2022-2023學年北京二中高二（上）第三次段考英語試卷
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第一卷 （共兩部分，53分）
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1．閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
It has been difficult to sit on the bench most of the time，watching my team from the sideline.I always（1）why I am not good enough to be on the floor.After endless hours of work and devotion，（2）myself through drill after drill，the last thing I want is to be a cheerleader.The feeling of being worthless is sometimes too much and drives me to quit on the spot.I often feel as though my（3）are wasted and my time is eaten away，devoted to nothing.It is heartbreaking to be a spectator（旁觀者） for the game I love，knowing that no one has enough faith to give me the chance to perform on the floor.Tears well up，but I（4）them back.I shouldn't be so upset over something so silly.
Away from the game，it's easier to put my thoughts together，rather than letting my（5）drive my reasoning.I consider why I am where I am.I have played basketball my whole life.I have a strong（6）for the sport and always have.There is nothing like the excitement of playing：the swish（颼颼聲） of the net，the sweat rolling off my cheeks，even the bruises（青腫） are battle wounds worn（7）after every game.
Even if I don't play much，I participate in every game.I am part of a team of girls who（8）together like a family.I am there for them，as they are for me.
Should I move on？Or should I stay with my team and continue playing basketball with great passion just a little longer？The decision isn't difficult when I consider the joy that being a part of a team（9）me—and not just any team，but my team.I love basketball and my teammates.
When I think about that，my（10）from the bench really isn't so bad after all.（1） A．accept B．promise C．realize D．wonder （2） A．discovering B．supporting C．pushing D．following （3） A．efforts B．chances C．experiences D．beliefs （4） A．take B．give C．call D．hold （5） A．feelings B．possessions C．achievements D．hardships （6） A．caution B．admission C．passion D．imagination （7） A．regretfully B．proudly C．painfully D．bravely （8） A．argue B．add C．stick D．fix （9） A．urges B．brings C．controls D．cheats （10） A．view B．intention C．ambition D．request 組卷：8引用：1難度：0.2
第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節38分）
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2．Four Ways Your Cat Tries to Communicate with You Cats are amazing creatures，and while they can't talk to us，they certainly know how to communicate their needs and feelings.It's just up to us to learn how to listen to what they are saying.
Meowing
Cats meow at their owners for several reasons，including：to ask for food，to greet people，to ask for attention，to let you know they want to go outside/come jye.aiside.In addition，elderly cats suffering from cognitive disfunction，similar to Alzheimer's Disease （阿爾茲海默癥） in humans，may meow due to becoming confused or disoriented，so we encourage you to schedule an appointment with us if your senior cat seems confused or is meowing more than usual.
Purring
While cats do purr as a sign of contentment，they also do it as a self-comforting mechanism when sick，stressed or injured.If your cat is purring but also showing signs that something may be wrong，like hiding more than usual or refusing food/water，they could be sick or in pain.
Tail Posture
If they hold their tail straight up and have relaxed fur，they're likely to feel happy or curious.
But if their fur stands on end while their tail is straight，this indicates fear or anger.Holding the tail low or hidden between the legs indicates insecurity，and a tail that's rapidly twitching back and forth suggests anxiety.
Rubbing
When your cat rubs against your legs or gives you head butts，they are telling you that they love you.That is not the only thing they are doing，though!Cats rub their bodies and cheeks against people and objects to mark their territory and to claim humans，other cats，and various objects as their own.
（1）When cats are sick or in pain，what are they likely to do？
A．Purr and refuse food.
B．Rub against your legs.
C．Meow at their owners.
D．Hold their tail straight up.
（2）What may a cat show when it hides its tail between legs？
A．Depression.
B．Happiness.
C．Insecurity.
D．Curiosity.
（3）Who provides this text most probably？
A．A cat sitter.
B．A cat owner.
C．An animal shelter.
D．A pet healthcare centre.組卷：4引用：1難度：0.6 -
3．I major in Mechanical Engineering and Political Science.When someone hears what I study，I'm usually meant with two reactions.First up is a small smile with the word "overachiever" on the tip of their tongue.The second is a look of confusion，followed by an exaggerated "why？".The short answer：I want to be a problem solver，and engineering teaches me how to become that type of person.In addition，I also want to be able to look at the bigger picture.
It's the beginning of a new year，and a lot of first-years have plans for double or triple majors.
However，as most of us quickly realize after that first fall semester，college is a lot!We are unavoidably forced to make choices - do we keep trying to make our double or triple majors work or do we completely switch gears？The thing I wished someone told me on day one is if you're passionate about something，it's not going to feel like work.Political Science can be challenging，but to me，it's fun to read the Constitution （憲法） and see the impact each word has on our interpretation.
This may sound hard to accept，but if you are double or triple majoring because you think you're in a race with your peers，you're only running yourself into the ground.Don't double or triple major if you are doing it for a mark on your resume，because then your life will be a living hell for the next four years.What is going to make you impressive is the passion that you have - whether it be in your study，career，or something else your career and study will enable you to do.
Always think about your "why" when it comes to the schedule a double or triple major entails.
Because at the end of the day，it's going to be you doing the homework - so try to enjoy what you're doing along the ride for what it's worth.
（1）How do people tend to feel about the writer's majors？
A．Ashamed or challenged.
B．Amazed or concerned.
C．Satisfied or confused.
D．Impressed or puzzled.
（2）What enables the writer to enjoy learning Political Science？
A．His enthusiasm for the major.
B．His career planning for the future.
C．The influence of learning engineering.
D．The value of studying the Constitution.
（3）According to the author，what causes multiple majors' hard situation in college？
A．Estimating the difficulty of multiple majoring inaccurately.
B．Making random choices without sufficient consideration.
C．Pursuing multiple majors out of competitive motivation.
D．Adjusting the schedule for majors constantly.
（4）What is the author's purpose of writing the text？
A．To stress the significance of passion in multiple majoring.
B．To explain the reasons for choosing a double major.
C．To compare the gains and losses of multiple majoring.
D．To promote the concept of multiple majoring.組卷：3引用：1難度：0.5 -
4．Have you ever walked through a door and thought to yourself， "What was I going to do？" If you have，you are not alone.Psychologists believe that walking through a door and entering another room creates a "mental block" in the brain.This is generally referred to as the doorway effect.
In the early years of brain research，scientists thought that human memory was like a closet，with many sections in which we could store little boxes of experiences from our lives.Boxes would remain there forever，and whenever we had to look into them，we could just go to that particular section and find that box of memory.
Beautiful as this description of human memory formation sounds，it is not true.Our brain is much more complex than that.Psychological studies suggest that our memories are episodic in general.If you think back on anything，you'll probably quickly realize our memories don't function as clear narratives.Instead，they're more episodic and divided into parts.
A new research led by psychologist Oliver Baumann from Bond University in Australia suggests that it's not so much the doorways that cause a memory wipe，as moving from one location to a significantly different one—it's the abrupt change of scene that prepares our minds for something new. "A good example is moving around in a department store，" says Baumann， "Taking the elevator between floors may have no effect on our memory，but moving from the store to the parking lot might cause us to forget something that we need to buy."
Baumann also points out that a busy and perhaps overloaded brain does seem to play some part
in this phenomenon.In other words，walking through open doors is thought to reset memory to make room for a new episode.
The good news is that experiencing such forgettable episodes after entering another room does not tell you anything about your memory and intelligence.So when you enter a room and suddenly forget why you are there，you should not think that Alzheimer's disease is creeping up on you!
（1）Which of the following would most probably be "doorway effect"？
A．You saw a man years ago and forget who he is now.
B．You entered the office and forgot what to get.
C．You missed a call and forgot to ring back.
D．You read a book and forget what it is about.
（2）What can we learn from the passage？
A．All memories are linked in the brain.
B．Memories are clearly separated in the brain.
C．Not all the memories can be found in the brain.
D．Memories are stored in particular sections of the brain.
（3）What can we infer from Baumann's research？
A．An overloaded brain increases the possibility of doorway effect.
B．A sudden change of the scene boosts intelligence development.
C．Walking through open doors results in memory loss.
D．Taking an elevator stimulates new memory.
（4）What does the author think of "doorway effect"？
A．Influential.
B．Beneficial.
C．Damaging.
D．Insignificant.組卷：3引用：1難度：0.5 -
5．What are pillows really stuffed with？Not physically，but symbolically？The question occurred to me with the photos in the news and social media from the 50 cities around the world that staged public celebrations for International Pillow Fight Day.Armed with nothing more than bring-our-own sacrificial cushions，strangers struck heavily each other in playful feather from Amsterdam to Atlanta，Warsaw to Washington DC.But why？Is there anything more to this delightful celebration？
As a cultural sign，the pillow is deceptively soft.Since at least the 16th Century，the humble pillow has been given unexpected meanings.The Chinese playwright Tang Xianzu tells a famous story about a wise man who meets a depressed young scholar at an inn and offers him a magic pillow filled with the most vivid dreams of a seemingly more fulfilling life.When the young man awakens to discover that his happy 50-year dream has in fact come and gone in the short space of an afternoon's nap，our impression of the pillow's power shifts from wonder to terror.
Subsequent writers have likewise seized upon the pillow.When the 19th-Century English novelist Charlotte Bronte poetically observed "a ruffled （不平的） mind makes a restless pillow"，she didn't just change the expected order of the adjectives and nouns，but instead she made unclear the boundaries between mind and matter — the thing resting and the thing rested upon.
It's a trick perhaps Bronte learned from the Renaissance philosopher Montaigne，who once insisted that "ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head".On Montaigne's thinking，intelligence and happiness confront each other forever in a pillow fight that only one can win.
With the words of Tang.Bronte，and Montaigne，we can perhaps more easily measure the attraction of the global pillow fight.Like a ritual of release，the annual international pillow fight amounts to a kind of cleansing，a brushing off of daily worries：an emptying of the world's collective mind.Rather than a launch-pad for weightless rest，the pillow is a symbol of heavy thought：an anchor that drags the world's soul down — one that must be lightened.
（1）The example of Tang Xianzu is used to illustrate that.
A．pillows symbolically convey the meaning in contrast to their soft appearance
B．people's impression of pillows changes from wonder to terror
C．dreams are always wonderful while the real world is cruel
D．pillows give people satisfactory dreams
（2）The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 "ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head" most probably means.
A．pillows give us comfort
B．pillows make people more intelligent
C．people can easily fall asleep when they know nothing
D．people with too many thoughts have less inner peace
（3）According to the author why is Pillow Fight Day so popular around the world？
A．Because it contains a profound meaning of life.
B．Because it comforts restless minds.
C．Because it makes life delightful.
D．Because it is a ritual release.組卷：3引用：1難度：0.5
第二節
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6．Some people prefer to have a bite to eat before hitting the gym，known as a fed workout.Others would like to wait until after exercising to refuel their bodies，called a fasted workout.（1）
Many experts say there's no easy answer because it depends on the person.
If you want energy and strength for an ideal workout，you need fuel.A fed workout will provide your body with power.Eating before exercise may help you sustain longer sessions and lift heavier weights.（2）Muscle preservation is also an essential component of strengthening your body.
Nitrogen （氮） is critical for processing protein that builds healthy muscles.People tend to lose less nitrogen during a fed workout than a fasted one.
Many fitness enthusiasts are not on board with this idea.They report feeling sick and inactive while trying to exercise after eating.With a fasted workout，you may not get the usual indigestion.Experts for fasted workouts further claim that eating afterwards makes your body use its fat reserves for energy，meaning you will burn more fat.（3）It can cause a sudden drop in your blood glucose （葡萄糖） levels，and you may feel dizzy.You may even be more likely to overeat.
（4）Not all foods are created equal.For example，if you choose a fed workout，you'll probably lose a lot of water during an intense training，so you should consider drinking some beforehand.With a fasted workout，it would help if you had some nutrition right after your session is complete.Drink some water.Then，have a light meal or nutritional snack.
Deciding when to eat for an ideal workout is a personal choice.Both fasted workouts and fed activities have their benefits and shortcomings.（5）
A.A person doing a 30-minute session a day may not have a problem with fasted workouts.
B.Knowing what to eat for an ideal workout is just as important as knowing when to eat.
C.Think thoroughly and discuss with your fitness instructor before taking a choice.
D.To eat or not to eat，that is the question on many fitness enthusiasts' minds.
E.These benefits can result in burning more fat and shaping a slimmer body.
F.How your body will respond is based on your workout intensity.
G.However，a fasted workout might not work for you.組卷：6引用：1難度：0.5
第三部分：書面表達（共兩節，32分）
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18．Until quarantine （隔離期） ends，we are left picturing what physical effort we might make：working out at the gym，playing on a competitive sports team，swimming，biking，or rock climbing.
However，we don't often think of martial arts as a possible activity；instead，we rule it out because we think it's dangerous，uncommon，and even，impossible.Martial arts isn't considered a sport，right？
Well，here's some good news：you're wrong!Martial arts is much more common than people think，and you can start learning at any age.Practicing martial arts is a great way to keep in shape （both physically and mentally）.And it's much less scary and much less difficult than it's usually portrayed as in movies，so worry not，you don't need to be the karate kid to have a blast!Let's look at what you can usually expect from martial arts of any style.
Good martial arts generally requires you to focus on the position and movement of every one of your limbs，sometimes even your breathing too.Think about it：when you leave the gym，your mental state has improved and you are much calmer.This is because you've only paid attention to one activjye.aiy.It is a great way to clear your head，and practice can help you learn to stay more focused in general （say，when you start your schoolwork afterwards）.
Long series of choreographed （編排好的） moves （including when to breathe in and out） called forms are often described as "moving meditation （冥想）"；they're meditative in the same way doing repeated moves is，but much more so.Martial arts practice can be as slow or as intense as you want，but it's always extremely engaging.
Martial arts also improves your coordination，and greatly improves your posture.I have personally seen students go from slouching and knocking things over to walking tall with their shoulders back in just a couple of months.
There are many styles and countless subtypes and mix-ups of martial arts.Whichever one appeals to you，know that all of them are good choices，competitive or not.
（1）Why isn't martial arts considered a sport by some people？
（2）What should people focus their attention on when doing martial arts？
（3）Please decide which part is false in the following statement，then underline it and explain why.
Martial arts practice is beneficial because it can not only make us more facially attractive but also help improve our mental state.
（4）Which type of sport do you prefer，slow sports like yoga，or competitive sports like basketball？Explain why. （about 40 words）組卷：4引用：1難度：0.5
第二節 （滿分20分）
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19．假設你是高二學生李華。你的英國筆友Jim將作為交換生來中國學習，他向你詢問住在中國家庭可能會有的文化差異。請你給Jim寫一封郵件，內容包括：
（1）對他來中國表示歡迎；
（2）說明可能會遇到的文化差異；
（3）提出建議。
注意：（1）詞數100詞左右；
（2）開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數。
Dear Jim，
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Yours，
Li Hua組卷：1引用：1難度：0.5