2022-2023學年廣東省陽江市高二（下）期末英語試卷

第二部分閱讀第一節(jié)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。

• 1．    Pickled sides are Chinese people's solution to tasteless food.Just a spoonful of sauce or pickled vegetables over rice can make a meal taste a million times better.
      During busy work schedules，many young people in China don't have the luxury of enjoying insightful conversations with friends and family at the dinner table.Instead，they find themselves eating alone.
      Chinese youth are kept company during these 20 – to – 30 – minute windows by TV shows or short videos，which they stream on their phone，tablet，or television.On the Internet，such content has been called "digital pickled vegetables".
      Some popular picks include classic Chinese dramas and situation comedies （sitcoms） like Empresses in the Palace and My Own Swordsman.American sitcoms such as Friends and How I Met Your Mother are also favored for their amusing jokes and simple story lines.You don't need to know anything about either to get a good laugh from a random episode.Some have questioned the value of such videos，pointing out that some explainers ruin good films and books and that no - brainer mini - series aren't informational.On the other hand，we see nothing wrong with some harmless fun to accompany a lonely meal after a long day of work.Instead of being accompanied by friends and family during meal my young people in China are kept company by TV shows or short videos.
      Can this habit affect your diet？According to a research paper published in 2019，you may eat more unconsciously.An international research team asked 62 volunteers to follow different eating patterns on four different days.The patterns included eating while looking at the mobile phone，reading magazines and without distraction （分心）.After analyzing their diets，the team discovered that eating with a distraction increased intake of calories by about 15 percent.
      To explore the reason，the team also invited two groups of people：one group ate while listening to a recording about another person eating and the other listened to a clip that helped them imagine themselves eating.The results showed that the second group ate less since they were more focused on their meals.When eating with the "digital pickles"，our attention can be distracted，which leads to eating more than expected.
  
  （1）Why do many Chinese young people eat alone？

  
  A．They hate to share food with workmates.
  B．They fail to have the luxury of dining space.
  C．They tend to have busy work timetables.
  D．They prefer not to talk with strangers.
  （2）What do the underlined words"digital pickled vegetables" mean in paragraph 3？

  
  A．Videos you watch while eating.
  B．Sauce you choose while eating.
  C．Vegetables you like while eating.
  D．Games you play while eating.
  （3）Why do we eat more with "digital pickles"？

  
  A．They increase our feeling of hunger.
  B．They make the food more delicious.
  C．They draw our attention to the diet.
  D．They shift our attention from the meals.
  組卷：2引用：4難度：0.5

  解析

• 2．    The way students spend their weekends can vary.Once you get to college，students see the weekend to forget about everything.Most of the time it is going out with friends，but when you decide to turn that down，you are looked at to be lame.What's up with this？
     In college，going out can seem like the main thing that happens during the weekend.But not everyone is into that —some students study or stay in with friends，and others simply just don't go out because it is not their type of thing.If you are one of those people who decides to stay in，you probably know the feeling of being the "lame friend".
     When students feel this way，they can also feel pressured into doing something that they originally did not want to do.Just because a person does not want to go out and party and drink does not mean that they are lame—they just have a different idea of a fun weekend.
     I don't think we should assume that everyone needs to go out during the weekend in order to have fun，and the social pressure to do so can feel broken.I will speak from my own experience：When the weekend comes around，I overthink and start to get a rush of anxiety.Why？Because I might be judged for not going out，or I might miss something if I don't go to this specific party that everyone is going to.I'm sure there are others that feel the same way and have had similar experiences，and they don't deserve to feel the way I do either.
  We should keep in mind that individuals are going through their own personal situations，and everyone has their own reasons for not going out.Staying in and watching a movie by yourself or with friends is not a bad thing，and people should normalize that not going out on the weekends is really not the worst thing.
  
  （1）Why does the author raise a question in paragraph 1？

  
  A．To doubt students' behaviour.
  B．To correct schools' management.
  C．To blame friends' rejection.
  D．To deny others' judgement.
  （2）What is the lame friend probably like according to the text？

  
  A．The one without friends.
  B．The one with serious anxiety.
  C．The one with less outside activities.
  D．The one with the deadly leg disability.
  （3）What does the author suggest students do in the text？

  
  A．How to spend weekends is up to you.
  B．Study should be put first in college.
  C．Going to the party everyone is going to is a must.
  D．What to do at weekends is well worth considering.
  （4）What can we conclude from the text？

  
  A．A good friend is my nearest relation.
  B．Be the chess player，not the chess piece.
  C．A man cannot be judged by his appearance.
  D．Interest is the seed，the action are the fruits.
  組卷：1引用：2難度：0.5

  解析

• 3．    It was 1994，and I was a 19-year-old student in my third year at Western University in London，Ontario.I had signed up for a course in the Department of English taught by one Donald S.Hair.
     A few weeks into the class，the professor administered our first test.I didn't think I had anything to worry about—until he handed my exam back the following week with a 67 written on it in red ink.
     Sixty-seven!I'd never received such a low mark.I was dependent on a scholarship，and any grade below 80 put my future in jeopardy.My seatmate's annoyed expression suggested her mark had been painful too.We angered silently：Professor Hair was an old weirdo （怪人）!How dare he ruin our GPAs？What was the old boy's problem，anyway？
     But the real problem was this：He was right.I knew it as soon as I'd cooled off and taken the time to digest his comments.My writing was careless，my understanding of key concepts shallow.Like many of my partners，I was used to earning top grades.Now，for the first time，a teacher had introduced an uncomfortable question.Were we actually "earning" them？
     The next day，I went to his office.With burning cheeks，I told him I knew I'd butchered the exam.To my childish surprise，he wasn't a "weirdo" in the least.He was funny，warm and uncommonly patient.He assured me if I worked hard，I'd achieve my potential in the course，and he'd be available to help me.
     I went away，read and read some more.The more I read，the more interesting his classes became，and soon，his complex，absorbing lectures were the highlight of my week.I spared no effort in that course.The grade I earned in his class was the lowest I'd received that year.But I had earned that grade.Nearly 30 years later，I'm still proud of that.
  
  （1）What does the underlined word "jeopardy" mean in paragraph 3？

  
  A．Advance.
  B．Demand.
  C．Trouble.
  D．Conclusion.
  （2）Why does the author mention the seatmate in the text？

  
  A．To explain the test was too difficult.
  B．To prove the professor's grading had problems.
  C．To suggest she didn't work hard.
  D．To show she was unfriendly in class.
  （3）How does the author feel about the professor in the end？

  
  A．Disgusted.
  B．Cautious.
  C．Uninterested.
  D．Appreciative.
  （4）What can be the best title for the text？

  
  A．You have to earn a grade instead of "get" it
  B．Be confident and not afraid of failure
  C．You should treasure a good teacher
  D．Never rely on scholarships forever
  組卷：1引用：2難度：0.5

  解析

第三部分寫作第一節(jié)

• 8．假定你是李華，你的英國朋友Caroline來信說她打算參加所在學校舉辦的文化節(jié)活動并介紹中國文化，想請你從下列主題中推薦一項：1.傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日；2.文字發(fā)展。請你給她回信，內(nèi)容包括：
  （1）你的建議；
  （2）推薦理由。
  注意：
  寫作詞數(shù)應為80左右；
  
  Dear Caroline，___________
  Yours sincerely，
  Li Hua
  組卷：2引用：3難度：0.5

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第二節(jié) 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。

• 9．Up in Lights For some，putting up Christmas lights is a holiday chore.But for the Pascucci family，it was always a big day of celebration.
     Every year on the day after Thanksgiving，Sara's father，Anthony Pascucci，60，woke up excited to string lights and decorate the lawn of his home and didn't take them down until February，being the only house with Christmas decorations in the community.Anthony Pascucci believed the brightness of the lights could counter （抵消） some of the darkness of the past year with COVID-19.
     In 2020，as in every other year，Anthony Pascucci strung colorful lights all around their roof until it looked as if sparkles were dripping onto the hallway.Sara's brother，Anthony Jr.helped with the wiring，while Sara hung ornaments （裝飾物） on the tree inside the house playing the song "White Christmas" over and over to keep everyone in the spirit.The whole place looked like a scene from a pop-up Christmas storybook.
     On Christmas Eve，the whole house twinkled with lights and gifts were piled under the tree.Everyone was looking forward to overly stuffed clams-a typical Italian feast.But most of all，they looked forward to enjoying another Christmas together as a family.
   However，Sara received a call from her colleague who had tested positive for COVID-19.Though Sara didn't have any symptoms she decided to get tested right away，as well as the whole family.When their results came back they all learned that they also had COVID-19.Several weeks later on early February，Anthony Pascucci passed away after getting lung infections.
     In addition to helping to plan the funeral for her father，Sara had to tackle a seemingly endless list of difficult to-dos.It was almost too much to bear.
  注意：1續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應為150左右；2.續(xù)寫部分分為兩段，每段的開頭語已為你寫好。
  Paragraph 1：
  But when she returned to the house after the funeral，the twinkling Christmas lights brought her a spark of joy.
                       
  Paragraph 2：
  In the following days，more and more Christmas lights were reappearing on neighbors' houses.
                        
   
  組卷：5引用：3難度：0.5

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