For the next year，she can't（8）

  any smartphones or tablets at all，even those（9）

  other people.She will be able to use laptops and desktop computers.Devices like Google Home and Amazon Echo are OK，too，as long as they' re not（10）

  to a smartphone.
     Getting（11）

  to compete came as an absolute surprise to Mugdan."I really thought that I was a good（12）

  for it，but this was the kind of thing I never（13）

  that I would actually win，"Mugdan tells CNBC Make It.
     " At first I was shocked when they called me.I'm kind of a（n）（14）

  person，so I was having a panic attack，" she says.But shock（15）

  turned to expectation，and now she feels she's up for the challenge.
  
  

  （1）	A．a(chǎn)bility	B．chance	C．right	D．task
  （2）	A．full	B．previous	C．new	D．tough
  （3）	A．plans	B．performances	C．plays	D．entries
  （4）	A．telling	B．predicting	C．detailing	D．a(chǎn)nnouncing
  （5）	A．watched	B．submitted	C．made	D．shared
  （6）	A．took up	B．looked out	C．made up	D．stood out
  （7）	A．exchanging	B．transforming	C．selling	D．throwing
  （8）	A．produce	B．buy	C．use	D．borrow
  （9）	A．belonging to	B．a(chǎn)ppealing to	C．confusing	D．satisfying
  （10）	A．a(chǎn)dapted	B．linked	C．a(chǎn)ccustomed	D．exposed
  （11）	A．picked	B．touched	C．sent	D．checked
  （12）	A．name	B．player	C．fit	D．a(chǎn)uthor
  （13）	A．a(chǎn)ppreciated	B．expected	C．decided	D．promised
  （14）	A．kind	B．talkative	C．optimistic	D．a(chǎn)nxious
  （15）	A．completely	B．normally	C．slightly	D．quickly
  組卷：4引用：1難度：0.3

  解析

第二節(jié)（共1小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

• 7．Throughout the history of mankind， people have been communicating with body languages． In many（1）

  （situation）， the way you say something is far more important than what you say．（2）

  （communicate） better with others， you are expected to pay attention to eye contact． It can signal friendliness or unfriendliness， interest or boredom， and understanding or confusion．
      In Western cultures， keeping eye contact in conversations is （3）

  （particular） important．As a matter（4）

  fact， a westerner might consider a lack of eye contact as a lack of interest． In Spain， Italy and Greece，（5）

  people stand close together talking to each other， eye contact is more frequent and lasts （6）

  （long）．
      In many Asian cultures， avoiding direct eye contact is one of the ways to show respect． It is done during the talk with anyone older． Habits like this can cause problems when people do not understand them． For example，（7）

  Asian might close his eyes in concentration or look down while（8）

  （listen） to a speaker． A Western speaker might think the man is not interested．
      However， in both West and Fast， totally avoiding eye contact might be considered a lack of （9）

  （polite）， but staring at others is also considered rude and should （10）

  （avoid）．
  組卷：1引用：2難度：0.5

  解析

第三部分寫作（共三節(jié)，滿分10分）第一節(jié)單詞拼寫（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）請根據(jù)句子的意思和漢語提示完成下列句子，每空只填一詞。將每一題的答案寫在答卷相應(yīng)的橫線上。

• 8．Waiting for exam results is a time of great

  （焦慮；擔心）.
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• 9．She smiled

  （略微；稍微；輕微地），as if she were hiding something.
  組卷：1引用：1難度：0.8

  解析

第二節(jié)完成句子（共10小題，每小題1.5分，滿分15.0分）請根據(jù)中文及括號內(nèi)提示翻譯下列句子，每空只填一詞，將每一題的答案寫在答卷相應(yīng)的橫線上。

• 27．來自寬街水泵的水被污染了。這是這條街有更多霍亂相關(guān)的死亡人數(shù)的原因，多虧了約翰?斯諾的不懈努力，感染得到了控制。
  The water from the Broad Street pump was polluted.That was

  there were more cholera related deaths on this street

  John Snow's tireless efforts，the infection was brought under control.（表語從句）
  組卷：6引用：1難度：0.8

  解析

第三節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫（滿分25分）閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

• 28．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。
      Alice is an ordinary woman with an amazing heart.One day，she was flying from Tampa to Hawaii for a meeting.Her boyfriend，Rico，came to see her of.When they slowly made it to the safety check，they noticed the airport security（安保人員）was asking a young lady to drop a package into the litter bin before boarding her plane.
      The lady begged to place the package in Lost and Found Department instead of throwing it away.Sadly，it was not allowed.The lady，after much begging，finally dropped her package and was heading to her gate.Alice，after realizing the lady was nearly in tears，knew something was wrong.Then，it was her turn to pass through security.
      While hugging Rico goodbye，she asked him to quietly go through the liter bin and pick up the deserted（丟棄的） package to see what was inside of it.Alice was truly trying to help the lady.
      After waving a final goodbye to his girlfriend，Rico went straight to the litter bin to get the package.
      As soon as her plane landed，Alice called Rico about the package and was told that in it was a snow globe（水晶球）with a picture of the young lady in the airport.On the base were the words "We love you，Katie.Grandma and Grandpa." Alice immediately realized that the snow globe was far from ordinary.They should do something to return it.
  注意：
  1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；
  2.開頭已給出。
  Paragraph1：
      Alice did the only thing that came to mind：asking for the help of strangers online._________
  Paragraph 2：
      One day，Katie heard a knock on the door.__________
  組卷：3引用：3難度：0.3

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