2022-2023学年广东省汕头市金平区聿怀中学高二（上）期末英语试卷

第一部分：阅读理解（共两节；每小题2.5分，满分 50分）第一节 （共4小题；每小题 2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

• 1．An APP called FitGenie FitGenie uses man-made intelligence to track what you eat，count calories and help make meal plans.
     Price and Platform：Free for the basic version.Apple and Desktop.
     Advantages：
     ● Simple and user-friendly design.
     ● Take a picture of your food to easily track meals.
     ● The app uses artificial intelligence to recognize what's in a photo.Easily add the size of your food and extras like barbecue sauce to keep an exact record.
     ● Start with a nine-question assessment to create a program which is fit for your age，body type，
  diet preferences，goals，height and weight and activity level.
     ● Use the "magic meals" tool to create a meal plan and help you build muscle，lose weight and stay healthy.
     ● The app includes the "smart adjustments" tool to help improve meal plans each week based on set goals.
     ● Track weight regularly，as well as track total calories eaten，burned and left each day.
     Disadvantages：
     ● The app is based on the principles of calories and doesn't consider food quality.
     ● The assessment doesn't include all body sizes and types，which may leave some users feeling ignored.
     ● The app requires an e-mail address or Facebook information，which may give users privacy concerns.
     ● Users must pay for the premium version （高级版本） （from ＄44.99）to reach dietary advice.
     Bottom Line：
     ● FitGenie is best for those who are looking to reduce intake and discover new meal planning ideas with ease.
  
  （1）What should users first do to get a personalized meal plan？

  
  A．Finish an assessment.
  B．Use the "magic meals" tool.
  C．Use the "smart adjustments" tool.
  D．Take photos of their favorite foods.
  （2）What may users of this app worry？

  
  A．It's difficult to use the app.
  B．Their records of meals will be lost.
  C．They can't get exact calorie counting.
  D．Their personal information will be given away.
  （3）If you want to get advice on eating from this app，what conditions do you need to meet？

  
  A．A desktop and the basic version.
  B．An iPhone and the premium version.
  C．A desktop and having used the basic version.
  D．An iPhone and having used the basic version.
  组卷：1引用：1难度：0.5

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• 2．In 1955，at age 12，I became obsessed（着迷） with the idea of recording an album for our parents to do something in celebration of their wedding day.My sister，brother，and I would sing our favourite songs for them.
     The recording was to be kept a secret from our parents.I found a local studio，Dunford Recordings，not too far from where we lived in Christchurch.I rang and asked the cost of making a record.
     To pay for the recording，I saved the money I earned from helping my aunty Maein the school holidays.I called a family friend and persuaded her to accompany us on the piano.We couldn't practise with her for fear of being found out，so I got my sister and brother together and we worked out a routine.
     I arranged with Aunty Mae，in strictest secrecy，to take us to the studio at the appointed time.We sang our first two songs a couple of times so they could select the best version，but by the time we got to the third song we were rather tired，so only recorded it once.
     Outside the studio door，I had been holding the record very carefully but my sister snatched it from me and it rolled out of its jacket，down the stairs，bouncing onto the pavement and then onto the road.Gasp!Horror!Mercifully，it was undamaged.
     The day came and we excitedly gave our precious present to our parents.They were surprised indeed.However，it never occurred to me that my parents bought a brand-new radiogram to play the record on.
     My parents had been secretly warned by my aunt about our surprise，and unknown to us，they were downstairs in the appliance shop buying the radiogram while we were upstairs recording.They actually saw the record roll out onto the street.
     Our recording has become a wonderful memory of the past.
  
  （1）Why did the author want to record an album at age 12？

  
  A．To celebrate their parents' wedding day.
  B．To make money to support his family.
  C．To found a local studio to play music.
  D．To satisfy his curiosity about radiogram.
  （2）How did the author get the money to pay for the recording？

  
  A．He got his sister and brother to earn money.
  B．He borrowed money from a family friend.
  C．He earned the money needed on his own.
  D．He raised some money with his aunty Mae.
  （3）What were their parents doing when the record was being made in the studio？

  
  A．They were listening next to the door.
  B．They were watching the record rolling.
  C．They were playing in the appliance shop.
  D．They were buying the radiogram downstairs.
  （4）Which of the following best describes the author？

  
  A．Enthusiastic and generous.
  B．Loving and considerate.
  C．Hardworking and responsible.
  D．Talented and fashionable.
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• 3．Like most people，I was not sure about using virtual reality（VR）（虚拟现实） for travel.However，driven by the chance to experience places and things I could never visit without time，money，and travel，I visited the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry （MSI） to check out their spacewalk VR Transporter.The visit turned out to be the most unforgettable experience that I'd ever had.After an hour or so，I took off the VR headset（眼罩），feeling as if I had actually been staying in space for months.
     As we move through the post-COVID era（后疫情时代），international travel and large events have both been slow to return，so Ceek，an APP for virtual events and experiences，has been developed to allow users to travel through time and space with great joy.Mary Spio，Ceek CEO，explains that the combination of sights and sounds is important. "So our users can listen and see everything at the same time."
     The promise of VR is that it helps us rethink what travel even means. "Traveling can be crossing cultures，crossing memories，and can be done in your mind，" says David Askaryan，CEO of the Museum of Future Experiences.He says MOFE's VR technology create "an experience where the world around you just completely changes for 70 minutes."
     In the post-COVID era，with our vacation days or travel money running short，virtual reality may be the next best way to visit the destinations that have been lighting up our social timeline，or are on our list.As for me，I'm already planning my next VR trip：an underwater VR experience.
  
  （1）Why did the writer visit MS1？

  
  A．To study space science.
  B．To buy VR headsets.
  C．To try VR travel.
  D．To learn spacewalk skills.
  （2）What does the underline word "combination" mean in Paragraph 2？

  
  A．Attraction.
  B．Creation.
  C．Mixture.
  D．Discovery.
  （3）What does David Askaryan say about travel？

  
  A．It focus on one culture.
  B．It provides a new experience.
  C．It helps build up memories.
  D．It changes the world around us.
  （4）What does the writer think of VR travel in the future？

  
  A．It will become popular.
  B．It will happen underwater.
  C．It will be more expensive.
  D．It will take days to finish.
  组卷：1引用：3难度：0.5

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• 4．A dozen international coffee experts moved around a long wooden table，pausing at each steaming cup，heads dipping，smelling and tasting．In the wings，coffee farmer Yang Fan watches attentively as the judges' circle，awaiting a decision on her latest crop of beans．
     In recent years，China is fast developing a reputation as a top coffee producer．This tasting was a side event to the first ever Pu'er International Specialty Coffee Expo in China's southwestern Yunnan province，which ran this winter and drew more than a thousand attendees，including industry aficionados （酷爱者） from across the globe．
     "Coffee has huge potential in China，" says Liu Ying，who is working in private investment in Beijing to grow coffee in Pu'er five years ago． "The younger generation prefers to drink coffee in their offices much more than tea．" Still，Pu'er remains synonymous with tea． In a region of China known for thousands of years of tea growing，a new crop is beginning to change the country's landscape：coffee．This town near the Laos border is surrounded by the green hills scored with tea plantations；it produces a variety of tea which is also called Pu'er．But the region's mild climate is also perfect for growing Arabica coffee．And as China's young people move away from traditional tea in favor of the invigorating coffee，Pu'er's farmers are catering to the demand．Yunnan accounts for 98% of China's coffee harvest，with half coming from the misty landscape around Pu'er．Today，China is the 13th biggest coffee producer in the world - rising from zero output three decades ago to 136，000 tons annually today．
     In April，Seattle's annual Specialty Coffee Expo decided to showcase China as its portrait country of origin．It follows on the heels of Starbucks' launching its first single-origin Yunnan coffee last year after eight years of partnership with Yunnan farmers．
     With global coffee prices at record lows，Yunnan farmers are processing beans in bespoke （定制的） ways to create distinct flavors -allowing them to enter the market of specialty coffee． "At current coffee prices，I can't even feed my family，" says the farmer Yang． "My only way out is to produce specialty coffee，to make the best coffee beans．" That means letting beans dry in their cherries，thus producing a wild，fruity flavor，or allowing them to "honey" in their sugary inner layer，which adds a slight sweetness．
     "If I told you this was Colombian or Panama coffee，nobody would argue with me，" says Samuel Gurel，CEO of Pu'er's Torch Coffee Roasters，as Yang breaks into a laughter． "It's a great example of how Chinese coffee is evolving．"
  
  （1）What is the best title of the passage？

  
  A．Coffee gains ground in China's tea-growing heartland
  B．Coffee is taking the place of Pu'er tea in Yunnan province．
  C．Bespoke coffee in Ynnnan has a variety of flavors．
  D．China has become a top coffee producer in the world．
  （2）People grow coffee in Pu'er because

  ．
  A．they have the tradition to plant coffee
  B．Starbuck needs coffee from Yunnan province
  C．coffee planted there has a special flavor
  D．they think coffee has great potential in China
  （3）What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph mean？

  
  A．Pu'er cannot produce coffee．
  B．Coffee enjoys a good reputation．
  C．Pu'er is most famous for its tea．
  D．Coffee is as popular as coffee．
  （4）What does Samuel Gurel think of Yang's coffee beans？

  
  A．He is worried about it．
  B．He thinks highly of it．
  C．He doubts about its future．
  D．He shows no interest in it．
  组卷：8引用：2难度：0.6

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第二节 （共1小题；每小题 2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

• 5．Accidents happen more often than you think.Every year in China，3.2 million people die in accidents – that's an average of six people per minute.Experts say that the 10 minutes after an accident can make the difference between life and death. （1）

  .
     The second Saturday of September is World First Aid Day.It fell on Sep.8 this year.First aid refers to the first steps taken to help someone who's injured. （2）

  .It also includes getting help，either by telling other people or calling 120.
     （3）

  ，do cardiopulmonary resuscitation （CPR，心肺复苏），and treat things like burns，bleeding and broken bones.It takes as little as two hours to learn these skills.
     （4）

  .You can also read books or watch videos that can be found on free apps like First Aid Manual （现场急救指南）. （5）

  .The Peking Union Medical College Hospital offers these options.
     "Learning first aid is good for everyone and it is better to start young，" Wang Jiangshan，a doctor in the hospital's emergency room，told the China Youth Daily. "It can benefit oneself and others for the rest of one's life."
  
  A.It includes keeping the person safe and staying calm
  B.You can learn first aid by visiting the official website of China First Aid Training
  C.This is why learning first aid is so important
  D.Right now is a good time for us to learn more about first aid
  E.Some hospitals also give courses or even hold first aid camps for kids
  F.In the US，first aid is a basic skill that every student has to learn
  G.Basic first aid training teaches you how to deal with emergencies
  组卷：17引用：4难度：0.7

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第二部分 语言运用 （共三节； 满分 45分）第一节（共 15小题；每小题 1分，满分 15分）从每题所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

• 6．One day，Debbie's doorbell rang out of the blue.It was 16-year-old Amy from next door： "help，my brother Dylan is （1）

  "she shouted.
     Debbie and her sister Ellen ran to their house to find 8-year-old Dylan bleeding heavily from a huge （2）

  in his arm.Amy had been（3）

  Dylan while their mum had popped out to the shops.Dylan had fallen while running through the house，（4）

  thrusting （猛推） his arm through a glass door panel.
     Debbie had some（5）

  knowledge of first aid and knew what to do "I knew I needed to apply pressure to stop the bleeding.I （6）

  a towel from the bathroom and used it to press on the wound." she said.
     Dylan was crying and shaken so Debbie spoke （7）

  to him while pressing on the towel to stop the blood flow.She told Ellen to（8）

  an ambulance since she knew the cut would need medical treatment.Amy was so upset by the（9）

  of Dylan's blood that she had to go and（10）

  in another room.
     Just as the ambulance pulled up，Dylan's mum came home.She was deeply （11）

  but immediately hugged Dylan and held his arm，then the two of them travelled to the （12）

  together in the ambulance.
     After 8 few weeks，the wound had healed and Dylan was（13）

  the scar on his arm to local children.Dylan's mother thanked Debbie and Ellen the day after the incident. "All of us （14）

  it to ourselves to learn first aid，" Debbie said. "I never （15）

  I'd need to use my first aid skills so soon，but I'm very glad I knew what to do."
  
  

  （1）	A．crying	B．choking	C．coughing	D．bleeding
  （2）	A．mark	B．scar	C．cut	D．burn
  （3）	A．looking on	B．looking for	C．looking at	D．looking after
  （4）	A．accidentally	B．immediately	C．gradually	D．enthusiastically
  （5）	A．complicated	B．loose	C．poor	D．prior
  （6）	A．touched	B．grabbed	C．tore	D．raised
  （7）	A．urgently	B．quickly	C．comfortingly	D．joyfully
  （8）	A．go for	B．head for	C．make for	D．call for
  （9）	A．sight	B．scenery	C．donation	D．waste
  （10）	A．volunteer	B．study	C．sleep	D．wait
  （11）	A．shocked	B．amazed	C．impressed	D．disturbed
  （12）	A．park	B．clinic	C．shop	D．hospital
  （13）	A．setting aside	B．giving out	C．showing off	D．putting up
  （14）	A．owe	B．love	C．dislike	D．appreciate
  （15）	A．decided	B．anticipated	C．found	D．said
  组卷：7引用：2难度：0.4

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第四部分 基础写作（共一节，满分15分）

• 18．假如你是李华，与朋友Smith 约好了本周末去汕头市博物馆看展览，但你因故不能赴约，请给他写封道歉信，内容包括：
   （1）表示歉意；
   （2）说明原因；
   （3）另约时间。
  注意：
  （1）词数80左右；
  （2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
  Dear Smith，
  _________
  Yours，
  Li Hua
  组卷：3引用：1难度：0.5

  解析

第五部分 读后续写（共一节，满分 25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

• 19．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
      My father and I disagreed about my curfew（晚间在家的时间）.He would say I had to be in by 9：30 on weekdays，and 11：00 on weekends，and there was no exception.One day，I took courage to first show my opinion on my curfew.I told him it made me feel like a junior high school kid.He explained that though a curfew might sound like a restriction，it was really about people looking out for one another.
      The very next Friday after that exchange，my dad and I had tickets to see our own town's professional football game.On that day he was driving his car to a nearby city to meet some major clients and told me that his getting home and our leaving for the game would be tight.
      To make sure we could move off the moment he came back，I got everything prepared.When half an hour had passed from the time when he said he would be home，I understood that he was a little late.But then，nearly a whole hour passed.I was getting upset.We were going to miss the kick-off!And why hadn't he phoned me and let me know he was going to be really late？As I anxiously stepped the floor，another half hour passed.That was when I got really angry.How inconsiderate my father was!We were going to miss the whole game!However，when another half an hour passed，my anger turned to fear.What if something terrible had happened to my dad，like he had a sudden heart attack or was caught in an accident，or something else？I began to get really worried，feeling like sitting on pins and needles.I had already called his cell phone about ten times，but there was no answer.
  注意：
  1.续写词数应为150左右；
  2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
      I was beside myself with extreme anxieties，assuming the worst had happened._______.
      The heavy stone in my heart finally fell to the ground._______.
  组卷：4引用：3难度：0.6

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