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1、2023届高二实验班英语试题（考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：150分）第一部分 阅读（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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ABest Places to Travel for a Girls HolidayCannesWhen you think of France, often the famous capital Paris comes to mind. However, youre with your girls. So why not leave the city of love and jo

2、urney south to Cannes? This holiday is for the girls that want to live like the stars for a weekend or two, and have budgeted for it too. Not only does it offer a beautiful view, but also you will feel like celebrities as you wander around the place film stars call home during the Cannes Film Festiv

3、al.IbizaNo place says girls holiday is like a trip but Ibiza does. Whether you are looking to wander the San Antonio Sunset Strip at 2： 00 am or walk along the cobbled(鹅卵石的)streets of the old town, Ibiza has it all. For the party lovers, youll find a home in San Antonio. Partying from morning to nig

4、ht is right for you. So begin your day at Aiyanna Ibiza, in Cala Nova.BrazilAs one of the few places on Earth that are warm all year round, where temperatures rarely dip below 20C , Brazil is the perfect destination for a girls holiday. Being the largest country in South America, its no surprise tha

5、t it has everything for everyone.ThailandStart with Bangkok, the city of angels. For the girls, trip thats all about sightseeing, a visit to Wat Pho is a must. Home to the Reclining Buddha, this incredible statue is covered in gold leaves and stands at fifteen meters tall and forty-six meters long.

6、From the clear waterfalls, the elephants and the full moon parties, Thailand offers countless adventures for a girls trip.21. What can we learn about Cannes?A. It lies to the south of Paris.B. It offers beautiful scenery only.C. It is home to all the film stars.D. It suits girls with tight budgets.2

7、2. Which place is the best choice for girls fond of parties?A. Cannes.B. Ibiza.C. Brazil.D. Thailand.23. What kind of girls may prefer Thailand?A. FashionableB. Ambitious. C. Outgoing.D. Adventurous.BLike most couples, my husband and I dreamed of becoming homeowners. Sure, apartment living comes wit

8、h its own set of advantagesless housework, shared comfort, less to clean up and care for, and usually cheaper rent. As a result, we decided to downgrade from our neat five-bedroom, 2,700-square-foot house on the water to a three-bedroom, 1,369-square-foot apartment, with two kids.Once we arrived in

9、our new apartment, we were surprised to find that things flowed relatively smoothly. There was so much less to keep up withfewer floors to mop, fewer windows to clean, fewer walls to wipe, etc. Now I think of our home as our little playhouse, since its much smaller and everything is closer together.

10、 That also makes it so much easier for me to keep up with as a mom. I collect laundry all on one floor comparing with having to climb stairs to the houses second floor!In our new home, we use lots of shoe organizers inside of every closet door for more than just shoesbaby items, office items, and me

11、dicines. We also have a functional room that serves as an office and gym. Since both my husband and I work from home, we require at least one room to share as an office with fitness equipment fitted into a corner.While many people choose to downsize for financial reasons, that actually wasnt a facto

12、r in our decision. We wanted to be in a lively area with like-minded young families. That was our first priority. Though we may still buy another house in this area at some point down the line, for now, were thrilled with the concept of renting an apartment. Let me put it this way: Were not really t

13、he “handy” types, so being able to call maintenance(维修)for any repairs is worth every rent coin!24. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?A. Our old house was upgraded.B. Living in a house has advantages.C. Our new apartment was downsized.D. Smaller size means more housework.25. How do the couple feel

14、about the new apartment?A. Confused.B. Amazed.C. Tired.D. Challenged.26. Why do the couple make changes to their new home?A. To build up their body.B. To create a home office.C. To enlarge all the rooms.D. To make full use of space.27. What is the couples first concern when moving?A. Transportation.

15、B. Money.C. Repair work.D. Neighbourhood.CSugar cane（甘蔗）contains around 10% sugar. But that means it contains around 90% non-sugarthe material known as bagasse （甘蔗渣）which remains once the sugar-bearing juice is squeezed out. World production of cane sugar was 185 million tonnes in 2017 , which resul

16、ts in a lot of bagasse.At the moment, most of it is burned. But Zhu Hongli, a mechanical engineer at Northeastern University, in Boston, thinks it can be put into better use. As she, and her colleagues describe, in Matter this week, with a bit of improving bagasse makes an excellent and biodegradabl

17、e （可生物降解的）replacement for the plastic used for disposable food containers such as coffee cups.Dr. Zhu is not the first person to have this idea. But previous attempts tended not to survive contact with liquids. She knew from previous research that the main reason why past efforts fell to pieces when

18、 wet is that bagasse is composed of short fibres which are unable to hold the finished product. She therefore sought to insert a suitably long-fibred substance. Bamboo seemed to be the best choice. It grows quickly /degrades readily and has appropriately long fibres. And it worked. When the research

19、ers blended bamboo remaining into bagasse, they found that the result had a strong crossing of short and long fibres.To put their new material through its paces, Dr. Zhu and her colleagues first poured hot oil onto it and found that, rather than passing through the material, as it would have with pr

20、evious, bagasse products, the oil was resisted by their invention. They also found that when they made a cup out of the stuff and filled it with water heated almost to boiling point, the cup remained unbroken for more than two hours. Though this is not as long as a plastic cup would Hast, it-is long

21、 enough for all practical purposes.28. What do we know about bagasse?A. It is widely used.B. It is usually wasted.C. It can not be degraded.D. It takes up 10% of sugar cane.29. Why do the previous attempts fail?A. The fibres of bagasse are short. B. The cups are not disposable.C. The plastic can not

22、 be replaced.D. The material is not biodegradable.30. What is special about Zhus invention?A. It can let oil pass through.B. It can be boiled in the water.C. It can hold liquid and resist heat.D. It can reduce the use of bamboo.31. What would be the best title for the text?A. New Bamboo ContainersB.

23、 A New Application of FibresC. Young and Promising MaterialsD. A Perfect Mix of Cane and BambooDA Russian natural gas tanker has completed an experimental round trip along the Northern Sea Route (NSR)-the first time the path across the Arctic has been made at this time of year. It returned to the Ru

24、ssian gas station at Sabetta on February 19. The voyage by the Christophe de Margerie tanker through the ice is the latest visual indicator of climate change in the cold region.The tanker set out from a Chinese port on January 27 after delivering its cargo. It entered the Northern Sea Route, which t

25、raverses(横越)Russias north coast. A few days later near Cape Dezhnev, it was met by the Russian nuclear icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy (50 Years of Victory). Together they completed the 2, 500-nautical-mile voyage through the ice in l I days and 10 hours.The ship managed to complete the first leg of the tr

26、ip from Russia to China without an icebreaker. Both of the journeys broke records for winter navigation(航行)due to the changing climate in the Arctic allowing passage through thinner ice. Using the Northern Sea Route lets shippers in Russia and other countries avoid a much longer southern journey aro

27、und Europe, the Middle East and all of southern Asia, saving millions of dollars.The ships encountered no multi-year buildup of old ice on the route, and the deepest ice was about 5 feet thick. However, meteorologist and journalist Eric Holthaus called that a clear indicator of a climate emergency.L

28、ast May, Christophe de Margerie became the first large-capacity cargo ship to complete an eastbound transit of the Northern Sea Route, two months earlier in the year than the journey traditionally made.As a result of the early Northern Sea Route voyage completed by Christophe de Margerie in May 2020

29、, as well as the current NSR voyage, the navigation in the Eastern part of the Arctic was practically doubled, Eric Holthaus said. He noted that for decades the transit route along that part of the NSR had typically remained closed by ice from November until July.32. Which factor contributed most to

30、 Christophe de Margeries successful trip?A. The ideal equipment. B. The ocean current.C. The nuclear power. D. The climate change.33. Whats Eric Holthaus attitude to the gas tankers trip across the Arctic?A. Skeptical. B. Concerned. C. Critical. D. Tolerant.34. What does the underlined word encounte

31、red in paragraph 4 mean?A. Picked up. B. Prepared for. C. Came across. D. Depended on.35. How long can the NSR route be used by cargo ships now?A. 3 months. B. 4 months. C. 6 months. D. 9 months.第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。The Simple Trick Can Help You SleepFor tho

32、se who cant sleep easily, prepare for the best nights sleep ever. No more tossing and turning into the early hours of the morning. No more counting sheep on Sunday evenings. And no more lying, wide-eyed, in the dark after waking up in the middle of the night. 36 This all-natural solution is called t

33、he 4-7-8 method, and yes, its as simple as it sounds. First, get settled into a comfortable position on your bed. Then, simply breathe in air through your nose for four seconds, hold your breath for seven seconds, and then breathe the air out slowly through your mouth for eight more seconds. 37 That

34、s all there is to it! Dont believe us? Just ask Harvard-educated medical doctor Andrew Weil, who adopted this exercise from a centuries-long Indian yogi meditation practice. The yogis use this method to achieve a state of complete relaxation, reducing stress and anxiety. Slowing down your breathing

35、forces the rhythm of your heart to slow down, too. 38 In other words, its a natural way to make you calm for your body and mind.“The theory is that by putting certain rhythms on the breath with your voluntary system, gradually these are made into the involuntary nervous system, he said. 39 So its th

36、e regularity of doing this over a period of weeks, months , years that produces the changes that you want.”There you go! 40 If youre still tossing and turning, dont miss these tips from sleep doctors which are almost guaranteed to give you a better nights sleep.A. And that comes with time.B. Finally

37、 , repeat until you fall asleep.C. It makes the rest of your body relax.D. That enables you to fall asleep more easily.E. Here comes the explanation for your sleepless nights.F. Once you start sticking to it, you can quit counting sheep for good.G. Theres now an easy and expert-approved way to fall

38、asleep in less than a minute.第三部分 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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Darlene Leeson was in hotel isolation(隔离)after returning to Australia from a trip to Hawaii. She was calling a friend, joking about the idea of putting a (n) 41 on her h

39、otel window as it faced offices across the road. Getting the gentle 42 of her friend, Leeson wrote some notes: Day 4 isolation needs 43 . Room 623 and then stuck them up.The first 44 from those in the outside world was laughter. She got a few 45 and waves from office workers and workers on a nearby

40、rooftop. It was more done to 46 myself during the boring isolation, she said. I wasnt thinking anyone would take it 47 .Then her hotel room phone rang. I 48 thought it was the hotel ringing to tell me to 49 them off. It was the wife of one of the rooftop workers who had rung reception asking to get

41、50 to my room, she said. The wife then asked what chocolate I 51 .The traveller said she was in 52 and didnt make her 53 of treat clear. We chatted and she said I could 54 an Uber delivery soon. Within an hour, the chocolate arrived. Soon, TimTams (a brand of chocolate) arrived for her at reception.

42、 Leeson later 55 a woman in a nearby office building made the 56 delivery. More chocolate had arrived, and a group of workers had all 57 .Being in hotel isolation, I cant 58 my room where there are only a few short minutes when the sun can 59 , Leeson said. Though, the kindness of these 60 brightene

43、d my day beyond any amount of sunshine possible.41. A. sign B. advertisement C. warning D. picture42. A. request B. permission C. praise D. encouragement43. A. apples B. coffee C. hamburgers D. chocolate44. A. sound B. message C. response D. effort45. A. gifts B. letters C. conflicts D. smiles46. A.

44、 improve B. satisfy C. challenge D. entertain47. A. lightly B. seriously C. gradually D. willingly48. A. suddenly B. exactly C. initially D. eventually49. A. put B. tear C. kick D. cut50. A. taken along B. put through C. checked in D. worked out51. A. stored B. purchased C. preferred D. delivered52.

45、 A. disappointment.B. doubt C. surprise D. panic53. A. choice B. chance C. share D. address54. A. order B. expect C. reserve D. promise55. A. agreed B. admitted C. learned D. guessed56. A. sweet B. cheap C. urgent D. latest57. A. delayed B. celebrated C. cheered D. contributed58. A. leave B. exchang

46、e C. clear D. decorate59. A. fade away B. shine in C. wrap up D. burn down60. A. strangers B. neighbors C. travellers D. passengers第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。To promote various applications of Dunhuang art patterns in daily life design and achieve the development of

47、cultural heritage represented by Dunhuang art patterns, the Chang Shana Design Award in 2021 61 (announce) on January 21.Chang Shana, 62 outstanding designer and educator in China, was just 13 when her love affair with Dunhuang 63 (begin). Born in France, she returned from Paris with her father and

48、devoted 64 (they) to the cause of cultural heritage. She was much 65 (young) than the other members in the conservation and research team at the Mogao Caves 66 leader was her father Chang Shuhong (1904 1994) ,a noted painter and director of the Dunhuang Academy. Chang has spent her entire life carry

49、ing on her fathers 67 (commit) to Dunhuang. She applied the classic patterns 68 her own modern designs in a creative way after 69 (conduct) research into the variety of patterns found on the murals (壁画).In the hope that more designers can understand and use the Dunhuang art patterns 70 (appropriate)

50、 , the competition is also meant to spread Dunhuang culture, practice the “Silk Road Spirit and promote cultural exchanges along with the Belt and Road Initiative.第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(

51、)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下而写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Would you like to be a greener person to protect our environment? Here was some advice. You should reduce waste you produce daily. You can use all sides of the paper and collecting the drinking bottl

52、es. Remember to sort the waste so that it can be well recycle. It would be better for you turn off the power in your house when you go out. Instead of driving your car everywhere, you can save energy by either walking nor riding a bike. Beside, take a bag along when shopping to avoid using too many

53、plastic bag. Last but not least, never spit in the public. It is real easy to be an eco-friendly person.第二节 书面表达(满分25分)你校将举办英语演讲比赛,请你以“How to Express Our Gratitude”为题写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：1.分析现状；2.建议表达感激的方式。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。 How to Express Our GratitudeMany people around us help us selflessly._

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55、 nor or Beside Besides bag bags the public删去 the real really作文范文 How to express our gratitudeMany people around us help us selflessly. We may feel grateful to our friends, teachers , neighbors, family members or even strangers , but it may not always be easy to know how we should express that . Here

56、 are several thoughtful ways for us to express gratitude to those who should hear it.Writing“ thank you” cards is definitely a common practice to show our gratitude to our loved ones. Of course, we can give them to whoever has influenced our lives in a positive way. If necessary, we can do a random act of kindness to strangers to show how grateful we are for the world around us , such as donating money and helping the old people living alone. In brief, expressing gratitude can bring us to a state of abundance and joy.