精品解析：广东省广州市天河区2022-2023学年高二下学期期末英语试题

2022学年第二学期天河区期末考试 高二英语 本试卷共8页，满分为150分，考试用时120分钟。 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的学校、姓名、班级、座位号和考生号填写在答题卡相应的位置上，再用2B铅笔把考号的对应数字涂黑。 2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案;不能答在试卷上。 3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案;不准使用铅笔或涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分45分) 第一节(共10小题;每小题3分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A，B，C，D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A “Have you checked the oil in the car?” my father used to say to me, his version of “Hello, hope you are well.” Sometimes our phone calls would begin with an inquiry(询问) about the oil and end with an inquiry about the oil, with not a lot in between. Fathers have a lot of love to give, but it’s often supplied through the medium of practical advice. In my experience: It’s mostly about your motor vehicle. “How’s the car running?” “Did you get it serviced?” “How did you get that scrape on the side?” Why can’t we fathers just say “I love you” or “It’s great to see you”? The point is: That’s exactly what we are saying. You just have to translate from the language that is Fatherlish. Listen closely enough and the phrase “I love you” can be heard in the slightly longer “I could come around Saturday and replace the silicon seal around the base of your toilet because I think that thing is getting really smelly.” The statement “You made my life better from the moment you were born” may be rarely heard, but the idea is there in the more common “I’ll hold the ladder while you get the leaves out of the gutter.” When I was 17, I went on my first road trip-- a friend and I in my battered car. My father stood on the corner in the predawn of a cold morning to say goodbye. “Highways are dangerous,” he said, “so don’t try overtaking(超过) anything faster than a horse and buggy. And take a break every two hours. And every time you stop for gas, you really should check the oil.” At the time we thought his speech was pretty funny and would sing “horse-and-buggy, horse-a