1、河北省邯郸市2022-2023学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解Four of the Best Art Competitions to Enter in 2023If youre creating amazing art but struggling to gain exposure, art contests are a great opportunity for publicity. Ready to show off your art to the world? Check out our guide to some of the best ar
2、t contests to enter this year.The Lumen Prize for Digital ArtPrize: $4,000 first prizeEntry Fee: $40 for two worksThis digital art competition is organized by Lumen Art Projects Ltd, a non-profit organization thats committed to providing new opportunities for digital artists around the world. The on
3、ly requirement is that the submitted artworks must somehow engage with technology.World Illustration AwardsPrize: A cash prize of 2,000Entry Fee: 29 per entryAnyone whos into illustration is bound to have heard of the famous World Illustration Awards. Illustrators are invited to submit works publish
4、ed since 2018. Winners will not only win a cash prize, but theyll be offered invaluable global exposure, such as a marketing package in the Directory of Illustration.Beautiful Bizarre Art PrizePrize: Over $50,000 in cashEntry Fee: $ 40 per entryThe Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is an annual internatio
5、nal art prize that celebrates diversity and excellence in the visual arts. It aims to inspire creatives from around the world to enter the art profession through funding and increased exposure of their works.The Sunny Art PrizePrize: A total cash fun d of 6,000Entry Fee: 25 for one artworkOne of the
6、 most inclusive and diverse art competitions in the UK, the Sunny Art Prize offers unique exposure for both emerging and established artists. Winners will have an opportunity to produce their works during a month-long residency in China.1How much should you pay to submit two works to the Lumen Prize
7、 for Digital Art?A$40.B$60.C$66.D$80.2Which is the best choice if you pursue a career in art?AThe Sunny Art Prize.BWorld Illustration Awards.CBeautiful Bizarre Art Prize.DThe Lumen Prize for Digital Art.3What will the winners of the Sunny Art Prize be awarded apart from cash prizes?AA marketing pack
8、age for their artworks.BCreating their works for a month in China.CAccess to technology related to digital art.DConnecting with artists worldwide and more exposure.Lynda Doughty, a marine biologist, developed a passion for marine wildlife during her childhood. Growing up along the coast of Maine, sh
9、e witnessed the impact of human activity on marine mammals and she made it her lifes work to protect them. “I feel this intense responsibility to help these animals,” Lynda said. “And, really, this is what I was put on this Earth to do.”Harbor seals are among the most common mammals found along the
10、East Coast, and they face various threats to their well-being, including fishing net s and illegal feeding, chemical pollutants, as well as boat and propeller (螺旋桨) injuries.Earlier in her career, she worked for a marine mammal emergency response organization that eventually closed due to lack of fu
11、nding. To fill the gap left by the group, Lynda started her own non-profit organization Marine Mammals of Maine in 2011. It has since provided response and medical care for more than 3,000 marine mammals.Lyndas team operates a 24-hour hotline that responds to calls regarding marine mammals in danger
12、. Their permit allows them to respond to mammals stranded (搁浅) within 2,500 miles of the coastline, and her team only offers help if the mammal is in critical condition. Critically ill mammals are transported to Lyndas center and nursed back to health. Seals typically require three or more months of
13、 professional care treatment before they are released back into the ocean.In addition to mammal rescues, Marine Mammals of Maine conducts important research to learn about marine mammal habitats and human impacts. Marine mammals can give us clues about the oceans health, which ultimately affects hum
14、an well-being as well. The organization also helps promote marine conservation among youth and the local community. In addition, they instruct the public on what to do, and what not to do, when encountering wild species like harbor seals.4What do Lyndas words mean?AShe was born along the coast of Ma
15、ine.BShe ignored the impact of human activity.CShe did her work with a sense of mission.DShe protected marine wildlife at a young age.5Why did Lynda set up Marine Mammals of Maine in 2011?ATo earn more money.BTo replace the group.CTo make the group a non-profit organization.DTo restart marine mammal
16、 emergency response.6What can we learn about Lyndas team from paragraph 4?AIt only treats critically ill seals.BIt rescues marine mammals in danger.CIt protects all endangered marine mammals.DIt stops people from fishing marine mammals.7Whats the purpose of paragraph 5?ATo state younger generations
17、need to be instructed.BTo stress the severe situations that marine life faces.CTo mention other social contributions of Lyndas team.DTo show humans have a great impact on marine mammals.Whether your kid can count on a sizable inheritance (遗产) or your family is living pay period to pay period, a coll
18、ege degree is a must. Along with the invisible life skills you get from those formative years on campus, college comes with a bankable payout: A Georgetown University study found that, on average, college graduates make a million dollars more over a lifetime than people who stop at high school.Recen
19、tly, a Bronx nonprofit asked me to speak to a group of high schoolers whose families were struggling financially. The participants were (rightly) worried about taking on too much college debt. Heres what I told them: Even when you subtract (扣除) tuition, lost earnings during the college years, and ot
20、her factors, an average college grad will still take in $300,000 more than those without a college degree.And while rising tuition fees are a serious worry, free college programs of one kind or another have sprung up in more than 20 states. My own home state, New York, boasts one of the most compreh
21、ensive efforts. The Excelsior Scholarship program guarantees that students at public institutions attend tuition-free if their family earns under $110,000 a year.Even in Silicon Valley, where there are many successful people who dont own a college degree, I asked a group of parents there if its true
22、 that kids are giving up a college degree because theyre sure theyll be rich people. The answer was a resounding, unapologetic no.The truth is that in this STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)-centric age, any form of home-schooling or social education cant replace the formal school educ
23、ation. Especially in an age when many low-end careers are being replaced by artificial intelligence (AI), a college degree can give your kid an edge.8In writing paragraph 1, the author aims to _.Apropose a definitionBmake a comparisonCgive an exampleDpresent an argument9What can we infer from the te
24、xt?AFree college programs are available all over the USABIn the STEM-centric age, a college degree is essential.CIn New York, all public school students are tuition-free.DChildren from rich families dont need a college degree.10What is happening to the low-end careers?AThey are developing very rapid
25、ly.BThey are all being engaged by AI.CThey are all depending on a degree.DThey are disappearing because of AI.11Which is the most suitable title for the text?AWhy do you need a college degree?BWhere can you enjoy free education?CWhat is a must in the STEM-centric age?DHow much do people with a degre
26、e earn in US?Asteroids (小行星) are believed to have formed early in our solar systems history about 4.5 billion years ago when a cloud of gas and dust called the solar nebula (太阳星云) collapsed and formed our sun and the planets. By visiting these near Earth objects to study the material that came from
27、the solar nebula, we can look for answers to some of humankinds most arresting questions, such as:How did the solar system form and where did the Earths water and other organic materials such as carbon come from? In addition to unlocking clues about our solar system, asteroids may provide clues abou
28、t our Earth. By understanding more about asteroids, we may learn more about past Earth impacts and possibly find ways to reduce the threat of future impacts.If we dont want to go the way of the dinosaurs someday, we need to protect ourselves against the threat of being hit by a big asteroid. Accordi
29、ng to NASA, typically about once every 10,000 years, a rock y or iron asteroid the size of a football field could crash into our planet and possibly cause tidal waves big enough to flood coastal areas.But what we really have to fear is asteroids about 328 feet across or bigger. Such an impact would
30、cause a firestorm and fill the atmosphere with sun-blocking dust, which would wipe out forests and farm fields and starve the human and animal life that it didnt immediately kill.Thats why its vital to develop a way to neutralize such a threat to Earth. NASAs Double Asteroid Redirection Test, launch
31、ed in late November 2021, was the first mission to demonstrate a technology called asteroid redirection by manmade impactor. A robotic spacecraft will be crashed into an asteroid named Didymos, in an effort to show that its possible to slightly change the path of an asteroid. That would enable NASA
32、to redirect potential threats to miss Earth.12What is the first paragraph mainly about?AHow solar system came into being.BHow long asteroids have existed.CWhy asteroids are to be explored.DWhen asteroids will impact Earth.13Why does the author mention dinosaurs in paragraph 2?ATo make the text more
33、interesting.BTo introduce the topic of the text.CTo grab readers attention to asteroids.DTo show the disaster from an asteroid impact.14Which can best replace “neutralize” underlined in paragraph 4?AstrengthenBavoidCbeautifyDrealize15What can we know about asteroids?ADinosaurs may live on some of th
34、em.BThey were formed earlier than Earth.CExploring them helps us know Earth.DNASAs Double Asteroid Redirection Test failed.二、七选五Never overlook the pleasure of reading a great work of fiction. 16 Men who read it develop their minds by not only educating themselves with new information but also learni
35、ng how to think. Reading works of fiction makes a better man. 17 Reading literary fiction develops our vocabulary, strengthens our speech, and makes us a better writer. Literary fiction, rather than easy-to-read fiction, has the potential to expand our vocabulary because while it exposes us to new t
36、houghts and ideas, it does so through plenty of grammatical styles, forms of wording and undiscovered words.Fiction is culture. 18 Reading reveals different cultures and attitudes from a variety of people from various time periods and places. Each great work of fiction is beautiful and an important
37、piece of culture that shapes the different cultures which treasure it.Fiction develops our theory of mind. 19 A developed theory of mind allows a person to interact socially and use their cognitive abilities to read thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Studies have found that works of literary fiction
38、can impact our theory of mind so that we may guess motives and thoughts in social situations based on experiences gained from fiction.When we read literature, well learn things about the world, others and ourselves. 20 AFiction expands our creativity.BFiction expands our vocabulary.CReading great fi
39、ction puts us ahead of the pack.DJust as each painting tells a story, so does a novel.EThus, the power of literature should not be underestimated.FFiction influences how we think so that we may discover new ideas.GIt is the realization that other people have different beliefs and desires from their
40、own.三、完形填空That day Bill Price was attending a reunion for a summer program. He remembers standing outside after the reunion, 21 with friends. Eventually, everyone said their 22 leaving Price standing by himself.“Sometimes when youre 23 , its fine,” Price said. “But sometimes when youre alone, you fe
41、el 24 . And thats the way I felt then.”Nearby, another group of teenagers stood laughing and 25 . “I found myself wishing so much to be a part of them,” Price 26 . One of the teenagers was a person named Wendy Westman. She and Price had only met in another summer program a few months earlier. As Pri
42、ce stood there, feeling 27 lonely, Westman turned around and 28 him if hed like to join them.“My life was transformed at that moment,” Price said.Westmans kindness 29 a realization in Price: He could offer that same 30 to anyone, at any time. “Its so easy to see someone who seems left out and alone
43、and 31 them, say hello to them, be kind to them,” Price explained. “And I realize that is a gift that everyone can 32 .”Price became a psychiatrist (精神科医生). His job is being kind to his 33 , listening to them and being attentive to their 34 . Price attributes his understanding of the importance of k
44、indness to that 35 .21Akeeping upBfilling upCputting upDcatching up22AgoodbyesBcreationsCachievementsDexperiences23AdisappointedBconfusedCaloneDsad24AcomfortedBabandonedCinterestedDmotivated25AtalkingBcomplainingCcryingDabusing26AevaluatedBindicatedCrecitedDremembered27AsuddenlyBregularlyCincreasing
45、lyDliterally28AhuggedBaskedCrecommendedDdoubted29AinspiredBdesignedCrecognizedDadmired30AinvestmentBconfidenceCcuriosityDkindness31AappreciateBcheatCtrapDnotice32ArefuseBgiveCmakeDreserve33AvisitorsBpatientsCneighborsDworkmates34AtalentsBtipsCneedsDguidelines35AmomentBrangeCstageDdecision四、用单词的适当形式完
46、成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。One east London train station has an incredible 7,500-mile direct train link to China. Barkings Eurohub freight terminal (货运站) 36 (link) to Yiwu in China since January 2017 37 part of Chinas Belt and Road Initiative, which is restoring the ancient Silk Road trading
47、 routes.The route is 38 (actual) not new at all. It is part of the old Silk Road, which began in 200 BC, through 39 Chinese silk caravans (车队) carried goods to Europe and Africa.In January 2017 in Yiwu in eastern China, a bright orange train 40 (pull) 44 containers loaded with suitcases, clothes and a 41 (various) of household goods set off on a 7,500-mile journey to western Europe.London is the 15th European city 42
