2022-2023學年廣東省廣州市七區(qū)聯(lián)考高二（下）月考英語試卷

閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分47.5分）

• 1．閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。
      Parks Canada，which manages nearly 11，000 campsites，says it has had six years of record-setting demand for camping reservations，and is expecting interest to be even higher this year.
      Experienced campers at some of Canada's top campgrounds know that time is of the essence if you're looking to book，especially if you're in pursuit of the country's top campgrounds，such as Prince Albert National Park.Here's everything you need to know to get your favourite spot for summer.
      Make a new account before reservations open
      Parks Canada has adopted a new reservation system.Your old Parks Canada account can't be accessed anymore，so you will need to create a new account.Campers can make their new account ahead of time.Parks Canada has created a step-by-step guide to help you make a new account.
      Make a note of the date your favourite campgrounds open for reservations
      Parks Canada is using staggered （錯開的） reservation dates for campgrounds.This means you may need to try for the front of the queue on more than one day if you're hoping to obtain sites at more than one campground this summer.You can only have up to five campsites at a time in your shopping cart before being forced to check out.Reservations are open from March 13 to March 31.
      Don't forget：A Parks Canada campsite reservation doesn't include the cost of daily admission to the park.Campers can pay the park admission fee when making their reservation，upon arrival to the park，or by purchasing a pass.Visitors under 17 years of age or newcomers to Canada get free entry.
  
  （1）What is essential to book the country's top campsites？

  
  A．Time.
  B．Money.
  C．Membership.
  D．Guidance.
  （2）What should you do if you hope to reserve over one campground？

  
  A．Purchase a pass.
  B．Access an old account.
  C．Queue respectively.
  D．Check out immediately.
  （3）What is the purpose of the last paragraph？

  
  A．To introduce popular campgrounds.
  B．To encourage campsite reservations.
  C．To remind tourists of entry fee policies.
  D．To inform tourists of reservation open dates.
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• 2．    It's said that every person on the planet somewhere has a twin.Some years back，I met mine.His name is Allan Ripp.We met nearly 30 years ago through our respective jobs and hit it off right away.But we largely lost touch with each other until I was laid off from my job in the financial crisis of 2008 and he seriously considered hiring me.
      Work brought us back together again about five years ago.And we've since become friends.Thanks only to our current go-round，I discovered our many similarities.Our most striking similarities are physical.Allan is five-foot-eleven；I'm five-ten.He weighs 150 lbs，and 1155 lbs.A million men around the globe might fit this description.But our similarity extends to our professions as well.Allan started his career as a journalist，and so did I.He has practised full-time public relations for 36 years，I for 31.We are both writers.
      But now，the probability of having such a double narrows considerably as other coincidences （巧合） emerge.We both grew up in Northeastern communities，played basketball since childhood and lived most of our lives in New York.Once we talk about family，this whole mirror image business gets strange.Allan and his wife have a son and a daughter，and so do my family.Moreover，both his daughter and my daughter married a man born and raised in Italy.So my double and I both have an Italian son-in-law.
      As it turns out，my carbon copy and I have almost identical priorities.We advise each other on career moves and share industry information.We cheer for each other's achievements.He treats me like he cares about my success more than his own.
      The universe might be sending me a message that my double is a model worth following.Maybe he is who I could be if only I could do just a little better.
  
  （1）What do the underlined words "hit it off" mean？

  
  A．Liked each other．
  B．Had an argument.
  C．Found similarities.
  D．Became old friends.
  （2）What laid the foundation for the author's friendship with Allan？

  
  A．Work.
  B．Hobby.
  C．Family.
  D．Appearance.
  （3）What similarities does the author introduce in paragraph 3？

  
  A．Profession and family.
  B．Background and family.
  C．Profession and marriage.
  D．Background and marriage.
  （4）How does the author feel about having such a carbon copy？

  
  A．Regretful.
  B．Grateful.
  C．Astonished.
  D．Embarrassed.
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• 3．    To create is human.For the past 300，000 years，we've been unique in our ability to make art，cuisine，and societies：to imagine and create something new where there was nothing before.Now we have company.While you're reading this sentence，generative artificial intelligence programs are responding to emails，preparing tax returns，and providing health advice.
      Artificial intelligence has already had a wide impact on our lives.AIs have been used to price medicine and houses，assemble （組裝） cars，determine what ads we see on social media.But generative AI，which can create wholly novel content，is much newer.
      Supporters believe this is just the beginning，that generative AI will change the way we work and engage with the world，unlock creativity and scientific discoveries，and allow human beings to achieve previously unimaginable goals.
      This shift marks the most important technological breakthrough since social media.Generative AI tools have been adopted greedily in recent months by the public，thanks to programs like ChatGPT，which responds to virtually any question，and Dall-E，which allows you to produce any image you dream up.In January，ChatGPT reached 100 million monthly users.
      This craze caught off guard many tech companies and has stimulated an intense race in Silicon Valley.In weeks，Microsoft and Google have shifted their entire corporate strategies to seize control of what they believe profitable.Microsoft is investing ﹩10 billion in Open AI，creator of ChatGPT and Dall-E，and announced plans to integrate generative AI into its Office software and search engine.Google declared a "code red" corporate emergency in response to the success of ChatGPT and rushed its own search-oriented chatbot to market.
      But this gold rush could also prove disastrous.In a winner-takes-all battle for power，these companies risk repeating past mistakes，such as prioritizing growth over safety.While there are many potentially good aspects of these new technologies，even tools designed for good can have unforeseen I and ruinous consequences.This is the story of how the gold rush began—and what history tells us about what could happen next.
  
  （1）Which of the following is the particular function of generative AI？

  
  A．Price goods.
  B．Build vehicles.
  C．Decide ads on social media.
  D．Offer health suggestions.
  （2）What is paragraph 4 mainly about？

  
  A．The functions of generative AI.
  B．The programs of generative AI.
  C．People's interest in generative AI.
  D．Companies' investment in generative AI.
  （3）What does Microsoft plan to do？

  
  A．Shift its focus to Office software.
  B．Invest in another generative AI start-up.
  C．Integrate its search engine into Office software.
  D．Combine generative AI with its existing products.
  （4）Why does the author mention the gold rush in the last paragraph？

  
  A．To emphasise the importance of history.
  B．To advocate the use of new technologies.
  C．To put off the development of generative AI.
  D．To warn of the potential danger of generative AI.
  組卷：4引用：3難度：0.5

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• 4．    Scientists Kirsty Graham and Catherine Hobaiter have spent hundreds of hours interpreting the gestures of humans' closest relatives.In a recently published paper，Graham and Hobaiter provide convincing evidence that humans can make a good guess of the meanings of great ape （猿） gestures.
      In the study，17，000 participants were shown 20 short videos of apes making gestures and asked to decide which of four possible answers described each gesture's meaning.If people had no idea what the apes were doing，they would be right 25 percent of the time by chance.But when watching videos of wild apes raising an arm or striking various poses，they understood the animals' language far more often than would be expected by chance.The average score was slightly above 50 percent，a statistically strong result，given the study's size.The finding suggests that humans still have some grasp of this ancestral vocabulary.
      Why humans may understand the ape gestures remains to be discovered.One possibility is that all great apes，including humans，inherit （繼承） a common set of gestures.Another is that humans and other great apes share the ability to use body movements as communication tools.A third explanation is that the similarity in body shape among humans and other great apes，combined with humans' cognitive （認知的） abilities，makes it easy for people to infer meaning from ape movements.
      The study itself still has its own value as a teaching tool.Engaging so many people with this research has benefits beyond science.It makes us understand that we are so dose to our closest relatives.It's a win for consetvation.It's a win for showing how important it is to keep these guys in our minds，to protect them and to save them.
  
  （1）How did the researches tell whether participants can interpret the ape gestures？

  
  A．By interviewing them.
  B．By analysing their accuracy rate.
  C．By comparing their vocabularies.
  D．By observing their guessing process.
  （2）What can we know about humans and other great apes from paragraph 3？

  
  A．Their living habits are similar.
  B．Their body structures are the same.
  C．They can communicate with body language.
  D．They both have high level of cognitive abilities.
  （3）What does the author say about the further value of the study？

  
  A．It boosts the popularity of the great apes.
  B．It encourages people to get close to nature.
  C．It promotes the protection of the great apes.
  D．It teaches people to use ape gestures as a tool
  （4）Which of the following is a suitable title for the text？

  
  A．Humans Need to Protect the Great Apes.
  B．Humans Need to Understand the Great Apes.
  C．Humans Can Use the Ape Gestures to Communicate.
  D．Humans Can Comprehend the Meaning of the Ape Gestures.
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• 5．閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
  How to Arrange Your Poems for a Poetry Collection A collection of poems is an excellent way to display your work.Here are a few tips on how to arrange your poems for a poetry collection.
      Find a unifying theme or form.Many successful poetry collections will present a unified theme and include poems that speak to this theme. （1）

  .For example，if you realize many of your poems discuss nature，you can use nature as the theme and ensure each poem relates to this theme.You may also notice that many of your poems follow a specific poetic form，such as the cinquain or the haiku.（2）

  .
      Have a narrative arc （敘事?。?The collection should feel like it has a beginning，middle，and end.You should start somewhere and end up somewhere else.（3）

  .It may end with a resolution of some kind or a conclusion.Think about how each poem sets a certain mood or tone.Then place them side by side.
      Link certain poems together.You can also try linking your poems together so they make sense on a micro level.This is often done with poems that feel more emotional and abstract.（4）

  .For example，you may combine several poems based on a repeated line or an image they all share.
      （5）

  .Like the first line of a novel，the first poem in your collection is crucial.It will tell your readers what they can expect from the collection and attract them to continue reading.So remember to have your most powerful poem as the first poem in your collection.
  
  A．Identify your favorite poems
  B．Put your strongest poem first
  C．Leave out poems that do not fit with the whole
  D．You may connect poems based on wording or images
  E．This will allow readers to connect to the collection as a whole
  F．The goal should be to take the reader on an emotional journey
  G．Then you can use this form as the unifier and only include poems using this form
  組卷：2引用：1難度：0.5

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語言運用（共三節(jié)，滿分30分）

• 6．閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
      Last day in Faro，I went for a walk along the mountainside of the little farming town.During my days up in the hills，I（1）

  saw another person.It's such a（2）

  to my days in Los Angeles，where the streets are（3）

  ，and the air is filled with smog and pollution.I（4）

  past another little form and heard cows mooing.I stood up as high as possible to see their cute faces.I started to（5）

  having a farm one day.I often thought about getting away from the（6）

  and learning how to live off the land，which would bring me a lot of（7）

  .
      As I walked next to the road on my way back，I（8）

  several orange trees off to the side.The abundance of oranges in rural areas was a（9）

  sight.It（10）

  me of how much better the world would be if we let the（11）

  do its thing and grow abundantly.
      To end the day at sunset，I sat on a chair in front of the house and（12）

  the hillside again.I tried to take a picture in my mind so I'd always（13）

  .I must（14）

  I took out my phone and took a few photos as well.Maybe I'm not as "off the grid" as many environmentalists are；my phone is often（15）

  .
  
  

  （1）	A．barely	B．usually	C．frequently	D．regularly
  （2）	A．damage	B．contrast	C．similarity	D．contribution
  （3）	A．clean	B．broad	C．quiet	D．crowded
  （4）	A．skipped	B．walked	C．drove	D．rode
  （5）	A．give up	B．put off	C．worry about	D．fantasize about
  （6）	A．city	B．farm	C．hill	D．village
  （7）	A．food	B．money	C．peace	D．a(chǎn)nxiety
  （8）	A．cut	B．bought	C．spotted	D．planted
  （9）	A．sweet	B．strange	C．regular	D．depressing
  （10）	A．informed	B．reminded	C．a(chǎn)ccused	D．warned
  （11）	A．cow	B．town	C．valley	D．land
  （12）	A．drew	B．visited	C．observed	D．climbed
  （13）	A．watch	B．compare	C．remember	D．a(chǎn)nticipate
  （14）	A．know	B．a(chǎn)dmit	C．complain	D．forget
  （15）	A．nearby	B．unfashionable	C．unavailable	D．exceptional
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寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

• 18．假定你是李華，想邀請外教Henry來參加你校下周將要舉辦的"中國文化周"活動。請給他寫封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：
  （1）活動目的；
  （2）活動內(nèi)容；
  （3）期待回復。
  注意：
  （1）詞數(shù)80左右；
  （2）可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
  
  Dear Henry，
  _______
                                                                                                     Yours， Li Hua
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• 19．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，使之構成一篇完整的短文。
      Many years ago，a little boy named Antonio lived in Italy with his grandfather，who was a stonecutter.He liked to go with his grandfather to the stone yard.While his grandfather was busy cutting the stone blocks，Antonio would play among the chips.Sometimes he would make a small statue out of soft clay；sometimes，he would try to cut a statue from a piece of rock.Antonio showed so much skill that his grandfather was delighted. "The boy will be a sculptor someday."
      There lived in the same town a rich man called Count.Sometimes Count would have a grand dinner，and his rich friends from other towns would come to visit him.Then Antonio's grandfather would go up to Count's house to help with the work in the kitchen，for he was a fine cook as well as a good stone cutter.
      One day，Antonio went with his grandfather to Count's great house.Some people from the city were coming and there was to be a grand feast.The boy could not cook and was not old enough to wait on the table.But he could wash the pans and kettles，and as he was smart and quick，he could help in many other ways.
      All went well until it was time to spread the table for dinner.Suddenly，there was a crash in the dining room，and a man rushed into the Kitchen with some pieces of marble （大理石） in his hands.He was pale and shaking with fright.
      "What shall I do？What shall I do？" he cried. "I have broken the statue that was to stand at the centre of the table.I cannot make the table look pretty without the statue.What will Count say？" And now all the other servants were in trouble.Count would be very angry.
  注意：
  （1）續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應為150左右；
  （2）請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。
  
  

  Then little Antonio went up to the man who had caused the trouble. ______     When the guests came in for dinner，the first thing they saw was the yellow lion cut of butter. ______
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