2024年5月13日发(作者：)

2022-2023

学年广东省深圳市高二下学期

6

月期末英语试题

1. Though mom said she didn’t need the new bag for her birthday, I believed she was secretly

________.

A

．

embarrassed B

．

confused C

．

delighted D

．

inspired

2. An ________ voice came over the radio, giving a fire warning and asking us to leave the building

right away.

A

．

encouraging B

．

annoying C

．

innocent D

．

urgent

3. They didn’t begin to celebrate until they knew their victory was ________.

A

．

symbolic B

．

recent C

．

quick D

．

secure

4. The store said they would repair the television for free since it was still under ________.

A

．

construction B

．

guarantee C

．

control D

．

threat

5. Considering his leg injuries, there can be little ________ of him winning the race.

A

．

intervention B

．

awareness C

．

expectation D

．

tolerance

6. —We could go to an Italian or Chinese restaurant tonight. What do you think?

—Either one is fine. I don’t have a ________.

A

．

responsibility B

．

preference C

．

companion D

．

deadline

7. I didn’t want to ________ her when she had so many tasks of her own.

A

．

forgive B

．

cherish C

．

bother D

．

greet

8. Grandma ________ from room to room, not sure of what she was looking for.

A

．

struggled B

．

wandered C

．

coughed D

．

swept

9. The musician was able to ________ a wide range of instruments to create a beautiful symphony.

A

．

employ B

．

measure C

．

decorate D

．

repair

10. The yearly income of the newspaper dropped ________ from $57.8 billion in 2020 to $14.3

billion in 2021.

A

．

dramatically B

．

potentially C

．

slightly D

．

steadily

11. Couples in China are allowed to have three children, ________, in my opinion, is helpful in

dealing with the problem of the increasingly aging population.

A

．

that B

．

who C

．

what D

．

which

12. Bungee Jumping is a very popular sport, ________ courage matters more than strength.

A

．

that B

．

why C

．

where D

．

which

13. ________ he is invited to someone’s home for dinner, he brings a gift, like a bunch of flowers.

A

．

However B

．

Whenever C

．

Wherever D

．

Whichever

14. —Excuse me, Madam. A reporter ________ all day. Would you like to speak to him now?

—Ok, put me through.

A

．

was called B

．

has been called C

．

is calling D

．

has been calling

15. The amazing sculptures in the Dunhuang Caves ________ by visitors for centuries before they

were recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.

A

．

would be

admired

B

．

had been admired C

．

had admired D

．

admired

16. —How can I find your assistant at the airport?

—Don’t worry. He ________ a board with your name on it at that time.

A

．

has been holding B

．

will be holding C

．

will be held D

．

has held

17. I have to say ________ was thrilling to see the little zebra make a narrow escape from the

crocodile.

A

．

that B

．

what C

．

this D

．

it

18. The doctor suggested ________ the intake of high-fat food to improve her health condition.

A

．

restricting B

．

to be restricted C

．

to restrict D

．

restricted

19. The goal of the fund is ________ in scholarships that help students complete their education.

A

．

investing B

．

to be invested C

．

to invest D

．

invested

20. ________ I love most about this city is its lively art scenes and welcoming communities.

A

．

What B

．

That C

．

Why D

．

Which

21. When you ________ others, focusing on behavior rather than character can avoid making

personal attacks.

A

．

bring up B

．

drive away C

．

tell off D

．

turn to

22. —This sauce needs more flavour.

—I know, some lemon juice should ________.

A

．

do the trick B

．

lead the way C

．

make the point D

．

break the ice

23. Don’t worry. You’ve left your mother ________. This hospital has the best nursing team in the

city.

A

．

out of control B

．

in good hands C

．

behind the wheel D

．

against all odds

24. Life isn’t just about ________ oxygen and giving out carbon dioxide

A

．

reacting with

B

．

giving off C

．

using up D

．

taking in

25. Changing schools means I have to ________ new environment, unfamiliar faces and different

school rules.

A

．

adapt to

26. Volunteering is a great way to develop new skills, gain experience and connect with others. If

you are interested in volunteering, here are some recommended opportunities.

Disabled People’s Buddy

Become a buddy to help young disabled people. You can decide how to spend your time together,

whether in an art exhibition or a little concert, but remember to take care of him or her. We hope that

you understand the importance of protecting people’s dignity, communicate with them patiently, and

devote 3-4 hours every week to the project for at least six months.

App Content Creator

We’re making an app to promote protection of our planet from climate change. We’re looking for

someone who cares about the climate crisis and uses online design tools skilfully. If you are

admitted, you will work at least 4 hours per week from home to help publicize green living, but you

will learn a lot about marketing and brand building.

Volunteer Map Editor

Your primary responsibility is to update structure data for The National Map using our mapping app.

Structures include schools, hospitals, police stations, and other important public buildings. Since this

is an ongoing remote computer-based activity, you can participate from anywhere you have reliable

Internet access if it suits your schedule

Citizen TV Volunteer

Make a change-making feature documentary with us. You will research, film, and bring to light

some inspiring stories over the past 160 years. No prior skills are required, and you will receive

professional camera training. You will work from day to night, so please get your body and mind

prepared.

1. What should you do as a buddy of disabled people?

A

．

Discover their artistic talents.

C

．

Provide them with medical care.

B

．

Accompany them with respect.

D

．

Develop their communication skills.

B

．

leave out C

．

withdraw from D

．

depend on

2. How can one benefit from becoming an app content creator?

A

．

Adopt a healthy lifestyle.

C

．

Take online design courses.

B

．

Promote personal brands.

D

．

Acquire marketing knowledge.

3. Which volunteer opportunity is the most flexible in terms of working time?

A

．

Disabled People’s Buddy.

C

．

Volunteer Map Editor.

B

．

App Content Creator.

D

．

Citizen TV Volunteer.

27. In my early teens, I was once given a film camera as a gift. On receiving it, I jumped on my bike,

headed to Wimbledon Common and took photos, just for me: photos of trees and wildlife. I was out

all day. On my way home I spotted a tree lit up by street lighting and tried to capture its splendour.

Rushing home, I popped the spent film in a special little envelope and sent it off to a photography

store, desperate to see how it came out. I took many photos then and loved the fact that when you

processed your film you got back colour photos which froze the precious moments, gently

encouraging the hobby and the payments for processing.

As I grew into adulthood, that simple, deep happiness gradually faded away. One weekend when I

was busy answering the work calls, my eyes caught a box in the corner of the room. I suddenly felt a

sense of sadness. The stress growing over these years had pushed the camera from beside my pillow

to the box in the corner. I thought I needed a change.

I took out the camera and dusted it down. It was a great joy that it still worked. I bought new film

and took the camera everywhere I went. Now it is always on hand to accompany me on journeys, to

allow me time to myself. Even if the day is full and busy, I can seize some moments for myself to

take photos, to observe the world around me.

The wall of my room now holds all my camera equipment on display, along with photos I’ve taken.

To me, the room represents how I’ve found happiness: by reconnecting to the younger part of myself

I laid aside, by allowing room in my life for pleasure to exist, and by creating an environment that

allows opportunities for delight.

1. What did the author think of taking photos as a young boy?

A

．

Inspiring and practical.

C

．

Exciting and worthwhile.

B

．

Tiring yet delightful.

D

．

Difficult yet engaging.

2. Why did the author stop taking photos according to paragraph 2?

A

．

He wanted to focus on his work.

B

．

He was struck by sudden sorrow.

C

．

He attempted to behave like an adult.

D

．

He was faced with increasing pressure.

3. What did the author get from picking up his hobby?

A

．

More fun in the daily routine.

C

．

Better skills of observation.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A

．

Revisiting Lost Childhood Memories

B

．

Appreciating Beauty Behind the Lens

C

．

Escaping Teenage Sadness with Camera

B

．

New journeys in the wild.

D

．

Different styles of photography.

D

．

Regaining Pleasure Through Photography

28. Musa Haidar holds a coconut (

椰子

) to his ear and shakes it from side to side. Its sound pleases

the market trader, who puts the large brown fruit back on the pile at his market stand in the suburb of

Zanzibar, a city on the East African Island.

His customers are less happy, however. A coconut going for 500 shillings a few years ago today

sells for 1,500 shillings. That makes it more expensive to cook curries or other dishes using coconut

milk. “The prices are not normal,” says Mr. Haidar. “Coconuts have become expensive for local

people.”

Why have prices gone nuts? “People are chopping (

砍

), chopping,” he explains. A count in 2014

found just 3.4 million coconut trees, down from 5.7 million in the late 1990s. Since hungry

Zanzibaris still demand creamy fish curries and beans baked in coconut milk, falling supply has led

to higher prices. Coconuts from the mainland are pricier because of high transport costs.

The logging of coconut trees reflects the urbanization wave in Zanzibar and the rest of Africa where

urban sprawl is the most striking feature, cities extending outwards rather than growing upwards.

Because of that, when people move to a new land, they chop down the coconut trees to make space

for their new homes.

Moreover, some houses and island hotels have furniture made from coconut wood. Emmanuel Elias,

a woodworker, explains that it is cheaper than the imported one. By law farmers cannot chop down

fruit-bearing trees for furniture; in practice it is hard to stop them. Even if they obey the rules, many

do not plant new trees, since these take at least six years to produce fruits, and fifteen years to reach

maximum production levels. State subsidies (

补贴

) for seeds have proved no match for urban

population growth.

In his workshop, Mr. Elias dusts off a solid dressing table he is selling for 400,000 shillings. He

points out that it is made of coconut wood. “This is the land of coconut trees,” he says. But for how

much longer?

1. What leads to the high price of coconuts in Zanzibar?

A

．

The demand going beyond the supply.

B

．

Local people raising the price randomly.

C

．

The transportation developing too slowly.

D

．

Residents consuming too much coconut milk

2. What does the underlined word “sprawl” in paragraph 4 mean?

A

．

Structure. B

．

Capacity. C

．

Expansion. D

．

Management.

3. Why are farmers in Zanzibar unwilling to plant coconut trees?

A

．

They can’t get the state subsidies.

B

．

They can’t afford to wait for fruits.

C

．

They are following the existing regulations.

D

．

They have switched to the furniture industry.

4. What can we infer about the author’s opinion on coconut trees from the text?

A

．

He worries about their future.

B

．

He expects their faster growth.

C

．

He takes pride in their number.

D

．

He doubts their value for furniture.

29. In the days before the Internet, critical thinking was the most important skill of informed citizens.

But in the digital age, according to Anastasia Kozyreva, a psychologist at the Max Planck Institute

of Human Development, and her colleagues, an even more important skill is critical ignoring.

As the researchers point out, we live in an attention economy where content producers on the

Internet compete for our attention. They attract us with a lot of emotional and eye-catching stories

while providing little useful information, so they can expose us to profit-generating advertisements.

Therefore, we are no longer customers but products, and each link we click is a sale of our time and

attention. To protect ourselves from this, Kozyreva advocates for learning the skill of critical

ignoring, in which readers intentionally control their information environment to reduce exposure to

false and low-quality information.

According to Kozyreva, critical ignoring comprises three strategies. The first is to design our

environments, which involves the removal of low-quality yet hard-to-resist information from around.

Successful dieters need to keep unhealthy food out of their homes. Likewise, we need to set up a

digital environment where attention-grabbing items are kept out of sight. As with dieting, if one tries

to bank on willpower not to click eye-catching “news,” he’ll surely fail. So, it’s better to just keep

them out of sight to begin with.

The next is to evaluate the reliability of information, whose purpose is to protect you from false and

misleading information. It can be realized by checking the source in the mainstream news agencies

which have their reputations for being trustworthy.

The last goes by the phrase “do not feed the trolls.” Trolls are actors who intentionally spread false

and hurtful information online to cause harm. It may be appealing to respond to them to set the facts

straight, but trolls just care about annoying others rather than facts. So, it’s best not to reward their

bad behaviour with our attention.

By sharpening our critical ignoring skills in these ways, we can make the most of the Internet while

avoiding falling victim to those who try to control our attention, time, and minds.

1. What can we learn about the attention economy from paragraph 2?

A

．

It offers little information.

C

．

It saves time for Internet users.

B

．

It features depressing stories.

D

．

It seeks profits from each click.

2. Why does the author mention dieters in paragraph 3?