重庆市西南大学附属中学校2022-2023学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题

秘密★启用前 2022~2023 学年度上期学情调研 高二英语试题卷 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名.准考证号码填写在答题卡上。 2.作答时，务必将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。 3.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分 50 分） 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 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。 Reading can make you feel less alone and more connected with the world at large. It can open your eyes to issues, successes and challenges that you never dreamed of, and take you to faraway places. Here are the top books all teens should read before they turn 18. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle Though this book recently became popular again due to the release of the movie version, the movie is not a substitute for this beautiful story about family and the process of becoming who you truly are through the angle of space and time exploration. Wonder by R. J. Palacio Auggie was born with a facial difference that kept him out of school for years. In fifth grade, he discovers what it’s like to long for normalcy and also that difference can be the most meaningful teacher. Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson The author shares beautiful poetry that will speak to teenagers about her experience of growing up in the South as an African-American in the 1960s and 1970s. The poems are charged with the themes of self-awareness and identity. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz The attractive advice given in this book is perfect for teens going off to college or beginning a new stage of independence. It is a book that can be reread all throughout life without losing its power. 1．What is special about A Wrinkle in Time? A．It shows a teen’s difference. B．It’s about space exploration. C．It has been adapted for film. D．It has opened teenagers’ eyes. 2．Whose book is based on personal experience? A．Jacqueline Woodson’s. B．R. J. Palacio’s. C．Madeleine L’ Engle’s. D．Don Miguel Ruiz’s. 3．Which book is intended for teens stepping into a novel life? A．A Wrinkle in Time. B．Wonder. C．Brown Girl Dreaming. D．The Four Agreements. I first came to Berwickshire for a job-to be the Ranger for the Berwickshire Marine Reserve.I was then Senior Ranger for St Abb’s Head National Nature Reserve and I set up my own business, In Our Nature, offering wildlife journeys,walks,talks and courses in 2020. There’s so much I love about Berwickshire.Its stunning scenery. Its variety of landscapes and habitats and range of amazing wildlife, both above and below the water. Its friendly people. In places you can feel like you are a million miles from anywhere, when in reality you’re just an hour’s drive from Edinburgh. The thing that supports everything on the Berwickshire Coast is its varied and fascinating geology(地质).The jewel in the crown is Siccar Point. With its world-famous non-conformity(均变)，it’s considered the birthplace of modern geology. The geology not only shapes the landscape, but it also impacts on the wildlife, forming varied habitats from steep sheltered valleys and towering cliffs to sheltered sandy bays. There’s nothing I like more than being out in nature and sharing my passion with others, so starting up In Our Nature was a no brainer. In the warmer months I offer tours on land and sea to help folk enjoy the amazing wildlife and scenery of the Berwickshire Coast. In the darker months my online courses help people learn about wildlife in the hope that it will increase their enjoyment of the marine and coastal environments they spend time in. My favourite spot on the Berwickshire Coast has got to be a place called Petticowick. The views up the coast and inland to the Mire Loch are second to none. It’s a place where you can marvel at geology which covers unimaginable periods of time. You can listen to and watch thousands of seabirds that return to the cliffs to breed each spring. Or witness all the amazing activity of the breeding seal colony on the beach below during the early winter. 4．Why did the author go to Berwickshire? A．To do sightseeing. B．To make friends. C．To work in a reserve. D．To study wildlife. 5．What do the underlined words “The jewel in the crown" mean? A．The highest part. B．The most attractive part. C．The valueless part. D．The advanced part. 6．How does the author help people get to know wildlife in darker months? A．By providing online courses. B．By sharing her experiences. C．By offering tours on land. D．By organizing trips to the sea. 7．What can we learn from the text? A．Modern geology needs further study. B．Petticowick should be well preserved. C．People should not take advantage of nature. D．The author is enthusiastic about Berwickshire. Young adults have strong positive memories of the music their parents loved when they were the same age, a study finds. Participants in a study on musical memory said they remembered and loved the music that was popular in the early 1980s, when their parents were young. They also relished the music of the 1960s, which their grandparents may have been playing while changing their mom’s diapers (尿布). “They would hear this music and say, ‘Oh yeah, that’s my parents’ music,’ with obvious fondness,” says Carol Lynne Krumhansl, the psychology professor at Cornell University who led the study. The scientists had been testing musical memory in an earlier study, and were surprised to find that college age participants could recognize older pop and rock songs just as quickly as the new stuff. Even more surprisingly, they liked the older stuff more. Therefore, the researchers decided to find out what was happening, using clips (片段) from hits on Billboard lists between 1955 and 2009. More than 60 student volunteers (average age 20) listened to short clips of the top two pop and rock songs of each year. The researchers quizzed them about which songs they recognized, how much they liked them and their emotional responses. They were also asked if they had memories associated with the songs and whether those memories were from listening with parents, alone, or with others. “We didn’t have any idea that young adults had the strongest personal memories of the music of the early 1980s”, Krumhansl said. She and her colleague, Justin Adam Zupnick of the University of California, were even more surprised to see the second “reminiscence bump (回忆高峰)” in emotion and memory for top hits was from 1965 to 1969. The connection to parents’ music isn’t entirely surprising. Music plays a central role in bringing up a child. Songs are taught at home and school and heard more informally as part of the home environment. The songs parents choose to listen to reflect their taste, their values, and their era. Besides, music is a powerful cue (提示) for calling up strong personal memories — when you made a new friend at the summer camp or the blue dress you wore to a party. And the human brain remembers music in great detail, unlike spoken words, in which people remember just the general meaning. The 1960s music may evoke strong memories in people in their twenties because of the quality, Krumhansl guesses. She thinks the students might have memories of the 1960s music because it lives on as classics. Technology may also be a factor. The introduction of cassette tapes in the 1960s made music more ubiquitous (普遍存在的), and the same tapes were played long after that decade ended. Next, Krumhansl wants to find out if other generations have the same experiences with music, and try to trace influences back through multiple generations. 8．The underlined word “relished” in Paragraph 2 probably means________. A．played B．heard C．understood D．enjoyed 9．We can learn from the study that young adults________. A．can only recognize the top two pop and rock songs on Billboard lists B．showed no emotional response to music of the 1950s C．had the second strongest memories of the music of the late 1960s D．like listening to the old songs with their parents 10．The last but one paragraph serves to________. A．draw a conclusion B．make a comparison C．give an example D．provide an explanation 11．What’s the main idea of the passage? A．Music of parents’ era still appeals to young adults of today. B．Music can narrow