1、湖北省武汉市部分重点中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期中联考英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解Whether you want a snowy or sunny winter getaway, these hotels are hot on our list of places to stay this winter. Dive Motel &Swim Club: Nashville, TNA former50s motor inn, the new Dive Motel & Swim Club has been fully updated to look lik
2、e the 70s. Choose to stay in one of 23 uniquely decorated rooms, each equipped with a disco ball and party switch. Book the Penthouse Suite for a private deck overlooking the pool, or become a Swim Club member and enjoy pool benefits anytime. Hotel Joaquin: Orange Country, CAA newcomer to coastal Or
3、ange County, Hotel Joaquin is a high-end hotel. This small-sized accommodation feels like a private beachside house, but with perfect service, well-prepared activities, fine dining and a relaxing pool. Restaurant Saline(for guests only)serves Mediterranean cuisine with a focus on fresh seafood. Even
4、 better, the hotel will pack a picnic to take to the beachwhich is just steps away. Hotel Orania: Berlin, GermanyHotel Orania, located in the creative center of Kreuzberg, offers guests a five-star stay in recently-decorated rooms that are light and cheerful with warm wood accents and Asian influenc
5、e. The restaurant specializes in a four-course meal featuring duck in each course. Catch a free concert in the hotels “salon” or sip a hand-crafted cocktail at the bar. Snowpine Lodge: Alta, UTThe ski-in/ski-out Snowpine Lodge, located on the slopes of Alta Ski Resort just 40 minutes south of Salt L
6、ake City, offers an excellent, cozy retreat. Having undergone a $50-million dollar decoration, the lodge now offers incomparable luxury and impressive facilities such as ski boot warmers, a fully stocked game room, and farm-to-table dining featuring slope views.1Which place best suits people who pre
7、fer Mediterranean cuisine?ADive Motel & Swim Club.BHotel Joaquin.CHotel Orania.DSnowpine Lodge.2What can you do both in Dive Motel & Swim Club and in Snowpine Lodge?AWarm your ski boots.BEnjoy pool benefits anytime.CEnjoy a view from a specific perspective.DEnjoy farm-to-table food.3Who is t
8、he text intended for?AHotel managers.BDiners.CSportsmen.DTravel lovers.If you have ever seen the art of Jonathan Green, it is not likely that you will soon forget it. His paintings are bold and colorful, lively and cheerful. Green depicts a way of life that is rapidly disappearing. It is a way of li
9、fe that he remembers with fondness from his childhood in the South Carolina Sea Islands. Jonathan Green was born in 1955 in Gardens Corner, South Carolina, a region of the state known as the Low Country. The second of seven children, Green was raised by his maternal grandmother, Eloise Stewart Johns
10、on. As he grew up, he was immersed in Gullah culture-a culture that placed great value on tradition, family, and community. Although Green had to travel to other parts of the world before he could fully appreciate his rich heritage, the basic elements of his culture eventually found their way into h
11、is unique form of artistic expression. After Green graduated from high school, he joined the military. It seemed like a good opportunity for him to see the world and to receive an education. When he completed his military service, Green attended the Art Institute of Chicago. While he was in school,
12、he worked part-time as a security guard at an art museum. This allowed him to study the work of the masters. He imitated their work at first, learning what made them so well respected. Then, Green found his own style and direction and began painting South Carolinas Gullah Islands, the world he knew
13、best. Jonathan Greens artwork is filled with everyday images of Gullah life as he remembered it growing up. His paintings show people hanging laundry out to dry, picking oysters, telling stories, and attending weddings and funerals. Water is found in many of his paintings because it plays an importa
14、nt role in the lives of people who live along the coast and on the islands. Human beings are also found in nearly all of Greens work, indicating the importance of family and community to the culture. The faces of the people in his paintings are usually without features. This can be interpreted as Gr
15、eens way of showing how the everyday lives and experiences of people are universal.The Gullah way of life is changing as children grow up and move away to larger towns and cities. Jonathan Green knows that his artwork cannot change what is happening to the area where he grew up. But his paintings ca
16、n raise awareness of what is in danger of being lost and preserve the memories of a rich and colorful way of life.4What can we learn from the passage?AGreens way of depicting is rapidly disappearing.BJoining the army broadened Greens horizons.CGreens artwork raised the awareness of changing the area
17、 .DGreen imitated the masterpiece to show respect for the masters.5What are you most likely to see in Greens paintings?AA landscape of a beautiful village.BA realistic portrait of a mother telling story.CA fisherman casting a net.DA cute dog biting a bone.6What does the underlined word “immerse” mea
18、n ?AParticipate.BDevote.CContribute.DExpose.7This passage is _.Aa profileBan auto-biographyCa reviewDan initiativeA good nights sleep can make you feel better. Researchers say that quality sleep may even add years to peoples lives. Men who sleep well could live almost five years longer than those wh
19、o do not. Women could benefit by two years. Researchers also found that young people who had better sleep habits were less likely to die early. But quantity of sleep was not in itself enough to achieve the possible health benefits. Quality of sleep is also important. Good sleep was based on five dif
20、ferent factors. These were: ideal sleep duration of seven to eight hours a night; difficulty falling asleep no more than two times a week; trouble staying asleep no more than two times a week; not using any sleep medication; and feeling well rested after waking up at least five days a week. The find
21、ings suggested that about 8% of deaths from any cause could be attributed to poor sleep patterns. Dr Frank Qian is an internal medicine resident physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, America. He said: “We saw a clear dose-response relationship. So the more beneficial factors s
22、omeone has in terms of having higher quality of sleep, they also have a stepwise lowering of all causes. ” The researchers included data from 172,321 people. They had an average age of 50. 54% of them were women. They participated in the National Health Interview Survey between 2013 and 2018. The su
23、rvey looked at the health of the US population. It included questions about sleep and sleep habits. People were followed for an average of 4.3 years. During this time, 8,681 died. Of these deaths, 2,610 (30%) were from cardiovascular disease. 2,052 (24%) was from cancer. And 4,019 (46%) were due to
24、other causes. Among men and women who reported having all five quality sleep measures (a score of five), life expectancy was 4.7 years greater for men. And it was 2.4% greater for women. This was compared with those who had none or only one of the factors. More research is needed to determine why me
25、n had double the increase in life expectancy compared with women who had the same quality sleep. There is a limitation of the study. The sleep habits were self-reported and not objectively measured or checked.8Who is most likely to have a good sleep?AAlice, who falls asleep as soon as she touches th
26、e pillow after taking asleeping pill every day.BBetty, who falls asleep quickly and has a nightmare at least 3 times a week.CCandy, who feels refreshed after sleeping tight weekdays.DDavid, who counts sheep and has a sound sleep every day.9What can we learn from the passage?AThe sleep habits in the
27、study were reported by the test subjects.BQuantity of sleep was enough to achieve the health benefits.CMen had double the life span compared with women.DPoor sleep pattern caused 8% of deaths from all causes of cancer.10How did the researchers come to their findings ?ABy referring to another study.B
28、By consulting the authoritative agencies.CBy interviewing the professionals.DBy conducting data analysis.11What is the writers attitude to the the finding of the study?AAmbiguousBObjectiveCIndifferentDDoubtfulNowadays some companies are attempting to grow seafood from cells in a laboratory rather th
29、an harvesting it from the oceans.With massive problems with overfishing worldwide and growing demand for shrinking supplies of seafood, the way fish currently makes its way to our plates isnt a long-term viable option. Between 1961 and 2016, the average annual increase in global food fish consumptio
30、n outpaced population growth. Those are figures not sustainable for us, the fish or the environment as a whole.Cellular seafood could be the answer. Just dont make the mistake of calling it lab-grown fish. None of us in the industry would call it lab-grown seafood,” says Mike Selden, CEO of Finless
31、Foods. Finless Foods isnt lab-grown. We experiment and create our science in the lab, but dont produce there. Our products come from a production base much like a farm as a production base for animals.Finless Foods is a tech company in San Francisco. Beginning in 2017, its been working to bring to m
32、arket a species of cultured bluefin tuna (蓝鳍金枪鱼) created using cellular technology. Shortly after that, the company produced its first pound of bluefin tuna meat for a cost of about $19,000. Since then, however, its been the first battle to bring that price down.Selden terms what Finless Foods is do
33、ing as cell-based seafood. Were growing seafood from real seafood cells, Selden explained. We take cells from a fish once, and then grow them endlessly from that. We do the same process that happens inside of a fish and make it happen outside of a fish.”The goal of cellular seafood isnt to entirely
34、destroy the current seafood industry. Instead, its intended to augment itand perhaps to help reduce some of the more harmful aspects of current fishing practices like overfishing and illegal fishing. And when it comes to certain sea species, this laboratory-based approach could help create a plentif
35、ul supply of certain fish without endangering the survival of certain overfished species as a whole.12What is the main function of the second paragraph?AWarning us of the shrinking seafood supplies.BStressing the significance of cellular seafood.CAnalyzing the reasons for global overfishing.DShowing
36、 the environmental effect of seafood.13What is the top priority of producing cellular seafood ?ACutting down the high cost of production.BEnriching the nutrient content.CReducing harmful health effect.DSimplifying the production process.14What can we learn from the passage?ACellular seafood isnt lab
37、-grown food because it is processed in a production base wholly.BFinless Foods does the same process inside a fish as a fish does.CFinless Foods can create a new range of fish.DCellular seafood can strengthen the current seafood industry.15What is the best title for the text?ASeafood in Cells.BCheap
38、er Seafood.CInsufficient Seafood Supplies.DCurrent Seafood Industry.二、七选五How to Choose the Right Career?Choosing the right career can be difficult, and consequently you will find many of us can hardly find a suitable job in our daily life. _16_Evaluating your interestsAssess your hobbies. It is very
39、 easy to turn your hobbies or something you love doing into a future career. Many hobbies are related to real world needs and positions. Consider what you like to do and how that might fit into a career. Remain humble as you work toward your goal._17_Consider what skills you are good at. If you are
40、particularly good at certain skills, such as fixing things or making things, this can provide you with a great future career, since skilled labor is often in demand and you will find it fairly easy to find work. _18_ People who interact with others well can easily get careers as social workers or in
41、 marketing and similar business positions.Considering your current stateExplore yourself. Figuring out what you should do with your life may sometimes require you to get to know yourself better. If you want a career that will really make you happy, you have to have an impressive awareness of what yo
42、u want and what you enjoy. _19_Thinking about your futureExamine your future financial security. One of the most important things to consider is if the career path youre choosing will provide you with an acceptable level of financial security. In other words, will you be able to make enough money to
43、 support yourself and your family? Meanwhile, you are supposed to pay special attention to your future job stability, _20_ Accordingly, you will need to consider if the career you choose is stable enough for you and your desires for the future.Admittedly, the combination of the above four steps prov
44、ed extremely effective when choosing the future career. Once you get started, youll find it quite beneficial and even enjoyable!AAssessing your skillsBAssessing your personalityCTherefore, having a defined career direction will help you achieve your goal.DJob markets changes a lot as society needs d
45、ifferent things at different times.EFor some people, this means taking some time off to decide whats vital to them.FIf you have a good command of communicating with others, there are jobs for you as well.GHowever, with serious self-planning and self-reflection, you can set yourself on path towards a
46、 fulfilling career.三、完形填空After a tearless farewell with my daughter, we left her new dorm room. But soon in the campus we saw her running against the August heat. I quickly _21_ down the car window and Sarina didnt miss a step as she turned and happily waved goodbye. I was in _22_ why the tears hadn
47、t come when we parted on her first day in university. Our first _23_, the day she left my body, was a nightmare of pain and suffering. _24_, our togetherness following the birth was so sweet that I felt her small body still seemed to be _25_ to mine. In the years to come, the sound of her feet runni
48、ng around our house was like the gentle _26_ that reminded me that my little girl was here and that someday she would run the _27_ I couldnt follow. Last year Sarina turned 16 and decided to _28_ art in college: She was _29_ about college life with so much to expect, but I was uneasy because it would be a long plane ride away from home. I tried to imagine what separation would be
