2023重庆市十一中高二上学期期末考试英语含解析

重庆11中高2024届高二上期期末考试英语试题

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)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What are the speakers doing?

A. Having lunch.                B. Shopping.            C. Cooking dishes.

2. When does the performance start?

A. At 6 o’clock.                B. At 8 o’clock.            C. At 7 o’clock.

3. Where are the speakers?

A. At a school.                B. At a gym.                C. At a hospital.

4. What hasn’t been prepared for the emergencies?

A. A flashlight.                B. Towels.                C. Water.

5. What can be inferred about the woman?

A. She is from New York.

B. She doesn’t know the man.

C. She made a huge mistake.

第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22. 5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给5秒钟的时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. How did the man travel around the world?

A. By car.                    B. By motorbike.            C. By train.

7. What did the man think of cycling?

A. Impractical sometimes.    B. Not adventurous.        C. A bit boring.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。           

8. Which country won the fewest medals?

A. Great Britain.                B. Japan.                C. Spain.

9. What are they mainly talking about?

A. Some athletes.            B. Some competing countries.        C. Paralympics..

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. At home.                    B. In a pizza house.        C. Over the phone.

11. What ingredient does the woman dislike?

A. Garlic.                    B. Onions.                C. Pepper.

12. Which pizzas will be ordered?

A. Sausage Deluxe and Seasonal Vegetable.

B. Meat Lovers and Seasonal Vegetable.

C. Grilled Vegetable and Spicy Chicken.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What’s the relationship between the speakers?

A. A couple.                    B. Mother and son.        C. Grandma and grandson.

14. What is Paul watching?

A. Music videos.                B. A concert.            C. A movie.

15. What does the woman think of today’s music?

A. Pleasant.                    B. Noisy.                C. Inspiring.

16. What is the guy doing?

A. Holding a stick.            B. Driving a car.            C. Playing his guitar.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Who is children’s favourite storyteller according to the study?

A. Dad.                        B. Celebrities.            C. Mom.

18. What happens when children grow older?

A. They are less thirsty for bedtime stories.

B. They depend more on stories from parents.

C. They become storytellers to other children.

19. How can parents become good storytellers?

A. By making faces.            B. By using funny voices.    C. By telling their own stories.

20. What’s Woolfson’s opinion about parents’ reading with children?

A. It’s quite common.        B. It’s beneficial.            C. It’s not difficult.

阅读理解

第一节(共15小题;每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分)

A

One of the best advantages of technological advancements is the fact that it has given us so much more freedom in the way we work. That so many jobs can be done remotely means you can travel and work from anywhere you want in the world. Here are some of the best cities to live and work in.

Tallinn, Estonia

Often overlooked as a tourist destination, Tallinn has become known as Europe's next Silicon Valley. Not only that, it is absolutely amazing. The Old Town has been named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is full of Gothic architecture and lots of historical landmarks.

Budapest, Hungary

Budapest is an ideal city for anyone who is crazy about wandering. It has a diverse culture delicious and affordable food, and best of all, a low cost of living compared to other major cities. Its Neo-Renaissance architecture has made it one of Europe's most beautiful cities.

Da Nang, Vietnam

Unlike large cities like Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi, Da Nang's advantage is that it is still pretty unknown to many people. That means there are fewer tourists while still providing the same attractions of a big noisy city. Enjoy the most delicious food, buy fresh coconuts on the beach, and rent a motorbike and drive over Hai Van Pass.

Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon is becoming popular as a co-working community, and it's clear why so many flooded into this city. With 300 days of sunshine each year, unbelievable nightlife, and delicious food, there are certainly worthwhile places to spend your time at. Lisbon has a growing tech scene but is still very leisurely.

1. What do Tallinn and Budapest have in common?

A. Their living cost is low. B. They have beautiful architecture.

C. They are famous technology centers. D. They are listed in the UNESCO World Heritage.

2. Which country is the city offering a beach tour located in?

A. Estonia. B. Vietnam. C. Hungary. D. Portugal.

3. What is unique about Lisbon?

A. It offers delicious food. B. It is a quiet European city.

C. It is famous for beautiful scenery. D. It enjoys sunshine most of the year.

B

The sun was rising as we drove across the Minnesota state line to New York for my new Ph.D. program. The move was good for me professionally, but I worried about my husband and daughters. I also feared that I wouldn’t be able to give my kids the childhood they deserved.

Anne, our first daughter, came into the world when I was a junior majoring in biology in college. It was challenging to balance classes, work schedules, and being a mom. But I got through it, finding moments of joy along the way. On the nights when I was home, I’d read my class notes out loud with my daughter. She’d respond by asking questions, such as “Mom, what are bacteria?” It helped us both learn.

After I graduated, I knew that I would need a Ph.D. to land the kind of job I wanted. I arrived in New York feeling more than the usual new-grad-student anxiety. I also suffered from a more personal fear that I was being selfish—that my decision to invigorate my career was going to have long-term negative impacts on my kids.

Over the past year, though, I’ve started to let go of some of this worry. I’ve realized that we have not only adapted to our new situation, but things are getting better. My husband landed a job that he is happy with. Anne dreams of becoming a marine biologist. Recently, while driving past the cancer institute I work at, Anne said, “Thinking about people having cancer is so sad, but I feel better knowing that you are researching it to help.”

Navigating academia as a young mother is hard but it’s also rewarding. My kids are learning to look at the world through the lens of science, and watching their mom succeed inspires them. I look forward to seeing them follow my footsteps, whatever path they choose.

4. How did the writer feel about the move for her Ph.D. program?

A. It was fruitful but exhausting. B. It was the last thing she would do.

C. It was hopeful but challenging. D. It was promising for the whole family.

5. Which can best replace the word “invigorate” in Paragraph 3?

A. boost. B. change. C. create. D. choose.

6. What could be inferred from Anne’s words in Paragraph 4?

A. People are afraid of having cancer. B. Cancer is health enemy No.1.

C. Her mother takes her job seriously. D. Anne is proud of her mother.

7. What might be the best title of the text?

A. Onwards and Upwards B. Double Gains of Mum’s Pursuit

C. Like Mother Like Daughter D. Generation Gap Narrowed by Love

C

Faced with a declining population and workforce, Japan has been increasingly turning to robots for help. Over the years, the robots have carried out a large number of human tasks, including building products and providing care for the elderly.

However, the robots currently being used by companies, like Walmart and Amazon, are only able to perform single, repetitive tasks, such as stacking boxes. Model-T, on the other hand, has a wider range of movement and is able to hold, pick and place objects of several different shapes and sizes into different locations, making it ideal for convenience and grocery stores, which sell a large variety of items.

Model-T robots are operated from a distant location by human “pilots” wearing a virtual reality (VR) headset and special gloves, which allow them to feel the product the robot is holding in their hands and guide it to the right shelf.

The VR-controlled robots are ten times cheaper than automated robots, because they don’t require advanced programming and are easier to develop and maintain. And their easy-to-use controls require little training. Tomohiro Kano, a general manager in charge of development at FamilyMart, believes this will enable the chain to recruit workers who would typically not work in stores.

Though Model-T appears to be getting rapidly through the experiments, it is not quite ready to enter the workforce. Besides being a lot slower than humans, it is also only able to lift packaged items, and cannot get hold of things such as fruits and vegetables. The company is working to improve the weaknesses and hopes to introduce a faster, more skillful Model-T within the next two years. They believe that in addition to the stores, the robots could also be useful in hospitals, allowing doctors to do operations from remote locations.

8. What is one of the features of Model-T according to the text?

A. It works much faster than humans. B. It can easily hold all kinds of objects.

C. It can be operated from a distance away. D. It is harder to produce than an automated robot.

9 What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 4 refer to?

A. The low price of Model-T. B. The easiness to operate Model-T.

C. The low-level programming of Model-T. D. The strict training for maintaining Model-T.

10. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. Model-T is now being massively produced.

B. Japan’s workforce will be reduced by Model-T.

C. The weaknesses of Model-T have been overcome.

D. Model-T may be used in wider fields in the future.

11. In which section of a website can we read this text?

A. Technology. B. Economy. C. Lifestyle. D. Environment.

D

Sunday Bakeshop in Oakland, California, makes foods that mix American and Asian cultures. The restaurant makes foods that are cooked or baked in an oven. Many of them are sweet. For example, the shop sells something called a dim sum cookie. It looks like a sugar cookie but has sesame (芝麻) seeds on top and sweetened red beans inside. Dim sum is a word for Cantonese foods from southern China.

The dim sum cookie is Elaine Lau’s way of honoring her grandmother who would make a kind of food that had a similar taste. Lau’s restaurant also makes Chinese White Rabbit candy cookies. Those sweets would not be found in any bakery in Asia but are a mixture of Asian and Western foods. Lau said she speaks to Asian Americans and others at her store. She said: “We get a lot of comments, for example, ‘The cookies are just like little lovely kitties and puppies.’ ‘Oh this took me back to several years ago when I was growing up.’” She added that it was nice to create good memories and feelings with her pastries (糕点).

Bakeries that combine the feeling of growing-up Asians and Americans have been opening up more often in recent years. Traditional Asian ingredients are being mixed with European or American pastries into something new. The creations are a way for young Asian Americans to celebrate their identity.

“Older traditional Asian bakeries make foods that immigrants miss from their home country. The new bakeries celebrate Asian culture and are part of a natural progression,” said Robert Ku, who is an Asian American studies professor at Binghamton University in New York state. He also wrote the book Dubious Gastronomy: The Cultural Politics of Eating Asian in the USA.

“The bakers are showing that their foods, which mix cultures, are just as American as apple pie. It’s sort of the artistic side of Asian American identity that’s often ignored,” Ku said. “They’re instead really trying to fuse things together.”

12. What does Lau think of her work?

A. Tiring. B. Demanding. C. Confusing. D. Rewarding.

13. What are the older traditional Asian bakeries trying to do?

A. Create a new way of showing their identities.

B. Celebrate the Asian culture in foreign countries.

C. Remind the immigrants of their hometown flavor.

D. Introduce young Asian Americans to new culture.

14. What does the underlined word “fuse” in the last paragraph mean?

A. Combine. B. Improve. C. Invent. D. Consume.

15. What is the suitable title for the text?

A. Asian American Cookies Become American's Favorite Food

B. Varieties of New Asian Foods Are Created by American Cooks

C Asian American Bakeries Mix Together Cultures to Create New Foods

D. Traditional Asian Food Becomes Popular with American Young People

第二节(共5小题;每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分)

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。

Experts are always advocating the health benefits of biking. And while the barrier to entry is low-pretty much all you need to know to start cycling is how to ride a bike itself—people often ask me if I have any tips for beginner bikers.

Below, a few things I’ve learned along the way that help make for a safer and more joyful ride:

Follow the rules of the road. Brake at yellow lights stop for pedestrians and maintain a solid distance from cars. ____16____ Therefore, never fly through stop signs, approach too close to the front vehicles or shout at cars.

____17____ A British doctor recently made headlines when he claimed that wearing a bike helmet is actually more dangerous than traveling without one, but most research suggests otherwise. A full 98 percent of bike commuters (上下班族) own a helmet, so you’ll be in good company, anyway.

Make a playlist. Laws against riding with headphones vary from state to state, and it’s never proper to listen to music in more than one ear. But cruising around to a soundtrack can be an amazing feeling, so consider buying a wireless speaker you can fix on your frame. ____18____

Know your rights. If you do end up getting into a collision (碰撞), stay on the scene until the police come. ____19____ Cyclists are too often taken advantage of in bad situations, especially if their injuries don’t seem to be apparent.

Find some friends. As great as it can be to bike alone, zipping down the street in a big group is an equally satisfying experience. ____20____ Various bicycle trips are often organized, which provides opportunities to develop friendship among bikers.

A. Get fully equipped.

B. Be sure to get a helmet.

C. Most cities have enough resources for the cycling community.

D. It’s necessary that you give them an accurate report of the incident.

E. Most of us will feel it obviously safer to ride on a bike than in a car.

F. Then put together a list of your favorite tunes and get ready to enjoy them.

G. Pushing to the limit not only gives bikers a bad reputation, but also a great danger.

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四个选项选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Boundaries are everywhere. Some are for security. Some are for privacy. But some are just for us to ___21___ .

One day, after supper, I took a walk on the ___22___ . Taotao, my 5-year-old son, was bouncing excitedly behind me. He ___23___ a thin stick and acted as the Monkey King all the time. The sidewalk was paved by red bricks,  ___24___ sharply with the pitch（沥青）-paved bikeway and formed a clear ___25___ . "Use the sidewalk. It's safe", I ___26___ my son frequently.

Suddenly a maple leaf was blown off and ___27___ quietly on the bikeway, about two steps away. Taotao was totally ___28___ . He stopped, bent down and tried to fetch it but failed. He ___29___ his stick, tried hard again but still failed. A bit ___30___ , he stood up and moved one step forward, but not beyond the boundary. After several more attempts with the stick, the leaf was still not moving to him. I was right beside him, worried a lot about his further ___31___ .

Finally, he stood up, threw away the stick ___32___ , stepped across the boundary and picked up the leaf directly. Yeah! I saw a ___33___ smile on his face!

Many times we ___34___ our thinking within a boundary and can't find a good solution; many times we hold existing ___35___ at hand, never thinking about whether they are still useful. We are not lacking in knowledge but short of knowing how to break the thinking boundaries.

21. A. build B. break C. adjust D. expand

22. A. driveway B. crosswalk C. sidewalk D. bikeway

23. A. swung B. hid C. rolled D. bent

24. A. contrasting B. combining C. comparing D. corresponding

25. A. sign B. boundary C. figure D. pattern

26. A. threatened B. urged C. inspired D. reminded

27. A. laid B. put C. sank D. landed

28. A. convinced B. absorbed C. controlled D. trapped

29. A. broke up B. picked up C. reached out D. sent out

30. A. annoyed B. satisfied C. delighted D. concerned

31. A. progress B. vision C. observation D. findings

32. A. repeatedly B. accidentally C. heavily D. carefully

33. A. bitter B. embarrassing C. sweet D. curious

34. A. start B. restrict C. close D. operate

35. A. facilities B. materials C. weapons D. tools

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。

Great Ocean Road, a 243-kilometer stretch of road along the southeastern coast of Australia, is well-known for its beautiful coastal views, ____36____ was all I knew about it before I visited it in person. But to my surprise, not only was the ocean view ____37____ (extreme) attractive, but the forest and mountains on the other side of the road ____38____ (be) also very impressive.

My family went to Great Otway National Park along the Great Ocean Road on a hot morning. Despite the weather, it was cool in the rainforest, thanks ____39____ the fine mist (薄雾) from the various waterfalls. We visited the most popular waterfall in the area ____40____ (call) Erskine Falls. The view of the waterfall could ____41____ (see) from two lookouts. Although the lower one was hundreds of ____42____ (step) down from the higher one, it was so rewarding to view the cascading (倾泻的) water.

The national park also offered many unique ways for visitors ____43____ (explore) the rainforest. We chose the treetop walk. As we walked, the beauty of the region's flora and fauna (动植物群) unfolded in front of us, but from ____44____angle that I never thought would be possible. Without needing to stretch _____45_____ (we) necks upward, we just looked around like birds standing on a tree branch!

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

46. 假定你是李华，你的英国朋Pizza作为交换生来到你校学习。得知他对中国书法(Chinese calligraphy)很感兴趣，你写信给他推荐你校举办的书法学习班。

内容包括： 

1. 表示欢迎；   

2. 介绍该书法课程(如时间、地点、内容和执教者等)；

3. 邀请他参加该课程。

Dear Pizza,

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Lihua

第二节(满分25分)

47. 读下面材料，根据其情节和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的故事。

One weekend in July, Jane and her husband, Tom, had driven three hours to camp overnight by a lake in the forest. Unfortunately, on the way an unpleasant subject came up and they started to quarrel. By the time they reached the lake, Jane was so angry that she said to Tom, “I'm going to find a better spot for us to camp” and walked away.

With no path to follow, Jane just walked on for quite a long time. After she had climbed to a high place, she turned around, hoping to see the lake. To her surprise, she saw nothing but forest and, far beyond, a snowcapped mountain top. She suddenly realized that she was lost.

“Tom!” she cried. “Help!”

No reply. If only she had not left her mobile phone in that bag with Tom. Jane kept moving, but the farther she walked, the more confused she became. As night was beginning to fall, Jane was so tired that she had to stop for the night. Lying awake in the dark, Jane wanted very much to be with Tom and her family. She wanted to hold him and tell him how much she loved him.

Jane rose at the break of day, hungry and thirsty. She could hear water trickling (滴落) somewhere at a distance. Quickly she followed the sound to a stream. To her great joy, she also saw some berry bushes. She drank and ate a few berries. Never in her life had she tasted anything better.

        Feeling stronger now, Jane began to walk along the stream and hope it would lead her to' the lake.

As she picked her way carefully along the stream, Jane heard a helicopter. Is that for me? Unfortunately,the trees made it impossible for people to see her from above. A few minutes later, another helicopter flew overhead. Jane took off her yellow blouse, thinking that she should go to an open area and flag them if they came back again.

注意：

1)所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2)续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

3)请在答题卡的相应位置作答；

4)字体端正，格式规范，卷面整洁。

Paragraph l:

     But no more helicopter came and it was getting dark again.

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Paragraph 2:

    It was daybreak when Jane woke up.

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