2024年4月21日发(作者：于文栋)
2022-2023
学年黑龙江省哈尔滨市高二下学期
7
月期末英语试题
1. Not everyone needs or can afford the latest, most powerful laptop. For simple tasks, such as
running web-based apps or sending an email, a low-powered, low-priced laptop fits the bill. That’s
where budget laptops come in.
Budget laptops often come with small drive space, low memory, and slow processors. You won’t be
able to use them to run the latest graphics—heavy computer games, but for giving your kids access
to the web, sending a teen off to college with a computer for their, studies or for you to stay up-to-
date with Facebook, a budget laptop could be an ideal purchase.
Our top pick is the HP Envy x360 15z, a 2-in-1 laptop with high quality and smart performance that
can be found for under $700 and competes with laptops that cost twice as much. Many of our picks
are even more affordable.
These are the best budget laptops we tested, ranked in order:
●HP Envy x360 15z
●Lenovo Chromebook Flex 5
●HP Stream 14
●Acer Chromebook Spin 514
●Asus Zenbook 14
●Acer Aspire 5
●Google Pixelbook Go
●HP Chromebook x360
●Lenovo Ideapad 3
Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewer’s editors and you, can complete your
purchases through our links.
1. In what case couldn’t a budget laptop be a good choice?
A
．
Sending Emails.
C
．
Surfing the Internet.
2. What makes HP Envy x360 15z 3 our top pick?
A
．
Thinner and cool shape.
C
．
High quality with low price.
3. What is the purpose of this text?
A
．
To rank the best budget laptops.
B
．
The latest games loaded.
D
．
High price with a big drive space.
B
．
Editing school work.
D
．
Running complicated games.
B
．
To introduce the functions of laptops.
C
．
To contrast the prices of some laptops.
D
．
To recommend some budget laptops.
2. For years, Kris celebrated Valentine’s Day with her husband, Paul. But this year’s Valentine’s
Day may be the most eventful one yet. That’s because it is their 25th as husband and wife, a
landmark that would be meaningful for most couples but is extraordinary for them. They were both
born with Down syndrome (
唐氏综合症
) and are believed to be the longest-married couple with the
condition in the country.
This year’s Valentine’s Day is the first on which they won’t be living together.
Paul, 54, is dealing with early-stage dementia (
痴呆
). Several months ago, the state moved him into
a community residence with special nursing care. The couple was disappointed but not daunted. Kris
visits Paul regularly, and they spend weekends together at the community residence, where Kris still
cooks for her husband.
The ongoing effort to keep them together reminds Paul’s mother, of all the obstacles they have
overcome. She remembered how some doctors told her not to expect much when Paul was born.
Instead, he grew up to live a successful life that included a marriage lasting a quarter century.
Kris has had her struggles too. Then and now, she still encounters the occasional stranger who
laughs at her abnormal behavior. The truth is that those people have no idea how rich and rewarding
her life is. They cannot see the commitment that lasts after 25 years, and is still very fresh today “to
have and to hold, in sickness and in health.” And they cannot see how, as Kris sits in her own living
room recalling those vows (
誓言
) from her wedding day, she is surrounded by photos of herself with
the man who changed her life.
1. Why is this Valentine Day so extraordinary for Paul and Kris?
A
．
Because their health conditions become worse.
B
．
Because they won’t be living together since the day.
C
．
Because they are the longest-married couple in the country.
D
．
Because the couple of Down syndrome has a 25-year marriage.
2. What does the underlined word “daunted” mean in the third paragraph?
A
．
Discouraged. B
．
Scared. C
．
Excited. D
．
Embarrassed.
3. What is the purpose of the fourth paragraph?
A
．
To Emphasize Paul’s depending on Kris.
B
．
To stress struggles Paul experienced.
C
．
To highlight the influence of Paul’s mother.
D
．
To show Paul’s understanding towards life.
4. What may impress the author most from the text?
A
．
Kris’ care of her husband.
B
．
The support from Paul’s mother.
C
．
Paul and Kris’ sufferings from diseases.
D
．
Paul and Kris’ commitment to marriage.
3. Black and white mountains and rocks covered in colorful mist—the combination of Chinese and
Western painting styles—attracts Michela Millstein at an art exhibition in San Francisco.
“I think there are a lot of meanings behind the paintings. You can tell that it’s trying to show cultural
things and not just a picture,” Millstein says. Having studied Chinese for three years, Millstein, a
high school student in the San Francisco Bay Area, says she loves Chinese culture.
The exhibition, The Flying Colors, presented more than 60 pieces of Chinese ink paintings by a
local artist, Arthur Ku, at San Francisco City Hall recently.
“Arthur Ku is a well-known painter, calligrapher, and artist; his endless devotion to the art
community has undoubtedly contributed to the vitality (
活力
) of San Francisco,” the mayor said in
the announcement.
Ku was born in Guangdong province in 1941 and settled down in the United States in 1977. He has
been exploring the “splash ink and color” style, which is a technique of working with splashy (
泼墨
),
colorful washes to create an abstract, expressive style. Ku’s artistic talent in traditional Chinese
brush and ink painting inspired a unique style of down-to-earth and creative freedom, which created
a critical attempt of traditional Chinese brush painting into modern and contemporary art, according
to mayor’s statement.
Ku is also keen to promote cultural and artistic exchanges between China and the US to improve art
and friendship. He has successfully held several joint painting exhibitions in the US for artists from
China.
“I think inclusiveness brings unity and diversity brings vitality. We are now living in the most
challenging times. So, I think it’s important for us to embrace more inclusiveness and diversity, to
have more cultural dialogue, so that we can communicate better and respect each other more.” said
Arthur Ku.
1. What can we learn from Millstein’s words in paragraph 2?
A
．
The exhibition held recently.
B
．
The beauty of artistic works.
C
．
The passion for artistic works.
D
．
The cultural significance of the works
2. What does the mayor probably think of Ku’s painting?
A
．
Innovative. B
．
Traditional. C
．
Costly. D
．
Inimitable.
3. Why did Ku hold painting exhibitions in the US?
A
．
To promote cultural and artistic exchanges.
B
．
To found an international charity organisation.
C
．
To enhance the reputation of some Chinese artists.
D
．
To introduce the history of Chinese traditional arts.
4. What is the passage mainly about?
A
．
The learning process of a Chinese artist.
B
．
An artist furthering cultural communication.
C
．
The guidance on communicating and respecting.
D
．
An art exhibition held at San Francisco City Hall.
4. Faking (
假的
) sickness is about to get harder. Trying to take a day off work by nervously
coughing down the phone to your boss might no longer live up to your expectations. Very soon your
company might be able to tell whether or not your symptoms are real, just from the sound of your
voice.
As anyone has woken up with a runny nose and a sore throat, infection with the common cold virus
change how a person’s voice sounds. That is because the tissue in vocal cord (
声带
) temporarily
swells (
肿胀
) and, therefore, shakes at a lower pitch (
音阶
), which tends to make people with a cold
develop a deeper voice.
A research team in Surat, India, tried to find exactly how a “cold voice” differs from a healthy voice.
Their research makes use of the fact that human speech does not produce single frequencies of
sounds. The dominant notes in the human voice are instead accompanied by a series of higher
pitched tones.
Together these sets of notes fit into mathematical patterns called harmonics (
和声
), with higher
pitched tones having frequencies that are multiples of the original note. The loudness of these
harmonics in speech has to do with the frequency scale.
To find out how infection with a cold might change the frequency, the scientists made use of an
unusual resource: recordings of the voices of 630 people in Germany, 111 of whom were suffering
from a cold. Each was asked to count from 1 to 40 and describe what they did at the weekend.
By breaking down each person’s speech into component wave lengths, the researchers could identify
the dominant frequency in each case. They then used machine-learning calculation to find frequency
changing patterns that could distinguish the cold voices from the healthy voices.
The Indian team’s diagnosis (
诊断
) of cold voice is not fully reliable. The results show it can
correctly diagnose a cold up to around 70% of the time. Faced with another scary Monday at the
office, would you take the risk?
1. What is the function of Paragraph 1?
A
．
To introduce the topic of the passage.
B
．
To warn readers not to pretend to be sick.
C
．
To provide the background of the research.
D
．
To stress the development of scientific technology.
2. Why does a person with a cold have a different voice?
A
．
Swollen vocal cord produces lower pitched tones.
B
．
They produce deeper voices to protect vocal cord.
C
．
Their voices are from deeper part than normal ones.
D
．
A runny nose and a sore throat change some sounds.
3. How did the research team do their research?
A
．
By applying a method to changing voice frequencies.
B
．
By identify the frequency of high pitched tones.
C
．
By observing the voices of 630 people chosen.
D
．
By referring to the data of wave length.
4. Which of the following is the best title of the text?
A
．
Taking Sick Leave will be Risky
B
．
A Voice from a Real Cold or not
C
．
Voice Changes Might Cure a Cold
D
．
An AI Distinguisher of Voices
5. Working from home has its advantages, but a sense of community is not one of them. Still, feeling
connected at work is necessary for our success in our jobs and lives. Research finds that people with
friends at work are more satisfied with and perform better at their jobs. 1
Schedule an informal meeting just to chat.
You can’t build a friendship if you only ever talk about work. One study found that while people
feel closer the more time they spend together, this wasn’t true at work. 2 This is likely because
when we only focus on work, we don’t reveal anything about ourselves. If you want to make friends
at work, stop talking about work.
3
2024年4月21日发(作者：于文栋)
2022-2023
学年黑龙江省哈尔滨市高二下学期
7
月期末英语试题
1. Not everyone needs or can afford the latest, most powerful laptop. For simple tasks, such as
running web-based apps or sending an email, a low-powered, low-priced laptop fits the bill. That’s
where budget laptops come in.
Budget laptops often come with small drive space, low memory, and slow processors. You won’t be
able to use them to run the latest graphics—heavy computer games, but for giving your kids access
to the web, sending a teen off to college with a computer for their, studies or for you to stay up-to-
date with Facebook, a budget laptop could be an ideal purchase.
Our top pick is the HP Envy x360 15z, a 2-in-1 laptop with high quality and smart performance that
can be found for under $700 and competes with laptops that cost twice as much. Many of our picks
are even more affordable.
These are the best budget laptops we tested, ranked in order:
●HP Envy x360 15z
●Lenovo Chromebook Flex 5
●HP Stream 14
●Acer Chromebook Spin 514
●Asus Zenbook 14
●Acer Aspire 5
●Google Pixelbook Go
●HP Chromebook x360
●Lenovo Ideapad 3
Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewer’s editors and you, can complete your
purchases through our links.
1. In what case couldn’t a budget laptop be a good choice?
A
．
Sending Emails.
C
．
Surfing the Internet.
2. What makes HP Envy x360 15z 3 our top pick?
A
．
Thinner and cool shape.
C
．
High quality with low price.
3. What is the purpose of this text?
A
．
To rank the best budget laptops.
B
．
The latest games loaded.
D
．
High price with a big drive space.
B
．
Editing school work.
D
．
Running complicated games.
B
．
To introduce the functions of laptops.
C
．
To contrast the prices of some laptops.
D
．
To recommend some budget laptops.
2. For years, Kris celebrated Valentine’s Day with her husband, Paul. But this year’s Valentine’s
Day may be the most eventful one yet. That’s because it is their 25th as husband and wife, a
landmark that would be meaningful for most couples but is extraordinary for them. They were both
born with Down syndrome (
唐氏综合症
) and are believed to be the longest-married couple with the
condition in the country.
This year’s Valentine’s Day is the first on which they won’t be living together.
Paul, 54, is dealing with early-stage dementia (
痴呆
). Several months ago, the state moved him into
a community residence with special nursing care. The couple was disappointed but not daunted. Kris
visits Paul regularly, and they spend weekends together at the community residence, where Kris still
cooks for her husband.
The ongoing effort to keep them together reminds Paul’s mother, of all the obstacles they have
overcome. She remembered how some doctors told her not to expect much when Paul was born.
Instead, he grew up to live a successful life that included a marriage lasting a quarter century.
Kris has had her struggles too. Then and now, she still encounters the occasional stranger who
laughs at her abnormal behavior. The truth is that those people have no idea how rich and rewarding
her life is. They cannot see the commitment that lasts after 25 years, and is still very fresh today “to
have and to hold, in sickness and in health.” And they cannot see how, as Kris sits in her own living
room recalling those vows (
誓言
) from her wedding day, she is surrounded by photos of herself with
the man who changed her life.
1. Why is this Valentine Day so extraordinary for Paul and Kris?
A
．
Because their health conditions become worse.
B
．
Because they won’t be living together since the day.
C
．
Because they are the longest-married couple in the country.
D
．
Because the couple of Down syndrome has a 25-year marriage.
2. What does the underlined word “daunted” mean in the third paragraph?
A
．
Discouraged. B
．
Scared. C
．
Excited. D
．
Embarrassed.
3. What is the purpose of the fourth paragraph?
A
．
To Emphasize Paul’s depending on Kris.
B
．
To stress struggles Paul experienced.
C
．
To highlight the influence of Paul’s mother.
D
．
To show Paul’s understanding towards life.
4. What may impress the author most from the text?
A
．
Kris’ care of her husband.
B
．
The support from Paul’s mother.
C
．
Paul and Kris’ sufferings from diseases.
D
．
Paul and Kris’ commitment to marriage.
3. Black and white mountains and rocks covered in colorful mist—the combination of Chinese and
Western painting styles—attracts Michela Millstein at an art exhibition in San Francisco.
“I think there are a lot of meanings behind the paintings. You can tell that it’s trying to show cultural
things and not just a picture,” Millstein says. Having studied Chinese for three years, Millstein, a
high school student in the San Francisco Bay Area, says she loves Chinese culture.
The exhibition, The Flying Colors, presented more than 60 pieces of Chinese ink paintings by a
local artist, Arthur Ku, at San Francisco City Hall recently.
“Arthur Ku is a well-known painter, calligrapher, and artist; his endless devotion to the art
community has undoubtedly contributed to the vitality (
活力
) of San Francisco,” the mayor said in
the announcement.
Ku was born in Guangdong province in 1941 and settled down in the United States in 1977. He has
been exploring the “splash ink and color” style, which is a technique of working with splashy (
泼墨
),
colorful washes to create an abstract, expressive style. Ku’s artistic talent in traditional Chinese
brush and ink painting inspired a unique style of down-to-earth and creative freedom, which created
a critical attempt of traditional Chinese brush painting into modern and contemporary art, according
to mayor’s statement.
Ku is also keen to promote cultural and artistic exchanges between China and the US to improve art
and friendship. He has successfully held several joint painting exhibitions in the US for artists from
China.
“I think inclusiveness brings unity and diversity brings vitality. We are now living in the most
challenging times. So, I think it’s important for us to embrace more inclusiveness and diversity, to
have more cultural dialogue, so that we can communicate better and respect each other more.” said
Arthur Ku.
1. What can we learn from Millstein’s words in paragraph 2?
A
．
The exhibition held recently.
B
．
The beauty of artistic works.
C
．
The passion for artistic works.
D
．
The cultural significance of the works
2. What does the mayor probably think of Ku’s painting?
A
．
Innovative. B
．
Traditional. C
．
Costly. D
．
Inimitable.
3. Why did Ku hold painting exhibitions in the US?
A
．
To promote cultural and artistic exchanges.
B
．
To found an international charity organisation.
C
．
To enhance the reputation of some Chinese artists.
D
．
To introduce the history of Chinese traditional arts.
4. What is the passage mainly about?
A
．
The learning process of a Chinese artist.
B
．
An artist furthering cultural communication.
C
．
The guidance on communicating and respecting.
D
．
An art exhibition held at San Francisco City Hall.
4. Faking (
假的
) sickness is about to get harder. Trying to take a day off work by nervously
coughing down the phone to your boss might no longer live up to your expectations. Very soon your
company might be able to tell whether or not your symptoms are real, just from the sound of your
voice.
As anyone has woken up with a runny nose and a sore throat, infection with the common cold virus
change how a person’s voice sounds. That is because the tissue in vocal cord (
声带
) temporarily
swells (
肿胀
) and, therefore, shakes at a lower pitch (
音阶
), which tends to make people with a cold
develop a deeper voice.
A research team in Surat, India, tried to find exactly how a “cold voice” differs from a healthy voice.
Their research makes use of the fact that human speech does not produce single frequencies of
sounds. The dominant notes in the human voice are instead accompanied by a series of higher
pitched tones.
Together these sets of notes fit into mathematical patterns called harmonics (
和声
), with higher
pitched tones having frequencies that are multiples of the original note. The loudness of these
harmonics in speech has to do with the frequency scale.
To find out how infection with a cold might change the frequency, the scientists made use of an
unusual resource: recordings of the voices of 630 people in Germany, 111 of whom were suffering
from a cold. Each was asked to count from 1 to 40 and describe what they did at the weekend.
By breaking down each person’s speech into component wave lengths, the researchers could identify
the dominant frequency in each case. They then used machine-learning calculation to find frequency
changing patterns that could distinguish the cold voices from the healthy voices.
The Indian team’s diagnosis (
诊断
) of cold voice is not fully reliable. The results show it can
correctly diagnose a cold up to around 70% of the time. Faced with another scary Monday at the
office, would you take the risk?
1. What is the function of Paragraph 1?
A
．
To introduce the topic of the passage.
B
．
To warn readers not to pretend to be sick.
C
．
To provide the background of the research.
D
．
To stress the development of scientific technology.
2. Why does a person with a cold have a different voice?
A
．
Swollen vocal cord produces lower pitched tones.
B
．
They produce deeper voices to protect vocal cord.
C
．
Their voices are from deeper part than normal ones.
D
．
A runny nose and a sore throat change some sounds.
3. How did the research team do their research?
A
．
By applying a method to changing voice frequencies.
B
．
By identify the frequency of high pitched tones.
C
．
By observing the voices of 630 people chosen.
D
．
By referring to the data of wave length.
4. Which of the following is the best title of the text?
A
．
Taking Sick Leave will be Risky
B
．
A Voice from a Real Cold or not
C
．
Voice Changes Might Cure a Cold
D
．
An AI Distinguisher of Voices
5. Working from home has its advantages, but a sense of community is not one of them. Still, feeling
connected at work is necessary for our success in our jobs and lives. Research finds that people with
friends at work are more satisfied with and perform better at their jobs. 1
Schedule an informal meeting just to chat.
You can’t build a friendship if you only ever talk about work. One study found that while people
feel closer the more time they spend together, this wasn’t true at work. 2 This is likely because
when we only focus on work, we don’t reveal anything about ourselves. If you want to make friends
at work, stop talking about work.
3