海南观澜湖双优实验学校2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷

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考试时间：150分钟
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第I卷（选择题）
一、听力选择题（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）
1．Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A．In the bk stre.B．In the register ffice.C．In the drm building.
2．What is the weather like nw?
A．Sunny.B．Cludy.C．Rainy.
3．What des the man want t d n the weekend?
A．D sme gardening.B．Have a barbecue.C．G fishing.
4．What are the speakers talking abut?
A．A new ffice.B．A change f their jbs.C．A frmer clleague.
5．What d we knw abut Andrew?
A．He’s ptimistic.B．He’s active.C．He’s shy.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
6．Which f the fllwing des the wman dislike?
A．The bedrm.B．The sitting rm.C．The kitchen.
7．What des the wman suggest they d next?
A．G t anther agency.B．See sme ther flats.C．Visit the neighburs.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
8．What is the man ding?
A．He’s making a phne call.
B．He’s chairing a meeting.
C．He’s hsting a prgram.
9．What makes Mrs. Jhnsn wrried abut her daughter in Africa?
A．Lack f medical supprt.
B．Incnvenience f cmmunicatin.
C．Pr transprtatin system.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
10．What psitin des the man apply fr?
A．A salespersn.B．An engineer.C．An accuntant.
11．Which aspect f the cmpany appeals t the man?
A．The cmpany culture.B．The free accmmdatins.C．The cmpetitive pay.
12．What is difficult fr the man t deal with?
A．Interpersnal relatinships.B．Quality-quantity balance.C．Unplanned happenings.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
13．Hw des Rbert sund when speaking f his being a writer?
A．Hpeful.B．Grateful.C．Dubtful.
14．What was Rbert like befre he was 9 years ld?
A．He had wild imaginatin.B．He enjyed sprts.C．He lved science.
15．What did Rbert’s father d?
A．A teacher.B．A cach.C．A librarian.
16．What helped Rbert becme a writer?
A．Writing daily.B．Listening t stries.C．Reading extensively.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17．Where was Open Tchaikvsky Cmpetitin held in 1986?
A．In Mscw.B．In Chelyabinsk.C．In Berlin.
18．What des Maxim say abut the cmpetitin he attended at 10?
A．It inspired many yung musicians.
B．It was the music event f his dreams.
C．It was a life-changing experience.
19．Which kind f music are the yung players required t play?
A．Rck music.B．Pp music.C．Classical music.
20．What des Maxim value mst in yung players’ perfrmance?
A．Expressiveness.B．Smthness.C．Cmpleteness.
二、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2.5，共50分）
Canyning
The sprts f canyning (蹦谷) explre the high-energy envirnment where water meets rck n the cast. Prtected by wetsuits and helmets, peple jump frm cliffs and waterfalls and discver caves that wuld nt nrmally be arrived at.
It was first dne in the U.K. by TYF Adventure (01437 721611, ) and several thusand peple jump frm the cliffs near St David’s each year. A half day canyning trip csts ￡50 (￡30 fr children under 16).
Diving
Diving is nt ppular with British peple. The difficulties f wild waters are greater because the water is clder and nt clear enugh, but the casts f Crnwall, Wales and Sctland have sme f the best diving in the wrld.
The British Sub Aqua Club (0870 112 9133, ) and the Prfessinal Assciatin f Diving Instructrs (01580 819688, ) run curses teaching the imprtant skills.
Surfing
The best surfing places in the UK are n the suthwest cast where it is warmer, especially in Crnwall. The best time f year t surf in the UK is late summer and autumn.
The British Surfing Assciatin (01479 861256, ) has a list f famus surf schls arund the cuntry.
Rck climbing
The mst ppular natural rcks in Britain include the Peak District, the Lake District, while large areas f Sctland are a climber’s ideal place. Climbing curses and climbing walls can be fund n the website f the British Muntaineering Cuncil (0870 010 4878, ).
21．If a cuple with their child f 15 jin in Canyning fr a day, they will pay ________.
A．￡130B．￡160C．￡260D．￡320
22．Which f the fllwing is NOT well accepted by British peple?
A．Canyning.B．Diving.C．Surfing.D．Rck climbing.
23．This passage is mst prbably intended fr ________.
A．Visitrs wh want t pay a visit t Britain
B．Visitrs in Britain wh are keen n extreme sprts
C．Chinese students wh are interested in British culture
D．Travelers wh are enthusiastic abut camping in China
Last mnth, I came acrss a time capsule in an ld bx. Faded (褪色的) and wrn, it was a friendship bracelet (手链) , in purple and green flss (丝线)— an imprtant part f my teenage summers. Hlding it in my hand made me think abut thse precius memries f childhd, which my kids will never knw firsthand.
The bracelet made by me wasn’t beautiful. But what I remember is the beauty f the ffering: slipping smething int a friend’s hand and knwing it wuld always be with them. The experience was intxicating and impressive. It was a symbl f an unbreakable bnd. Thse bracelets represented hw much we meant t each ther, at a time when ur friends were becming the center f ur lives. I wre them all summer lng at camp. And I acquired new bracelets frm friends there— friends wh received carefully crafted bracelets frm me in return, as we said ur tearful end-f-summer gdbyes. I thught having them helped ease the pain f leaving my friends. But nw I see that they were really helping me t leave behind childhd.
My kids dn’t g t summer camp. They certainly dn’t exchange anything as uncl as bracelets with their friends. They hang ut n Discrd (一种聊天软件) in chats that nly pause but never end. Our eldest sn endlessly texts n his cellphne as he and his friends make ne anther talking emjis and TikTk vides.
Their relatinships with their phnes leave n time r space fr writing letters r making bracelets, and their gifts t ne anther leave n clear and definite traces. There will be n bxes f letters t srt years frm nw nr any hidden bracelets t find. They will have little t physically hld n t.
24．Why des the authr assciate (联想) a bracelet with a time capsule?
A．It is faded and wrn.B．It reminds her f her childhd.
C．It is shaped like a capsule.D．It was made by the authr herself.
25．What des the underlined wrd “intxicating” mean in Paragraph 2?
A．Prfessinal.B．Tiresme.
C．Exciting.D．Strange.
26．Why des the authr think her kids’ childhd is different frm hers?
A．They make mre friends at summer camp.
B．They spend t much time n their cellphnes.
C．They are unwilling t give bracelets t parents.
D．They ften send hand-made gifts t their friends
27．What can be inferred abut the friendship bracelets?
A．They prved the authr’s kids had much t physically hld nt.
B．They represented bth the authr and her kids’ unfrgettable childhd
C．They gave meaning t the authr’s childhd in a way her kids will never knw
D．They recalled the authr’s deep srrw f leaving clse friends at summer camp
Many kids help ut arund the huse with chres such as emptying the dishwasher, putting laundry away, and taking ut the trash. In exchange, sme kids get allwances r ther rewards such as extra cmputer time.
But sme peple d nt think that kids shuld get rewards fr ding chres. Susie Waltn, a parenting educatr and family cach, believes that by rewarding kids, parents are sending a message that wrk isn’t wrth ding unless yu get smething in return. “Running any kind f husehld is a team effrt,” Susie said. “A hme is a living space fr everyne in the family. It’s imprtant fr kids t see that we all have respnsibilities in the huse, and that families decide tgether hw they want their hme t lk, and hw they are ging t keep it lking like everyne wants it t lk.”
Other peple believe that getting a cash allwance r ther rewards mtivates kids t d chres, and it als teaches them real wrld lessns abut hw we need t wrk t earn mney. There are als new applicatins that give kids pints and digital gifts that can be redeemed (兑取) either nline r in the real wrld. With the Chre Mnster app, kids earn digital pints by cmpleting chres that they can turn in fr real-life rewards such as extra Xbx time r a trip t the mall. “Our gal is t encurage kids t earn rewards.” says Chris Bergman, funder f Chre Mnster. “Kids need psitive reinfrcement t help mtivate them.”
What d yu think? Shuld kids be rewarded fr ding chres? Or shuld kids help ut arund their hmes withut getting anything in return?
Write a 200-wrd respnse. Send it t tfkasks4yu@timefrkids. cm. Yur respnse may be published in a future issue f Time Fr Kids. Please include yur grade and cntact infrmatin f yur parent r teacher if yu want yur respnse t be published. The deadline fr respnding is 18 February.
28．Hw des the authr start the passage?
A．By stating his wn experiences.B．By presenting sme facts.
C．By cmparing different views.D．By listing sme evidence.
29．What can we learn frm Susie Waltn’s wrds?
A．Kids shuld be rewarded fr ding chres.
B．Parents decide what kids can d fr the family.
C．Kids have the respnsibility t share husewrk.
D．Kids can get extra cmputer time fr ding chres.
30．What is Paragraph 3 mainly abut?
A．Chris Bergman’s pinin n raising kids.
B．Main reasns why kids need encuragement
C．Hw t mtivate kids t try new applicatins.
D．The advantage f rewarding kids fr ding chres.
31．What is the purpse f writing the text?
A．T invite readers t express their pinins.B．T present the authr’s viewpint abut parenting.
C．T call n readers t reflect n their behavir.D．T infrm readers f tw different pinins.
Tday China is the wrld’s biggest cnsumer f wheat. But it wasn’t always that way.
Wheat nly came t the area nw knwn as nrthern China tward the end f the Nelithic (新石器) perid, sme 4,600 years ag. Initially, wheat didn’t seem t be s delicius and had been treated as a crp f desperatin rather than a cking delight. The first farmers f nrthern China primarily grew millet (粟), starting as early as 11,500 years ag. By the time f the Tang dynasty, wheat had replaced millet, becming a majr crp. But relatively little was knwn abut exactly why this shift ccurred.
In an attempt t track the answer, I accumulated (积累) a cllectin f nearly 1,200 data pints cvering mre than 50 sites frm the mid-Nelithic, abut 9,000 years ag, t the cllapse f the Eastern Han dynasty in 220 AD．The sites were acrss 8 mdern prvinces, ranging frm Gansu prvince in the nrthwest t Shandng prvince in the east.
One pssible explanatin is a majr climate shift, called the Hlcene Event 3, which happened 4,000 t 4,500 years ag. At that time, the climate became clder and drier acrss cntinents, causing damage t crp prductin.
On tp f this, the late Nelithic perid was als a time f rapid ppulatin grwth arund the wrld. With an ever-increasing ppulatin and unsteady crp prductin, it is reasnable t assume that Nelithic farmers in nrthern China were struggling.
Wheat, it turns ut, actually needs mre water than millet, making it seem a pr chice fr a dry perid f histry. But imprtantly, it can be swed after millet has been harvested. That, we think, is the mst likely reasn why the peple acrss nrthern China started t grw wheat.
Frm mre extreme weather t changing castlines, climate change has always brught unexpected and smetimes dramatic changes t scieties. In this instance, the cnsequence f the Hlcene Event 3 in nrthern China prved, eventually, delicius.
32．What can we learn abut wheat frm the secnd paragraph?
A．It replaced millet fr its great taste.B．It was a pr chice at the beginning.
C．It utnumbered millet 4,600 years ag.D．It was the earliest crp grwn in China.
33．What d the figures in paragraph 3 shw?
A．The authr fund the exact answer.B．The authr did the research cautiusly.
C．The authr did extensive research.D．The authr was gd at cllecting data.
34．What was prbably the main reasn fr nrtherners in China t grw wheat?
A．The water supply was enugh then.B．The harvest f millet was nt satisfying.
C．It adjusted t the weather cnditins better.D．It had an alternative swing seasn with millet.
35．Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the text?
A．Hw was millet intrduced t China?
B．Why did Chinese farmers switch t wheat?
C．Hw did China becme the biggest wheat cnsumer?
D．Hw was China’s wheat grwth affected by climate change?
An imprtant part f raising yur children is teaching them gd manners as it helps them be mre successful in life. 36 Here are sme “ld-fashined” but imprtant manners fr yur mdern kids.
Saying “thank yu” t service wrkers
Saying “thank yu” is the base f all gd manners but these days many children verlk thanking the peple that help them in many little ways each day, like wait staff, stre clerks, and bus drivers. It’s nt just abut pliteness but abut teaching children t recgnize and acknwledge thers’ cntributins as valuable. 37
Taking turns talking
Teach yur children t tuch yur arm and then wait patiently fr yu t acknwledge(理会)them befre speaking. If they d interrupt, calmly tell them it’s rude t interrupt and let them knw yu’ll acknwledge them shrtly. 38 Offer yur children the same pliteness and dn’t interrupt them when it’s their turn t talk.
Using their indr vices
39 A parent shuld teach their children early n hw t mderate(使适中)their vlume and tne based n the situatin. Yu can make it int a fun game fr little nes, like seeing wh can whisper the quietest at a cinema.
Cvering a cugh r sneeze
These days it’s mre imprtant than ever t teach children t cugh r sneeze int a tissue r their elbw. It’s nt just a matter f hygiene(卫生)——n ne enjys getting sprayed. 40 Dn’t frget t teach them t say “excuse me” after.
A．Remember it ges bth ways.
B．Therefre it makes thers feel cared abut.
C．Games are very imprtant fr children’s gd manners.
D．Crying, laughing, r just talking, children can be very lud.
E．Lacking basic manners will affect kids in all areas f their lives.
F．It is als a way t help thers feel safe and cmfrtable arund yu.
G．Eventually it’s abut teaching them nt t treat thers as their servants.
三、完形填空（共30小题，每小题1分，共30分）
Alnz Jhnsn stpped. He decided t help a (n) 41 elderly man dwn an escalatr (自动扶梯) in a Massachusetts shpping mall last week, 42 the 23-year-ld culd never have predicted that his simple, randm act f kindness wuld win him the 43 f thusands f peple nline.
An ld man 44 at the tp f an escalatr and a few peple started gathering 45 t get n. It was clear he was feeling 46 as t whether t step n t the escalatr r nt. Jhnsn sptted the senir citizen hesitating and 47 the simplest kindness. He reached ut an arm and asked with a smile n his face, “Can I help yu, sir?”
The ld man quietly started t 48 t the yung man that he had gtten stuck n an escalatr nce and was a little 49 . The yung man gently ffered his assurance, they 50 each ther eye t eye fr just a mment and the ld man 51 his arm. Everyne else remained 52 and waited.
Paula Picard and a friend were standing nearby and 53 t take a tuching pht f the pair linking arms as they 54 the escalatr tgether. She psted the pht n Facebk and it spread 55 with mre than 20, 000 likes and 25, 000 cmments in just a few hurs
41．A．busyB．frightenedC．injuredD．blind
42．A．sB．ifC．butD．because
43．A．praiseB．blameC．cnsideratinD．mtivatin
44．A．stppedB．wrkedC．readD．fell
45．A．runningB．pushingC．shutingD．waiting
46．A．hpefulB．cnvenientC．unsureD．uncmfrtable
47．A．fferedB．sldC．wantedD．tk
48．A．prmiseB．prveC．aplgizeD．explain
49．A．excitedB．surprisedC．scaredD．disappinted
50．A．argued withB．listened tC．lked atD．ran int
51．A．acceptedB．shkC．refusedD．left
52．A．anxiusB．patientC．interestedD．wrried
53．A．managedB．avidedC．askedD．failed
54．A．talked abutB．walked twardsC．went dwnD．searched fr
55．A．differentlyB．quicklyC．strangelyD．cmpletely
Kids are ften stressed and scared when they break a bne, but Luis Ruiz makes getting a cast(打石膏)fun at Children’s Hspital Ls Angeles. The dctr custmizes(定制)casts f yung 56 with drawings f their favrite cartn characters, sprts teams, and mre.
Abut ten years ag, a little by asked Ruiz t 57 a happy face n his cast. He tld the 58 , “Yu knw what, I’m really nt gd at drawing. I’d rather nt. I might 59 it up. ” The by 60 t insist n a smiley face, s Ruiz agreed 61 . The little by was 62 with the results.
“It lit him up!” Ruiz remembers. That mment f jy 63 Ruiz t ffer cast drawings t all the kids wh came int the hspital with 64 bnes. “I was nt very gd, ”Ruiz says. “But as time 65 , little by little, I gt better and better, t a 66 where nw I can almst d anything they ask fr. ”
Since that first 67 face, Ruiz has painted thusands f casts, and the best 68 , he says, is “bringing thse smiles”.
“The kids just 69 me jy, ” Ruiz adds. “I’m kind f a fun guy and a little kid myself inside, and I like having fun and making 70 smile, and they make me smile. ”
56．A．patientsB．ladiesC．adultsD．partners
57．A．reviseB．makeC．drawD．cancel
58．A．nurseB．byC．reprterD．dctr
59．A．setB．mixC．cleanD．mess
60．A．preferredB．attemptedC．cntinuedD．recmmended
61．A．finallyB．persnallyC．cnfidentlyD．curiusly
62．A．disappintedB．preparedC．pleasedD．tired
63．A．advisedB．inspiredC．enabledD．allwed
64．A．brkenB．strngC．extraD．bad
65．A．came alngB．gt nC．let ffD．went by
66．A．sightB．distanceC．baseD．pint
67．A．uglyB．smileyC．lnelyD．smelly
68．A．viewB．factC．partD．cmment
69．A．bringB．wishC．lendD．mail
70．A．hstsB．kidsC．parentsD．myself
第II卷（非选择题）
四、语法填空（共20小题，每小题2分，共40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。
Why d Chinese peple drink ht water? Many westerners find it s interesting that they always see Chinese peple carry a vacuum cup(保温杯) n matter which seasn it is.
Fr lts f Chinese peple, nthing is 71 (cmmn) than drinking ht water every day. But fr mst f the Westerners, 72 idea f drinking plain ht water is really dd since they drink cld water even in winter. Why d Chinese peple drink ht water? Ht water vs cld water, which ne is better? Fllw us 73 (find) an ideal answer.
It is well knwn 74 Chinese peple prefer ht meals every day, and they’re als used t 75 (have) ht drinks with it. Mrever, sme parents always teach 76 (they) children t drink ht water with meals, because they think mixing cld liquids with ht meals 77 (be) really bad fr the stmach. And cld liquids may slidify fats in yur stmach, which cause digestive prblems, whereas ht liquids aid in 78 (digest).
Accrding t the eating habits in western cuntries, they prefer “raw” fd, 79 they als prefer their water “raw”. At the same time, they are fnd 80 hamburgers, cheese and fried stuff, which are all with high calrie. As a matter f fact, they need cld drinks t cl them ff.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Have yu ever felt stressed and anxius when yur maths teacher asks yu 81 questin? Or when yu are ding yur maths hmewrk? If s, yu might have experienced 82 is called maths anxiety — the feeling f being extremely nervus when 83 (face) with ding basic mathematics. If yu have experienced maths anxiety, yu are nt alne.
Mathematics 84 (be) a necessary skill that peple use thrughut their lives. 85 (frtunate), many peple feel anxius when they have t d maths. That seed f fear may cme frm many surces. Cultural expectatins may als be 86 (blame) — girls may be mre likely t catch maths anxiety, perhaps because f steretypes (刻板印象) that girls are naturally nt very gd at maths. Yur genes, meanwhile, might lead yu t anxiety mre generally — 87 (make) yu mre likely t respnd unwillingly t maths.
Whatever its rigins, nce the seed f the fear takes rt, it may grw by 88 (it): the mre anxius yu feel, the wrse yu perfrm; the mre yu shy away frm maths, the mre yu wrry when yu face it again. Adults with maths anxiety ften have truble 89 maths in their careers and everyday life. Adults with maths anxiety are 90 (little) likely t shw interest, enter, and succeed in careers relating t science, technlgy, engineering, and mathematics.