2022-2023學年廣東省深圳市高二(下)期中英語試卷

一、單選題(本大題共15小題，共25.0分)

1.WhatpuzzlesLily'sfriendsisshealwayshassomanycrazyideas.()

A.whatB.whyC.whoD.which

2.Goodevening,everybody.ProfessorKinghislectureinamoment,butletmeintroduce

himfirst.

A.deliveredB.willbedelivering

C.wasdeliveringD.hasbeendelivering

3.一Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow?

---1havenoidea.Iwasonthephonewhentheweatherreport.()

A.isbroadcastB.wasbeingbroadcast

C.hasbeenbroadcastD.hadbeenbroadcast

4.Wehavesomedoubttheycancompletethetaskontime.()

A.whichB.whatC.whetherD.if

5.anarrangementtoputoffthehouseprojectinthevillage,wemovedtodiscuss

weshouldcarryoutthefarmingmodernizationthere.()

A.Made；由atB.Making；what

C.Havingmade；whenD.Made；where

6.winsthefirstplaceinthebicycleracewillbeawardedthegoldmedal.()

A.WhoeverB.WhoC.WhomeverD.Whom

7.Markisagenius.Bythetimehegraduated,hejobsbyadozencomputercompanies.

A.hasofferedB.hasbeenoffered

C.hadofferedD.hadbeenoffered

8.shebecameanartisttenyearsagomayhavebeenduetoherfather'sinfluence.()

A.WhatB.IfC.ThatD.When

9.-Youareagreatswimmer.

-Thanks.IfsbecauseIalotthesedays.()

A.havebeenpractisingB.waspractising

C.wouldpractiseD.hadpractised

10.wasinHoustonthecoupleopenedthepetshopinthe1990s.()

A.It；whichB.What；thatC.What；whereD.It；that

11.PleasemewhenyoucometoourcitynexttimeandIwillcookdeliciousfoodsforyou.

()

A.spreadtoB.coexistwithC.dropinonD.fitinwith

12.Sofar,ithasbeenmorethanjustanemptypromise,fortheyhaven'tcarriedouttheplan.

()

A.everythingB.anythingC.somethingD.nothing

13.Itthatherhusbandwasbadlyinjuredinacaraccident.()

A.tookoverB.turnedoutC.tookupD.poppedup

14.Mikehasadesiresuccessbuthesuffersfromalackconfidence.()

A.for；ofB.to；withC.at；inD.over；by

15.Oureffortswerenotsowedidnrtwasteourenergy.()

A.invainB.ingoodhands

C.inharmonyD.inalargesense

二、閱讀理解(本大題共15小題，共37.5分)

A

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B

ArunKumarBajajhasaveryunusualskill-hecanpaintwithasewingmachine(縫紉機).Technically,

it'sembroidering,notpainting,buthisartworksaresodetailedthattheycanpassaspaintingstothe

untrainedeyes.Andthefactthathedoesitallwithasewingmachinejustmakesthatmuchmore

impressive.

Arunwasreallygoodatdrawingandpaintingwhilegrowingupanddreamedofbecomingafamous

painter,buthisfatherdiedsuddenly15yearsago,whichdestroyedhisplansandforcedhimtogiveup

schoolinordertorunthefamilybusiness.Hisfatherwasatailorandhebecameonetoo,buthedidn'tlet

theartistinhimdie.Hestarted''painting"withaneedleandthread,butinsteadofusinghishands,he

decidedonaratherunusualtool—thesewingmachine.lttookhimawhiletomasterthisuniqueartform,

buttodayheisrecognizedastheworld'sonlysewingmachineartist.Hisworksbecomeverypopularboth

inIndiaandabroad.It*seasytoseewhy,justbylookingatthem,butwhatreallymakeshisembroideries

specialisthetoolheuses.

"Youneedtobeverycarefulbecauseonceyou'vestitchedthecloth,there'snowayyoucanrepairit.”

Arunsaid."It'salldoneinasinglelayertogivethepaintinganeatlook.'1

SomeofArun'smostimpressiveworksincludea4x2feetpaintingofthecourtofRanjitSingh,whichtook

theartistoverayeartofinish.ArunrunsatailoringbusinessintheAdalatBazarofPatiala,buthedevotes

alotofhistimetohisartisticdreamaswell.

19.WhatwasArun'sambitionwhenhewasgrowingup?

A.Tobeawell-knownartist.

B.Tobeexpertatembroidering.

C.Tostartacompanyofhisown.

D.Tobeafamoussewerlikehisfather.

20.WhatcanweinferaboutArun'sbusiness?

A.Itrunsverywellatpresent.

B.Itoftenlacksalotofmoney.

C.Ithasalotofbranchesabroad.

D.Itissponsoredbythelocalgovernment.

21.HowdidArunpaintthecourtofRanjitSingh?

A.Byusinghisfeet.B.Byusinghismouth.

C.Withaneedleandthread.D.Withabrushandpaints.

22.HowcanwebestdescribeArun?

A.Outgoingandgenerous.B.Giftedandhardworking.

C.Courageousbutimpatient.D.Narrowmindedandbad-tempered.

c

Ifyoustandinfrontofagroupofkids,andstartstatingfactsandideasaboutaparticulartopic,like

commontreesfoundinaforest,theireyeswillprobablybecomedullbecausetheyllgetbored.There

mightbeafewpeoplewithaparticularinterestintreeswhoremainattentive,butit'slikelythatmostwill

loseinterestfairlyquickly.Butifyoustandupinfrontofthatsamegroupofpeopleandtellthemastory,

somethingdifferentwillhappen.

Researchershavenowquantified（量化）theemotionalbenefitsofawell-toldtale.HWeknowthatstories

cantransportustoanotherworld,usaysGuilhermeBrockington,theleadauthorofthenewpaper.Earlier

researchsuggeststhatstorieshelpchildrenprocessandregulatetheiremotions—butitwasmostly

conductedinalaboratory,withsubjectsansweringquestionswhilelyinginsideMRI（核磁共振）

machines.Therearefewstudiesonpsychologicaleffectsofstorytellinginmorecommonplacescenes,

suchashospitals.

Soinvestigatorsworkinginseveralhospitalssplitatotalof81patientsagedbetweenfourandeleveninto

twogroups,matchingthemwithstorytellerswhohadadecadeofhospitalexperience.Inonegroup,the

storytellerledeachchildinplayingariddlegame.Intheother,youngsterschosebooksandlistenedasthe

storytellerreadthemaloud.Beforeandafterthesesessions,theresearchersleteachchildspitintoatube,

thenaskedthemtoreporttheirpainlevelsandconductedafree-associationwordquiz.

Basedontheanalysisofeachtubeofsaliva（唾液）,theresearchersfoundchildreninbothgroupsshowed

lowerlevelsofthestress-relatedhormone（荷爾蒙）calledcortisolandhigherlevelsofoxytocin,a

feel-goodhormone.However,thecortisollevelsofkidsinthestorytellinggroupwereaquarterofthosein

theriddlegroup,andtheiroxytocinlevelswerenearlytwiceashigh.Thosewhoheardstoriesreportedpain

levelsdroppingalmosttwiceasmuchasthoseintheriddlegroup,andtheyusedmorepositivewords.

Next,theinvestigatorsplantostudyhowlongtheseeffectslast.Fornow,Brockingtonsaystheresults

indicatestorytellingisalow-costandextremelyefficientwaytohelpimprovehealthoutcomes.

23.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph1?

A.Tostatepeople'sdifferentreactionstosomeideas.

B.Tostressthemagicofstorytellingingrabbingattention.

C.Toexplaintheimportanceofeyecontactinstorytelling.

D.Toshowthedifficultyinmakingcommontopicsinteresting.

24.Howdoesthenewstudydifferfromthepreviousresearchmentionedinparagraph2?

A.Thenewstudywasundertakeninreal-lifesituations.

B.Thenewstudywasaimedtomakehospitalstaysentertaining.

C.Theresearchersmadefulluseofhigh-endlaboratoryequipment.

D.Theresearchershighlightedthelinkbetweencortisollevelsandemotions.

25.Whatdidtheinvestigatorsdointheirexperiment?

A.Theymadethechildrenreporttheirdelightedexperiencesinhospital.

B.Theyaskedchildrentoretellthenewlylearnedstories.

C.Theysolvedsomeriddlegamesforthechildren.

D.Theycollectedandtestedsomesalivasamples.

26.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Childrenshouldbeforcedtodevelopvariousinterests.

B.Readingstoriestokidscanchangetheircharactergreatly.

C.Listeningtostorieshelpskidsinhospitalreducetheirpain.

D.Comparedwithstorytelling,childrencanfeelbetterwhenplayingriddlegames.

D

Shortlyafter6amonMonday,busescarrying200immigrantsrolledintoMidtownManhattanfromTexas,

Mostofthem,includingyoungchildren,worelightweightsweatersorblanketstokeepoutthecold.Mayor

EricAdams'administrationwarnedthat10to15busloadsofmigrantswereexpectedtoarrivethisweek

duetotheliftingofTitle42,aTrump-erapublichealthrulepassedinresponsetotheCOVID-19pandemic.

SupremeCourtChiefJusticeJohnRobertsonMondaytemporarilyblockedtheBidenadministrationfrom

endingthepandemic-eraTitle42immigrationpolicy,leavingindoubtwhetherofficialswillcontinueto

driveoffmigrantsoverconcernsaboutpublichealthrisks.Title42issettoexpire（期;茜）onWednesday.

"Wehavebeentoldinnouncertaintermsthat,beginningtoday,weshouldexpectaninflux（流入）of

busescomingfromtheborderandthatmorethan1,000additionalasylum（政:臺避難）seekerswillarrive

inNewYorkCityeveryweek,“AdamssaidinastatementreleasedonSunday.nWeneedhelpfrom

Washington."

SeekingtodrawtheBidenadministration'sattentiontothegrowingimmigrantcrisis,Republican

governorsofborderstatessuchasTexasandArizonahavebeenshippingmigrantsto

Democratic-controlledcitiessuchasNewYorkCity,PhiladelphiaandWashington,DC.

NewYorkhasreceivedmorethan31，000migrantsandhasopened60emergencyshelters,mostlyin

hotels,aswellassixothercenters.NewYorkCity'sschoolchancellor（校監(jiān)）saidinOctoberthatthe

schoolsystemhasenrolledmorethan5,500newmigrantstudents,mostofwhomcamefromLatin

America.

Adams,whodeclaredastateofemergencyoverthemigrantinfluxinOctober,saidinastatementon

Sundaythatifnothingchangesandthepolicyexpires,thecostofabsorbingnewmigrantswas

unsustainableandcouldleadtocutstoexistingcityprograms.

"Oursheltersystemisfull,andwearenearlyoutofmoney,staff,andspace.Tobehonest,ifcorrective

measuresarenottakensoon,wemayverywellbeforcedtocutprogramsNewYorkersrelyon,"he

said.Adamsaccusedthefederalgovernmentofignoringthecity'spleasforaidandaccusedRepublicans

andDemocratsinCongressoffailingto"raisetheirhand"tohelp.

27.WhyaresomanymigrantssupposedtoarriveinNewYorkCity?

A.NewYorkCityfacesamajorlaborshortage.

B.Theimmigrationpolicyistobenolongervalid.

C.Washingtonhasannouncedanewimmigrationrule.

D.NewYorkCityprovidesthemwithbetterlivingconditions.

28.WhichmightbeaRepublican-controlledplace?

A.Washington,DC.B.Philadelphia.

C.NewYorkCity.D.Texas.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"pleasfor"inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Suppliesof.B.Benefitsof.C.Rewardsfor.D.Demandsfor.

30.Whatisthemostsuitabletitleforthenewsreport?

A.NewYorkopens60emergencyshelters.

B.NewYorkCityhitbynewimmigrantflow.

C.NewYorkCityneedshelpfromWashington.

D.NewYorkCity*sschoolsystemenrollsmanymigrantstudents.

三、閱讀七選五(本大題共5小題，共12.5分)

Russianshavemadeimportantcontributionstothedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,whichhas

changedourdailylife.HerearethreeRussiancontributionsforyoutoread.

Yogurt

Yogurthasalonghistory.ManyBulgariansclaimit,wasaccidentallydiscoveredinthecountryaround4,

000yearsago.ButtherewasaRussianbiologistnamedElieMetchnikoff.(1)

MetchnikofftravelledtoBulgariaandfoundalotofpeoplewhowereahundredyearsoldorolder

there.Hetheninvestigatedtheeatinghabitsofresidentsandfoundthattheyoftendrankfermented(發(fā)

酵的)milk.

HealsoreadBulgarianresearcherStamenGrigorov'sresearch.In1905,Grigorovdiscoveredoneofthe

mainbacteriainBulgarianlacticacidbacteria(乳酸菌)responsiblefortransformingmilk,intoyogurt.

SoMetchnikoffcameupwithatheorythatlacticacidisgoodforhumanhealthandprolongshumanlife.

(2)Helivedtobe71,longerthantheaveragelifeexpectancyatthetimeafterconsuming

"untoldgallons"ofyogurtaccordingtoTimemagazine.

Helicopter

IgorIvanovichSikorskywasbomonMay25，1889inKiev,whichatthetimewaspartofRussia.(3)

Bothofhisparentswerephysicians,givingSikorskythescientificgroundingthatheneededto

developaircraftideas.

In1939,heachievedhisgoal.HecompletedtheVS-300,pilotingthecrafthimselfduringitsfirstflight.

Periodictable

Haveyouevermemorizedtheperiodictableofelements(元素周期表)？(4)Itisasingle

documentthathelpsthestudyandresearchofchemistry.

OnFeb.17,1689,RussianchemistDmitriMendeleevwrotedowninahurrythesymbolsforthechemical

elements.(5)Thus,heinventedtheperiodictable.

Itwasperhapsthegreatestbreakthroughinthehistoryofchemistry.Indeed,nothingquitelikeitexistsin

theothersubjectsofscience,accordingtoScientificAmerican.

A.Yogurtisusuallyverylowinfat.

B.Theycontributedalottooursociety.

C.Andtoproveit,hedrankyogurteveryday.

D.Hebecameinterestedinflightatanearlyage.

E.Hefirstmadeitshealthaspectscleartothepublic.

F.Itisoneofthemostpowerfuliconsinscience.

G.Heputtheminorderaccordingtotheiratomicweights.

31.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.E

F.FG.G

32.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.E

F.FG.G

33.A.AB.Bc.cD.DE.E

F.FG.G

34.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.E

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35.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.E

F.FG.G

四、完形填空（本大題共15小題，共15?0分）

Mymother-in-lawleftusanunexpectedandpricelessgift.Aftershedied,myhusbandandhissisterwere

(1)thecontentsofherhousewhenthey(2)everyletterthatwehadwrittentoher

duringour46-yearmarriage.Shealsokeptallthelettersthatmymotherhadwrittentoherovertheyears.

Duringthepandemic,Fvehadtimetoreadtheseletters.Ireadofourearlymarriedlife,our(3)

tohavechildrenand,especially,the(4)ofourthreechildrenfrombirthtoadulthood.Ibegan

writingallthesedetailsformychildren,andnowtheyhavedetailsaboutwhentheyweresmall.I

discoveredmuchthatIhad(5)

Toreadtheletterswrittenbymymothertomyhusband'smotherisa(6).1wishthatIhadsaved

mymother'sletterstomebutnowIhavetheselettersthattellmethingsaboutmymotherthatInever

knew.IseethatMomandmymother-in-lawsharedtheirgreatloveforus,theirchildren,andforour

children,theirgrandchildren.

Icomefromalonglineofletterwritersandwastrainedtostayintouchwithourparents.Mygrandparents

lovedtoreceivelettersfromacrossthe(7).WhenIwas(8)forastudentexchange

programabroadin1970,mymothertoldmethatmygrandfatherkeptmyairmaillettersinhisshirtpocket

andreadthem(9).Knowingthis,Ihavetriedmybesttowritetoourtwofamilies(10)

Toallofyouwhowritetome,Ithankyou.Thehandwrittenwordisa(11)tooloffriendship；

it(12)ustogether.

Perhapsthegreatestgiftthattheselettershavegiventomeistoseehowmyhusband'sparents(13)

ourletterstothem.Thelettershelpedthemknowtheirgrandchildrenandfeellikepartofour

lives.Ishallfile(存檔)Ihemforourchildrensothattheycanreadthe(14)ofourlivesand

knowthatthey,too,werecherished.

(15)writingtothoseyoulove.Thoselettersareourgreatestgiftstoeachother.

36.A.goingthroughB.cuttingoutC.holdingupD.showingoff

37.A.addressedB.discoveredC.deliveredD.marked

38.A.struggleB.ruleC.cautionD.standard

39.A.habitB.emphasisC.emotionD.progress

40.A.repairedB.forgottenC.earnedD.invented

41.A.burdenB.jokeC.giftD.pity

42.A.groundB.houseC.oceanD.street

43.A.insideB.aroundC.freeD.away

44.A.carelesslyB.dailyC.unwillinglyD.sadly

45.A.hurriedlyB.regularlyC.surprisinglyD.forcefully

46.A.powerfulB.complexC.convenientD.formal

47.A.bothersB.throwsC.coversD.connects

48.A.displayedB.foldedC.treasuredD.clarified

49.A.boredomB.comfortC.eventsD.levels

50.A.KeepB.MindC.ImagineD.Stop

五、單句語法填空(本大題共10小題，共10.0分)

51.I'vehadalifelong(fascinate)withtheseaandwithsmallboats.(用所給詞的適

當形式填空)

52.Thisdistrictisgettingmoreandmore(prosper)andattractive.(所給詞的適當

形式填空)

53.Weare(profound)affectedbywhathappenstousinourchildhood.(所給詞的

適當形式填空)

54.Healwayshassympathyforthosehomeless(wretch).(所給詞的適當形式填空)

55.Somuch(emphasize)isplacedontheschoolasatransmitterofmoralvalues.(所

給詞的適當形式填空)

56.He'squite(dedicate)tohisstudentsandsohehaswontheirappreciation.(所給

詞的適當形式填空)

57.ThecostoflivinginEuropehasincreased(dramatic).(所給詞的適當形式填空)

58.Hissudden(depart)threwtheofficeintochaos.

59.Whyareyouso(mystery)?Whydon'tyoutellmeallthetruth?(所給詞的適

當形式填空)

60.To(exposure)somethingthatisusuallyhiddenmeanstouncoveritsothatitcanbe

seen.(所給詞的適當形式填空)

六、語法填空(本大題共1小題，共15.0分)

61.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。

Lastweek,Iwasinvitedtoadoctor'smeetingattheRushHospital.Inoneoftheroomsapatient,

whowasanoldman,gotupfromhisbedandmovedslowlytowardsme.Icouldseethathehadn'ta

longtimetolive,buthecameuptome,andplacedhisrightfootclosetomineonthefloor.He

comparedhistomineandwatched(1)(intent)."Frank!"Icriedinsurprise，buthetried

tosmile,allthetimekeepinghisfootclosetomine.

Mythoughtsracedbacktomorethanthirtyyearsago.Mymemorywas(2)(associate)

withthedarkdaysof1941,whenIwasastudentinLondon.Thescenewasanair-raidshelter(防

空洞),inwhichaboutahundredpeopleslepteverynight.(3)wehadtostaytherewas

tomakesureofoursafety.Thatwasthereason.AmongthemwereMrs.WestandhersonFrank.Why

Frankinterestedmewas(4)hewasnotnormal.Hehadneverbeennormal,eversincehe

wasborn.Hismothertoldmehewas37then,buthehadlessofamindthanababyhad.Mrs.West,

then75,wasastrong,ablewoman,asshehadtobeofcourse,becauseFrankrelied(5)

hercompletely.(6)(raise)herdisabledsonwasnoeasyjob.Shewasarepresentative

ofakindandshedevoted(7)(she)tolookingafterhim.

OnenightapolicemancameintoourshelterandtoldMrs.Westthatherhouse(8)(destroy)

already.Thatwasn'tquitetrue.Though(9)(damage)badly,theirhousecouldstillbe

usedbecausetheWestswentonlivingthereforquitesometime.Buttheycertainlylostnearly

everythingtheyowned.The(10)(restore)ofthebuildingsneededalotoftime.

IstoodbesideFrankandmeasuredmyrightfootagainsthis.Theywereaboutthesamesize.Thatnight

then,ItookasparepairofshoestotheshelterforFrank.Assoonashesawme,hecame

running一andplacedhisrightfootagainstmine.Afterthat,healwaysgreetedmeinthesameway.

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七、書面表達(本大題共2小題，共35.0分)

62.假如你是李華，你校國際部的交流生Tom給你發(fā)來電子郵件，說他在即將到來的考試

前出現(xiàn)了憂慮、頭痛、睡眠差等情況，請你給他發(fā)一封電子郵件提出你的建議，內(nèi)容包括：

(1)說明考試的目的；

(2)為考試做好必要的準備；

(3)注意健康飲食、運動和睡眠等。

注意：

(1)詞數(shù)80左右；

(2)郵件開頭已為你寫好(不計入總詞數(shù))。

DearTom,

Ihavereceivedyouremailsayingthatyouareworriedaboutthecomingexam.

Yours,LiHua

63.Tomappearedinfrontofthehousewithacanofpaintandabigbrush.Hewasgoingtopaint

AuntPoly*sfenceashewasaskedto.Adeepsadnesssettleduponhisheart.Thefencewaslongand

tall.Hedippedthebrushintothecanandmoveditalongthefirstplank(板條)unwillingly.Hedid

itagainandagain.Thepaintedpartwasverysmallbutthewholefencewasendless.Hefelttiredand

sleepyandstoppedpainting.

JustthenTomheardanoise.Herecognizediteasily.ltcamefromoneofhisschoolmates,Ben,who

wouldmakestrangenoisesasheate.Benwaswalkingbyandeatinganapple.Atthatmoment,a

wonderfulideacametoTomandhebeganto,cheerup.HewantedfirsttoarouseBen'sinterestand

thenletBenworkfbrhim.Ifotherboyspassedby,hewoulddothesametothem.nMaybetheyeven

needtogivemesomethingfbrgettingthechancetoshowtheirability,"hethought.

Hequicklytookhisbrushandpaintedquietly.BensawTom,walkeduptohimandgreetedhimwith

awidesmile.

Continuingwithhispainting,TomintentionallydidnotlookatBen.Hewishedforhisplantowork

andtherefore,hedidnotturnaroundfromhiswork.Tommovedhisbrushgentlyandslowly,allthe

whiletakingnonoticeofBen.Benwentcloserandtaunted(奚落)Tom,“Tom,it'sunfortunate

thatyouhaveworktodo.I'mgoingswimming.Don'tyouwishyoucouldgo,too?”

Tomturnedsuddenly."Oh,Ben.Ididn'tseeyou.Whatdoyoumeanby'unfortunate'?Itmaybework

butitmaynotbe."

"Doyoumeanthatyouenjoyit?”Benasked,feelingpuzzled.

"Ofcourse!Howoftendowegetthechancetobeinchargeofpaintingawholefence?”said

Tom.Movinghisbrushandsteppingaway,Tomlookedattheendresultproudly.

BenwentclosertoTom,seemingcurious.HestoppedeatinghisappletwatchedTornandbecame

moreandmoreinterested.HethenbeggedTomtoallowhimtopaintthefence.HeevenofferedTom

hishalf-eatenapple.Tomdirectlyrefusedandsaid,“AuntPolywantsthismainfencetobeperfect.If

itwerethefencebehindthehouse,y