2022-2023学年英才高二（上）限时训练英语试卷（1）

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40）第一节（共1小题；每题3分，满分15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。

• 1．Just as humans are usually left- or -right-handed，many animals favor one side of their body for certain tasks.The strength of this preference varies：some individuals are happy to use either side，while others strongly favor one side（known as being strongly "lateralized"）.
     The University of Exeter study found that grey squirrels which strongly favored a side did less well on a learning task.They had to learn to use a paw（爪子），rather than their mouth，to get nuts.
     "It has been suggested that being strongly lateralized makes brains more efficient，with each hemisphere（半球）focusing on different tasks，" said Dr Lisa Leaver. "This could help animals survive，which would explain the evolution of laterality（向侧性）across the animal kingdom."
     "In fish and birds，there is evidence that being strongly lateralized is linked to better cognitive（认知的） performance （brain function）.However，limited data from studies of mammals （哺乳动物）suggest a weak or even negative relationship.Our study measured speed of learning among grey squirrels and，in line with these previous mammal studies，suggests that strong lateralization is linked to poor cognitive performance，" said Dr Leaver.
     In the study，wild grey squirrels on the University of Exeter's Streatham Campus were presented with transparent tube containing peanuts.Squirrels usually collect food with their mouth，but the tube was too narrow to allow this，so they had to learn to use a paw.By measuring both how quickly squirrels learned and how strongly they favored a particular paw，the researchers could assess both learning and laterality.
     More than 30 squirrels were observed，with 12 providing enough data for inclusion in the study.
     The relationship between laterality and human cognitive performance is still unclear，though some research has suggested that less lateralized people may be more creative. "More research on mammals is needed to understand the complex relationship between laterality and cognitive performance，" Dr Leaver said.
  
  （1）What did the University of Exeter study focus on？

  
  A．The habits of grey squirrels.
  B．The cause of strong lateralization.
  C．The evolution process of laterality.
  D．The effects of lateralization on learning.
  （2）What can we know from the fourth paragraph 4？

  
  A．Fish and birds have similar brain structures.
  B．Most fish and birds have strong lateralization.
  C．Strongly lateralized birds are better at learning.
  D．Strongly lateralized grey squirrels have a higher IQ.
  （3）What can be a suitable title for the text？

  
  A．Left-handed animals prove more intelligent.
  B．Grey squirrels change their habits for food.
  C．Laterality is connected with better brains.
  D．Strongly "handed" squirrels are less good at learning.
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第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分80）第一节（共20题；每题3分，满分60分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

• 3．Darlene Leeson was in hotel isolation（隔离）after returning to Australia from a trip to Hawaii.She was calling a friend，joking about the idea of putting a（n）（1）

  on her hotel window as it faced offices across the road.Getting the gentle（2）

  of her friend，Leeson wrote on some notes："Day 4 ISO need（3）

  .Room 623" and then stuck them up.
     The first（4）

  from those in the outside world was laughter.She got a few（5）

  and waves from office workers and workers on a nearby rooftop. "It was more done to（6）

  myself during the boring isolation，" she said. "I wasn't thinking anyone would take it（7）

  ."
     Then her hotel room phone rang. "I（8）

  thought it was the hotel ringing to tell me to（9）

  them off.It was the wife of one of the rooftop workers who had rung reception asking to get（10）

  to my room，" she said. "They then asked what chocolate I（11）

  ."
     The traveller said she was in（12）

  and didn't make her（13）

  of treat clear. "We chatted and she said I could（14）

  an Uber delivery soon." Within an hour，the chocolate arrived.Soon，TimTams（a brand of chocolate）arrived for her at reception.Leeson later（15）

  a woman in a nearby office building made the（16）

  delivery.More chocolate had arrived，and a group of workers had all（17）

  .
     "Being in hotel isolation，I can't（18）

  my room where there are only a few short minutes when the sun can（19）

  ，" Leeson said. "Though，the kindness of these（20）

  brightened my day beyond any amount of sunshine possible."
  
  

  （1）	A．sign	B．advertisement	C．warning	D．picture
  （2）	A．request	B．permission	C．praise	D．encouragement
  （3）	A．apples	B．coffee	C．hamburgers	D．chocolate
  （4）	A．sound	B．message	C．response	D．effort
  （5）	A．gifts	B．letters	C．conflicts	D．smiles
  （6）	A．improve	B．satisfy	C．challenge	D．entertain
  （7）	A．lightly	B．seriously	C．gradually	D．willingly
  （8）	A．suddenly	B．exactly	C．initially	D．eventually
  （9）	A．put	B．tear	C．kick	D．cut
  （10）	A．taken along	B．put through	C．checked in	D．worked out
  （11）	A．stored	B．purchased	C．preferred	D．delivered
  （12）	A．disappointment	B．doubt	C．surprise	D．panic
  （13）	A．choice	B．chance	C．share	D．address
  （14）	A．order	B．expect	C．reserve	D．promise
  （15）	A．agreed	B．admitted	C．learned	D．guessed
  （16）	A．sweet	B．cheap	C．urgent	D．latest
  （17）	A．delayed	B．celebrated	C．cheered	D．contributed
  （18）	A．leave	B．exchange	C．clear	D．decorate
  （19）	A．fade away	B．shine in	C．wrap up	D．burn down
  （20）	A．strangers	B．neighbors	C．travellers	D．passengers
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第二节（共10题；每题2分，满分20分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容 （1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

• 4．Going to Mount Huangshan reminds me of the popular Beatle's song. "The Long and Winding Road".（1）

  is so breathtaking about the experience is the out---of---this---world scenes.The rolling sea of clouds you see once you are at the top will remind you how tiny we （2）

  （human）are.The host spring at the foot of the mountain is something you must try after the climb.It will （3）

  （undoubted）help you get refreshed!The amazing thing about the spring is that the colder the temperature gets，the（4）

  （hot）the spring!Strange，isn't it？But that's how nature is----always leaving us（5）

  （astonish）.
      What comes next is the endless series of steps.You can't help wondering how hard it（6）

  （be）for the people then to put all those rocks into place.Though it is the only unnatural thing on your way up the mountain，still it highlights the whole adventure（7）

  offers a place where you can sit down to rest your （8）

  （ache）legs.
      As the song goes，this long and winding road "will never disappear"，and it will always stick in the visitor's memory.It sure does in （9）

  （I）.While you're in China，Mount Huangshan is（10）

  must to visit!
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