2022-2023学年广东省佛山市高二（上）期末英语试卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分12分）第一节听力理解（共2小题，每小题6分，满分12分）材料及问题播放两遍。每段后有三个小题，各段播放前有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据 各段播放内容及其相关小题的问题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

• 1．（1）
  A.A week ago.
  B.Three months ago
  C.A year ago.
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  A.To meet young people.
  B.To live near the university.
  C.To find a nicer host family.
  （3）
  A.Visit a teacher.
  B.Give John a phone call.
  C.Hang out with friends.
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• 2．（1）
  A.The Nature Club.
  B.The Ballet Club.
  C.The Cartoon Club.
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  A.Raise animals.
  B.Atten lectures.
  C.Grow plants.
  （3）
  A.Fellow students.
  B.Teacher and student.
  C.Sister and brother.
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第二节回答问题（共1小题，每小题8分，满分8分）

• 3．听下面一段材料，然后回答问题。材料和问题读两遍，读完每个问题后你将有10秒钟的作答时间。
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第二部分阅读（共三节，满分12分）第一节阅读理解（共2小题；每小题6分，满分12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。

• 4．Fifty miles east of Seattle，a bridge crosses one part of a busy state highway known as Snoqualmie Pass.It is no ordinary bridge meant for vehicles or passers-by.Covered in soil，stones，and seedlings （幼苗），it aims to transport wild animals from one side of the highway to the other- and it's working.
     Since 2018，when the bridge opened and the first animal，a coyote （郊狼），raced over the highway below，the structure has carried creatures as large as elk and as small as toads.And it should attract even more users as the seedlings grow into trees and animals get used to its presence."As we get more shade，it's going to be different，"says Patty，a wildlife biologist. "Hopefully someday we'll see the exact same species up here as we see in the forest."
     The Snoqualmie Pass bridge is one example of wildlife crossings that help animals cross busy roads.Crossings come in a variety of shapes and sizes，from overpasses for bears to underpasses for salamanders.A body of research shows that crossings can reconnect wildlife populations，while protecting human drivers and animals alike from dangerous vehicle crashes.
     The building of such crossings has never been more urgent.Roadkill rates have risen over the past half-century；today，around 12 percent of North American wild animals die on roads.Busy highways prevent herds of elk and mule deer from going to lower grasslands in winter，occasionally causing death due to hunger.In California，freeways have prevented mountain lions from mating （交配），leaving the cats only able to mate with close relatives that they've fallen into an "extinction whirlpool."Wildlife crossings allow animals to find food and each other across separated landscapes，and help them access new places to live.
  
  （1）What can we learn about the Snoqualmie Pass bridge？

  
  A．It is an ordinary stone bridge.
  B．It is a fast access across states.
  C．It aims to reduce the traffic pressure.
  D．It helps wildlife cross the busy roads.
  （2）What does the underlined word"users"in Paragraph 2 refer to？

  
  A．Wild animals.
  B．Passers-by.
  C．Drivers.
  D．Wildlife biologists.
  （3）What does the last paragraph mainly about？

  
  A．The roadkill rates in the past 50 years.
  B．The urgent need for wildlife crossings.
  C．The awareness of environmental protection.
  D．The concern over mountain lions'extinction.
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• 5．At a building in the Havana informal settlement（定居点）of Windhoek，capital of Namibia，children are drawing images of perfect scenes of society that reflect their wishes."This is a poster of a lady.I used an old magazine and a used box，and then colored it.I like drawing beautiful ladies，imagining a world where society protects women，"13-year-old Lavinia Tobias says as she explains her drawing.
     Tobias is one of the 40 children at the Frans Nambinga Art Training School in Windhoek.The school，which started in 2018，teaches art techniques."We offer performing and visual arts classes to people in the community to develop talent and avoid kids being pushed into illegal activities on the streets，"says Frans Nambinga，the school founder.
     The school combines art education with culture in the form of history，dance and food to spread traditions across generations.It has given a chance to feed the dreams of young people，with many keen to make art their life-long career.
     Tobias，who started the program at age 6，says it had become her escape."I feel safer here rather than being on the street.Art allows me to dream and share my artistic passion with friends and neighbours.I hope to go far with it，even to China or America，to show my art works and learn from others，"Tobias says.
     What is more，the activities at the art school have an effect on improved academic performance in formal schools，especially in art subjects."We received feedback that school-going children develop a different way of thinking and exhibit more confidence in presentation，"Nambinga says.
  
  （1）What do the drawings by the children in the settlement show？

  
  A．Their activities in the school.
  B．Their difficulties in learning.
  C．Their expectations of the world.
  D．Their realistic view about women.
  （2）What is the purpose of the art training school？

  
  A．To encourage kids to be masters in art.
  B．To provide solutions to illegal activities.
  C．To create a better future for the children.
  D．To teach children to appreciate art works.
  （3）What can we learn about the kids in the training school？

  
  A．They make a living by creating art.
  B．They get significant personal growth.
  C．They like to show off in front of others.
  D．They have many chances to study abroad.
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第二节语句排序（共1小题，每小题10分，满分10分）

• 6．（1）将下列几个部分（A、B、C、D和E）按题号排序，构成一个符合逻辑的完整语篇。
  A．These activities are good ways to think about words.They make the meaning of words stronger in your long-term memory.And they give a way to find a word when you need it.
  B．When you see，hear，or read something，it goes first into short-term memory.But short-term memory lasts for only a few seconds.You will only remember something longer if it goes into long-term memory.
  C．When you learn a foreign language，you need to remember lots of words.To remember words better，you need to understand how memory works.There are two kinds of memory：short-term and long-term.
  D．Your long-term memory is like a very big library with many，many books.And like a library，it's organized.When you put away a book —or memory—you can't just leave it anywhere.You have to choose a place where you can find the word again.
  E.How can you do this？The answer is to work with the word and think about the word in new ways.You can write new sentences that include it，or you can invent a little story about the word，with people or places that you know.Another way is to make a picture in your mind with the word.For example，if the word is"height"，you can think of the tallest person you know.
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第三节选句填空。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。

• 7．How to maintain friendships as we get older
     When we are children，we believe the first friends we make are our friends forever. （1）

  .We lose contact with old friends over the years.Don't worry.Here's what you can do to keep your current friendships.
     Remember what brought you together
     Remembering why you became friends in the first place can help make your friendship with each other last. （2）

  like interesting stories you've shared and the bad feelings you've experienced.All these things will make you and your friend realize how important it is to have each other.
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     The death of friendships comes knocking when we start comparing ourselves to our friends.When you're in different life stages，it can feel like you're not doing as well as your friend.Instead of thinking about what you don't have，think about how you can grow together with your friend.You can even ask your friend for guidance.
     Make time for new memories
     A great way to keep friendship exciting is to make time to create new memories together. （4）

  .This gives everyone an opportunity to have much-needed leisure time away from work.
     Be a positive force
     Nobody wants to be around someone who's negative on a daily basis. （5）

  .Cheer on your friends for the successes they achieve，take interest in their latest projects and show care when they're feeling down.Remember the quote："I will take care of myself for you and you'll take care of yourself for me."
  
  A．Avoid social comparisons
  B．Remember to ask your friend for help
  C．Talk about the history you have together
  D．What we can do is to be kinder to one another
  E．A good start is to try new activities with friends
  F．However，we should admit that friends do get separated
  G．Think about what to do when you are in a negative mood
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• 8．At what age are you too old to achieve breakthrough success in your field？That question attracts so many people，because almost nobody considers themselves already entirely successful.
     But a huge new study，examining the careers of nearly 3，000 scientists from 1893 on，reaches an unexpected result.It's not that youth wins out，nor that years of experience lead to the final success.What counted more was productivity，which means you should keep trying.If you want to publish a famous physics paper，the most important thing isn't to be young and energetic，nor old and wise.It's to publish a lot of papers.
     To be fair，other studies show age does matter sometimes：maths prefers the young；and ballet or athletics aren't exactly welcoming the old.Personality also influences the age at which success strikes.The economist David Galenson studies a group of creative geniuses，and his work implies age matters little.He once asked literature experts to make a list of America's 11 most important poems，then looked up the ages at which they'd been composed：a wide range，from 23 to 59.
     We're in the world of the"focusing illusion".We exaggerate（夸大）the importance of one factor（in this case，age） simply by thinking a lot about it.Something similar happens in romance （爱情）：we worry about whether partners should have similar personalities，or whether opposite personalities attract-when in fact，neither plays a big role in predicting relationship success.Then there's children raising.As a new parent，I've been confused about endless contradictory（矛盾的）advice on what works，and a new book on parenting concludes that different cultures take different ways，and most kids turn out OK.
     In short：you're probably not too old to achieve success.You don't need to worry about your partner's personality.And your parenting style probably won't end in disaster-though that.
  
  （1）Which is the key factor to final success according to the new study on scientists？

  
  A．Constant efforts.
  B．A young age.
  C．Rich experience.
  D．Broad knowledge.
  （2）Why did the author mention Galenson's studies in Paragraph 3？

  
  A．To compare different study results.
  B．To introduce a new topic to discuss.
  C．To find more evidence for his opinion.
  D．To give readers an opposite viewpoint.
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第五部分书面表达（共40分）第一节句子翻译（每小题5分，满分15分将下列句子翻译成合适的英文。

• 25．在这个城市，人们在行程结束时会就地停放共享单车（shared bike），以便其他人能继续使用。（汉译英）
  
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第二节应用文写作（满分25分）

• 26．你校英语报正在征集主题为"互帮互助"的故事，请你写一篇短文投稿，描述一次你帮助他人的经历，并讲述你的感受。
  注意：
  （1）词数100左右；
  （2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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