2023荆州中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题含答案（听力）

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第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
1. What did the wman d last night?
A. She lked after her mther. B. She prepared fr a reprt. C. She went t a cncert.
2. Why did the man leave the cmpany?
A. He didn’t like the ffice manager.
B. He wasn’t satisfied with the salary.
C. He didn’t enjy the wrking envirnment.
3. What des the wman mean?
A. She desn’t want t g t Eurpe.
B. They may nt have enugh mney fr the trip.
C. Her time is a little tight fr the trip.
4. What des the wman ask the by t d?
A. Make sme range juice. B. Have a rest n the bed. C. G t see a dctr nw.
5. Where des the cnversatin mst prbably take place?
A. At a clthing shp. B. At a tailr’s shp. C. At a barber’s shp.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What des the man think f painting?
A. Hard. B. Tiring. C. Enjyable.
7. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. The man’s hbby. B. An art class. C. A painting.
请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where is the wman nw?
A. In the U.K. B. In China. C. In France.
9. What did the wman d in France?
A. She sld clthes. B. She wrked as a manager. C. She taught children English.
10. What will the man d next week?
A. Wrk abrad. B. Reply t the wman. C. Set up a branch ffice.
请听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What des the man want t buy?
A. Beds. B. Chairs. C. Tables.
12. Why desn’t the man like the white ne?
A. Its clr is unsuitable. B. It’s very expensive. C. It’s uncmfrtable.
13. Hw des the man pay?
A. In cash. B. By credit card. C. By check.
请听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What des the man think f writing?
A. It is n lnger as exciting as befre.
B. It is mre difficult t d these days.
C. It gives away his persnal infrmatin.
15. What happens t writers as they get lder and famus?
A. They find it hard t accept criticism.
B. They are less sure abut their wrks.
C. Publishers are less likely t criticize them.
16. Why were nly tw stries f the man filmed?
A. The ther stries are unsuccessful.
B. He hates making a film.
C. It needs much teamwrk.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why did the speaker take the sailing t the Nrth Ple?
A. He was inspired by sme friends.
B. He was crazy abut adventure.
C. He was encuraged by a bk.
18. What is the biggest difference between sailing n the Arctic seas and nrmal seas?
A. The temperature is changeable there.
B. One shuld have three layers f clthing.
C. Help can’t be expected in case f danger.
19 What happened t the speaker n the way t the Nrth Ple?
A. He was attacked by a plar bear.
B. He caught sight f whales.
C. His bat brke dwn a few times.
20. What des the speaker think f the trip?
A. Rewarding. B. Unlucky. C. Bring.
第二部分 阅读理解 (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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
1. Which f the fllwing can be learned frm the passage?
A. Munt Yasur is a light twer n the Pacific Ocean.
B The histry f vlcan surfing dates back centuries.
C. Land diving came t Vanuatu frm anther cuntry.
D. Bungee jumping grew ut f land diving.
2. The underlined wrd “captivating” is clsest in meaning t ________.
A. depressingB. disappintingC. charmingD. relieving
3. Which f the fllwing culd be the best title f this passage?
A. Untuched Beauty: VANUATUB. Extreme Destinatin: VANUATU
C. Vlcan Adventure : VANUATUD. Preserved Culture: VANUATU
B
Jacb hated finishing things almst as much as he lved starting them. As a result, he had gtten int a millin hbbies and activities, but he never stuck with any f them lng enugh t get any gd.
He begged his mther fr mnths fr a guitar s that he culd play sngs t Angie, a girl he liked, but after he finally gt ne fr Christmas, he fund ut that guitars didn’t play themselves. He tk a few lessns, but the strings hurt his fingers, s nw the five-hundred dllar guitar lives under his bed.
After reading an ad in the back f ne f his cmic bks, Jacb decided that he wanted a metal detectr (探测器), s that he culd find buried treasure. By the time spring came he had saved $200 and purchased the metal detectr. He beeped it arund the park fr a while, but sn fund ut that n ne had ever left any treasure in his neighbrhd. He buried the metal detectr in his clsest.
Given Jacb’s histry with hbbies, it was n surprise that Jacb’s father was unwilling t buy him a magician’s kit (魔术包) fr his birthday. “Dad, this time I’ll stick with it fr real. I prmise!” Jacb begged. Jacb’s father sighed. But he was reminded f his wn yuth lng ag, when he quit ftball and started bxing practice befre hardly getting his equipment dirty. S when Jacb’s birthday came arund, he was bth surprised and pleased t find the magician’s kit that he had desired s badly. As Jacb cntinued pulling plastic thumbs and giant playing cards ut f the kit, an ad n the TV caught his attentin.
“Hey kids! Have yu ever wanted t g t space? Fr nly $195 yu can g t space camp and live life like an astrnaut fr a whle weekend!” As the ad cntinued playing, Jacb walked away frm the magic kit and stared at the TV screen eagerly. Jacb’s cry rang thrughut the huse as he yelled, “MOM!” He nw knew what his true purpse in life was.
4. Why did Jacb stp playing the guitar?
A. It was t expensive.B. He disliked the lessns.
C It hurt his fingers.D. He became interested in cmic bks.
5. Jacb’s father decided t buy him the magician’s kit because ________.
A. Jacb reminded his father f himselfB. Jacb’s birthday was cming
C. Jacb quit many expensive activitiesD. Jacb insisted n having it
6. Which f the fllwing is Jacb mst likely t d next based n the end f the stry?
A. Becme a great magician.B. Raise mney t g t space camp.
C. Detect an incredible hidden treasure.D. Learn t play guitar well.
7. What can be learned abut Jacb accrding t the passage?
A. He was determined in pursuing his dreams.B. He finally fund his true purpse in life.
C. He has always wanted t be a magician.D. He never stuck with anything fr lng.
C
This fall, students at the University f Massachusetts fund a new menu at their canteens: the “diet fr a cler planet” menu. This meant herb-rasted lamb, raised with a carbn-friendly apprach. It included sweet ptates that had been picked frm a lcal farm’s field. The ptins were plant-heavy, lcally grwn, and invlved little r n packaging.
“We wanted t let students participate in climate actin by making chices abut their fd,” says Kathy Wicks, sustainability directr fr UMass Dining. The university is nt alne in this effrt. Increasingly, American cnsumers and institutins are thinking abut hw their fd chices impact climate change. Fr many, small chices at the grcery stre and restaurant can be mre accessible than big-ticket ptins like buying a fuel-efficient car.
Small changes in eating habits may make a big difference. Studies pint t the fd system as a significant cause f glbal warming. Accrding t Prject Drawdwn, a research rganizatin that evaluates climate slutins, the way fd is grwn, transprted, and cnsumed accunts fr abut 1/4 f the wrld’s greenhuse gas emissins (排放). Beef is a regular target. “If, n average, Americans cut 1/4 pund f beef per week frm their diet, it’s like taking 10 millin cars ff the rad a year,” says Sujatha Bergen, directr f health campaigns fr the Natural Resurces Defense Cuncil. Fd waste ranks third amng climate slutins. While much waste ccurs befre cnsumers are invlved, Americans als thrw ut a lt f fd they have purchased: abut $1,600 wrth a year per family f fur.
“Peple are beginning t understand that their fd chices have a big impact n climate,” says Megan Larmer, directr f reginal fd at the Glynwd Center fr Reginal Fd and Farming in New Yrk. But she adds that substantial change will need t cme frm the whle fd system.
8. What is the purpse f the new menu at the University f Massachusetts?
A. T market the cld dishes.B. T reduce the cst f packaging.
C. T raise lw carbn awareness.D. T ppularize the plant-heavy diet.
9. What can be inferred frm Paragraph 2?
A. Fd chices matter much t glbal warming.
B. Fd is a decisive factr fr climate change.
C. Universities are wrking tgether in climate actin.
D. Fuel-efficient cars are nt affrdable fr cnsumers.
10. What des Sujatha Bergen say abut beef?
A. It plays a significant rle in American’s diet.B. It is ppular amng millins f car drivers.
C. It has n relatinship with gas emissin.D. It has great influence n carbn reductin.
11 Which f the fllwing is a suitable title fr the text?
A. Fd System Refrm: A Successful TrialB. Lw Carbn Diet: A trend, r Mre?
C. Carbn Emissin: A Killer, r Healer?D. Glbal Warming: An Appraching Danger
D
During the mst wrldwide pandemic (流行病) in a century, it’s time t take a clser lk at what may result in lneliness. “A cmmn belief is that the lneliest peple are thse wh are alne; actually, it’s imprtant t separate the tw.” said Dr. Perissintt, a prfessr at the University f Califrnia. “Kids with their families can be lnely because they can’t see the friends at schl; peple wh are nt physically islated can feel lnely because the cmmunity desn’t welcme them in; and lder adults can experience lneliness thrugh death f a lved ne.” What leads t lneliness is much deeper than being alne.
With the pandemic exacerbating lneliness issues, an increasing number f health prfessinals are cncerned abut the mental and physical health risks assciated with lneliness. That’s why it’s time t lk mre clsely at what we can d abut lneliness.
“When it cmes t fighting lneliness, the key is nt lking at circumstances and assuming what feelings shuld be assciated with it, but actually asking yurself if yu are lnely,” Perissintt said. “If yur slitude (独处) is a chice and yu have peple wh can supprt yu if yu need help, there is n saying yu can’t live a happy life.” And just as slitude desn’t necessarily equal lneliness, interactin desn’t mean fulfillment (成就感) fr everyne, accrding t Hawkley, a prfessr at the University f Chicag.
Hawkley divides cnnectins int three primary types and hlds that lneliness may result frm a lack f any f them. “The first type happens when smene like a spuse (配偶) is s clse t yu that part f yur identity becmes clsely cnnected with his r hers. Then there is the secnd type, which yu establish with yur clse friends, as well as the third type — thse interactins that make yu feel part f a cmmunity.”
It is suggested that ne shuld recgnize what kind f lss f cnnectin his lneliness is cming frm and then evaluate the quality f his varius relatinships. recgnizing the kind f cnnectin that ne is eager fr and the quality f the relatinships he already has are imprtant first steps, but where ne ges frm there depends entirely n his specific circumstance.
12. The underlined wrd “exacerbating” in paragraph 2 mst prbably means ________.
A. cnfusingB. explringC. wrseningD. slving
13. Accrding t the passage, Perissintt prbably agrees that ________.
A. peple wh live alne are much mre likely t feel lnely
B. thse chsing t be alne d nt necessarily feel unhappy
C. asking smene if he’s lnely desn’t help fight lneliness
D. death f lved nes is the main cause f peple’s lneliness
14. What can we cnclude frm the last tw paragraphs?
A. There’re n bvius cnnectins amng three different types f lneliness.
B. Hawkley hlds that peple lacking ne f the three cnnectins feel lnely.
C. The quality f ne’s relatinships is as imprtant as his specific circumstance.
D. Recgnizing ne’s missing cnnectin is helpful in dealing with lneliness.
15. What is the passage mainly abut?
A. Causes f lneliness and ways t deal with it.
B. Differences between being alne and lnely.
C. Effects f a pandemic n peple’s way f keeping cnnected.
D. Reasns fr peple’s lneliness and imprtance f fighting it.
第二节 (共5小题; 每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If yu’ve ever been bitten by a msquit, yu knw hw frustrating their bites can be. ____16____, creating an itch (痒) that seems t get wrse nce yu start scratching (挠). Why des a msquit bite itch and what can we d?
Why des a msquit bite itch?
When a msquit bites yu, it pierces the skin using a special muthpart t suck up bld and injects saliva (唾液) int yur skin. Msquites’ saliva has lts f prteins in it, sme f which ur bdy recgnizes as freign, and ur immune cells take actin t fight them. ____17____. It’s actually the bdy’s respnse t the freign msquit prtein it is trying t fight.
What helps resist the urge t scratch?
“Dn’t scratch” is the advice that mst experts and health prfessinals give. As hard and smetimes unrealistic as it can sund, scratching inflames (发炎) the skin, and the inflammatin makes the skin itch mre. “____18____,” warned Daniel Markwski, technical adviser fr the American Msquit Cntrl Assciatin, adding that in extreme cases, peple can scar (留疤痕) themselves.
Instead, there are dzens f creams and sprays that prmise itch relief as well as hme remedy (疗法). Chse what’s right fr yu can be trial and errr. In general, all f the varius anti-itch creams are very similar. There is n scientific evidence that these remedies wrk, and they can cme with their wn precautins r side effects. ____19____.
____20____
Sme peple can have serius allergic reactins t msquites, althugh in practice it is rare, Vsshall said. If yu experience severe symptms such as breathing truble, yu shuld seek medical attentin immediately.
A. In fact, the best remedy t fight the itch is t prevent a bite in the first place.
B. It’s nt the bite that causes the itch.
C. What t d with a msquit bite?
D. When t seek medical attentin?
E. The mre yu scratch, the mre they itch.
F. The little red bumps swell up (肿起来) almst immediately
G. Scratching can cause secndary infectins, thus delaying the recvery.
第三部分 语言运用 (共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共15小题; 每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Last Saturday evening, Mike, wh has autism (自闭症), attended a cncert with his grandfather, Stephen Mattin at Bstn Symphny Hall. As the rchestra (交响乐队) ____21____ playing, they expected t hear plite applause after a brief ____22____.
The music was ver and there was n sund, but it suddenly was ____23____ by the “Ww!” heard arund the hall. A child’s ____24____ expressed simple, refreshing amazement at the perfrmance. The elder Mattin felt ____25____ and turned t peple arund them, ____26____ that Mike actually did nt ____27____ t make nise and that he has autism and ften expresses himself ____28____ frm ther peple.
The mment ____29____ the rchestra s that they released the audi recrding f the “Ww!” mment, hping t _____30_____ the child. Nt lng after the audi clip (片段) hit the Internet, it became extremely _____31_____, getting thusands f shares acrss several platfrms. Later, David Snead, the president and CEO f the rchestra, gave ut his email address, wishing t get a (n) _____32_____ frm the parents f the child and _____33_____ them t meet the musician Harry Christphers. It tk less than a week fr the kid t cme frward. His family and the rchestra planned t _____34_____ a date fr him t meet the musician.
Mattin expressed his _____35_____ that the sciety has becme mre tlerant and understanding f the differences between peple.
21. A. practicedB. cnsideredC. finishedD. delayed
22. A. accuntB. appearanceC. statementD. silence
23. A. surrundedB. guidedC. fllwedD. warned
24. A. messageB. viceC. pininD. attitude
25. A. annyedB. astnishedC. disappintedD. embarrassed
26. A. explainingB. suggestingC. prmisingD. suppsing
27. A. pretendB. meanC. decideD. learn
28. A. casuallyB. vividlyC. differentlyD. safely
29. A. tuchedB. puzzledC. annyedD. frustrated
30. A. blameB. findC. defendD. adpt
31 A. specialB. usefulC. imprtantD. ppular
32. A. cmmentB. agreementC. suggestinD. request
33. A. allwB. remindC. inviteD. require
34. A. arrangeB. delayC. prvideD. advcate
35. A. satisfactinB. cnfidenceC. regretD. thanks
第二节 (共10小题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
With the wide spread f the deadly COVID-19, the healthcare wrkers have been wrking day and night t take care f the ____36____ (infect) patients. Here are the details abut Internatinal Nurses Day.
Internatinal Nurses Day ____37____( celebrate) first in 1965 t hnur the nurses all ver the wrld fr their ____38____ (cmmit) t medical health and service, ____39____ (urge) peple t shw care and respect twards nurses.The day als cmmemrates Flrence Nightingale’s birth - the wman____40____is widely regarded as the funder f mdern nursing. Flrence Nightingale was brn n May 12th, 1820, and served ____41____ a trainer f nurses during the Crimean War. During the War, she ____42____ (manage) t care fr wunded sldiers at Cnstantinple. Her cntributins gave nursing a favrable reputatin and she became a symbl f Victrian culture, ____43____ (especial) as “The Lady with the Lamp”, because f the tuching fact ____44____she usually visited wunded sldiers at night. She was als regarded as _____45_____English refrmer f mdern nursing. Later, she wn the Ryal Red Crss award in 1883 and Order f Merit award in 1907.
第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46. 假如你是李华，疫情得到控制，现在你已经返校上课了。你校要举行演讲。 请你写一篇发言稿,内容包括：
1. 介绍你在家期间的学习情况；
2. 说说你最感动的人或事；
3.你对准备期末考试的态度和对结果的愿望。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：新冠状病毒：the nvel crnavirus
Gd mrning, everyne,
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That’s all. Thank yu!
第二节 (满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
My 11-year-ld daughter, Elizabeth, started t talk abut quitting swimming, which brke my heart because she lves swimming. S when the swim seasn began, I cut a deal with her. She wuld practice three times a week and try really hard. I wuldn't make her cmpete in the swim meets. Elizabeth des nt like swim meets. She gets hrribly nervus but nt because she wants t win. She desn't care if she wins.
Recently, Elizabeth's team annunced a special swim night： Members 11 and lder wuld swim a timed 50 meters relay. It wasn't exactly a meet, because it wuld invlve nly team members. That was my view. Elizabeth argued that it abslutely was a meet because there wuld be races. I tld Elizabeth I really wanted her t g. She fught back angrily but finally agreed.
When the day f the special swim night arrived Elizabeth was nervus. She was the yungest persn and shrter by at least a ft than mst f the ther kids. She panicked when it was time fr the T-shirt relay. The relay wrks like this： One persn frm each relay team puts n a T-shirt, a pair f scks» and a swim cap； swims 50 meters; and gets ut f the pl. She takes ff the clthes and puts them n the next persn, wh then swims 50 meters. This cntinues until everyne n the team has cmpleted a lap.
Then it was Elizabeth's turn t swim. She seemed t swim faster in the T-shirt and scks than she did when she wasn't wearing them. Appraching the halfway mark, Elizabeth was in the lead. Suddenly, smebdy nticed that ne f Elizabeth's scks had fallen ff and was flating （漂）in the pl. "She has t get that sck n befre the end f the race," a swimming fficial tld Elizabeth's team, “r yu will be disqualified.”
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2 ,请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Everybdy n her team started screaming “Elizabeth! Get the sck!”
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On the ride hme, she shared her mment f winning again and again.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Vanuatu is an island natin in the Suth Pacific. It is als ne f the smallest cuntries in the wrld. But fr thse interested in adventure and sprt, there is a lt t d. Vanuatu’s islands ffer visitrs tw f the mst exciting and dangerus activities in the wrld: vlcan surfing and land diving.
Vlcan Surfing
On Tanna Island, Munt Yasur rises 300 meters int the sky. It is knwn as the Lighthuse f the Pacific Ocean because f its regular eruptins (爆发) fr hundreds f years. Fr centuries, bth island lcals and visitrs have climbed this muntain t visit the tp. Sme visitrs find Yasur terrifying; thers captivating. Phtgraphers are beside themselves at the pprtunity t make amazing artwrk frm such a special pint. Recently, peple have als started climbing Yasur t surf the vlcan.
Vlcan surfing is cnsidered as an extreme sprt and there are nt many practicing it. A vlcan surfer’s gal is t escape the erupting vlcan - withut getting hit by flying rcks! Riders hike up the vlcan and slide dwn, sitting r standing, n a thin plywd r metal bard.
Land Diving
Mst peple are familiar with bungee jumping, but did yu knw bungee jumping started n Pentecst Island in Vanuatu and is almst fifteen centuries ld? The riginal activity, called land diving, is part f a religius ceremny. A man ties tree vines (藤) t his legs. He then jumps head-first frm a high twer. It riginated as a rite (仪式) fr yung men trying t prve their manhd. The idea is t jump frm as high as pssible, and t land as clse t the grund as pssible. It is als a harvest rite. The islanders believe the higher the jumpers dive, the higher the crps will grw.