2022-2023學(xué)年廣東省茂名一中高二（下）期中英語試卷
發(fā)布：2024/4/20 14:35:0
第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分37.5分）第一節(jié) 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
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1．Calming，relaxing，full of greenery，beautiful plants and impressive shows—that's the Chicago Botanic Garden.It consists of a collection of 27 attractive gardens covering 385 acres and exhibiting millions of flowers trees.jye.ai plants.Many colors including pink，purple，and yellow will make you fall in love with it at first glance.The Midwest Daffodil Society Show puts hundreds of daffodils on exhibition that will be judged by the authorities.The show includes flower design and photography competitions.The Ikebana International Show presents an exhibition of traditional Japanese flower arranging.The Midwest Fruit Explorers presents this hands-on workshop with step-by-step instructions on how to graft （嫁接） and care for fruit trees.Why not head to this mysterious and wonderful garden？
?Garden time& admission fee：Daily Hours 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Garden View Cafe 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Garden Shop 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
?Accessibility at the garden：Prices Members Nonmembers Adults ﹩7 ﹩8 Children （3-12 yrs） ﹩5 ﹩6 Children （2 and under） Free Free Ten-visit pass ﹩50 ﹩60
No pets please with the exception of guide dogs and other service animals.
?Electronic Convenience Vehicles （ECVs） are available for rent in the Visitor Center on a first come，first served basis.The following fees apply：members： ﹩15，non-members ﹩20.ECVs will not be rented for indoor use.
?Wheelchairs are available free at the Information Desk in the Visitor Center.
（1）What can visitors do at the Chicago Botanic Garden？
A．Sell flowers，trees and plants.
B．Learn about fruit tree planting.
C．Judge hundreds of daffodils.
D．Admire Chinese flower arranging.
（2）How much will a couple with membership cards pay if they take their two-year-old son to the garden？
A． ﹩14.
B． ﹩15.
C． ﹩17.
D． ﹩24.
（3）What service can visitors enjoy in the garden？
A．Drinking free coffee at 4 p.m.
B．Renting indoor ECV anytime.
C．Paying for wheelchair service.
D．Taking their service animals.組卷：1引用：4難度：0.5 -
2．Struggling for breath，I felt another wave crash against my body.Desperately attempting to hold onto the sand for my life，at seven years old，I felt completely helpless.Waking up on the shore，I got up and began to clean the sand off me.My parents had been always drilling water safety into me and so I felt I should have known much better.But nearly drowning made me even more of a water baby.
Growing up in South Africa，I have many fond summer memories associated with the water.However，when I moved to the UK in 2013，I realized how much I missed it.As life went on，working full-time in media and advertising，I realized I wanted to do something else.
So much so，in 2016，I decided to train as a swimming teacher.I would work evenings and weekends，but eventually realized it was something I wanted to devote all my time to.I have been trained to teach a whole range of ages from three years old up to 77!
This desire to help others went even further when，in October last year，I decided to swim the English Channel with the charity Swim Tayka.I first knew about the charity back in 2019 after searching Google for volunteering projects，and I was really inspired by the work they did in providing disadvantaged children with swimming lessons and drowning prevention education.
"Why did you sign up for the challenge？" one of the charity workers asked me.
Sitting down one evening，I really thought about why I wanted to do this and I remembered the incident that happened when I was a child.
I just want to help people love and respect the water in the same way I do.Watching by the pool side as my students splash （濺） about care-free，I smile proudly.It really does make all the difference knowing you're helping others and I encourage people to take up the challenge.
（1）How does the author feel about his drowning experience？
A．Amazing.
B．Beneficial.
C．Destructive.
D．Embarrassing.
（2）Why did the author move to the UK in 2013？
A．To teach all-age people to swim.
B．To further study swimming skills.
C．To escape from childhood memories.
D．To be engaged in media and advertising.
（3）How was the author informed of Swim Tayka？
A．By inquiring volunteers.
B．By overhearing a project.
C．By googling for information.
D．By crossing the English Channel.
（4）What is the root motivation for the author to take up the challenge？
A．His deep love for swimming.
B．The drowning incident in childhood.
C．The education he received in the training.
D．His determination to improve people's well-being.組卷：1引用：3難度：0.3 -
3．On January 7，David Bennett went into the operating room at the University of Maryland Medical Center for a surgical procedure never performed before on a human.The 57-year-old Maryland resident had been hospitalized for months due to a life threatening disease.His heart was failing him and he needed a new one.
Bennett's condition left him unresponsive to treatment and ineligible（不合格）for the transplant list or an artificial heart pump.The physician-scientists at the center，however，had another-also risky- option：transplant（移植）a heart from a genetically-modified pig.
"It was either die or do this transplant，" Bennett had told surgeons a day before the operation. "I want to live.I know it's a shot in the dark，but it's also my last choice."
It took the medical team eight hours to finish the operation，making Bennett the first human to successfully receive a pig's heart. "It's working and it looks normal.We are thrilled，but we don't know what tomorrow will bring us.This has never been done before，"Barkley Griffith，who led the transplant team，told the New York Times.
While it's only been five days since the operation，the surgeons say that Bennett's new pig heart was，so far，functioning as expected and his body wasn't rejecting （排斥） the organ.They are still monitoring his condition closely.
"I think it's extremely exciting，" says Robert Montgomery，transplant surgeon and director of the NYU Langone Transplant Institute，who was not involved in Bennett's operation.The result of the procedure was also personally meaningful for Montgomery，who received a heart transplant in 2018 due to a genetic disease that may also affect members of his family in the future. "It's still in the early days，but still the heart seems to be functioning.And that in and of itself is an extraordinary thing.Up to now most experimental heart transplant procedures have been done between pigs and other animals.This is the first time that surgeons have taken it into a living human."
（1）What do the words "a shot in the dark" underlined in Paragraph 3 mean？
A．Something that costs a fortune.
B．Something impossible to succeed.
C．Something drawing public attention.
D．Something with an uncertain outcome.
（2）What is Barkley Griffith's attitude to Bennett's post-operation condition？
A．Negative.
B．Cautious.
C．Optimistic.
D．Uncaring.
（3）What is the text mainly about？
A．The heated debate over the pig heart transplant.
B．David Bennett's contribution to medical research.
C．The first experimental pig heart transplant in the world.
D．The first successful pig heart transplant into a living human.
（4）In which section of a magazine may this text appear？
A．Political Affairs.
B．Global Entertainment.
C．Sci-Tech Front.
D．Financial Window.組卷：39引用：8難度：0.5
第三部分寫作（共兩節(jié)；滿分15分）第一節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分15分）
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8．假定你即將代表所在學(xué)校，出席以"消極情緒（negative emotions）"為主題的國(guó)際中學(xué)生在線討論會(huì)，請(qǐng)寫一篇英語發(fā)言稿。內(nèi)容包括：
1.消極情緒的具體表現(xiàn)；
2.應(yīng)對(duì)消極情緒的措施；
3.請(qǐng)與會(huì)者分享相關(guān)見解。
注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；
2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；
3.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。組卷：8引用：3難度：0.6
第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫 （滿分25分）
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9．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。
The Price of a Dream I grew up poor in a family with little money and few worldly goods，but plenty of love and attention.I was happy and energetic.I understood that no matter how poor a person was，they could still afford a dream.
My dream was sports.By the time I was sixteen，I could crush a baseball，throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and hit anything that moved on the football field.I was also lucky：My high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis，who taught me the difference between sticking to a dream and just showing determination.One particular incident with Coach Jarvis changed my life forever.
It was the summer between my junior and senior years，and a friend recommended me for a summer job.This meant a chance for money in my pocket-cash for hanging out with friends，certainly，money for a new bike and new clothes，and the start of savings for a house for my mojye.air.The prospect of a summer job was appealing，and I wanted to jump at the opportunity.
Then I realized I would have to give up summer baseball to handle the work schedule，and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn't be playing.I was fearing this，but I had to.
When I told Coach Jarvis，he was as mad as I expected him to be."You have your whole life to work，"he said."Your playing days are limited.You can't afford to waste them."
I stood before him with my head hanging，trying to think of the words that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his disappointment in me.
"How much are you going to make at this job，kid？"he demanded.
"Three twenty-five an hour，"I replied.
"Well，"he asked，"is ﹩3.25 an hour the price of a dream？"
注意
（1）續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右
（2）請(qǐng)按如下格式在相應(yīng)位置作答。
Paragraph 1：
That question struck me like a flash of lightning.
Paragraph 2：
I went on the stage to collect the prize for the best baseball player.組卷：0引用：1難度：0.5