1、重庆市第八中学校2022-2023学年高二下学期入学测试英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解Jim Thorpe is one of the greatest athletes of all time. He had amazing athletic abilities and was well-known during his lifetime, yet that did not make Thorpe a stranger to adversity.Thorpe was an American Indian from Oklahoma who developed his e
2、xtraordinary athletic skills in his youth through hard labor. It was also in his youth that he learned to endure hardship brought upon by racial prejudice. Many would say his childhood was not easy. He grew up poor and at age 9, his twin brother passed away and a few years later he lost both of his
3、parents.But that did not stop him from doing what he loved and pursuing his dreams. Nothing seemed to stop him, not even stolen shoes. Just hours before Thorpe was going to compete in the 1912 Olympics, somebody stole his shoes. Thorpe improvised by getting shoes out of the garbage. The shoes were t
4、wo different sizes. He wore an extra pair of socks on one foot to even them out.He still went on to win two gold medals winning each event he competed in except for one, the javelin (标枪).The javelin was the only event he didnt win, probably because he had never competed in that event before. It is i
5、nteresting to note that Thorpe had tried to throw the javelin once before in the Olympic trials. At the time, he didnt know that he could throw it with a running start He threw it standing still and was placed second.At the Olympics, he also took part in the decathlon (十项全能运动). He finished first in
6、two events, third in four events, and fourth in two more. Thorpe ended up finishing third in the world. He was undoubtedly a dominating force that couldnt be stopped and just kept on going.I think Paul Dughi said it best, “Its hard to imagine now that pro athletes get paid millions of dollars just t
7、o wear a particular brand of shoes. For Jim Thorpe, it didnt matter what kind he wore.”1What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?AThe adversity Thorpe met with led to his success.BThorpes success was no guarantee of a better life.CThorpes career brought him both gains and losses.DThorpe
8、 suffered many hardships despite his success.2Why did Thorpe wear more socks on one foot?ATo prevent the toot from injury.BTo make the shoe fit the foot.CTo stop the shoe from being stolen.DTo show his problem-solving skills.3Which of the following words can best describe Jim Thorpe?ALoyal and enthu
9、siastic.BGenuine and creative.CTough and strong-minded.DSelfless and good-tempered.It isnt just the beauty of vast natural wonders like the Grand Canyon that can take your breath away. You can find awe in everyday things. A new research, published in the journal Emotion, found that older adults who
10、took “awe walks” felt more positive emotions in their daily lives.In the study, 52 older adults aged 60 to 90 were divided randomly into two groups. They were told to take at least one 15-minute walk each week for eight weeks. Volunteers in the “awe group” were instructed in how to inspire awe as th
11、ey walked. “We asked them to try to see the world with fresh eyesto take in new details of a leaf or flower, for example,” Sturm says. For example, one participant from the awe group wrote about “the beautiful fall colors and how the leaves were no longer crunchy(嘎吱响) underfoot because of the rain”t
12、he wonder that small children feel as they embrace their expanding world. However, people in the other group were less focused on the world around them. One participant wrote, “I thought about our vacation in Hawaii next Thursday.”In addition, participants were asked to take selfies(自拍) in the begin
13、ning, middle, and end of each walk. Researchers found that participants who took awe walks showed a “small self”, in that they filled less of their photographs with their own image and more with the background scenery. “When we feel awe, our attention shifts from focusing on ourselves to focusing on
14、 the world around us, ” Sturm says. “ Awe affects our social relationships because it helps us to feel more connected with the world, universe, and other people.”Their smiles also grew broader by the end of the study. “We analyzed the intensity of their smiles in the selfies, and participants who to
15、ok awe walks displayed greater smiles over time than those who took control walks. The former reported greater positive emotions in general, including more joy and gratitude.”Participants in the control group took more frequent walks than those people in the awe group, the researchers discovered. Bu
16、t walking more didnt result in positive changes in emotional health or in the way their selfies were taken. This suggests that the results were mainly due to experiencing awe, and not just in spending time exercising.4What were participants in the “awe group” required to do in Paragraph 2?ATo take a
17、 walk each week.BTo focus on their inner world.CTo collect leaves after the rain.DTo explore with childlike curiosity.5What can we see in the selfies from the awe walks?AClose-up images with wide smiles.BMore attention on themselves.CSimply the background scenery.DSmall figures with bigger smiles.6W
18、hat can we know from the last paragraph?AExperiencing awe counts.BMore walks, more joy.CExercises can benefit us.DAwe comes with walking.7Which of the following can be the best title?AAwe Walks Promote Your Physical FitnessBExperiencing Awe Does Wonders for EveryoneCAwe Walks Improve Your Positive E
19、motionsDFrequent Walks Contribute to Emotional HealthCan you imagine someone hunting you down with a gun? Most of us would be terrified. So, its no surprise that thats how animals respond, too.Orcas, a species that have been systematically hunted- even with machine guns-dramatically decreased in num
20、ber in the twentieth century. These so-called “killer whales” hunted the same fish that fishermen prized and were therefore seen as competition. Consequently, killer whales began avoiding certain locations and routes. But while North America largely banned their killing in the 1970s, they continue t
21、o be hunted in Greenland to this day.Elephants also have to deal with human hunters. Ivory poachers(象牙偷猎者)have greatly reduced the African elephant population, which used to cover the entire continent. The ivory trade was banned in 1990, but animal habitats and food supplies have still declined. In
22、Kenya, the human population has increased four times over the last 40 years while the elephant population declined by four-fifths.This has caused the elephants to adopt unique responses to people. For instance, elephants are terrified of the spear-waving Maasai, an ethnic group of Kenya and Tanzania
23、 who have often hurt elephants when trying to protect their own cattle.So once in an experiment by a group of zoologists, when elephants living close to the Maasai were presented with three different T-shirts, one belonging to a Maasai, another to a different local and one to a researcher, they only
24、 reacted with fear to the Maasai shirt, literally smelling the danger.However, neither elephants nor killer whales commonly show anger and hate for people. In fact, elephants are generally friendly to humans. And the only instances of killer whales harming a person occurred when the whales were kept
25、 in a water cage. Orcas have even been reported to aid humans in need, protecting them from other animals.8Why are killer whales often hunted?AThey are hugely profitable.BThey harm peoples interests.CThey threaten fishermens safety.DThey compete with other wildlife for food.9What does the underlined
26、 word “This” in Paragraph 4 refer to?ALess illegal ivory trade.BThe decline of food supplies.CElephants traveling to other continents.DThe population change of humans and elephants.10Why is the experiment mentioned?ATo prove humans influence on animals.BTo show the defensive nature of the Maasai.CTo
27、 illustrate the cleverness of the wild animals.DTo highlight the urgency of animal conservation.11Whats the best title of this text?AFierce Animals Can Feel Frightened TooBAnimal Kingdoms Are Sounding an AlarmCAnimals Are Trying to Fit in Human WorldDHuman Actions Have Shaped Animal ConsciousnessIts
28、 no surprise that Jennifer Seniors insightful magazine cover story “I love My Children, I Hate My Life” is arousing much chatter nothing gets people talking like the suggestion that bringing up a child is not a completely fulfilling, life-enriching experience. Rather than concluding that children ma
29、ke parents either happy or miserable, Senior suggests we need to redefine happiness: instead of thinking of it as something that can be measured by moment-to-moment joy, we should consider being happy as a past-tense condition. Even though the day-to-day experience of raising kids can be extremely h
30、ard, Senior writes that “the very things that in the moment damage our moods can later be sources of intense content and delight.”The magazine cover showing an attractive mother holding a cute baby is hardly the only Madonna-and-child image on newsstands this week. There are also stories about newly
31、 adoptive and newly single mom Sandra Bullock, as well as the usual “Jennifer Aniston is pregnant” news. Practically every week features at least one celebrity mom, or mom-to-be, smiling on the newsstands.In a society that so persistently celebrates procreation (繁衍), is it any wonder that admitting
32、you regret having children is equivalent to admitting you support kitten-killing? It doesnt seem quite fair, then, to compare the regrets of parents to the regrets of the children. Unhappy parents rarely are encouraged to wonder if they shouldnt have had kids, but unhappy childless folks are bothere
33、d with the message that children are the single most important thing in the world: obviously their misery must be a direct result of the wide-open baby-size holes in their lives.Of course, the image of parenthood that celebrity magazines like US Weekly and People present is hugely unrealistic, espec
34、ially when the parents are single mothers like Bullock. According to several studies concluding that parents are less happy than childless couples, single parents are the least happy of all. No shock there, considering how much work it is to raise a kid without a partner to lean on; yet to hear cele
35、brities tell it, raising a kid on their “own” (read: with round-the-clock help) is a piece of cake.It is hard to imagine that many people are stupid enough to want children because it looks so fantastic most adults understand that a baby is not a haircut. But it is interesting to wonder if the image
36、s we see every week of stress-free, happiness-enhancing parenthood arent in some small, subconscious way contributing to our own dissatisfactions with the actual experience, in the same way that a small part of us hoped getting a part of the way celebrities live might make us look just a little bit
37、like them.12Jennifer Senior suggests in her article that raising a child can bring _.Avery temporary delightBgreat enjoyment in progressChappiness in ones memoryDconcern over love and hatred13Paragraph 2 is intended to show that _.Acelebrity moms are a permanent source for gossip.Bsingle mothers wit
38、h babies deserve greater attention.Cnews about pregnant celebrities is entertaining.Dhaving children is highly valued by the public.14According to the passage, those childless folks_.Aare less likely to be satisfied with their lifeBare largely ignored by the media.Cfail to fulfill their social respo
39、nsibilities.Dare constantly exposed to criticism.15Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?AHaving children contributes little to the glamour of celebrity moms.BCelebrity moms have influenced our attitude towards child raising.CHaving children intensifies our dissatisfaction w
40、ith life.DWe sometimes neglect the happiness from child raising.二、七选五Want a relaxing but fun challenge at home? _16_ Puzzles have been around for more than 250 years and the challenge of working out where each piece goes and carefully recreating the scene on the box lid can keep you busy for hours,
41、days or even weeks.Puzzles come in a huge range of sizes and difficulty levels. For beginners, a 100-piece puzzle is usually a good starting point._17_ Try grouping pieces with the same colours or design because they will probably go in the same area once the puzzle takes shape._18_ Those pieces are
42、 easier to find because they have a straight side. Stay patient as you search through and try to make it fit together. You may not find any connecting pieces for ages but then several may suddenly appear.For a real test, puzzles that have 1,000 pieces or more are a tough task and its best to complet
43、e them with friends or family if you can. Choosing a scene that interests you, such as a favourite film, sport or location, can help keep you interested and determined to work to the final piece. You can get fun educational puzzles, too. _19_Some of the best places to pick up puzzles are charity sho
44、ps. Theyre often on sale for lessthan 5. Once you have completed a puzzle its nice to exchange it with a friend. _20_ You just upload an image, such as a family scene, and they will make a puzzle from it and post it to you. It makes lovely and unusual present.ASo others can have a go.BYou cant beat
45、a good puzzle.CSome companies make personalised puzzles.DHowever, a good start doesnt always lead to a good result.EMost people like to start by getting the four edges of a puzzle laid out.FIt can get you used to sorting out how the shapes, patterns and colours go together.GFor example, you may try
46、a map of the world, historical timelines or the periodic table.三、完形填空I am a guide at the California Academy of Sciences. Weeks ago, I was _21_ with a lovely family at the Academys Swamp exhibit. Their young son was _22_ by the swallow and asked many questions about it. As the family was leaving, I a
47、sked the boy if he would like a sticker to put on his shirt. He _23_ chose a swallow sticker. The boys younger brother spent time _24_ all the sticker choices before choosing a butterfly. The boy who had chosen first said softly to his father, “I didnt see the frog sticker.” His father immediately _
48、25_ the boy to ask me for a second sticker. The boy said, “No, Im happy with what I have.”I was _26_. Such grace, gratitude and _27_, all from an eight-year-old boy. Too often, we _28_ to be happy with what we have and in our forgetfulness, we spread the _29_ of discontent.I recently purchased my first laptop computer. In discussions with the _30_, he said, “Within two year
