江苏省靖江高级中学2023-2024学年高二下学期4月期中英语试题（原卷版+解析版）

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第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。
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。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 part f maths is the wman bad at?
A. Shapes. B. Numbers. C. Angles.
2. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Friends. B. Brther and sister. C. Dctr and patient.
3. What industry des the wman hpe t wrk in?
A. Travel. B. Finance. C. Medicine.
4. Where are the speakers prbably?
A. In a classrm. B. In the wild. C. In a hspital.
5. When will the wman’s mther prbably arrive?
A. At abut 12:00 p.m. B. At abut 3:00 p.m. C. At abut 6:00 p.m.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What upsets the wman?
A. Her campus life. B. Her friends’ attitude. C. Her recent schlwrk.
7. What is the man like accrding t the wman?
A. Strict. B. Psitive. C. Knwledgeable.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is the man’s jb prbably?
A. A tur guide. B. A ship captain. C. A seaprt manager.
9. Which cuntry is the wman frm?
A. China. B. Singapre. C. Italy.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What d the speakers mainly talk abut?
A. Rbts will take jbs frm humans.
B. Rbts will replace humans entirely.
C. Rbts will be intrduced int hmes.
11. Hw des the man think abut rbts?
A. They are nt very friendly.
B. They break dwn regularly.
C. They d mre with less cst.
12. What percentage f jbs will be at risk during the next decade?
A. 3%. B. 15%. C. 33%.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the man’s jb abut?
A. Observing the planets.
B. Ding research in space.
C. Teaching thers knwledge.
14. What is the man lking at tday?
A. Mars. B. Venus. C. The Mn.
15. Where will the wman have lunch?
A. At the man’s ffice. B. At a café. C. At her hme.
16. What will the wman d next?
A. G hme. B. Use the telescpe. C. Have lunch.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. During which seasn did the speaker’s jurney take place?
A. Winter. B. Fall. C. Summer.
18. What is the speaker’s biggest challenge?
A. Traveling alne. B. Bearing the heat. C. Cycling fr lng.
19. What did the family d fr the speaker?
A. They invited him t their huse.
B. They taught him a new language.
C. They guided him thrugh the desert.
20. What ffers inspiratin fr the speaker’s new bk?
A. New friends. B. The landscape. C. Lcal fd.
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
American Unique Buildings
The cuntry’s full f awe—inspiring natural wnders, but thse made by man (and wman) are equally impressive. The architect behind a design r the creatin’s histry r purpse are all elements that may prve particularly attractive. These fllwing buildings are all well wrth visiting.
Bradbury Building
Ls Angeles
Glancing at the Bradbury Building, built in 1893, the ldest cmmercial building in L.A., yu may say: “OK, it’s a 19th-century relic.” Step inside and yu will be surprised by the light-filled Victrian curt, a wnder f pen—cage elevatrs, marble stairs, and splendid irn barriers. Its architectural histry is debatable — Sumner Hunt’s designs seem t have been cmpleted by Gerge H. Wyman, wh mnitred the cnstructin.
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
Miami
Built in 1916, the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, frmerly Villa Vizcaya, is the ne-time winter hme f businessman James Deering. On Biscayne Bay in the Ccnut Grve neighbrhd, the early 20th-century prperty features Italian Renaissance (文艺复兴) gardens, native wdlands, and a cmplex f histric utbuildings. The prperty designed by Paul Chalfin is tday perated by Miami-Dade Cunty.
Rgers Building
Orland
The 132-year-ld, Queen Anne-style structure, nw husing an art gallery but a ne-time hme t ccktail-and-gaming clubs, was dnated t the City f Orland in 2018 earlier by Frd Kiene. The restrictin that it must remain an arts and culture center fr at least 20 years ensures public access fr the near future.
Griffith Observatry
Ls Angeles
It’s pssible t see the stars at this destinatin that includes sweeping views f the city and the Hllywd sign, and has a planetarium (天文馆) t bt. It’s been a draw fr its cnstructin style sign its 1935 pening, with a $93 millin expansin cmpleted in 2006.
1. Which f the fllwing places has the shrtest histry?
A. Bradbury Building.B. Griffith Observatry.
C. Rgers Building.D. Vizcaya Museum and Gardens.
2. What can we learn abut Rgers Building?
A It used t be an art gallery.B. It was expanded in 1892.
C. It was nce privately wned.D. It has been a culture center fr 20 years.
3. In which clumn can this text prbably be read?
A. Business.B. Travel.C. Science.D. Educatin.
B
Humans eat an astnishing amunt f meat every year-sme 800 billin punds f it, enugh flesh t fill rughly 28 millin dump trucks. Our desire fr meat, particularly in industrialized cuntries like the United States, is ne reasn why the planet is warming as fast as it is. Raising animals cnsumes a lt f land that culd therwise sak up carbn. Cws, sheep, and gats give ut heat-trapping methane (甲烷). And t grw the crn, sy, and ther plants that thse animals eat, farmers spray fertilizer that emits nitrus xide (一氧化二氮), anther planet-warming gas.
Cutting ut meat sunds like an effective apprach. But what wuld happen if everyne actually stpped eating meat tmrrw? Such a quick shift prbably wuldn’t cause the srt f turmil that wuld cme if the planet immediately abandned fssil fuels. But still, the cnsequence culd be quite chatic, causing different prblems.
Researchers say the ecnmic damage caused by the sudden disappearance f meat wuld fall disprprtinately n lw-incme cuntries with farming ecnmies, like Niger r Kenya, where farming and raising livestck are critical surces f incme. Getting rid f livestck vernight wuld nt nly deprive many peple f essential nutrients, but als threaten fd security, especially in regins like Suth Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Besides, there’s the issue f cultural damage. Taking away meat, accrding t Wilsn Warren, a histry prfessr at Western Michigan University, wuld d mre than just deprive Americans f ht dgs and hamburgers and Italians f salami.
Rejecting meat entirely, let alne immediately, isn’t an ideal slutin t the climate crisis. Dutkiewicz, a plitical ecnmist at the Pratt Institute, suggested using guidelines established by the EAT-Lancet Cmmissin, an internatinal grup f scientists wh have designed a diet intended t give peple the nutrients they need withut destrying the planet.
4. What can be inferred frm the first paragraph?
A. Feeding animals csts mre than grwing plants.
B. The USA cnsumes the mst meat annually.
C. Meat cnsumptin may increase glbal warming.
D. Fertilizer shuld be banned arund the wrld.
5. What des the underlined wrd “turmil” mean in paragraph 2?
A. Predictin.B. Disrder.C. Pllutin.D. Shrtage.
6. Abandning meat immediately might lead t ______.
A. the glbal crisisB. imprved well-being
C. cultural diversityD. fd safety issues
7. What might the authr cntinue talking abut?
A The declining meat industry.B. Specific diet suggestins.
C. Glbal climate crisis.D. Farmers’ prtest.
C
Hallween candy culd be in fr a Califrnia big change. State lawmakers last mnth passed the Califrnia Fd Safety Act, which bans fur materials fund in ppular snacks and packaged fds - including candy crm and ther Hallween treats. Set t take effect in 2027, the ban will lead candy and fd prducers t change their frmulas fr prducts sld bth in Califrnia and elsewhere arund the cuntry.
The law bans the prductin and sale f sme materials, which are used in prcessed fds including kinds f instant ptates and sdas, as well as candies. The additives (添加剂) have been linked t increased risks f cancer and nervus system prblems, accrding t the Envirnmental Wrking Grup, which started the act, and are already banned in many ther cuntries.
Fd prducers and their lbbyists (说客) ppsed the law, arguing the cnclusin that the fur additives are unhealthy shuld be made by the Fd and Drug Administratin (FDA). They thught that evaluating the safety f fd materials and additives shuld rely n the scientific accuracy f the FDA. But fd safety advcates say the FDA has mved far t slwly in regulating fd chemicals. It’s unacceptable that the U.S. is s far behind the rest f the wrld when it cmes t fd safety.
Califrnia’s act made headlines this year as a “Skittles (彩虹糖) ban” that wuld wipe ppular candies ff Califrnia shelves. But supprters f the act said the intentin is simply t require changes in the materials, as has already happened in Eurpe. Perhaps the mst standing-ut material n Califrnia’s banned list is red dye N. 3. It is allwed nly in candied and ccktail cherries in the Eurpean Unin but mre than 3,000 prducts cntain the chemical in the U. S. The list includes items like frsted pretzels and scres f brand-name candies such as Peeps and Pez. It als includes items like fruit ccktail cups, prtein drinks, and ygurts.
8. Hw will Hallween candy in Califrnia change?
A. It will change its recipes.B. It will transfrm its shapes.
C. It will mve ut f Califrnia.D. It will disappear cmpletely.
9. What idea d fd prducers have against the act?
A. FDA’s cnclusin n the materials is wrng.
B. Fur materials are allwed all ver the wrld.
C. The materials’ safety needs t be reassessed.
D. FDA mves t fast in regulating fd chemicals.
10. What can we infer abut the act supprters’ request abut Skittles?
A. They demand a cmplete ban n Skittles.
B. They wish the “Skittles ban” t be headlines.
C. They want t apply Eurpean plicies t Skittles.
D. They hpe mre red dye N. 3 is used in Skittles.
11 What is the text mainly abut?
A. Califrnia candy ban.B. Fd safety in Califrnia.
C. The respnsibility f FDA.D. Change f Hallween Candy.
D
“Tie an Italian’s hands behind his back,” runs an ld jke, “and he’ll be speechless.” This rests n a natinal steretype: Italians are talkative and emtinal, and all that arm-waggling suppsedly ges t prve it.
Susan Gldin-Meadw f the University f Chicag has a rather different view. Emtins cme ut in lts f ways: facial expressins, psture, tne f vice and s n. But peple are ding smething different when they use gestures with speech, which she sums up in the title f her new bk, “Thinking with Yur Hands”. It is a masterly tur thrugh a lifetime’s research.
Virtually everyne gestures, nt just Italians. Experimental subjects, tld after a research sessin that they were being watched fr gestures, aplgize fr nt having made any — but were ding s the entire time. Peple brn blind gesture when they speak, including t each ther. A wman brn withut arms but with “phantm limb syndrme (幻肢综合征)” describes hw she uses her phantm arms when she talks — but nt when she walks. All this suggests that cgnitin is, t sme extent, “embdied”; thinking is nt all dne in yur head.
In fact, gestures that accmpany speech are a secnd channel f infrmatin. Subjects watch a film in which a cat runs but are tld t lie and say it jumped. They d s in wrds — while their hands make a running mtin. Peple wh say they believe in sexual equality but gesture with their hands lwer when talking abut wmen are nt indicating wmen’s height; they can be shwn t have biases f which they may be unaware.
In “The Crwn”, a histrical drama series, Lady Diana is warned that her hands may betray her real emtins, which culd be dangerus; they are tied tgether s she can learn t speak withut gesticulating. N ne wh reads Susan’s bk culd ever again think that gesturing shws nly a lack f cntrl. It is abut thinking and cmmunicatin, and is a sphisticated aid t bth.
12. Why des the authr mentin the ld jke in Paragraph 1?
A. T present an argument.B. T describe a scene.
C. T lead in the tpic.D. T clarify a dubt.
13. Which statement will Susan Gldin-Meadw prbably agree with?
A. The disabled seldm use gestures.B. Gestures literally embdy cgnitin.
C. Thinking nly ccurs inside the brain.D. Gestures are imprper in cmmunicatin.
14. What des the authr try t prve in the last tw paragraphs?
A. Gestures may express what the speaker really thinks.
B. Peple are unaware f the meanings f their gestures.
C. Gesturing during speech shws nly a lack f cntrl.
D. Speakers can lie mre easily with the help f gestures.
15. Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the text?
A. Speech: A Direct Channel f InfrmatinB. Gestures: A Vital Frm f Cmmunicatin
C. Italian’s Bdy Language: A Natinal SteretypeD. Thinking with Yur Hands: A Lifetime’s Research
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If yu have ever lked clsely at the tires n yur car, yu have prbably seen little hairs sticking ut f the black rubber. ____16____ Are they there fr any safety reasns? Thse little bits are ne f the strange car features sme peple may stp t think abut.
Lcated n the vertical part f the tire, these curius little rubber hairs are knwn as “vent spews (轮胎毛刺)”. They are crucial in the tire-making prcess. As the tread pattern mld (胎面花纹模具) is pressed int the tire’s rubber, the extra rubber requires a way t escape the mld. ____17____
Curiusly, there’s n set number f hairs each tire will have. ____18____ But the presence f tire hairs is universal. They are nthing mre than remnants (残余部分) f the cmplex prcess that makes strng and durable tires.
____19____ Because they are fund n the part f the tire rubber that desn’t hit the rad, and they have n impact n hw well yur tire grips (抓牢) the pavement in rainy weather. These rubber hairs als dn’t have any impact n rad nise r why yur tires squeak when yu’re driving. They are merely evidence f the new tire’s arrival in the wrld.
Tire hairs are naturally wrn away during nrmal driving, and the presence r absence f these hairs desn’t determine if a tire is safe. There is ne instance, hwever, where the lack f tire hairs can matter. ____20____ As a respnsible car wner, yu shuld mnitr the health f yur tires regularly.
A. Why d tires have hairs?
B. Tire hairs dn’t have any effect n safe driving.
C. Are there any ther interesting facts abut cars?
D. They lk funny, yet every new car tire has them.
E. It culd be a sign that tires are wrn, ld and need t be replaced.
F. The exact number varies based n the design and size f the tires.
G. Because tiny-size escape vents are created thrughut each mld, little tire hairs are brn.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共三节，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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My grandmther suffers frm Alzheimer’s disease. Seeing her cnditin wrsen ver time, and knwing I culd d nthing, created a feeling f ____21____ in me.
As the years passed and my understanding f the disease grew, my frustratin turned first t anger, then resignatin (顺从), and finally ____22____. Thugh the disease was bund t slwly eat away at her, there were ways t ____23____ its prgress. Every night the tw f us wuld sit tgether and ____24____ while my grandmther wuld cunt beans. The exercise culd help t keep her mentally ____25____.
Gradually her cunting became slwer, and she wuld lse track f things mre ____26____. While at night we wuld cunt beans, in the day I invlved myself in studies f ____27____. My earlier feelings f despair gave way t ____28____; advances in genetic engineering ffered the pssibility that ne day thse like my grandmther culd be cured, r ____29____ frm develping Alzheimer’s in the first place.
Seeing my grandmther slip away ____30____ me t take bilgy curses t learn mre abut cells, the nervus system, and genetic infrmatin, which helped me better understand hw ur ____31____ f this disease has grwn in the past decade. ____32____ I began t see new pssibilities fr preventing diseases like Alzheimer’s.
Nwadays, my grandmther cannt cunt beans anymre and desn’t ____33____ me at all. Once she used t tell me stries and I whispered t her all my prblems. Nw I am a ____34____ t her. Hw I wish ne day I culd cntribute t a future, where n child has t watch their grandmther cunt the ____35____ they have left tgether.
21. A. regretB. dilemmaC. annyanceD. hpelessness
22. A. pityB. sympathyC. tleranceD. acceptance
23. A. stpB. slwC. changeD. accelerate
24. A. chatB. sighC. thinkD. cmplain
25. A. strngB. sharp.C. busyD. fresh
26. A. easilyB. naturallyC. slwlyD. painfully
27. A. nursingB. bilgyC. cmpaninD. psychlgy
28. A. anxietyB. calmnessC. ptimismD. indifference
29. A. excusedB. defendedC. preventedD. separated
30 A. urgedB. frcedC. requiredD. mtivated
31. A. cncernB. sympathyC. knwledgeD. experience
32. A. InstantlyB. GraduallyC. TemprarilyD. Accidentally
33. A. missB. expectC. nticeD. recgnize
34. A. listenerB. fllwerC. strangerD. watcher
35. A. timeB. beansC. mneyD. stries
第二节（共10小题；每小题10分，满分10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。
Frm the adrable pandas in Sichuan t the playful Pallas’s cats in Inner Mnglia phtgrapher Xie Jiangu has cmmitted himself t dcumenting China’s rare and endangered animals, ____36____ highlight the cuntry’s unique natural wnders.
Xie’s passin fr ____37____ (phtgraph) wild animals is evident in his frequent visits t the remte destinatins such as the Arctic cntinent. Since 2012, Xie Jiangu has redirected his lens (镜头) tward his hmeland, fcusing ____38____ wildlife in China. Nw his ____39____ (ftprint) have cvered nearly all the prvinces and regins thrughut China.
During his shting prcess, Xie ____40____ (place) great emphasis n building a harmnius relatinship with the animals he encunters, ensuring that they are undisturbed and represented in their natural state. Xie said, “I am eager ____41____ (recrd) the beautiful mments f wildlife, t nt nly represent their living cnditins but als t raise peple’s ____42____ (aware) f prtecting wild animals and their habitats. ____43____ (hpeful), my images can shw the bidiversity and the achievements f wildlife prtectin in China. ”
With the aim f preserving the natural beauty f China ____44____ prmting its rich natural image culture t the wrld, Xie launched a prject called “Nature Image China” in 2016. S far, ver 100 pht exhibitins ____45____ (rganize) by the prject at hme and abrad.
第三节（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）
根据首字母或中文提示写出单词，并注意所填单词的适当形式。
46. All jbs are equally imprtant, s we shuld nt have p__________ against any f them. (根据首字母单词拼写)
47. An applicant fr a jb may be evaluated based n several c__________, including their educatin, experience, and references. (根据首字母单词拼写)
48. She made an a__________ fr her sn t see the dctr at 2 ’clck this afternn. (根据首字母单词拼写)
49. S far 32 students have r__________ fr the Western Civilizatin curse this term. (根据首字母单词拼写)
50. Steve was required t ffer an explanatin and c__________ what he meant. (根据首字母单词拼写)
51. The mayr __________ (辞职) suddenly after years f service, citing persnal reasns fr his departure.(根据汉语意思单词拼写)
52. The new plicy was __________ (批评) fr its ptential negative impact n the envirnment. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
53. We regret t infrm yu that ur stre will be clsed __________ (临时) fr repairs. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
54. His decisin t becme a directr met with fierce __________ (反对). (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
55. A business persn __________ (谈判) with a large enterprise abut a deal tends t use frmal language. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
56. 你校拟以“My Favrite Teacher”为主题开展英语征文活动。请你在校英文报上写一篇征文启事，内容包括：
1. 征文目的；
2. 征文内容与要求；
3. 投稿方式。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Cntributins Wanted
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第二节（满分25分）
57. 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。
The Dg Wh Saved Our Family
We met Max at the pickup area f Alaska Airlines five years ag. He was a standard pdle(狮子狗)brn n Valentine’s Day in 2017， and came t us in a small blue bx. We had adpted him frm an ut-f-state raiser wh psted the news n the scial netwrk. Our nly request was that he have a calm behavir, able t bear the pushing and hugging f ur eight-year-ld daughter and six-year-ld sn.
We were a sweet little family:me,my husband, and ur children, Sphie and Jake. But fr years I’d felt as if we wuldn’t really be cmplete until we had a dg. Als, my husband wrked in a business cmpany and had t travel sme 200 days a year fr his jb, and I knew I’d feel safer with a large animal sleeping by the dr.
When we pened the bx, the last piece f ur puzzle fell int place. With his black hair and intelligent eyes,Max was beautiful. He was s small that he fit int the palm f my hand, his big paws lapping ver the sides. He was als a little bit scared. As I pulled him clse,I felt his heart pund and wndered if we’d dne the right thing, taking him frm his mther. But it was t late. Sphie and Jake were already fighting ver wh wuld hld him next and wh shuld have the right t take a bath fr him.
Over the fllwing mnths, we spent endless hurs watching Max play with his Kng ty r rll arund the living rm flr. Like mst pdles, he was smart. He mastered huse-training quickly and never chewed n ur furniture r shes. He cnsidered himself ne f us.
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。
One night we were sleeping in the bedrm when I heard sme strange nise.
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At that time,Max ran twards me.
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