2022-2023學年北京二中高二（上）第二次段考英語試卷

第一部分：知識運用（共一節(jié)，30分）

• 1．Two-year-old Nancy is deaf.However，that hasn't stopped her from being a（n） （1）

  little girl trying to "chat" to anyone she meets.As soon as she goes out into town with her parents，she starts （2）

  in the hope that the person she is talking to knows sign language too.
     Normally，hearing loss is a social （3）

  for those who don't know how to use sign language.Anyone Nancy tried to talk to （4）

  this and felt so sorry they couldn't respond.They wished they could （5）

  her and say something back，but they found themselves completely at a loss.
     Then，something amazing happened.Instead of causing a（n） （6）

  ，this barrier brought the community together.Determined to learn sign language so that they could talk to Nancy，her neighbors hired an instructor on their own，and now they are （7）

  to taking classes together.The teacher admits that this is really remarkable because，quite often，even the parents of deaf children don't want to learn the language.But here Nancy has a full community that is signing and communicating with her，and it is a（n） （8）

  story.
     The teacher also says that this level of inclusion will make a huge difference in Nancy's life.It almost certainly ensures that she will be a happier and more （9）

  individual in the future.Nancy's parents are already noticing a （10）

  in their daughter and they have no words to express how grateful they are to their neighbors.
     With a little girl and a lot of love，the neighbors truly make the neighborhood a community.
  

  （1）	A．independent	B．persistent	C．outgoing	D．generous
  （2）	A．signing	B．cheering	C．waving	D．smiling
  （3）	A．a(chǎn)bsence	B．barrier	C．stress	D．interaction
  （4）	A．discussed	B．ignored	C．realized	D．predicted
  （5）	A．inspire	B．protect	C．trust	D．understand
  （6）	A．conflict	B．separation	C．complaint	D．incident
  （7）	A．devoted	B．opposed	C．used	D．a(chǎn)ddicted
  （8）	A．a(chǎn)musing	B．fascinating	C．rewarding	D．moving
  （9）	A．well-adjusted	B．healthy	C．normal	D．grateful
  （10）	A．potential	B．belief	C．strength	D．difference
  組卷：5引用：2難度：0.5

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第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié) 38分）

• 2．Alexis，17，sat quietly in the passenger seat of her dad's car.She let her eyes lazily scan the landscape for wildlife.Then a deer came into view about 200 yards in front of them. "Dad，there's a deer there!" Alexis said.It was a male deer with sharp antlers （角） on each side of its head.
     As the car moved closer，Alexis saw that the deer's head was bent toward the ground.Then she heard a scream and saw an arm fly up near the deer's head.Alexis realized the deer was attacking a woman.Sue，a 44-year-old mother，had been out for her morning run.The deer followed her and edged closer. "I knew I was in trouble，" Sue says.She went to pick up a stick for self-defense，and the deer charged.It lifted her with its antlers and threw her into the air.Sue could feel blood flew down her leg.Within seconds，the deer had pushed her off the road.
     When Alexis and her father pulled up，the deer was throwing Sue like a doll.Alexis looked into the woman's terrified eyes，and before her father had even stopped the car，the teenager jumped quickly out of the car and ran toward the deer. "I was kicking it to get its attention，" she says.Then her father，who had followed his daughter，pushed the deer away from the women.
     Alexis helped Sue into the car，and then applied a piece of cloth to Sue's injured leg. "We're going to get you to a hospital，" Alexis said.Then she heard her father shout loudly.He had been knocked to the ground.Alexis took hold of a hammer from the car and ran to where her father lay on his back.She beat the deer's head and neck，but the blows didn't scare it away. "I was losing faith，" she says. "A couple more strikes，Alexis，" said her father. "You can do it." Turning the hammer around，Alexis closed her eyes and beat the deer's neck with all her strength.When she opened her eyes，the deer was running away.Alexis got in the driver's seat and sped toward the nearest hospital.
     After Sue was treated，she tearfully thanked her rescuers. "You expect a teenage girl to get on the phone and call for help，" she says， "not to beat up a deer."
  （1）What did Alexis do to save Sue？

  
  A．She pushed the deer away.
  B．She hit the deer with her feet.
  C．She drove the car to hit the deer.
  D．She beat the deer with a hammer.
  （2）Which of the following words can best describe Alexis？

  
  A．Strong.
  B．Cruel.
  C．Energetic.
  D．Brave.
  （3）What is the best title for the passage？

  
  A．A Woman Was Seriously Injured
  B．A Dangerous Deer Attacked a Woman
  C．A Girl Rescued Her Father Successfully
  D．A Teenager Saved Others from a Deer Attack
  組卷：1引用：2難度：0.5

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• 3．More People Are Leaving the Rat Race for the Simple Life
     Time is more precious than money for an increasing number of people who are choosing to live more with less—and liking it.
     Kay and Charles Giddens，two lawyers，sold their home to start a B&B hotel.Four years later，the couple dishes out banana pancake breakfast，cleans toilets and serves homemade chocolate chip cookies to guests in a B&B hotel surrounded by trees on a hill known for colorful sunsets.
     "Do I miss the freeways？Do I miss the traffic？Do I miss the stress？No，" says Ms.Giddens， "This is a phenomenon that's fairly widespread.A lot of people are reevaluating their lives and figuring out what they want to do.If their base is being damaged，what's the payoff？"
     Simple living ranges from cutting down on weeknight activities to sharing housing，living closer to work，avoiding shopping malls，borrowing books from the library instead of buying them，and taking a cut in pay to work at a more pleasurable job.
     Vicki Robin，a writer，lives on a budget equal to a fifth of what she used to make. "You become conscious about where your money is going and how valuable it is，" Ms.Robin says， "You tend not to use things up.You cook at home rather than eat out…"
     Janet Luhrs，a lawyer，quit her job after giving birth and leaving her daughter with a nanny for two weeks. "It was not the way I wanted to raise my kids，" she says， "Simplicity is not just about saving money；it's about me sitting down every night with my kids to a candlelit dinner with classical music."
     Mrs.Luhrs now edits a magazine，Simple Living，which publishes tips on how to buy recycled furniture and shoes，organize potluck dinners instead of expensive receptions，and generally how to consume less.
     "It's not about poverty，" Mrs.Luhrs explains， "It's about conscious living and creating the life you want.The less stuff you buy，the less money goes out of the door，and the less money you have to earn."
  （1）Simple living includes

  .
  A．building a home library
  B．living in the countryside
  C．enjoying a colorful night life
  D．sharing housing with others
  （2）It can be learned from the passage that now Janet Luhrs

  .
  A．has an interest in classical music
  B．spends more time with her kids
  C．works as a reporter of a magazine
  D．helps people buy recycled clothes
  （3）How does the author develop the passage

  ？
  A．By using figures.
  B．By asking questions.
  C．By giving examples.
  D．By making comparisons.
  組卷：3引用：2難度：0.5

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• 4．It's rare that you see the words "shyness" and "leader" in the same sentence．After all，the common viewpoint is that those outgoing and sociable guys make great public speakers and excellent networkers and that those shy people are not．A survey conducted by USA Today referred to 65 percent of executives who believed shyness to be a barrier to leadership．Interestingly，the same article stresses that roughly 40 percent of leaders actually are quite shy-they're just better at adapting themselves to situational demands．Bill Gates，Warren Buffet and Charles Schwab are just a few "innies"．
     Unlike their outgoing counterparts who are more sensitive to rewards and risk-taking，shy people take a cautious approach to chance．Rather than the flashy chit-chat that defines social gathering，shy people listen attentively to what others say and absorb it before they speak．They're not thinking about what to say while the other person is still talking，but rather listening so they can learn what to say．Along the same lines，shy people share a common love of learning．They are intrinsically（內(nèi)在地） motivated and therefore seek content regardless of achieving an outside standard．
     Being shy can also bring other benefits．Remember being in school and hearing the same kids contribute，until shy little Johnny，who almost never said a word，cut in？Then what happened？Everyone turned around to look with great respect at little Johnny actually talking．This is how shy people made good use of their power of presence：they "own" the moment by speaking calmly and purposefully，which translate to a positive image．
     Shyness is often related to modesty．Not to say that limelight-seekers aren't modest，but shy people tend to have an accurate sense of their abilities and achievements．As a result，they are able to acknowledge mistakes，imperfections，knowledge gaps and limitations．
     Since shy people have a lower sensitivity to outside rewards than outgoing ones，they're more comfortable working with little information and sticking to their inner desires．Shy people are also more likely to insist on finding solutions that aren't primarily apparent．Don't believe me？Maybe you'll believe Albert Einstein，who once said， "It's not that I'm so smart，it's that I stay with problems longer．" Obviously，finding certainty where uncertainty is typically popular is a huge plus for any successful person．
     The myth that shy people are less effective leaders than their outgoing fellows is just a misunderstanding．Make wise use of your personality strengths to lead your business no matter what side of the range you fall on．
  
  （1）We can learn from Paragraph 2 that

  ．
  A．shy people are sensitive to rewards
  B．shy people care more about content
  C．outgoing people are more careful about chances
  D．outgoing people consider what to learn while listening
  （2）The example of Johnny shows

  ．
  A．shy people are likely to be modest
  B．hardworking students speak little in public
  C．some students keep silent on purpose at school
  D．shy people may have an advantage in discussion
  （3）We can learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 that

  ．
  A．success results from devotion
  B．shyness contributes to popularity
  C．outside reward leads to insistence
  D．uncertainty counts more than certainty
  （4）The author supports his ideas mainly by

  ．
  A．giving definitions and presenting research results
  B．explaining problems and providing solutions
  C．quoting authorities and making evaluations
  D．making contrasts and giving examples
  組卷：4引用：2難度：0.5

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• 5．Love the way you walk Listen carefully to the footsteps in the family home，and you can probably work out who is walking about．The features most commonly used to identify people are faces，voices and fingerprints．But the way they walk is also a giveaway．
     Researchers have used video cameras and computers to analyze people's gaits，and are now quite good at it．But translating such knowledge into a practical identification system can be tricky．Cameras are often visible，are difficult to set up，require good lighting and may have their view blocked by other people．A team led by Dr．Ozanyan and Dr．Scully have been looking for a better way to recognize gait．Their answer：pressure-sensitive mats．
     Such mats are nothing new．They have been part of security systems．But Ozanyan and Scully use a complicated version that can record the amount of pressure applied in different places as someone walks across it．These measurements form a pattern unique to the walker．The researchers turned to an artificial-intelligence system to recognize such patterns，and it seemed to work．In a study in 2018，they tested the system on a database of footsteps of 127 people．They found its error rate in identifying who was who was a mere 0.7%．And Scully says even without a database of footsteps to work with，the system can determine someone's sex and，with reasonable accuracy，a subject's age．
     One application of the mat-based gait-recognition system might be in health care，particularly for the elderly．A mat placed in a nursing home or an old person's own residence could monitor changes in an individual's gait that indicates certain illnesses．That would provide early warning of someone being at greater risk of falling over．
     Gait analysis might also be used as a security measure in the workplace，monitoring access to restricted areas，such as parts of military bases，server farms or laboratories dealing with dangerous materials．
     Perhaps the most interesting use of the mats，though，would be in public places，such as airports．For that to work，the footsteps of those to be recognized would need to have been stored in a database，which would be harder to arrange than the collection of photographs and fingerprints that existing airport security systems rely on．Many aircrew or preregistered frequent flyers would welcome anything that speeded up one of the most tiresome parts of modern travel．
  
  （1）What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 2？

  
  A．Research equipment．
  B．Research findings．
  C．Research assumption．
  D．Research background．
  （2）According to Paragraph 3，the mat is used to

  ．
  A．collect data
  B．ensure safety
  C．determine age
  D．a(chǎn)nalyse pressure
  （3）The gait-recognition system might be applied to

  ．
  A．monitor security work progress
  B．detect potential health problems
  C．keep track of travelling frequency
  D．warn passengers of possible dangers
  （4）The main purpose of the passage is to

  ．
  A．compare and educate
  B．examine and assess
  C．discuss and persuade
  D．explain and inform
  組卷：20引用：2難度：0.5

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第二節(jié)

• 6．A cultural view on personal space It's a well-known fact that the British prefer a large "bubble" of personal space around them．
  （1）

  And in South America，a friend may grab you by the arm during conversation to make their point．
     Now，a study published in the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology has looked into why different cultures have such different approaches to personal space．
  （2）

  They developed an earlier study that divided individuals into "contact" and "non-contact" cultures．Contact cultures-southern European，Latin American and Arabian-engaged in more touching and stood closer during conversation than non-contact cultures in northern Europe，North America and parts of Asia．
     To a degree，this proved correct．Argentina becomes known as the most touchy-feely nation；people here keep the same distance from a stranger as a British person would an acquaintance and a Canadian individual a close friend or partner．
  （3） 

  They come out with the widest distance you should stand from a stranger-more than 1.3 m-but one of the narrowest gaps for close friends，just 40cm，compared to nearly 60cm for a British person．So the theory of warm versus cold is not as straightforward as it sounds．
  （4）

  The higher a country's average temperature，the closer people will stand to a stranger．But older people in warm climates keep a bigger distance from close friends and stand closer to strangers；women generally keep a greater distance from someone they don't know．
     The academics leading this study admit that there is a lot more to do．But what we do know is to keep your distance in Canada；prepare for a hug in Argentina．
  （5）

  They like to stand closer than anybody．To keep warm，perhaps．
  
  A．It's important to get the distance right，though．
  B．Romanians clearly take longer to establish trust．
  C．How close we stand to other people varies widely between countries．
  D．And if you end up on good terms with a Norwegian，don't draw back．
  E．However，in India people will pack into trains and buses without a second thought．
  F．One theory the researchers wanted to test was whether climate affects personal space．
  G．The study certainly found that climate，age and gender have an effect on personal distance across cultures．
  組卷：21引用：4難度：0.5

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第二卷（共三部分，57分）

• 7．Children under14 must be a

  （陪同）by an adult.
  組卷：8引用：6難度：0.7

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第三部分：書面表達（共兩節(jié)，32分）

• 20．閱讀表達
      I started drawing houses at six.Unlike most girls，my dream was to build a backyard clubhouse — a dream that was unrealistic given that we lived in an apartment.By high school I continued drawing and my dreams broadened — to become an architect.My older brother told me that took a university education.But my family couldn't afford that kind of education.Still，I fanned the flame of hope.
      I got a part-time job at Bayside Bowl and started saving money.My bank account，however，was growing quite slowly.When I looked at college catalogs，I couldn't imagine how I would ever get there.I decided to shrink my dreams to a more realistic size.
      Soon after that，a newcomer started frequenting Bayside Bowl.She arrived alone，and always carried a pink bag with a ball inside.Her dark，wrinkled skin and curly gray hair made her stand out among our younger customers.She talked to me whenever I cleaned near her lane.I learned her name was Bessie.She had been a singer for as long as she could remember.In her 20s she had tried to get a job as a restaurant singer. "I was a young black woman，and in the early 1950s doors didn't exactly open wide for me.Zilch!" she said.
      I admired her ability to pick up a split，but I also appreciated her advice. "Life's like bowling." she would say. "Set your eyes on your target and follow through." Indeed，Bessie hadn't let the "zilches" stop her.She had saved up and enrolled in the Brightwood Music Academy.It turned out this lady with the pink bowling bag was the Bessie Richards，a recording artist of the 1960s.
      Bessie moved on to live with her sister，but before leaving，she left me with a ＄50 tip for helping her at the lanes，a reminder to ignore the "zilches" in my life，and some lines of poetry she had copied from a book.Bessie said， "Read this when the going seems tough.It'll help you follow through and reach for your goal." These are the lines：
      Hold fast to dreams
      For if dreams die
      Life is a broken-winged bird
      That cannot fly.
      Hold fast to dreams
      For when dreams go
      Life is a barren field
      Frozen with snow.
      A year has passed since I last bowled with Bessie，and I've resumed my drawing.I'm working and saving money，taking drafting classes，and applying for internships（實習）.Whenever I'm discouraged，I reread those lines of poetry.
      There'll be no barren field of frozen snow nor zilches for me.Inspired by Bessie and the poem，I plan to continue to dream.
  （1）What was the author's dream when she was in high school？
  

  
  （2）According to Bessie，what does "Life is like bowling" mean？
  

  
  （3）Please decide which part is false in the following statement，then underline it and explain why.
  The author shrank her dream to a realistic size because she gradually lost her ambition.
  

  
  （4）Who is the "Bessie" in your life？How does he/she help you to pursue your dream？ （about 40 words）
  組卷：6引用：2難度：0.5

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第二節(jié)（滿分20分）

• 21．假如你是李華，你校要成立學農(nóng)社（Agriculture Club）。請你給你校交換生Jim寫一封郵件，邀請他加入。
  內(nèi)容包括：
  （1）.成立學農(nóng)社的目的；
  （2）.活動時間及內(nèi)容。
  注意：（1）.詞數(shù)100詞左右；
  （2）.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；
  （3）.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
  Dear Jim，
  ________
  Yours，
  Li Hua
  組卷：1引用：2難度：0.5

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