1、广东省广州市2022-2023学年高二上学期期末英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解The best books for kidsHilo: The Boy Who Crashed to EarthHilo doesnt know where hes from, why he fell out of the sky, what hes doing on Earthor why he cant go to school in only his underwear. This series by Judd Winick is as funny as it is exciting,
2、and tells the action-packed adventures of the boy robot who cares deeply about his human friends.Ages 5-12.Who Was? and What Was? seriesThink of each volume in this series as a history lesson for a child. The books cover everything from the Constitution to the Colosseum, and Paul Revere to Pele. The
3、 already detailed series continues to add titlesyour little one can read up on just about any person, place or historical event. Ages 8 and up.Encyclopedia Brown seriesA childrens version of Sherlock Holmes, this series by Donald J. Sobol satisfies curious readers through the stories of a young dete
4、ctive, Leroy Brown. Nicknamed “Encyclopedia“ for his vast range of knowledge, he welcomes neighborhood kids to present their cases in his garage before setting out to solve the mystery.Ages 8-12.HolesOne of the rare books to win both a Newbery Medal and a National Book Award, the story by Louis Sach
5、ar follows Stanley Yelnats as he fights with the curse that has followed his family for generations. The book with a mystery at its core is by turns funny, heartbreaking and deeply thoughtful. Ages 8-12.1What kind of book is the one suitable for 6-year-olds?AA romance story.BA folk tale.CScience fic
6、tion.DA horror story.2Which of the following should kids read if they want to learn some history?AHilo: The Boy Who Crashed to EarthBWho Was? and What Was? series.CEncyclopedia Brown series.DHoles.3Whose book won two prizes?AJudd Winicks.BDonald J. Sobols.CLeroy Browns.DLouis Sachars.Earlier this ye
7、ar, I visited Baluran National Park in eastern Java with my family. This park, named after a dead volcano, is the only place in Indonesia that looks like an African savanna (热带草原). Therefore, it is called Africa in Indonesia. You can see deer, large water buffalo, small mice, peacocks, eagles, monke
8、ys and much more animals. When walking in the park, we really had the feeling that we were in Africa. This was mainly due to its climate. The air was hot and dry rather than warm and wet. It was completely different from what I got used to in Indonesia and I was so surprised. In the park, you will n
9、ever get bored because the whole neighborhood is full of monkeys. But these monkeys are rude and aggressive (好斗的). Monkeys guarded our house and wanted food. When we didnt give them food, they would rob us of food. So each of us was offered a stick by the rangers (护林员). They taught us that when the
10、monkeys were too aggressive we must lift the stick. And it worked perfectly. In the late afternoon, we went for a walk to explore the area. On the way, we saw many species of trees that couldnt be found anywhere else in Indonesia. Soon the sunset approached so we decided to go back. But darkness fel
11、l about halfway through the journey. We only had poor light from our phones. And we heard only the sounds of animals around us. It was possible that hungry animals might come close to us and take us as their dinner. We started to feel scared and quickened our steps. Just when we were about to reach
12、our breaking point, we saw a ranger, who comforted us and led us to safety. In the evening, we talked with the ranger about his life in Baluran. And after dinner, he invited us to fish with him at sunrise. We really had a great time in the park, and I always look forward to coming back and experienc
13、ing all the excitements again.4What do we learn about Baluran National Park?ATourists usually visit it for its volcano.BIt is located in the middle of Africa.CTourists find its climate very pleasant.DIt is a great place for wild animals.5Why was each member of the authors family offered a stick?ATo
14、help them walk easily.BTo play games with monkeys.CTo drive away unfriendly monkeys.DTo use it to give monkeys food.6What made the author and her family quicken their steps?AThe fear of being attacked by wild animals.BThe desire to tell the rangers about their adventure.CThe worry about being robbed
15、 at night.DThe anxiety to charge their phones.7What does the author try to do through the text?AEncourage people to travel to Indonesia.BShare her experience at Baluran National Park.CGive tips on how to visit Baluran National Park.DAdvertise Baluran National Park.Halfway through the womens slalom (
16、障碍滑雪赛) event at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia,18-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin held a commanding lead over the greatest womens slalom skiers in the world. On her final run, she burst from the start house at breakneck speed, zigzagging(曲折前进) around the poles in crazy rhythm.Skiing has al
17、ways been a big part of Mikaelas life. Her dad ski raced all through college and her mom raced and coached skiing. The Shiffrins taught Mikaela and her brother, Taylor, to ski at a very young age. At two and a half years old, Mikaela made her first ski run on plastic skis. From ages 8 to 11, she wor
18、ked hard,repeating hundreds of training runs on small hills to learn the correct techniques of slalom skiing.When Mikaela was 11, she attended the Burke Mountain Academy, a Vermont boarding school for skiers. She took classes, studied, and practiced her skiing crazily. According to Burke Mountain Ac
19、ademy headmaster Kirk Dwyer, “What separated Mikaela from others was the degree of her effort to be the best. Her commitment to conditioning, getting proper sleep, eating correctly, doing the drills, and watching video was unusual for an 11-to 13-year-old. Mikaela practiced more than anyone and beli
20、eved in herself then and now.”By the time she was 17, she had already won her first World Cup race.For Mikaela, working hard is a full-time job. Even her off-season is work time. In the summer, when Mikaela is off the ski slopes and in the gym, her daily training consists of six to seven hours of we
21、ight lifting core body work, and biking to improve her strength and flexibility. She does all of this so that she can dash down a mountain at speeds topping 50 miles per hour while cutting back and forth around gates with astonishing precision.“If youre passionate about your goals, whatever they are
22、,” she says, “theres no limit to what you can achieve. Give it your all!”8What can we learn from paragraph 2?AMikaela came from a skiing family.BMikaelas mother taught her to ski first.CMikaela trained harder than her brother.DMikaelas father coached skiing in colleges.9Why were headmaster Kirk Dwye
23、rs words cited?ATo praise the good students in his school.BTo stress the great importance of practice.CTo show Mikaelas difference from others.DTo highlight Mikaelas great devotion to training.10Which of the following words can best describe Mikaela?ACompetent and smart.BConfident and creative.CAggr
24、essive and optimistic.DCommitted and self-disciplined.11Where is this text probably taken from?AA textbook.BA novel.CA magazine.DA brochure.The mom had died when the rescuers found her after the terrible earthquake. She was covered by a destroyed house. Through gaps (缝隙) of those ruins，the rescuers
25、could see her last posture (姿势)It was something like an ancient person who was kowtowing (叩头)，but it just looked strange because she was out of shape by pressure.The rescuers confirmed her death by touching her through the gaps of the ruins. They shouted at the ruins again and again，knocked the bric
26、ks using various tools，but no reply inside.Then the rescuing team went to the next building. Suddenly the leader ran back，calling “Come here.” He came to the body，put his hands under the woman，feeling and touching，then shouted loudly and gladly，“There is someone，a baby，still living.”Through some eff
27、orts，rescuers cleaned up the ruins which blocked her. Under her body lay her baby，who was covered by a small red quilt (棉被)He was about 3 or 4 monthsold. Since well protected by his mothers body，he was safe. He was in a deep sleep when the rescuer carried him out，and his lovely and peaceful face war
28、med everyone around him. The doctor，along with the rescuing team，took the baby out of the quilt to check if the baby was all right，and he found there was a mobile phone in the quilt. The doctor looked at the screen; a writtenmessage was already there：“My dear baby if you could live，dont forget how m
29、uch I love you.” As a doctor，he experienced much of this type of separation; but at this moment，he cried. The mobile phone was passed，and every person who saw this message shed (流出) tears.12When the rescuers found the mom，she_.Awas using her mobile phone to ask for helpBbegged the rescuers to save h
30、er baby firstCwas struggling with the pressureDdidnt have the normal shape13When the baby was rescued，he_.Awas smiling a lotBwas fast asleepCwas listening carefullyDwas frightened to death14After seeing the words on the mobile phone，people was_.ApleasedBexcitedCmovedDtired15The passage is mainly abo
31、ut_.Aa story of saving a mother and her babyBthe disaster of a terrible earthquakeCthe rescuers hard work after an earthquakeDthe great love of a mother in the earthquakePasta and pizza were on everyones lunch menu in my native land of Italy. Everyone who had such a lunch was fair-skinned and spoke
32、Italian. A few years later, as I stood in the lunch line with my kindergarten class in a school in Brooklyn, I realized things were no longer that simple. My classmates ranged from those kids with pale skin and large blue eyes to those with rich brown skin and dark hair. The food choices were almost
33、 as diverse as the students. In front of me was an array of foods I couldnt even name in my native language. Fearing that I would pick out something awful, I desperately tried to ask the boy ahead of me for a recommendation. Unfortunately, between us stood the barrier of language. Although my kinder
34、garten experience feels like a century ago, the lessons I learned will stick in my mind forever. For the past three summers, I have worked in a government agency in New York. New immigrants much like the little girl in the lunch line flooded our office seeking help. I often had to be an interpreter
35、for the Italian-speaking ones. As I served the role of vital communication link, I was reminded of my desperate struggle to converse before I learned English. I watched with great sympathy as elderly Italians tried to hold a conversation in Italian with people who did not speak the language. It sudd
36、enly became very clear to me how lucky I was to be fluent in two languages. In New York, a multicultural city, students like me are blessed with a chance to work with a diverse population. In my English to Italian translations, Ive learned about social programs that I didnt know existed. This work e
37、xpanded my mind in ways that are impossible inside the four walls of a classroom. Walking through the streets of Brooklyn today, I am no longer confused by this citys sounds and smells. Instead, enjoy its diversity.16What did the author realize after entering school in Brooklyn?ATime passed quickly.
38、BEnglish was hard to learn.CThe food was terrible.DPeople were very different.17Who does “the little girl” in paragraph 2 refer to?AAn Italian teacher.BA government official.CThe author herself.DThe authors classmate.18How did the summer job benefit the author?AIt strengthened her love for school.BI
39、t helped sharpen her sense of direction.CIt opened her eyes to the real world.DIt made her childhood dream come true.Half decade ago, at the end of my first semester teaching at Wharton, my student Kevin stopped by for office hours. He sat down and burst into tears. My mind started cycling through a
40、 list of events that could make a college junior cry: His girlfriend had broken up with him; he had been accused of cheating in exams; he forgot to turn in papers before the deadline. “I just got my first A-minus(减),” he said with his voice shaking.Year after year, I watch in depression as students
41、are crazy about getting straight As. Some sacrifice their health; a few have even tried to charge their school after falling short(倒挂). All hold the belief that top marks are a ticket to best graduate schools and rewarding job offers. I was one of them. I started college with the goal of graduating
42、with a 4.0. It would be a reflection of my brainpower and willpower, showing that I had the right stuff to succeed. But I was wrong.The evidence is clear: Academic excellence is not a strong predictor of career excellence. Across industries, research shows that the connection between grades and job
43、performance is modest in the first year after college and unimportant within a handful of years. Take Microsoft for example, once employees are two or three years out of college, their grades have no bearing on their performance. (Of course, it must be said that if you got Ds, you probably didnt end
44、 up at Microsoft.)Academic grades rarely assess qualities like creativity, leadership and teamwork skills, or social, emotional and political intelligence. Yes, straight A students master large amounts of information and reproduce it in exams. But career success is rarely about finding the right sol
45、ution to a problemits more about finding the right problem to solve. This might explain why Steve Jobs finished high school with a 2.65GPA, and Martin Luther King Jr. got only one A in his four years at Morehouse.19Why did the student Kevin feel sad?AHe was caught cheating in exams.BHis girlfriend a
46、bandoned him.CHe didnt hand in his papers before headline.DHe failed to get straight As.20What did the author once believe?AMarks didnt reflect willpower and brainpower.BTop marks meant well-paid job offers.CIt was wrong to care too much about marks.DStraight As dont bring creative performances.21Wh
47、y are the employees at Microsoft mentioned?ATo stress the company values employees with top marks.BTo indicate academic performance is important.CTo show academic excellence isnt a strong predictor of career performance.DTo introduce successful example in the technology industry.22What should people
48、 focus more on to succeed according to the passage?AHow to be a creative leader.BWhat to do with detailed information.CHow to solve a problem.DWhat problems to be solved.Theres nothing particularly difference about the way Canadians celebrate Halloween, yet perhaps at least in my neighborhood, it seems to be more about togetherness than any great passion to wear a witchs hat or string some ne
