陜西省寶雞市岐山縣2022-2023學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期末考試英語試題學(xué)校:姓名：班級：考號：一、閱讀理解ChooseYourOne-Day-Tours!TourA-Bath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge-￡37until26Marchand￡39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum,Stonehengeisoneoftheworld'smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.TourB-Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary'sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway's-￡32until12Marchand￡36thereafter.Oxford:IncludesaguidedtourofEngland'soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe"cityofdreamingspires（尖頂）"fromStMary'sChurchTower.Stratford:IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.TourC-WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt:includingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace-￡34until11Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVILUsfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle（entrancefeesnotincluded）.With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze（迷宮）whereitiseasytogetlost!TourD-CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat-￡33until18Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland'soldestuniversitycity?A.TourA B.TourBC.TourC D.TourDWhichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?A.WindsorCastle&HamptonCourtB.Oxford&StratfordLiHuaC.Bath&Stonehenge D. CambridgeWhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?A.ItusedtobethehomeofroyalfamiliesB.Itusedtobeawell-knownmazeC.ItistheoldestpalaceinBritain D. Itisaworld-famouscastleWhenIwasateenager,Iknewnothingaboutmentalhealth.Ifyoutalkedabout"safespaces",I'dthinkthatyoumeantabank.Whafsmore,Ididn'tcareaboutmentalhealth.WhywouldI?AsDadusedtosay,“Ifitisn'tbroken,don'tfixit!”Butunfortunatelymymentalhealthdid"break”.Iwasdiagnosed（診斷）asseriouslyclinicallyanorexic（厭食的）atage23.Ihadimmediatetreatmentinhospital,whichlastedtwoandahalfyears.Peoplealwayswonderwhathelpedmerecoverandthekeywassimple:comedy（喜?。?I'maprofessionalstand-upcomic.Comedybeganasmyhobbyandhasprogressedintoajob.Theword“comedy“isbelievedtocomefromtheAncientGreekkomosmeaning“toreveal"，whosejobistoreveal,explainandunderstandthings.ThiswassomethingIturnedtowhenIwasinrecoveryfromanorexia.I'dneverbeenabletoexplainwhatgoingoninsidemyhead;tryingtoexplainwhafsgoingoninyourmindisliketryingtoexplainacolortosomeonewho'sblind.Sohumourbecameawayofunderstandingthingsandthenawayofexplainingthem.DrDieterDeclercq,LecturerinFilmattheUniversityofKent,believes“Humorcanchangeouropinionsonadifficultsituation”.However,headdscarefullythat“WeshouldavoidjudgmentslikeAllhumourisgoodfbryou.”InhisnewbookSatire,ComedyandMentalHealth,helooksathowcomedycanbeusedasamentalhealthmethod.Enjoyedwithothers,itisimportantforgoodmentalhealthandrecovery.Stand-upcomedywasimportanttomyrecovery.IknowI'mnotaloneinthat.SoIwanttopaythatforwardandshowotherpeopleyourmentalhealthdoesn'thavetobe"broken”beforeyoucan"fixit”.Howdidtheauthortreattheissueofmentalhealthasateenager?Shetookitseriously.Shewasconfidentofit.C,Shehatedtalkingaboutit.D.Shepaidnoattentiontoit.5.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph3?A.Explainhowcomedyhelps.B?Sharewhatshewentthrough.Statewherecomedycomesfrom.Showwhycomedyisacommonhobby.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it"inParagraph4referto?A.Comedy.B.Film. C.Adifficultsituation.D.Thenewbook.Inwhichsectionofamagazineisthistextprobablyfrom?A.Health&Life. B.Man&Nature.C.Science&Technology.D.Society&Opinion.Whenmostpeoplehearthewords“BigBerTtheyimmediatelythinkoftheattractiveVictorianGothicstructureoftheclocktowerofthePalaceofWestminster.Let'sclearupacommonmisunderstandingfirst;technicallyspeaking,thename“BigBen^^doesnotrefertothefamoustower,nortothefourhugeclockfacesofthisLondonlandmark;instead,itreferstothelargestoneofthefivebellsinsidetheclocktower.ConstructionofthetowerwasbegunfollowingthedisastrousfirewhichdestroyedtheoldPalaceofWestminsterin1834.CharlesBarrywasresponsibleforrebuildingthePalace,andhisdesignsincludedaclocktower.Ittook16yearstobuildtheclocktowerofthePalaceofWestminsteranditwascompletedin1859.Thetoweris316feethigh.Thespireofthetowerisbuiltwithanironframe,anditisthisframewhichsupportstheweightofthebells.Severalsmallroomsarebuiltintothelowerpartofthetower,includingasmallprisoncell.TheironframeoftheclockfacewasdesignedbyAWPugin,whowasresponsibleformanyoftheGothicdecorativeelementsofthePalaceofWestminster.Thedialsare23feetindiameterandthefacesthemselvesarenotsolid,butaremadeupofmanysmallpiecesofopalglass,likeaglasswindow.Severalofthecentralpiecesofglasscanberemovedtomakeiteasierforpeopletocheckthehandsoftheclockfrominside.Atthetimeofitsconstructiontheclockmovementwaseasilythelargestintheworld,anditisstillamongthelargesttoday.Theclock,designedbyEdmundBeckettDenison,hasproventobeveryaccurateovertheyears.BigBen-thehourbell-issaidtohavebeennamedafterSirBenjaminHall,whowasknownforhisgreatsize,asisthebell!ThefirstBigBenhourbellwascompletedbeforethetower,sothebellwashunginNewPalaceYard.Afterrepeatedpublicringingthebellcrackedandhadtobereplacedbythecurrentbell.Thename“BigBen"actuallyrefersto.A.thefamoustower B.thehugeclockfacesC.thebiggestbellinside D.thedesignerofthetowerFromthetext,weknowthattheclocktower.A.wasdesignedbyEdmundBeckettDenisonB.wasbuiltin1844C.ismorethan300feethigh D.hasnoroomsinitWhatisthebenefitoftheopalglassclockfaces?A.Opalglassischeaperthansolidmaterials.B.Thehugebodymakesitmucheasiertosee.C.Theglassissolidenough. D.Piecesofglasscanberemovedtocheckthehands.Fromthetext,wecaninferthat.A.SirBenjaminHallwasafamousarchitectB.thefirsthourbellhasworkedtillnowC.thebellsarehunginsidethespireofthetowerD.theclockisnotaccuratenowConversationgoesfarbeyondtalking.Italsoinvolves,asSwedishauthorAnnikaThorhaswritten,“eyes,smiles,thesilencesbetweenthewords."Whenthoseelementsareputtogether,conversationalpartnersfeelmostdeeplyengagedandconnected.Dart-mouthCollegeneuroscientistshavetakenthatideaandcarriedittonewplaces.Theyreportsomesurprisingfindingsontheinteractionbetweeneyecontactandhowtwopeoplesynchronize（使同步）neural（神經(jīng)的）activitywhiletalking.Theresearcherssuggestthatbeingintunewithaconversationalpartnerisgood-butthatoccasionallyfallingoutofsyncmightbeevenbetter.Maintainingeyecontacthaslongbeenthoughttoactasthegluethatconnectstwopeopleinconversation.Similarly,thegrowingstudyofneuralsynchronyhaslargelyfocusedonthewayconsistenceinindividuals9brainactivitybenefitsthesocialconnectionbetweenthem.EarlierresearchbytheDartmouthlabhadshowedthatsynchronizedpupildilation（瞳孔擴張）servesasareliableindicatorofsharedattention,whichinturnmarksgreaterneuralsynchrony.Inthenewstudy,whichmeasuredpupildilationduringunstructured1O-minuteconversations,theresearchersfoundthattheinitialmomentofeyecontact一ratherthanacontinuingperiodoflockedstares—marksapeakinsharedattention.Synchrony,infact,dropssharplyjustafteryoulookintoyourpartner'seyesandbeginstorecoveronlywhenyouandthatpersonlookawayfromeachother.uEyecontactisnotbringingsynchrony;it'sdisturbingitJsaysThaliaWheatley,thepaper'sseniorauthor.Whywouldthishappen?Wheatleyclaimsthatmakingandbreakingeyecontactultimatelydrivestheconversationforward.“Perhapswhatthisisdoingisallowingustobreaksynchronyandmovebackintoourownheadssothatwecanbringforthnewandindividualcontributionstokeeptheconversationgoing,“Wohltjensays.Connectionsbetweenstareandsynchronymightberelevanttoresearchinmentaldisordersthatinvolveuntypicalinteraction.Thefindingsalsohelpexplainfrustrationsovervideo-conferencingplatforms,whererealeyecontactisnearlyimpossibletomakeorbreakbecauseofthepositioningofcamerasandwindowsonscreens.WhatdotheDartmouthCollegeneuroscientistsfind?A.Peopletendtosynchronizewhiletalking.B.Occasionalabsenceofsynccanbebetter.C.Eyecontactdrawspeopletoconversations.D.Thesilencesbetweenthewordsworkwonders.Whendoessharedattentionreachthehighest?A.Atthebeginningofeyecontact. B.After10minutes9lockedstares.C.Inthemiddleoftheconversation. D.Beforelookingawayfromeachother.WhatdoesWohltjenthinkofbreakingsynchrony?A.Itdisturbsratherthanbringssynchrony.B.Itoftenresultsincommunicationbarriers.C.Itisareliableindicatorofsharedattention.D.Itaddsfreshthoughtstotheconversation..Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellusabouttheresearch?A.Itssignificance.B.Itsshortcomings.C.Itschallenges.D.Itscomplexity.二、七選五根據(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。Healthisthemostimportantthingintheworld.Nothingismoreimportantthanhealth.Ifwetakeawayourmoney,houses,orevenourclothes,wecanstillsurvive.16Thatiswhywealwaystrytoeatinahealthywayandexerciseregularly.Howcanwekeephealthy?Inordertoeathealthily,Iusuallyavoideatingfoodhighinfat,likeFrenchfriesorcookies,whicharejunkfood.17Ieatalotofvegetablesandfreshfruitswhicharefullofvitamins.18Takingexerciseeverydayhelpsusbuildastrongbody.Regularexerciseisanimportantpartofkeepingmehealthy.What'smore,Ithinkfriendsareanimportantpartofone'shealth.19IalwaysfeelbetterwhenIamwithfriendsthanwhenIamalone.WhenIamwithfriends,Ialwayslaugh.Laughingisalsoanimportantpartofhealth.Ifsgoodtostaywithmyfriends.Byeatingproperlyandexercisingregularly,Icankeepmymindaswellasmybodyhappy.Thesethingssoundeasytodo,butnotmanypeoplecanmanagethem.20Ionlyeatlittlemeat.Ontheotherhand,doingexerciseisveryimportant.Somepeopleappearfatbecausetheyofteneattoomuch.Ithinkastrongwillisnecessaryifwewanttokeephealthy.Butifourhealthistakenaway,itiscertainthatwewoulddie.Therearesomepeoplewholikestayingalone,buttheykeephealthy.Manystudiesshowthatpeoplewhohaveawiderangeofsocialcontactgetsicklessthanthosewhodon't.三、完形填空ThomasEdisontriedtwothousanddifferentmaterialstomakethelightbulb.Whennoneworkedsuccessfully,hisassistantcomplained,“Allourworkis21vain.Wehavelearnednothing.^^ThomasEdisonrepliedvery22 ,“Oh,wehavecomealongwayandwehave23alot.Wenowknowthattherearetwothousandmaterialswhichwecannot24tomakeagoodlightbulb.”Ifyoulearnfromyourmistakes,thenyouare25 ,Ifyoulearnfromsomeoneelse'smistakes,thenyouareagenius.Successisnothingmorethanafewsimpledisciplines26dailyandfailureisnothingmorethanafewsmall27repeateddaily.How28theabovelinesare!Successtakes29 ,We'llmakemistakes30wedothingsintoomuchofahurry.Whenwedonotpracticedisciplinesinlife,wedon'tbuildenoughconfidenceto31newandchallengingtaskswhichareimportantandmatterinlife.Ourconfidence32whatwethinkofourselvesandwhetherwebelieveinourselves.Weareallbornwithexceptional33 ,butonlyafewreally34theirtruepotentialsandmakeeffortsinlifeandtheothersjustleada(n)35life.Doyouwanttobeexceptional?Successisafruitwhicheveryonewantsto36 ,butitisnotfoundeverywhereandnoonecan37itwithoutseriousefforts.Thosewhowanttosucceedwillfindaway;thosewhodon'twillfinda(n)38 !Successdependsonprevious39 ,andwithoutitwewillendinfailure.Whenyouare40 ,pleaseenjoyitandgiveyourhandtootherswhowanttoaccomplishsomething.?21.A.withB.inC.onD.at22.A.confidentlyB.madlyC.carelesslyD.angrily23.A.rememberedB.refusedC.learnedD.ordered24.A.testB.ignoreC.inventD.use25.A.healthyB.enthusiasticC.intelligentD.generous26.A.shownB.preventedC-recordedD.practised27.A.errorsB.machinesC.jobsD.steps28.A.commonB.strangeC.familiarD.true29.A.effectB.timeC,drugsD.roles30.A.asthoughB.sothatC.unlessD.if31.A.keepB.attemptC.giveD.see32.A.dependsonB.setsasideC.turnsdownD.setsup33.A.appearanceB.experiencesC.qualitiesD.feelings34.A.ownB.realizeC,provideD.research35.A.activeB.hardC.richD.average36.A.sellB,drawC.eatD.praise37.A.achieveB.watchC.offerD.recognize38.A.storyB?excuseC.keyD.plan39.A.preparationB.influenceC.lifeD.generation40.A.powerfulB.wonderfulC.successfulD.hopeful四、用單詞的適當(dāng)形式完成短文閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Chinaisthebirthplaceofsilk.Raisingsilkwormsforsilkproduction41(date)backtoover6,000yearsago.LegendhasitthatthewifeoftheYellowEmperorwashavingteaunderamulberrytree(桑樹)42acocoon(蠶繭)fellintohercup.Asshewatched,thecocoonspunastrongwhitethread.Sheunwoundthestringontoherfinger,43(realize)thatitcouldbeusedasweavingthread.Thusanindustrywasborn.Shetaughtherpeoplehowtoraisesilkworms,and44(late)inventedthe100m(織布機).Silkproductionreached45highlevelduringtheShangDynasty(1600BC-1046BC).Formorethantwothousandyears,theChinesekeptthesecretofs