2022-2023學(xué)年四川省綿陽市高中高二年級下冊期末教學(xué)質(zhì)量測試英語試卷

2022-2023學(xué)年四川省綿陽市高中高二下學(xué)期期末

教學(xué)質(zhì)量測試英語試卷

一、閱讀理解

EdinburghCastleusedtobethedefenderofthenationandnowisoneofthemost

excitinghistoricsitesinWesternEurope.SetintheheartofScotland，sdynamic

capitalcity,itissuretoattractyourimagination.

Planyourvisit

Youshouldsetasideatleast2hourstoseethemainattractionsatEdinburghCastle.

Openfrom9:30amdaily.

Close

?1April-30September6pm(lastentry5pm)

-1October-31March5pm(lastentry4pm)

?Thecastleisclosedon25and26December.

Tickets

Bookyourticketsonlineinadvancefbrthebestpriceandtoguaranteeentry.

Ticketsoftenselloutfarinadvance,especiallyoverthesummermonths.Oncetickets

aresoldoutonline,therewillbenofurtherticketsavailableatthecastle.

TicketTypeOnlinepriceWalk-upprice

Adult(l6-64years)￡19.50￡22.00

Senior(65years+)￡15.50￡17.60

Child(7-15years)￡11.40￡13.20

Family(1adult,2children)￡38.50￡43.50

Family(2adults,2children)￡56.00￡63.50

Family(2adults,3children)￡66.50￡75.00

Childrenundertheageof16mustbeaccompaniedbyanadultandchildrenunder

theageof7isfreeofcharge.

Gettinghere

EdinburghCastleiseasytospotfrommostpartsofthecity.Themightyfortress(堡

壘)hasdominatedtheskylineofScotland'scapitalforcenturies.

Air

EdinburghAirportiswithineasyreachandhasgoodbusandtramlinkstothecity

center.

Rail

WaverleyandHaymarketStationareashortwalktothecastle.

Car

ThereisnopublicparkingatEdinburghCastle.CastleTerraceNCPisthenearest

carpark.Thereareasmallnumberofparkingspacesavailableforticketholderswith

BlueBadgesontheCastleEsplanade.Theseareavailableonafirst-come,first-served

basis.

1.WhatwasEdinburghCastlefirstbuiltfor?

A.Toprotectthecountry.B.Toattractpeople}simagination.

C.Toserveasthecapital.D.Tohonorthedefender*.

2.Howmuchdoparentswiththreechildren(15>8、5years)paytheleastonline?

A.￡75.B.￡56.C.￡66.5.D.￡34.2.

3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.TheCastleisopenalltheyearround.

B.Ticketsarealwaysavailableattheentrance.

C.Publictransportishighlyrecommended.

D.Visitorsover65yearsolddon*thavetobuytickets.

FergalKeaneisawell-knownBBCwarreporter.Hisreportinghelpedhistelevision

audiencesmakesenseofthehorrorsofwar,butunderneaththereweremorepersonal

scarsattractinghimtothefrontline.

Fergalhadseenviolenceeversincetheearlydaysofhisworkcoveringthefighting

inBelfast.Havingreportedwarsallovertheworld,in1994,hewassenttocoverthe

civilwarinRwanda.ButwhatFergalsawthereshockedhimlikenothingbefore,as

hetoldBBCWorldServiceprogramme,LivesLessOrdinary.“Ibegantohave

terribledreamsofRwanda.Andofcourse,atthatstage,itwasclearthatIwas

mentallyhurt.DidIgototheexpertsinhospital?No,Ididn't."

Instead,Fergalturnedtodrinkingalcoholandhehadanotheraddictiontodealwith

-theneedtokeepreturningtowar.Fergalknewitwasn'thealthy,buthecouldn,t

stop.

Aroundtheyear2001,itseemedthatwarwaseverywhere,andFergalkepton

reporting-inSudan,Iraq,Afghanistan,andLebanon.Butthenightmaresdidn*tstop,

andhismentalhealthgotworseandworse.YoumightexpectFergaltocallitadayat

thispoint,butthat1snothowaddictionworks.Hejustkeptgettingpulledbackin.

Hereachedapointwherehecouldn,tcarrythatanymore,andit'snotdramatic,

it1saslow,steadyruin.Fergalhadanervousbreakdown-aperiodofdangerous

mentalillness,leavinghimunabletofacehislife.Atlast,hewasadmittedinto

hospital,andthistimediagnosedwithpost-traumaticstressdisorder,PTSD-amental

illnessexperiencedafterviolentorshockingevents.

AfterhisdiagnosisofPTSD,hegotsupportandwasfinallyabletostayawayfrom

alcoholandwar.Inhisnewbook,TheMadness:AMemoirofWar,FearandPTSD,

FergaldiscusseshishorriblelifelivingwithPTSD.

4.WhatcausedFergaFsillness?

A.ThefightinghecoveredinBelfast.B.TheviolencehesawinRwanda.

D.Thewarshereportedalloverthe

C.TheterribledreamshehadinRwanda,

world.

5.Howdidhetreathisillness?

A.Hegotdrunkandsleptwell.B.Hetalkedtotheexpertsatonce.

D.Heabandonedhimselftoalcoholand

C.HetoldtheaudiencesthroughBBC.

thefrontline.

6.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseinParagraph4possiblymean?

A,Tocallforhelp.B.Tomakephonecallsoneday.

C.Tocryallday.D.Toputastoptoit.

7.WhichcanbeinferredfromFergaFsexperience?

A.Overworkcanmakeapersonmad.B.Everyexperienceendsinabook.

C.Warsarecruelanddamaging.D.Devotiontoone'sjobisrespectable.

It'snearlyexamtimeagain.Howtopreparewellfbranexam?Suggestionsrunas

longasthehistoryoftheexam.Besidesthoselong-acceptedtraditionalmethods,

manybetterlearningstrategieshavelongbeenscientificallyexplored,testedand

recommended.

Accordingtothecurrentscientificresearch,somestudymethodspopularwith

studentsaren'tactuallyveryeffective.Althoughhighlightingtextisoneofthetop

tips,studentsareeasytogetsoabsorbedinthehighlightingthatit'snotcertainthey

arelearninganythinguseful."Youneedtodomorethanjusthighlightinformation

withyourfavoritehighlightersandcolours.Youneedtogobackandmakeflashcards

ofalltheimportantconceptsandtestyourselfonthem."That1sapointmadeby

JohnDunlosky,ProfessorofPsychologyatKentStateUniversityintheUS.By

repeatedlytestingyourselfonsomethingoveraperiodoftime,say,weeksormonths,

studentsstrengthenthepathwaysbetweenneurons-ornervecells-inthebrain.And

themoreoftentheydothisdistributedpractice,theeasieritbecomestostrengthen

information.

Somepreferthecrammingmethod-tryingandlearninglotsofinformationina

shortperiodoftime.However,Dunlovskycommentedthatitdoesn'tworkonsome

subjects,suchaslanguagelearning.It*sfarmoreeffectivetojoinaconversation

classandpractisespeakingeveryweekthantopractiseforhoursinfrontofthemirror

thenightbeforetheoralexam!

Whateverthemethodis,makingdifferenttypesofassociationswithwhatyou're

tryingtolearnismeanttobeeffective.ProfessorDunlovskyrecommendsvisual

associations.Studentsareencouragedtodevelopamorevividmentalpictureofwhat

they'rereading.That'11helpquiteabitforsomekindsofstudies-maybehistory

andlanguageandsoon.Asfbrspellingdifficultwords,studentscantryputtingthe

firstlettersofasentencetogether,likebigelephantscauseaccidentsundersmall

elephantsspells"because".

8.Whatdoesthewritermeaninthefirstparagraph?

A.Traditionmethodsareoutofdate.

B.Longsuggestionsoftenworkverywell.

C.Modernmethodsaremorewidelyaccepted.

D.Adviceonpreparationsforexamshasneverbeenstopped.

9.WhatwouldDunloskypossiblyagree?

A.Repeatedtestcanhelprememberbetter.

B.Creatingmindmapisveryeffective.

C.Highlightingisimportanttolearnanythinguseful.

D.Practisingbeforethenightoftheexamisofgreatuse.

10.Howdoesthewriterdevelopthepassage?

A.ByboiTowingwordsfromexperts.B.Byintroducingtheideasofanexpert.

D.Bycriticizingsomeineffective

C.Bygivingsometypicalexamples,

practice.

11.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.SurvivalSkillsintheExams!B.Preparations?TheEarlier,theBetter!

C.VariousMethods?EffectivenessD.TheExpertGuidesYoutoPass

Speaks!Exams!

Afteratiringdayattheoffice,youfindithardnottosmilewhenyou'regreeted

byanexcitingandjoyfuldog.Butit'snotjustthehappyshoutingandwriggling（扭

動）tailthatstrikeourheartstrings.Anewstudyshowsthatdogs*eyesfilledwith

tearswhenreunitedwiththeirownerscauseeffectthatbringsoutourlove.The

findingsappearinCurrentBiology.

TakefumiKikusuiwatchedwithinterestwhenhisdogwasfeedingherpuppies,her

facebecamesocute.Kikusui,aprofessorofveterinary（獸醫(yī)）medicineatAzabu

UniversityinJapan,realizedthathislovelymamadoghadtearsinhereyes.That

possibleconnectionbetweenunbearablecutenessandtearssenthimtothelab.

Inthetest,heandhisteamfirstmeasuredthebaselinetearvolumeswhendogs

weretogetherwiththeownerintheirhouse.Thenquickly,theownerwouldleaveand

stayhiddenawayfromitforfiveorsixhours.Whentheownercameback,they

measuredtearvolumeagain.Andfoundthatthereunionwiththeownerraisedtear

volume.Butitonlyworkedwiththedog'sowner.Ifreunitedwiththefamiliar

caretakerinthedogcarecenter,therewasnoincreaseintears.

Theresearchersdoubtedthatthetearfulreactionwascausedbyoxytocin,a

hormone（荷爾蒙）linkedwithsocialbonding.Sotheyappliedoxytocintothedogs'

eyes.And,thedogsgrewweepy.Butwhy?Tofindoutthereasonforthiseasy-crying

behavior,theyshowedvolunteersacoupleofdogheadpictures.Onewasanormal

dogface.Andtheotherwasatearydogfaceinwhichtheyaddedman-madetears.

Thevolunteersweremorelikelytowanttohugandcarefortheonewithbig,wet

puppy-dogeyes.

Dogsturnonthewaterworksandtheirownersrollover.Now,that'squiteaclever

trick!

12.WhatisCurrentBiologyinParagragh1likelytobe?

A.Asciencejournal.B.Acelebritybiography.

C.Asciencefiction.D.Abiologytextbook.

13.WhendidTakefumihavetheideaofdoinghisresearch?

A.Whengreetedbyhisdogexcitedly.

B.Whenwatchinghisdogfeedingherkids.

C.Whenstayinghiddenfromhisdogforseveralhours.

D.Whenheandhisdoggotreunitedinthecarecenter.

14.Whichcanbethemainideaofthepassage?

A.Neverabandondogsbecausethey*11B.Dogsplaytrickstowinthe

cry.caregivers'love.

C.DogsshowloveforownerswithtearsD.Dogsarrestowners*lovewith

ineyes.tearfuleyes.

15.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthedogswithtearyeyes?

A.Lovely.B.Loyal.C.Sad.D.Surprising.

二、七選五

Artificialintelligencehasbeenaroundforyears,butthelaunchofOpenAFs

ChatGPTbroughtgenerativeAItothefocusofmanypeoplewhohadn1tbeen

payingmuchattention.Thishasincludedworkers,who*vealreadybeentouchedby

thetechnology.

Someofthemadmitthetechnologymayhavethepowertoimpactworkers*daily

lives,andsomeothersevenfearbeingreplacedbyAL16.

Expandingdailyideasandsolutions

OneofChatGPT*smainabilitiesisthatitcanfunctionlikeapersonalassistant.It

generatestextbasedonnaturallanguageprocessingtogiveyouanaccessible,

readableresponse.17,itcanalsoaidknowledgeworkerstoanalyzeandexpand

theirwork.

There*salotofpotentialforworkerstostepoutsideoftheboxwiththeassistance

ofgenerativeAI,whetherit*simprovingtheirdailyworkflows,ordevelopinglong-

termprojectsandgoals.

Addingnewjobsandcareers

OneoftheprimaryworriesaboutAIisthatitwilltakeworkers*jobsatan

incrediblerate.Somedataconfirmsthat,indeed,thistechnologywillaffectawide

rangeofjobs;inMarch,GoldmanSachsreportedthatAIcouldreplacealmost300

millionfull-timejobs.18-andthat,perhaps,thischangecouldevencreatenew

jobopportunities.

19

Whilesomeworkersaredivingintothetechnologywholeheartedly,othersmayfind

itscarytobeginengagingwithALButexpertssayitspopularitywillforceworkers

intousingthetechnology,sotheywon'tfallbehind.

WorkersbeingunwillingtouseAIcouldbeseenasunabletoadapt,saysFrey."I

thinkworkersthatdon*tworkwithAIaregoingtofindtheirskillsbecomeoutdated

quiterapidly.20

A.PushingworkersintoAIfluency

B.Increasingconfidenceandaccuracy

C.Alongwithprovidinginformationandanswers

D.AIandmachinelearningspecialistsarethefastestgrowingjobfields

E.Expertssaythatthereisnoneedtoworryaboutbeingreplacedquiteyet

F.SooneshouldknowwhattoexpectfromAInowandinthefutureworkplace

G.Therefore,it'svitaltoworkwithAItostayemployedandhaveup-to-dateskills

三、完形填空

WhenImovedtoWashington,D.C.,Ilefteverythingbehind.new

acquaintanceswithhome-cookedmealswasmybestattemptatmakingnewfriends

andcuringmy.Idon'twantto,butmyfoodispretty

good.Soonenough,everyonewasaskingmeforthe,whichishowBun

BoBae,mycookingblog,cametobe.

Imostofmychildhoodinthekitchenwithmymom.Asakid,I*d

sitandwatchhercook.Myandloveforcookingstartedwith

hertheingredientsduringthecookingprocess.Soon,Iwasonmyway

towardkitchenmastery.,Ileftforcollegebefore1couldlearnherbest

dishes.

IwenttostudyinFrance,Iwaslivingaloneandhomesick.So,I

startedcallingmymomandaskingfortherecipesformydishes.It

thatmymomdidn*thaveanyrecipes.Shegrewupinthe

withhermomtoo,andmygrandmapassedonherknowledge

.Nowitwasmyturn.Mymomtaughtmehowtocookandumeasure

withmyheart."

MyblogwasoriginallyaspacetowhatIlearnedintowriting.Later,

Ididn'twantthesecretknowledgebehinddishestoonedayifthe

oraltraditionended.IwantedtowritedownwhatIwasgiven,tomakesurepeople

couldkeepthesedishesasasmymomdid.

Asmyfoodblogandfollowercountgrew,Ibecamemoreinthe

kitchen.MybloghasgivenmeaspacetowriteaboutwhatIloveand

metocountlessnewfriends.IhavelearnedtowhatVvebeentaught

withmyownexperiences,andcookupsomethingentirely.

21.A.KnowingB.AvoidingC.ApplyingD.Leaving

22.A.illnessB.homesicknessC.unhappinessD.shyness

23.A.takeoffB.setoffC.showoffD.putoff

24.A.opinionsB,ideasC.recipesD.dishes

25.A.noticedB.cookedC.tookD.spent

26.A.requestB,enthusiasmC.accountD.answer

27.A.buyingB.bakingC.throwingD.passing

28.A.OtherwiseB.RatherC.HoweverD.Therefore

29.A.desperatelyB.anxiouslyC.unfortunatelyD.proudly

30.A.considerateB.favoriteC.typicalD.best

31.A.turnedoutB.believedinC.calledonD.broughtup

32.A.shelterB,bedroomC.balconyD.kitchen

33.A.privatelyB,secretivelyC.orallyD.silently

34.A.putB,admitC.persuadeD.divide

35.A.emergeB,disappearC.learnD.recover

36.A.livelyB.healthyC.similarD.Colorful

37.A.lameB.confidentC.vainD.competitive

38.A.connectB,inviteC.driveD.add

39.A.shareB.compareC.argueD.mix

40.A.strangeB.trueC.newD.bitter

四、用單詞的適當(dāng)形式完成短文

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

CubanschoolgirlMaiasatinsilencebeforeasmallrhino(犀牛)sculptureand

carefully41(color)itwithpaint.Theobjectwasamodelofastonerhino42

(date)backtonearly2,000yearsthatshehadjustseenondisplayatShanghai

Museum.

Maia,asixth-gradestudentataninternationalschool,tookpartinacooperative

activity43ThursdayheldbyherschoolandShanghaiMuseum,in44

(celebrate)oftheInternationalMuseumDay.Morethan20classmatesfromdifferent

countriesandregionsparticipatedintheevent.

Maximiliano,aboyfromChile,45hasbeeninChinawithhisparentsforsix

years,saidthemuseumtourhel