2022-2023學(xué)年廣東省惠州市龍門縣高級中學(xué)高二（下）期中英語試卷

第一部分 閱讀 第一節(jié) 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

• 1．International students studying in the UK
  The UK has a long history of welcome international students to study in its universities and colleges.For international students，choosing which university or college to go to is like a life-changing decision.Do as much research as possible so that you choose the right course for the right reason.
     How to apply for higher education
     All applications for higher education courses are made using our online application system，which is available 24 hours a day.You fill in the application form online and it does not need to be completed all at once.Please see the When to Apply page to check the dates by which we should receive your completed application.
     Choosing a higher education course to study
     Try to do a lot of research when deciding which courses to apply for.You will probably want to find out even more before you accept an offer of a place on a course.When you accept an offer of a place，make sure that all of your questions have been answered.Ask teachers if there is anything to prepare before the course starts.They may suggest that you read certain books on the course reading list or that you improve your computer skills.
     Other help and advice
     Some websites can help you to research subjects and universities before you decide where to apply.You can compare subjects，compare universities and explore useful information about getting a job after graduation.They can provide statistical（統(tǒng)計的） information on universities，colleges，subjects and teaching styles.
  
  （1）One who wants to get into a university in the UK

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  A．must have a good reason to study abroad
  B．can make an application on the Internet
  C．should create more learning programs
  D．will be asked to send a plan to a teacher
  （2）We can learn from the passage that it is a wise idea to

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  A．learn basic computer skills in the UK when possible
  B．get to know as many teachers as possible in the UK
  C．do much research before choosing a college major
  D．borrow certain books before going abroad to study
  （3）Some websites can help students

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  A．select the best university and subject
  B．meet other teenage students online
  C．study further after finishing a course
  D．compare colleges at home and abroad
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• 2．Cardiopulmonary resuscitation （CPR） （心肺復(fù)蘇術(shù)） is an important first aid skill to master and one that fewer and fewer people seem to take the time to learn these days.In fact，it only takes a few hours to get basic CPR training either in a classroom or online.Others may choose to get certified.
     People pursue CPR certification for many reasons，in part because it can increase the chances of getting a job.CPR certification provides people a stronger sense of confidence in their skills.But certification is simply a card indicating that you have completed a CPR course.And it shouldn't suggest that someone with basic CPR training but without certification is less qualified if faced with a potentially life-threatening situation.Therefore，it doesn't matter whether you have a CPR card or not if someone has drowned or experienced cardiac arrest （心臟驟停）.If you have been trained in CPR，with or without certification，you need to act.
     Time is probably the main reason why people don't obtain CPR training.But here's the bottom line：CPR classes take only around two to three hours to complete，and many are conducted free of charge through organizations like the Red Cross.You can even take a free online CPR course if you can't spare three hours in your week.Others shy away from things like mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.What many people fail to realize is that mouth-to-mouth is no longer a requirement for CPR and that chest compression （按壓） is the focus of treatment until emergency medical services arrive.
     By learning the facts about CPR training，you can make a choice about the options available to you.For more information，use the Red Cross CPR class locator and speak with an instructor near you.The best online training can be found through the National Safety Council's first aid catalogue （目錄）.
  
  （1）What can we say about CPR certification？

  
  A．It takes a long time to obtain.
  B．It is useful but not necessary.
  C．It represents first aid qualification.
  D．It is a professional medical degree.
  （2）What makes people refuse CPR training according to the author？

  
  A．Long duration.
  B．High learning costs.
  C．Difficulty of the course.
  D．Misunderstandings about it.
  （3）What does the author do in the last paragraph？

  
  A．Put forward a plan.
  B．Make a conclusion.
  C．Put an advertisement.
  D．Provide some information.
  （4）What is the text mainly about？

  
  A．How to perform CPR.
  B．How to do first aid training.
  C．Facts about CPR training.
  D．Importance of CPR certification.
  組卷：0引用：4難度：0.5

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• 3．Being fat is a non-stop fight between not being noticed and attracting much notice.Sometimes you want to be accepted；instead，you're singled out and judged.In 2015，when I became the first plus-size designer to win Project Runway，I hoped it would be a moment not only for inclusive fashion，but also for all other fat human beings out there.It wasn't just me who had won；we'd won.Many women told me they were afraid to wear bright colors or show off their arms until they saw me doing it.But some of the words on the Internet were terrible："Why did they pick that fat designer？""How can she encourage such an unhealthy lifestyle？"My positive psychology was affected.I got sad and negative and put on more weight.I reached a point where I couldn't climb stairs without losing my breath.
     I finally realized that if I didn't take care of myself，I couldn't keep doing what I loved，so I went to see a doctor and started doing exercise every day.After that I got more judgments，this time from people in the fat group who once supported me.They turned their backs on me and said，"You can't be body positive and still losing weight."I thought，"Well，why not？I wasn't trying to be 'prettier'；I wanted to have control of my life."
     Size should not divide us，whether we are fat，thin，or anywhere in the between.I'm designing clothes for plus women，but one day I might be open to designing straight （直筒型的） sizes.People judge me for that，too.But I just want to create clothes that make people feel good.I want every woman to love herself and go after her dreams like I did.
  
  （1）What was the author's hope after she won Project Runway？

  
  A．People would look up to her.
  B．Other fat people would share her pride.
  C．The clothes she designed would sell well.
  D．Fat people would lead the fashion industry.
  （2）What did the author do after she saw the words on the Internet？

  
  A．She lost interest in fashion.
  B．She lost control of her body.
  C．She stopped wearing bright colors.
  D．She decided to have a healthy lifestyle.
  （3）What was fat people's attitude to the author when she started losing weight？

  
  A．Dissatisfied.
  B．Uninterested.
  C．They laughed at her.
  D．They couldn't believe it.
  （4）In which part of a newspaper might this passage appear？

  
  A．Environment.
  B．Medicine.
  C．Career.
  D．Entertainment.
  組卷：0引用：3難度：0.5

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• 4．Nowadays，with the popularity of modern traffic and modern communication means，our world is becoming much smaller.Thus our life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago，but meanwhile it has brought new problems，the biggest one of which is pollution.For a long time ever since，man has been polluting the earth.The more people，the more pollution.
     To pollute means to make things dirty.Pollution comes in many ways.We see it，smell it，drink it and even hear it.Many years ago，the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people.When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place，man moved to another place.But this is no longer true.Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.
     Air pollution is still the most serious.It's bad for all living things in the world，but it is not the only one kind of pollution.Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water.Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.
     Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city，and from putting dirty smoke into the air.Pollution by SO₂ is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution.It is caused by heavy traffic.We are sure that if there are fewer people driving，there will be less air pollution.
     The earth is our home.We must take care of it.That means keeping the land，water and air clean.And we must take care of the rise in pollution at the same time.
  
  （1）What is the reason for the world to become much smaller？

  
  A．The rise in pollution.
  B．Science and technology development.
  C．The earth is being polluted day and night.
  D．The earth is blown away by the wind every year.
  （2）What kind of pollution is it when we "even hear it"？

  
  A．Air pollution.
  B．Rubbish pollution.
  C．Noise pollution.
  D．Water pollution.
  （3）Why is air pollution the most serious pollution？

  
  A．It makes much noise.
  B．It makes us angry more easily.
  C．It makes our rivers and lakes dirty.
  D．It's bad for all living things in the world.
  （4）What is the writer's attitude toward stopping pollution？

  
  A．Supportive.
  B．Critical.
  C．Doubtful.
  D．Indifferent.
  組卷：3引用：10難度：0.5

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第二節(jié) 閱讀下面短文，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。

• 5．As a well-known Chinese saying goes，"A journey of one thousand miles begins with a single step."（1）

  They turned off all lights and electronics from 8：30 to 9：30 pm local time.
  Earth Hour is put forward by the World Wildlife Fund （WWF）.On March 31，2007，the organization encouraged the citizens in Sydney to switch off all lights and turn off all non-essential devices for one hour.Over 2 million households and 2，100 companies answered the call.This small action helped save 10% of the electricity in a regular evening hour.（2）

  Besides making an immediate difference，the WWF says the worldwide participation shows people's desire to do their share to reverse （逆轉(zhuǎn)） climate change.（3）

  According to the WWF，simple actions such as turning off unnecessary lights or choosing wood pencils over plastic ones can also help reverse climate change.
     （4）

  In 2008，over 50 million people in over 5，000 cities worldwide observed the event，and the numbers have only grown since.Today，Earth Hour is celebrated in over 180 countries.
     Are you not sure what to do without your phone or television for a whole hour？WWF suggests organizing a candlelight dinner for your family or，even better，a picnic under the stars.（5）

  Remember that climate change can be reversed if we all help，so be sure to do your part!
  
  A．Your participation never counts.
  B．Or how about a late-night hike or a bike ride？
  C．There is no doubt that their efforts have paid off.
  D．Gradually，more people joined the Earth Hour movement.
  E．It's the biggest voluntary environmental movement globally.
  F．And it shows small lifestyle changes can make a big difference as well.
  G．On March 27，2021，millions of people worldwide took the first step towards reversing climate change.
  組卷：0引用：3難度：0.5

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第二節(jié) 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。

• 6．Chinese scientists have developed a kind of plastic that degrades in sea water and could help slow down the （1）

  （ increase） serious plastic pollution in the ocean.
     The new plastic can degrade in sea water over a period ranging from a few days to several hundred days，（2）

  （ leave） small parts that cause no pollution，said Wang Gexia，（3）

  is a senior engineer.
     For a long time，people focused （4）

  white pollution on land.Plastic pollution in the sea only caught people's attention when more and more （5）

  （ report） about marine animals dying from it appeared in recent years.
     Scientists combined water dissolution and biodegradation processes （6）

  （ design） and
  invent （7）

  new plastic.
     The research （8）

  （ select） as one of the winning projects at a contest.The contest encouraged young Chinese scientists to develop groundbreaking technologies and was intended to inspire creativity.
     China has given top attention to （9）

  （ environment） protection，contributing Chinese wisdom to （10）

  （ resolve） global pollution problems.
  組卷：0引用：2難度：0.5

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第四節(jié)

• 18．發(fā)動機中的蒸汽壓力由這個按鈕控制。
  The button

  the pressure of the steam in the engine.
  組卷：0引用：2難度：0.5

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第三部分 讀后續(xù)寫

• 19．It was the day of the big cross-country run.Students from seven different primary schools in and around the small town were warming up and walking the route through thick evergreen forest.I looked around and finally spotted David，who was standing by himself off to the side by a
     fence.He was small for ten years old.His usual big toothy smile was absent today.I walked over and asked him why he wasn't with the other children.He hesitated and then said he had decided not to run.
     What was wrong？He had worked so hard for this event!
     I quickly searched the crowd for the school's coach and asked him what had happened."I was afraid that kids from other schools would laugh at him，"he explained uncomfortably."I gave him the choice to run or not，and let him decide."
     I bit back my frustration（懊惱）.I knew the coach meant well—he thought he was doing the right thing.After making sure that David could run if he wanted，I turned to find him coming towards me，his small body rocking from side to side as he swung his feet forward.
     David had a brain disease which prevented him from walking or running like other children，but at school his classmates thought of him as a regular kid.He always participated to the best of his ability in whatever they were doing.That was why none of the children thought it unusual that David had decided to join the cross-country team.It just took him longer—that's all.David had not missed a single practice，and although he always finished his run long after the other children，he did always finish.As a special education teacher at the school，I was familiar with the challenges David faced and was proud of his strong determination.
  Paragraph 1：
  We sat down next to each other，but David wouldn't look at me.
                    
  Paragraph 2：
  I watched as David moved up to the starting line with the other runners.
                     
  組卷：5引用：3難度：0.5

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