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1、西宁市城西区名校2022-2023学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题注意事项考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项及各题答题要求1 .本试卷满分为120分，考试时间为90分钟。考试结束后，请将答题卡交回。2 .答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0.5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在答题卡的规定位置。3 .作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干 净后，再选涂其他答案。作答非选择题，必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡的指定位置作答， 在其他位置作答一律无效。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，
2、从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。According to a study, being exposed to a 360-degree video of nature can provide emotional wellbeing benefits for people who cannot access the outdoors. So lets check out some ideas of free virtual trips you can take right now!Take a tour in Central Park, New YorkAs one of th
3、e worlds biggest attractions, Central Park is a part of natural beauty located in the very heart of Manhattan. With this tour offered by youvisit. com, youll be able to see the Bethesda Terrace and Fountain, the Belvedere Castle and “walk” through the parks scenic meadows. If youre in the mood for g
4、reenery, this tour will definitely suit you.Explore the wonders of JapanTake a tour across this beautiful country with a 360-degree VR movie from the Japan National Tourism Organization: youll be able to explore tradition, modernity and nature all at once, and enjoy the mixture of fascinating cultur
5、al sites and the most appealing natural spots.Enjoy the breathtaking views of the Grand Canyon, ArizonaAre you up to witnessing one of the most magnificent views in the world?No wonder the Grand Canyon in Arizona is considered one of the worlds treasures. The virtual tour, provided by the National P
6、ark Service U.S. lets you discover ancient places within the canyon and explore archaeological excavations （考古挖掘）in an interactive way.Climb Everest for an unforgettable adventureExperience what it feels like to climb the worlds tallest mountain with Everest VR: Journey to the top of the world, a do
7、cu series especially made for Virtual Reality headsets. Have you ever imagined experiencing an Himalayan avalanche or a rock-climbing fall? Or just admiring the sunset from the top of the mountains unique perspective? This journey will take you to places you never thought possible.1. Which of the fo
8、llowing is the best choice for green plant lovers?A. Japan.B. Everest.C. Central Park.D. The Grand Canyon.2. Whafs unique to the trip to the Grand Canyon?参考答案1. C 2. C 3. A4. B5. D 6, C 7. B8. D 9. A10. C 11. D12. C 13. A 14. B 15. A16. G17. F 18. E19. C 20. D21. B22. C23. D 24. A 25. C 26. A 27. B
9、28. D 29. A 30. B 31. D39. D 40. A32. C 33. B 34. A 35. D 36. A 37. C 38. B41. appeared 42. who#that 43. is called 44. completely 45. To achieve 46. in 47. the 48. organizing 49. events 50. exciting51. 1 .删除 is 2.a an 3. hoped hoping 或者在 hoped 前面加上 and 4. start- started5. and一 but 6. her him 7. prog
10、resses progress 8. because 后面增加 of 9. dead died 10. great greatly52. Dear Sir,I have learned that newspaper reporters are wanted in your company. Tm eager to be one of them. The reason why I apply for this job is that your company has a very good reputation and Ive dreamed to be a journalist from an
11、 early age.As for what I can offer to your company, firstly, I have very good English reading and editing abilities. Above all, I have a good nose for news. Meanwhile, I have outstanding communication skills. I am a good team leader, and I can get along well with others. I think my qualifications ar
12、e suitable for what you require. So I am confident and I can handle it. I would appreciate it if youcould allow me an interview.Looking forward to your reply. Best wishes.Your,Li HuaA.The virtual tour.B.The magnificent views.C.The interactive viewing way.D.The 360-degree video of nature.3. What do t
13、he four virtual trips have in common?A.Free admission.B.Scenic meadows.C.Cultural sites.D.Rock-climbing falls.Two high school students have identified four new planets in distant space about 200-light-years from Earth, making them the youngest astronomers, to make such a discovery.Kartik Pingle, 16,
14、 and Jasmine Wright, 18, who both attend schools in Massachusetts, participated in the Student Research Mentoring Program (SRMP). With the help of Tansu Daylan, an MIT doctor for Astrophysics and Space Research, the students studied and analyzed data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (T
15、ESS). Together they focused on Tess Object of Interest (TOI) 1233, a nearby, bright sun-like star and here they found four planets rotating (旋转)around the star. We were looking to see changes in light over time J Pingle explained, the idea is that if the planet transits the star, or passes in front
16、of it, it would periodically cover up the star and decrease its brightness/9While studying 1233, Pingle and Wright had at least hoped to find one planet, but were overwhelmed with joy when a total of four were spotted. I was very excited and very shocked. Wright said. We knew this was the goal of Da
17、ylans research, but to actually find a multi-planetary system, and be part of the discovering team, was really cool.Three of the newly discovered planets are considered as sub-Neptunes”, which are gaseous (气态的)，but smaller than the Neptune that lives in our solar system. While observing the planets,
18、 the team determined each one completes their orbit around 1233 every six to 19.5 days. However, the fourth planet is labeled a “super-Earth“ fbr its large size and rockiness-this one orbits around the star in just under four days.“We have long been studying planets beyond our solar system and with
19、multi-planetary systems, the two young students are kind of hitting the jackpot. They are really blessed. Daylan said, The planets originated from the same disk of matter around the same star, but they ended up being different planets with different atmospheres and different climates due to their di
20、fferent orbits. So, we would like to understand the fundamental processes of planet formation and evolution using this planetary system.”Daylan added that it was a win-win to work with Pingle and Wright on the study. As a researcher, I really enjoy interacting with young brains that are open to expe
21、rimentation and learning and have minimal bias.” he said, “I also think it is very beneficial to high school students, since they get exposure to cutting-edge research and this prepares them quickly fbr a research career.4. How did the two students identify the four planets?A. By helping professor T
22、ansu Daylan with the data.B. By analyzing the change of brightness of star 1233.C. By studying Neptune that lives in our solar system.D. By interacting with other young talented brains.5 . What is special about the discovery?A. It was made by two high school students.B. It was made with an innovativ
23、e approach.C. It was meant to be made by Tansu Daylan.D. It found the largest number of planets at a time.6. Which of the following is closest in meaning to “hitting the jackpot- in paragraph 5?A. Making a discovery difficultly.B. Achieving the goal easily.C. Succeeding in something luckily.D. Perfo
24、rming a task carefully.7. According to the article, what benefits does the study bring?A. It allows the scientists to work with young people without prejudice.8. It equips future astronomers with better researching capabilities.9. It provides more perspectives and thus boosts more discoveries.10. It
25、 arouses students9 interest in exploring the unknown universe.Facebook has developed a kind of Al （人工智能）,translating between any pair of 100 languages without depending on first translating to English.Facebooks system was trained on a data set of 7. 5 billion sentence pairs collected from the web ac
26、ross 100 languages though not all the languages had an equal number of sentence pairs. nWhat I was really interested in was cutting out English as a middle man. Globally there are plenty of countries where they speak two languages that arent English/1 says Angela Fan of Facebook Al who led the work.
27、For some language pairs, the new system shows obvious improvements in translation quality. For example, translating from Spanish to Portuguese is extremely strong because Spanish is the second-most spoken first language worldwide, meaning the researchers can get a lot of data. Translation between En
28、glish and Belarusian also is improved because the Al can translate- Russian into English, which shares similarities with Belarusian.While the system isnt in use on the social network site, Facebook plans to put it to work soon to manage the 20 billion translations made every day when people click “T
29、ranslate on posts （帖子） written in more than 160 languages. n Future work will be done on other language,1 says Fan. nespecially for languages where we dont have a lot of data, like South-East Asian and African languages. HThe work “ breaks away from the English-centric models and tries to build more
30、 different models”, says Sheila Castilho of the ADAPT Centre at Dublin City University, Ireland. nThat*s pretty new and different. But its hard to know if the Al does right translation work/ says Castilho. The users may not know the other language, so they cannot judge thecorrectness of the translat
31、ion.18 , Whats Angela Fans purpose of making the research?A. To collect data of all kinds of people.B. To make learning different languages easier.C. To achieve her dream of becoming a translator.D. To avoid using English as a middle man in translation.9. Why is it easy to translate from Spanish to
32、Portuguese by Al?A. There is much data on Spanish.B. Portuguese is similar to Spanish.C. Spanish is spoken by the largest number of people.D. Researchers have a good knowledge of the two languages.10. What is Castilho worried about?A. The safety of Al translation.B The way of using Facebook.C. The c
33、orrectness of Al translation.D. The number of posts on the website.11. What is the proper title for the text?A. Facebook Al Can Translate by Itself.B Facebook Needs a Translation System.C. Facebook Has Translated Many Works.D. Facebook Al Can Do a Good Translation.Handwashing is one of the easiest w
34、ays to protect against disease, but lack of running water is a problem for 3 billion people in the world, according to the World Health Organization(WHO) and UNICEF, the United Nations Childrens Fund. Tippy taps are one way. Sometimes, the little things make such a big difference. These low-cost han
35、dwashing stations are helping people stay healthy.There are different ways to build and use tippy taps. But the basic tools include a plastic water bottle, sticks, and rope. Hang the bottle from a branch or pole. Press a foot pedal to tip the bottle and release water. Then wet your hands and scrub w
36、ith soap for at least 20 seconds. Done!In Uganda, Faridah Luanda has been teaching her neighbors how to make tippy laps. Washing hands is very difficult in her neighborhood because they dont have access to washing facilities. When COVID-19 started and people were told to clean their hands frequently
37、, they needed to be creative. Luanda and her neighbors have set up 800 tippy taps in the community. We are helping ourselves J Luanda says “Children, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable people-they cannot be left behind.”In Guatemala, people have set up nearly 400 tippy laps. Each cost ab
38、out $12 to make.Tippy taps are also being used in the United States. Kids from the Lake & Park School, in Seattle Washington, heard about the project. They raised $4,000 to support it. In Tucson, Arizona, they re helping the homeless. Two were set up at a shelter called Sister Jose Womens Center. CO
39、VID-19 forced the shelter to close. But workers continued to give out food. They needed a way to let people wash their hands before eating. The tippy tap is such a simple solution.12. What does the author think of tippy taps?A. They are invented by the WHOB. They can ease the water shortage.C. They
40、are money-saving and effective.D. They are too expensive to popularize.13. Which of the following pictures is the correct description of the tippy tap?14. What does the underlined word “vulnerable“ in paragraph 3 mean?A. Lazy.B. WeakC. Dirty.D. Foolish.15. . Who are tippy taps intended for in the Un
41、ited States?A. The homeless.B. The school children.C. The volunteer workers.D. The patients in hospital.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Move towards nature when feeling down. Miracles do happen if you try. According to studies, walking among trees makes us relaxed. 16 Theres plenty of research showing the link
42、 between being in nature and being happy, but most of the research has focused on adults.17 Explaining the motivation behind the study, researchers note that with environmental issues such as globalwarming, more studies are focusing on the relationships between humans and nature to find solutions to
43、 these problems, and the future of the planet lies in the hands of children and their actions. However, few studies focus on this aspect.For the study, researchers worked with 206 children between the ages of 5 and 15. To measure how connected they were to nature, the kids were asked how much they e
44、njoy activities like seeing wildflowers and wild animals, hearing sounds of nature and touching animals and plants. 18 They also found that the more concerned children were about the environment and nature, the more likely they were to be happy.So, exposure to nature is related to active behaviors a
45、nd happiness of children. What does that mean to adults? As we all know, children usually tend to follow adults9, especially their parents5 behaviors. Thats to say, when adults are outside and appreciate nature, kids learn by example. 19Researchers say that children need role models who can gently g
46、uide them to nature with excitement and an attitude of a lifelong learner. 20 Whafs more important is that they spend time together with children by exploring a fun and safe environment.A. Its so adventurous going for a walk around trees.B. Researchers will study more about the connection between ch
47、ildrens performance and nature.C. And if parents enjoy being close to nature, so will their children.D. Parents dont have to be experts in environmental science or nature studies.E. They found that the kids connected to nature were more likely to behave properly.F. In a new study, researchers wanted
48、 to see if kids get the same benefits from being outdoors.G. Even just smelling the trees helps reduce anxiety.第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A man in Tokyo who rents himself out to other people “to do nothing has received many requests （请求）一and now hes getting paid fbr it.Shoji Morimoto, 37, started 21 himself as a person who can eat and drink, and give simple feedback （反馈）, but do nothing more in June, 2018.“I offer myself for rent, as a person who does 22 J Mori