2022-2023學年廣東省廣州市越秀區高二（下）期末英語試卷
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第二部分 閱讀理解 （共兩節，滿分37.5分）第一節 （共4小題； 每小題2.5分， 滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。
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1．RINSE AND REPEAT The water used by your household can then do double duty on a lawn or garden.Welcome to grey water recycling.
Water's not black and white：There's a grey zone.What goes down the drain after showers，toothbrushing，or laundry is called grey water（in contrast to black water which goes down the toilet）.You wouldn't drink it，but your plants can.
California–based Greywater Action runs workshops on reusing rainwater and drain water.Not all locations allow it，but in those that do，it's relatively simple to set up.Here are some basics.
The easy solution
Projects that reuse grey water range from the professional to the DIY：a laundry-to-landscape system that can be made over a weekend with a few hundred dollars in parts.Install a diverter valve （分流閥） on the pipe of your washing machine.After a cycle，guide used water out through a PVC pipe to plantings.
Storage and use
Use a grey water project to rethink your landscape，suggests Greywater Action co-founder Laura Allen.Start with reducing typically thirsty lawns and then add climate-appropriate trees，bushes，and ground cover.Besides，grey water smells if it's not used right now.Allen also advises flushing（沖洗）storage tanks daily.
Work the laws
If your city or state regulations ban the use of grey water，ask to have them reviewed.Diverting grey water can help conventional wastewater treatment systems last longer and reduce peak f low into channels.Also，it isn't "grey" until it goes down a drain.So catch water that falls as the shower warms in a five-gallon container，then use it in your toilet tank or garden.
（1）What does the text focus on？
A．Why grey water smells.
B．Why grey water exists.
C．How grey water can be reused.
D．How grey water can be reduced.
（2）What can we know about grey water in the text？
A．Water flushed by the toilet is grey water.
B．The facilities must be installed by professionals.
C．Grey water should be used immediately to prevent smells.
D．The storage tanks have to be carefully washed once a week.
（3）Where is the text probably taken from？
A．A magazine.
B．An advertisement.
C．A research paper.
D．A biology textbook.組卷：1引用：1難度：0.5 -
2． On July 2，1937，Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan left Lae，New Guinea for Howland Island in the Pacific.This was without a doubt the longest and most dangerous part of their trip around the world.Earhart had trouble shortly after takeoff.The weather was stormy，so she had to fly at approximately 3，000 meters.Going this high the plane used up gas quickly.
After about 20 hours，Earhart and Noonan approached Howland Island.The island was only about a hundred kilometers away at this point，but the bright sun was shining in their faces，so they couldn't see it.Near Howland，a ship —— the Itasca—— was waiting.Earhart contacted the ship： "Gas is low，" she said.The Itasca tried to maintain contact with her，but it got no response.Finally，the Itasca called for help.People searched for Earhart and Noonan for days.Despite great efforts，they found nothing.
What happened to Amelia Earhart？No one knows for sure.During the flight，she likely headed in the wrong direction because the sun was bright and it was hard to see.Perhaps she and Noonan got lost somewhere over the Pacific.Soon after，her plane ran out of gas，and she crashed into the sea.Another idea is that Earhart might have landed on a nearby，uninhabited island called Nikumaroro，where she later died.Researchers recently brought bone-sniffing dogs to the island，though，and no human bones were found.A more extreme theory is that Earhart flew the plane to Marshall Island and later secretly returned to the United States under a new name.
The first theory seems most likely.However，none of these ideas has been proven.Today，people are still investigating Earhart's and Noonan's disappearance.Whatever happened，Earhart probably died as she wished， "When I go，"she once said， "I'd like best to go in my plane."
（1）Why was the flight to Howland Island so difficult to Earhart and Noonan？
A．The trip was most dangerous in the world.
B．The flight contained a height of 3，000 meters.
C．Earhart and Noonan were inexperienced pilots.
D．Howland Island was far away from New Guinea.
（2）What happened shortly after Earhart and Noonan took off from New Guinea？
A．They were forced to fly higher because of a storm.
B．The sun was too bright to see so Earhart lost direction.
C．The Itasca got no response from them and lost their contact.
D．Their plane soon ran out of gasoline so it crashed into the sea.
（3）How is Paragraph 3 developed？
A．By giving examples.
B．By listing assumptions.
C．By making contrast.
D．By providing cause and effect.
（4）What is the passage mainly about？
A．A failed trip to explore Howland Island.
B．A mysterious disappearance of two pilots.
C．A difficult investigation of a missing plane.
D．Two women heroic pilots and their last flight.組卷：6引用：1難度：0.3 -
3．Seafood that never sees the sea Although 80% of the world's seafood comes from marine harvests，there is a major shift under way toward aquaculture（水產業） now.Nearly 40% of salmon marketed today is raised in fish farms，compared with 6% a decade ago.Almost 35% of all oysters are produced in farm environments，along with 65% of freshwater fish."The fact that world seafood supplies continue to increase at all is due almost entirely to the phenomenal growth in aquaculture，" says Anne Platt McGinn，a research associate at the Worldwatch Institute.
Biotechnology is contributing to high-yield aquaculture through transgenics —— the transfer of genes from one species to another.Researchers introduce advantageous genetic features into fish，creating stronger stocks.For example，some species of fish have a protein that allows them to live in Arctic waters.By transplanting this "anti-freeze"gene into other species，researchers have created more fish that can survive in extremely cold water.Biotechnologists are attempting to improve a wide range of genetic features in fish used for aquaculture，developing fish that are larger and faster–growing，more efficient in changing feed into muscle，more tolerant of low oxygen levels in water，and better able to resist disease.
While aquaculture produces a reliable source of protein，there are a lot of environmental problems in the industry，claims McGinn.Perhaps the biggest concern is water pollution.Fish waste and uneaten food accumulate at farm sites and can float directly downstream into water supplies.McGinn charges that aquaculture also uses resources inefficiently.Fish farms need protein feed，and about 17% of ocean fish，an overharvested wild resource，becomes food for farm -raised fish. "An estimated five kilograms of oceanic fish reduced into fish meal are required to raise one kilogram of farmed ocean fish or shrimp，representing a large net protein loss，" says McGinn.
Fish farming does not have to be an inefficient or polluting industry.McGinn predicts that many consumers will choose sustainably produced fish in the future， just as they prefer dolphin-free tuna （金槍魚） today.
（1）What can we infer from Paragraph 1？
A．Nearly 80% of the world's seafood is sourced from marine harvests.
B．The aquaculture undergoes minor changes within the recent decade.
C．Most of the seafood people consume are supplied by fish farms today.
D．The increase in aquaculture brings about the rise of world seafood supplies.
（2）How do biotechnologists promote the high production of seafood？
A．They create even larger and faster-growing fish.
B．They make use of the technology of transgenics.
C．They introduce a variety of genetic features in fish.
D．They transplant "anti-freeze"genes into other species.
（3）What is one of the problems caused by present seafood industry？
A．It fails to provide a reliable source of protein.
B．It reduces the wild resource for farm-raised fish.
C．It leads to the over-consumption of oceanic fish.
D．It causes great water pollution downstream only.
（4）What does McGinn mean by saying "just as they prefer dolphin-free tuna today"？
A．Aquaculture is a very serious polluting industry.
B．Fish farming can be improved to be eco-friendly.
C．Most consumers are against the present fish farming.
D．Dolphin-free tuna is consumers' favourite fish meal.組卷：3引用：1難度：0.5
第四部分寫作（共兩節，滿分15分）第一節 （滿分15分）
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8．假定你是李華，你在澳大利亞旅游的時候發現George對中國特別感興趣，并希望能到中國旅行。請你邀請他到廣州游覽。內容包括：
（1）感謝他的款待；
（2）介紹廣州標志性風物；
（3）期盼回復。
參考詞匯：標志性風物 iconic attraction
注意：
寫作詞數應為 80 左右。
Dear George，
___________
Yours，
Li Hua組卷：1引用：1難度：0.5
第二節 （滿分25分）
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9．閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。
"What will we be singing for contest this year？" a student from my high school choir asked eagerly.
I dreaded（害怕） this moment."I was thinking，"I said， "maybe we'll skip the contest and just work hard on the concerts this year."
"NO! " the kids protested.
"We've got to go to contest! "
"In Class A."
"It's tradition! "
This was true.Medals lined the front wall of the music room from the past successes of large，talented classes.But a swing in educational policies，with an emphasis on academics，had reduced my choir to a mere thirty-two students.My section leaders had graduated or been forced to drop music classes，leaving me with young，inexperienced kids who couldn't read music，couldn't hold their parts，and could sing only a simple melody.
"Maybe we could enter Class B this year，" I suggested，knowing even that would be a near-impossible mission.
"No! "the kids screamed. "Class A! "
I shook my head，hoping their enthusiasm would die off in a couple of weeks.
Finally one morning I entered the classroom."Look at the clock! "I demanded."We've wasted two full minutes because some of you don't have your music ready.If we are entering the contest in Class A……" The rest of my sentence was lost in screams of delight and applause.
"From now on，" I continued when the noise faded away， "you will find the day's lesson plan on the board.Be in your seats with your music folders on the desk when the bell rings and sit at attention，ready for warm-ups the instant I'm ready to begin.When I'm working with one section，there will be no talking from the others.You will listen，and you will learn.You will work harder than you've ever worked in any class before.And if one of these rules is broken，we will not go to the contest.Does everyone agree to this？"
注意：
續寫詞數應為 150 詞左右。
I was certain they would fail to keep this contract.___________
When the day finally arrived，the kids felt ready to win the contest.___________組卷：4引用：2難度：0.5