湖北省咸宁市2022-2023学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

湖北省咸宁市学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题2022-2023学校:姓名班级考号

一、阅读理解National Student Poets ProgramTheNational Student Poets Program,the nationshighest honorfor youngpoets creatingoriginalwork,is supportedby theInstitute ofMuseum andLibrary Services,the PoetryFoundation,and theAcademy ofAmerican Poets.Annually,five students are selectedfor oneyearof service,each representinga differentgeographic regionof the country.The Programbelieves inthepower ofyouth voicesto createmeaningful changes,and supportsthem inbeing heard.HOW TOAPPLYThe firststep to becoming aNational StudentPoet issubmitting poetryto theScholastic Artamp;Writing Awards.High school students whoreceive aGold NationalMedal inpoetry canapplyfor the National Student Poets Program.IN THECOMMUNITYEach year,National StudentPoets act as youth poetry ambassadors,bringing poetryto theircommunitiesthrough individualservice projects,April PoetryMonth readings,and avariety ofotheropportunities,such asnational poetryconferences andfestivals.As partof theirYear ofService,each National StudentPoetcreates acommunity serviceproject,letting morepeople in their regionsknow about the Programand makingthem concernedwithissues and themes thathold specialsignificance for the Poet.

1.How oftenare NationalStudentPoetsselectedA.Once ayear.B.Twice ayear.C.Every twoyears.D.Every fiveyears.

2.What kindof highschoolstudentscan possiblybecome aNationalStudentPoetA.Those whowant tolearn aboutpoetry.B.Those whowon anational poetrycontest.C.Thosewho promotepoetry in their regions.D.Those whoactasyouthpoetryambassadors.

3.Where dothe NationalStudentPoetswork for the Programworld.D.All over the country.A.In theirschools.B.In theircommunities.C.All overtheFinally,Jacob waspersuaded tohave theoperation andit turnedout to be aperfect success.Daylight Saving Time DST,when peopleset theirclocks onehour aheadof standardtime inthespring,was firstintroduced inAmerica as a way to conserveelectricity.Now,the time-shift stilltakesplace acrossmost of the US.Is it really helpfulfor farmersHeres howfarmers feel about it.Humans mighthave alarmclocks toadjust,but animalsdont.Theres clearevidence that theshift is a problemfor animalssuch ascows,who donttolerate changesto theirschedules.Onefarmer inUtah wroteto tellus thatDST is nothing buta pain.My chickensand cowsonly knowwhenthe suncomes upand goesdown.Having toadjust ourwork schedulestwice yearlydoesnothing fbrus.”One goatfarmer inNorth Carolinatold usthat hisgoats areupset overthe timechange.Inorder to help hisgoats dealwith the time shift,he movestheir feedingand milkingscheduleincrementally.A changeof afew minutesper dayoverthecourse ofa weekisalot lessnoticeablethan afull hourjump allat once.Many farmers9responses coveredthe chaosof changesto schedules,losing sleepanddifficulty withgetting childrento goto sleepwhen itsstill lightoutside.One farmerin California电器,put itlike this:The cost of changingtwice ayear,in termsof resettingevery appliancecarand communicationsystem youown,and all the peoplethat willshow upearly orlate fbrwork,appointments andmeting...its enormous.His solutionHe justworks by the sun.So,it doesmake sensethat manystates arelooking to get rid of DST.If themeasures wereintroducedto save energy,thetimeshift couldgenerate savingsfor governments.However,itsdebatable ifDST iseven anenergy saveranymore.One studyfound that,after IndianaintroducedDST,there wasan increasein electricityuse,resulting inan addedcostof$9million.Whether stateskeep DaylightSavingTimeor decideto getridof it,its clearthat it will makelittledifference tofarmers.As onereader toldus:Were upwith thesun anddown withit,no matterwhat the clocksays.”

4.How doesDST affectfarm animalsA.It disturbsthem.B.It frightensthem.C.It makesthem forgettime.D.It causesthem physicalpain.

5.Which of the followingcan replacethe underlinedword“incrementally inParagraph3A.Eventually.B.Constantly.C.Immediately.D.Gradually.

6.How dosome farmersreact toDSTA.Start theirwork late.B.Pay noattention totime.C.Pay noattention toclocks.D.Do theirbest tosaveenergy.

7.What can be concludedabout DSTfrom the textA.It laststoo long.B.It9sawaste oftime.C.Ws notnatural.D.Ifs notwell organized.Just thismorning,my11-year-old sonshared withme areally saddream”.Keep inmind thatthis is froma boywho watchesvery littlewar news,who rarelyhears hisparents talkof war,whohas norelatives personallyinvolved in the war.The dreamwent somethinglike this:All the fifth-grade boysfrom hisschool weresoldiers inthe war.Dylan andmy sonwere ontheUkrainian side.Alex andothers werefighting togetherwith theRussians.These andotherfriends werefound on both sidesof theconflict,but none of themwanted tokill each other.Theywere actuallytrying tohelp andprotect oneanother.Then aRussian soldierwho was not someonetheboys knewattacked Dylan.Alex andAndrew triedto warnDylan andstop theattack,but itwastoo late.Dylan died.And itwas verysad.Besides theemotional powerof thedistant warexpressing itselfin my sons life,whatimpressed meabout his dream wasthat therewere goodpeople fightingonbothsides.Is thatan（肯定）11-year-olds myth,or coulditreallybe trueI affirmedhis concernfor allthe peopledirectlyinvolved inthe war,all ofwhich waspretty muchin linewith whatthe expertsadvise.My sondoesnt getmuch newsexposure fromtelevision,vastly preferringkid entertainmentwhenhe hasa choice.And thafs.just aswell.In fact,limiting childrensmedia exposureto war isone ofthe keysuggestions the experts make.However,there arequestions andconcerns.For weeks,my sonhas beenpraying dailythat wewillnot goto war.Now heprays the war willend soon,and that people willnot gethurt orkilled.Afew daysago,he voicedthe almostcasual question,Will the war come to Oklahoma”I answeredno,and weagreed thatwe arefortunate tobe farfrom the war.And yet,I thinkmysonalreadyunderstands thatdisaster-including theintentional horrorof terrorism—can happenanywhere,like NewYork,Washington oreven OklahomaCity.But still,thafs hardlythe sameas livingwith adailypersonal fearor expectationof warreaching yourhome.Tonight Ikissed myboy goodnightand puthim tobed,as againhe prayedthat Godwould helpthewar toend soon.I wonderhow manymore nightshe willhave tosay thatprayer...

8.Which ofthe followingword canbest describethewarintheboys dreamA.Expected.B.Natural.C.Unrealistic.D.Boring.

9.What dotheexpertsadvise people to doabout the warA.Keep childrenfrom TVviewing.B.Stop thinkingtoo muchabout thewar.C.Show concernfor whoeversuffers fromthewar.D.Encourage childrentobeconcerned aboutthewar.

10.How doesthe authorfeelaboutthewarA.Uncertain whenit willcome toan end.B.Fearful that it willcome toOklahoma.C.Worried thatitwillcause moredeaths.D.Fortunate thatit hasntaffected herfamily.

11.What isthe purposeofthetextA.To showhow thewar affectsa kid.B.To showwhatthewarislike ina kidsdream.C.To showwhat a kid shoulddo tostop thewar.D.To showwhat attitudeakidshould taketo thewar.（批发）Part ofthe reasonAmerican shoppersare soattracted towholesale shoppingis theirbeliefthatitnot onlyprevents wastebut cansave timeand money,providing morevalue forthedollar.However,recent researchsuggests thatthe oppositemay betrue.Victoria Ligon,an experton consumersciences,studied foodpurchasing habitsof consumersandfound thatpeople tendedto buytoo muchfood andwaste moreofitthan theyrealized.“Theproblem isthatpeopleare notshopping frequentlyenough,Ligon said.People arevery pricesensitiveatthe grocery store,but tendto overlookthe costof unusedand wastedfood athome.^^A commonpractice is to visitdifferent storesfor differentitems ona grocerylist.But peopletendto overbuyat eachoftheplaces JLigon said.People arenot planningforthe next day,butplanning forthenextweek ortwo.”“In theory,planning aweek ormore inadvance soundsideal.But giventhe realityof manypeopleslives,thisischallenging todo well,“Ligon said.All ofour foodpromotions aredesignedto getpeopletobuy more.We believeifs cheaperif webuy morenow,but werarely takeintoaccount how much wethrow out intheend.”Ligon notedshifts inthegroceryindustry thatappear promisingtohelpcustomers reducefoodwaste.Examples includecost-effective deliveryservices suchas AmazonFresh andGoogleExpress,which allowconsumers topurchase fooditems whenthey wantto consumethem,alsoreducing theirneed tofrequent somany differentstores.However,the studyresulted inanothertroubling finding:The majorityof peopleinvolved inthe studyhad noidea thatthey werebuyingtoo muchand wastingso much.“When youread adviceabout reducingwaste,it usuallycenters onwhat peopledo after thefood ispurchased JLigon said.But moreimportantly,shop ona morefrequent basis,so thatyouare onlybuying what you aregoing toconsume inthe shortterm.”

12.What dopeople oftenignore whenbuying foodin largequantitiesA.How goodthe foodis.B.How muchthe foodcosts.C.How oftenthey shouldshop.D.How muchwill bewasted.

13.What isthe authorsattitude towardsmeal planningforthenext twoweeksA.It isworth trying.B.It isnot practical.C.It takesgreat effort.D.It isnot goodfor health.A.Food pricesare lowered.B.Food wasteis prevented.C.Food consumptionis reduced.D.Food purchasingcanbedone athome.

15.What isthe besttitle forthetextA.Shop More,Buy LessC.Shop Wisely,Eat WiselyC,Eat Cheaplyor ExpensivelyD.The MoreYou Shop,the MoreYouWaste

14.What isthe advantageof AmazonFresh andGoogle Express

二、七选五One ofthe hardestparts ofany weight loss programis stayingmotivated throughoutit.In fact,being ableto keep your motivationwhile tryingto loseweight isthe essentialsuccess factor.16One ofthe firstways to keep yourlevel ofmotivation isto createa strongplan,which willhelpyou to see whereyou areheaded ateach stageof yourprogram.17For example,make sureitincludes thenumber ofminutes youintend toexercise eachday aswell aswhatyouwill dotoachieve eachgoal.18Thus you can keepyour motivationhigh during the program.So thinkhappy thoughts.You maythink abouthowmuchgood you are doingto yourbody whileyouareexercising.Whenyou eathealthier foods,imagine yourheart thankingyou.Making alist ofpositive changesfrom lostweight willalso help.Will youfeel muchbetterbecause youvebecome healthierWill you have abetter self-image becauseyoucanfinally fitintothat dressyouve beenadmiring19The finalwaytostay with your weightloss programistovary yourroutines.Your mindisquite likelytogetbored if your weightloss programnever changes.20Moreover,tokeepfrombeing boredwithyourdiet,buy some new healthyliving cookbooksor searchInternet recipesites tofindsomenewhealthy dishes.This canhelp tokeepyouwithin yourcalorie limitswithout boringyou.A.Your planshould bespecific.B.Whatever willchange aboutyour life,list it.C.Will youmake aneffort tohave abalanced dietD.So howcan youstay motivatedduring your weightloss programE.Have youthought ofthe problemsthat mightcome upifyouare toofatF.Another goodway isto thinkpositively aboutyourweightlossprogram.G.So starta differentexercise programyou mightbe interestedin everyfew months.

三、完形填空（大会）While attheNationalBroadcasters Conventionrecently,oneofthe speakers,Sam Haskell,told astory thatwas sucha beautifulexample of21,When Samwas nine,a22commercial attractedhis attention.Procter amp;（宝洁公司）Gamble hadlaunched anad campaignwith the Cheer Man,a characterwho23neighborhoods aroundthecountry.If herang yourdoorbell,youd24ten dollars.Young Samwas25the Cheer Man wouldcometohis homein Armory,Mississippi.He toldeveryonehe talkedto thatthe Cheer Man wascoming tohis house.People26him,but hismom keptencouraginghim todream.Time wentby andthe adwasnolonger ontelevision,but Sam27believed theCheerManwascoming.Then oneday,Sam sawa car28with aloudspeaker on theroof-and aman wasyelling,Cheer!Cheer!^^Just ashed29,theCheerMan stoppedin frontofhis house,walked up to Sam,and said,“You getthe tendollars.”一Sams momhad ahuge smileon herface.His dadwhod madefun ofhim fbrhisdream-stood therein

30.“Out ofallthetiny townsin Mississippi,how didyouend upcoming herehe asked.In fact,their addresswas randomly31by computer.Young Samlearned avaluable lessonthat dayabout32a dream.He discoveredthat anythingis33,That knowledgepaved theway forSam HaskelPs34asa famoustelevision producerin Hollywood.And itall35with theCheerManand amother whoencouraged hisdreams.

21.A.effort B.kindness C.faith D.creativity

22.A.television B.newspaper C.radio D.magazine

23.A.connected B.helped C.called D.visited

24.A.donate B.pay C.find D.receive

25.A.doubtful B.convinced C.excited D.proud

26.A.laughed atB.agreed withC,turned toD.asked about

27.A.already B.hardly C.still D,even

28.A.passing B.coming C.leaving D.returning

29.A.dreamed B.calculated C.planned D.suggested

30.A.shock B.silence C,sorrow D.pain

31.A.stored B.identified C.selected D.arranged

32.A.working forB.preparing forC.relying onD.believing in

33.A.changeable B.possible C,useful D.special

34.A.decision B.behavior C,concern D.future

35.A.moved B.developed C,started D.completed

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1Imagine aplace where,asanature lover,youhavea chancetosee17species ofanimals,94different kindsof birdsand230types ofplants in just fourdays.It mightseem likean impossibletask,especially forsomeone whoisnota36professionscientific researcher.But thatsexactly37those whotook partintheNangqen InternationalWildlifeWatch Festivaldid,38many oftheir sightingsrecorded intheir cameras.The event,39hold betweenJuly20and23this yearin Nangqencounty,Qinghai province,was organizedbythecounty governmentand ShanshuiConservation Center,a nonprofitorganizationbased inBeijing,40celebrate therich biodiversityof thisunique partof China.For thefestival,more than50wildlife enthusiastsfrom acrossChina,Australia,France,theUnited KingdomandtheUnited Statesformed17teams anddid41they besttobethe onethatcould photograph42most species.The contestarea43main rangedfrom theirbase campat3,800一meters to5,000meters wellabove thetree line.Members ofthe localcommunity44hire asdrivers,guides andto runthe campsiteat whichthe45participate stayedduringthefestival.

五、建议信.假定你是李华，是英文报纸（简称）中的一个栏46Campus Life21st CenturyTeens Teens目，你很喜欢这个反映学校生活的栏目请给该栏目编辑写封邮件，内容包括表达你对该栏目的喜爱；

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六、读后续写.阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文47The Giftof LifeInAugust1998,a bigfire brokeoutinan apartmentbuilding inChicago.Jacob,together withotherfirefighters,rushed tothe sceneto fightthe fire.It wasalready lookingpretty hopelesswhenwe gotthere J said Jacob.Suddenly,a youngwoman camerunning upto themyelling atthe topofher lungs,My Krisis stillonthefifth floor.”Immediately,Jacob madehis wayuptothefifthfloor.The firehad grownso fierceby then.ctAs afireman Iknew thechances ofmy survivingif Iwent therewere slimJsaid Jacob.“But I justkept seeingthat mothersface inmy head.So Jacobrushed upand finallyfound theboy lyingonthe floorinjustabouttheonly spotthat wasnton fire.I didnteven havetime tofigure outif hewasalive ordead,“said Jacob.Ijustgrabbed himand rushedout.^^Two weeksaftertherescue,Jacob hadtwo visitors—the youngwoman and her sonKris.“Thank youJ shesaid.“We areforever inyour debt.They havekept intouch witheachothersincethen.Jacob wasa hero,but littledid heknow howhis unselfishdecision onthat daywould affecthisown lifesome20years later.（肾）At age43,Jacob wassuffering fromkidney failure,and hisdoctor saidthere wouldbelittle chanceof survivalwithout anew kidney.“I reallydidnt knowwhere toturn.Thafs whenKriscame tomy door,“saidJacob.注意:续写词数应为左右;

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150.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答2Kris wasthe sameblood typeandheknew whathe shoulddo.。