2022-2023學(xué)年廣東省佛山三中高二（上）第二次質(zhì)檢英語試卷

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• 1．At eleven，I decide to learn to swim.There was a pool at the Y.M.C．A offering exactly the opportunity.Mother continually warned against it，and kept fresh in my mind the details of each drowning in the river.But the Y M.C．A pool was safe.
    I had a childhood fear of water.This started when I was three years old and father took me to the beach.The huge waves knocked me down and swept over me.
       The pool was quiet.I was afraid of going in all alone，so I sat on the side of the pool to wait for others.Then came a big boy.He yelled， "Hi，Skinny!How'd you like to be ducked？" with that he picked me up and threw me into the deep end.I landed in a sitting position，and swallowed water.But I was not frightened out of my wits- when my feet hit the bottom，I would make a big jump，come out of the surface.It seemed a long way down.I gathered all my strength when I landed and made what I thought was a great spring upwards.Then I opened my eyes and saw nothing but water.I tried to yell but no sound came out.I went down，down，endlessly.
     When I came to consciousness，I found myself lying on the bed in the hospital.
  I never went back to the pool.I avoided water whenever I could.This misadventure stayed with me as the years rolled by.It deprived me of joy of boating and swimming.Finally，I decided to get an instructor.Piece by piece，he built a swimmer.Several months later，the instructor was finished，but I was not.Sometimes the terror would return.
     This went on until July.I swam across the Lake Wentworth.Only once did the terror return.When I was in the middle of the lake，I put my face under and saw nothing but bottomless water.I laughed and said， "Well，Mr.Terror，what do you think you can do to me？" I had conquered my fear of water.
  
  
  （1）The author's original fear of water was caused by

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  A．his poor skill in swimming
  B．his mother's warning of drowning
  C．a(chǎn)n outing to the beach with his father
  D．a(chǎn)n unpleasant memory of the pool
  （2）Why was the author not scared to death when he was thrown into the water？

  
  A．He knew how to swim in the pool.
  B．He felt that the Y.M.C．A．
  C．He was waiting for others to save him.
  D．He came up with an idea to go upwards.
  （3）Which of the following is the best title for the text？

  
  A．Goodbye，Mr.Terror
  B．Hello，Childhood Fear
  C．a(chǎn) Swimming adventure
  D．My Passion for Swimming
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• 2．Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center mapped brain changes after a year of aerobic workouts and uncovered a potentially significant process：Exercise increases blood flow into two key areas of the brain associated with memory.
       The study，published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease，showed this blood flow can help even older people with memory issues improve cognition，a finding that could guide future Alzheimer's disease research，according to UT Southwestern Medical Center.
  In the study，researchers followed 30 participants who were 60 or older and had memory problems.Half experienced a year of aerobic exercise while the other half did stretches. "We've shown that even when your memory starts to fade，you can still do something about it by adding aerobic exercise to your lifestyle，" said Binu Thomas，a senior research scientist of UT Southwestern Medical Center who led the study. "The aerobic exercise group showed a 47% improvement in some memory scores after a year；the other group showed slight change.Brain imaging of the aerobic exercise group，taken while at rest at the beginning and end of the study，showed increased blood flew into the specific brain areas that played important roles in memory function."
     Many teams across the world are trying to determine if aerobic exercise might fight memory loss.Evidence is growing that it could at least play a small role in delaying or reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease.For example，a 2018 study showed that people with lower fitness levels experienced faster retrogression of vital nerve fibers in the brain called white matter related to memory.
  "Blood flow in the brain connected with memory improvement is still a part of the puzzle，and we need to continue piecing it together，" Thomas says. "But we've seen enough date to know that starting a fitness program can have lifelong benefits for our brains as well as our hearts."
  
  
  （1）What is the study mainly about？

  
  A．Old people have memory issues.
  B．Exercise improves memory.
  C．Aerobic workouts benefit mental health.
  D．Alzheimer's disease can be cured.
  （2）What does the underlined word "retrogression" mean in the fourth paragraph？

  
  A．Growth.
  B．Recovery.
  C．Decline.
  D．Increase.
  （3）What can be inferred from the last paragraph？

  
  A．Further research work requires doing.
  B．More people experience memory loss.
  C．Mystery of brain blood flow has been solved.
  D．Signs of memory loss can be discovered earlier.
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• 3．With these increased pressures and difficulty in ensuring a graduate job，more people are turning to recruitment（招聘） agencies for help．Luke Harper wrote for the Independent warning students to be cautious when using graduate recruitment agencies in their job hunt．The article's main argument against graduate recruitment agencies is that they are looking to sign people up to the agency and harvest data，without having any real intention to personally find them a job．
     The fundamental problem with this approach is a basic misunderstanding of how the recruitment sector works．One of the more common ways is that recruitment agencies aim to find you a job to secure a fee from their clients．Recruitment agencies operate as a business，not a careers service and are not expected to find you a job while you wait around．
     There is no denying that amongst the recruitment agencies，there are some CV（簡歷） hungry，cut and shut agencies that are uninterested in the candidates they have on their books．However，nowadays these are in the minority and don't tend to last very long．
     Paul Farrer，Chief Executive of a leading recruitment agency is worried that a few bad apples are ruining the reputation of what is an excellent sector．Farrer said "The trouble with such an imbalanced and misleading article is that some graduates may now be put off approaching recruitment agencies who may well be able to help them．"
     Professionals in the industry are cautious of how some of the less respectable agencies operate．Earnest recruiters believe that graduates should be aware that some of these agencies will take on graduates for all their details rather than helping them find a job，like Harper mentioned．To fight this，F(xiàn)arrar advises that "Graduates should have a simple checklist before approaching any agency．Has the agency taken the time to talk to me？Have they invited me to a face-to-face meeting？Have they guaranteed not to forward my CV to any employer without my permission？These three steps will safeguard every application．"
     Farrer also pointed out that that is not the only safety net that graduates can rely on．He said "Graduates can also check to see if the agencies are members of either APSCo or the REC，the two trade bodies they can make an official complaint to．The vast majority of recruitment agencies are professional organisations that help place thousands of graduates every year and poorly researched articles help no one．"
  
  （1）The main purpose of this passage is

  graduate recruitment agencies．
  A．to advise readers to be cautious of
  B．to argue against some misjudgment against
  C．to explain why there is a prejudice against
  D．to seek the solutions to the problems caused by
  （2）Which of the following is right according to the passage？

  
  A．Luke Harper holds the same idea about jobs with Paul Farrer．
  B．Recruitment agencies actually do the same work as a careers service．
  C．Job hunters' detailed information is of value to recruitment agencies．
  D．A member of APSCo or the REC will not cheat its clients．
  （3）What advice does Paul Farrer give graduates to avoid less respectable agencies？

  
  A．Consulting professionals before giving their personal details to an agency．
  B．Making a face-to-face investigation into an agency before approaching it．
  C．Guaranteeing that the agency will not forward their CV to any employer．
  D．Selecting some agencies that are monitored by official trade bodies．
  （4）What is the author's attitude towards graduate recruitment agencies？

  
  A．Neutral．
  B．Positive．
  C．Negative．
  D．Not Clear．
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語句排序

• 4．按照正確語序排序
  A．The course's themes，which are rooted in positive psychology studies，include how to encourage good relationships，deal with difficulties，make the workplace happier and build caring communities.
  B．There are plenty of classes claiming they can make you happier，but few are supported by the gold standard of evidence：a randomized controlled trial （隨機(jī)對照試驗）.
  C．Researchers from the London School of Economics carried out such a study called Exploring What Matters，developed by the international charity Action for Happiness.
  D．This one-point increase is bigger than what researchers usually measure when an unemployed person finds a job or a single person enters a new relationship.The course participants also reduced their anxiety on average.
  E.The trial looked at 146 people who'd registered for the course.For the participants who successfully completed it，self-rated life satisfaction rose from an average of 6.4 out of 10 before the course to 7.4 afterwards.
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七選五

• 5．Rich and Famous Twenty years ago the most common ambition of American children was to be a teacher，followed by working in banking and finance，and then medicine.But today's situation is quite different.（1）

  .Instead，they most commonly say they want to be a sports star，a pop star，or an actor-in other words，they hope to become a celebrity.
     According to experts，young people desire these jobs largely because of the wealth and the fame.（2）

  .Let's take athletes and singers as an example.Many athletes' best time only lasts a few years and singers can have a very limited career.The field that was once the focus of their lives becomes something they have little or no involvement in.As a result，they'll have a feeling of worthlessness and a lack of control.Besides，it can be difficult for them to adapt back to a normal everyday life.
     （3）

  They are not satisfied with just making a living-they want to be rich and famous.Globally，more and more TV shows provide talent competitions where winners can achieve their goals in just a few weeks or months.This quick way of gaining wealth and fame creates a celebrity culture among people. （4）

  
     While many people argue that there is nothing wrong with having such ambitions，others feel that this trend will finally lead to dissatisfaction as more and more people are unable to reach their goals.（5）

  That means they ignore the simple fact that great effort is needed before success.As a result，many people won't realize their childhood dreams，which could have a negative effect on their happiness.
  
  A.They don't value talents anymore.
  B.Nowadays the younger generation prefer excitement.
  C.The younger generation don't favor these professions any more.
  D.Unfortunately，they do not always have a positive effect on people's life.
  E.The reason is that they don't realize it takes talent and hard work to be rich and famous.
  F.Even so，there is greater ambition than ever among young people to achieve that status.
  G.They unrealistically believe that this lifestyle is easily obtained and leads to great satisfaction.
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完形填空

• 6．Dad had a green comb.He bought it when he married Mum.Every night，he would hand me his（1）

  and say， "Good girl，help Daddy clean it，OK？"
     I was pleased to do it.At age five，this dull task brought me such（2）

  .I would excitedly（3）

  the tap and brush the comb carefully.Satisfied that I'd done a good job，I would happily return the comb to Dad.He would（4）

  affectionately at me and place the comb on his wallet.
     Two years later，Dad started his own（5）

  ，which wasn't doing so well.That was when things started to（6）

  .Dad didn't come home as early and as much as he used to.Mum and I became（7）

  with him for placing our family in trouble.With time going by，an uncomfortable silence grew between us.
     After my graduation，Dad's business was getting back on track.On my 28^th birthday，Dad came home（8）

  .As usual I helped him carry his bags into his study.When I turned to leave，he said， "Hey，would you help me clean my comb？" I looked at him for a while，then took the comb and（9）

  to the sink.
     It hit me then：why，as a child，helping Dad clean his comb brought me（10）

  .That routine meant Dad was home early to spend the evening with Mum and me.It（11）

  a happy and loving family.
     I passed the clean comb back to Dad.He smiled at me and（12）

  placed his comb on his wallet.But this time，I noticed something different.Dad had（13）

  .He had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled，yet his smile was still as（14）

  as before，the smile of a father who just wanted a good（15）

  for his family.
  
  

  （1）	A．bag	B．wallet	C．comb	D．brush
  （2）	A．joy	B．sadness	C．courage	D．pain
  （3）	A．turn out	B．turn over	C．turn in	D．turn on
  （4）	A．stare	B．smile	C．shout	D．laugh
  （5）	A．family	B．task	C．business	D．journey
  （6）	A．progress	B．change	C．improve	D．form
  （7）	A．satisfied	B．delighted	C．mad	D．strict
  （8）	A．occasionally	B．early	C．frequently	D．rarely
  （9）	A．drove	B．flew	C．charged	D．headed
  （10）	A．satisfaction	B．unhappiness	C．a(chǎn)nger	D．trouble
  （11）	A．a(chǎn)ffected	B．broke	C．meant	D．supported
  （12）	A．firmly	B．hurriedly	C．casually	D．carefully
  （13）	A．a(chǎn)ged	B．fitted	C．shrunk	D．increased
  （14）	A．convincing	B．heartwarming	C．cautious	D．innocent
  （15）	A．life	B．reputation	C．origin	D．education
  組卷：12引用：4難度：0.3

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語法填空

• 7．Wild Chinese sturgeon （鱘） are thought to have lived at the same time as dinosaurs and among the first class of protected animals in China.Last week，a wild Chinese sturgeon， （1）

  is believed to be the largest ever found in the past two decades，arrived in Beijing for better treatment.The species is one of the critically endangered （2）

  （species） in China and can be found only in the Yangtze and Pearl rivers.
        The Chinese sturgeon "Houfu"，which literally means "good fortune for ever after"，arrived at the Beijing Aquarium on Monday after 22 hours of transport（3）

  Hubei Province.
              When（4）

  （find） by a fisherman in the Yangtze River Basin，it had been suffering from multiple injuries.It was sent to the Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute for treatment immediately. （5）

  she was so weak，local care takers had difficulty（6）

  （feed） it.The Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute decided to move it to Beijing to receive（7）

  （far） treatment.
  Nicknamed "Aquatic giant pandas" and listed as a wild creature under state protection， （8）

  （fortunate），the species has been struggling due to water projects，busy waterway traffic （9）

  pollution in recent years.The number of Chinese sturgeon living in the wild （10）

  （fall） sharply to about 50 now from about 1，000 in 1982，according to researchers' estimates.
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句子翻譯

• 22．越來越多臺風(fēng)襲擊日本，人們意識到就是人類活動導(dǎo)致了自然災(zāi)害。（with+賓+賓補，強(qiáng)調(diào)句型）（漢譯英）
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書面表達(dá)

• 23．假設(shè)你是學(xué)生會主席李華，學(xué)校委托你給下學(xué)期到學(xué)校任教的外籍老師Steven推薦一名學(xué)生助手（assistant），根據(jù)以下要點給他寫一封推薦信。內(nèi)容包括
  （1）寫信目的
  （2）推薦王明為助手，說明三點理由（1…2…3…）
  注意：字?jǐn)?shù)100字左右，句子要連貫
  
  Dear Steven，
  _______________________
  Yours sincerely，
  Li Hua
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