湖南省雅礼中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷

这是一份湖南省雅礼中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷，共13页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，完形填空，语法填空，书信写作，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。

一、阅读理解
Rich in culture and rted in traditin, winter in Budapest here nt nly feels like a fairytale, it lks like ne, t. Here are fur tp things t d in Budapest during the winter.● City Park Ice Rink (滑冰场)
Budapest’s City Park Ice Rink is by far the mst famus skating destinatin in the regin. Skaters flded t the rink each winter between late Nvember and mid February. First pened in 1870, this ice rink is ne f the ldest and largest in Eurpe. It’s filled up with water during the summer mnths. It serves as a bating lake fr turists lking t bike arund while bathing in the sun.● Spas and thermal baths
Budapest is quite rightly nicknamed the “City f Spas”. The baths f here are astnishingly beautiful, which are famus fr their relaxing and medicinal benefits Taking a dip in the famus baths during winter is an experience like n ther. Jumping frm ne indr pl t the utside bathing area is a memrable and pleasurable experience.● Hungarian State Opera Huse
The Hungarian State Opera Huse is clsed fr renvatins (翻新). Hwever, visitrs can still see parts f it via (通过) guided turs. The Hungarian State Opera Huse, which was cmpleted in 1884, remains exactly the same as that when it was cnstructed. Each year thusands f visitrs arrived in Budapest t take in the sheer (十足的) beauty f the pera huse, while the lucky nes are able t secure a ticket fr a shw.● Andrassy Avenue and Fashin Street
Shpping in Budapest during winter is a magical experience. Andrassy Avenue and Fashin Street are tw f its mst ppular turist destinatins at any time f year. Cvered with thusands f lights, the tree-lined avenue cmes t life during the winter mnths, ffering up many attractins. The shps here are usually pen frm 10 a.m. t 9 p.m. in the winter mnths.
1．What des City Park Ice Rink act as in summer?
A．A relaxing pl.B．A bating lake.
C．A thermal bath.D．A fashin street.
2．What can visitrs d in Hungarian State Opera Huse if they have a ticket?
A．Enjy a shw.B．Take a swim.
C．Have a guided tur.D．Perfrm an pera.
3．What brings life t the tree-lined avenue during the winter mnths?
A．Turist center.B．Opera huse.C．Lights.D．Shps.
Bruce Campbell, a retired electrical engineer, wanted t change the behavir f mankind by shwing hw we can recycle ld things int new and practical and livable nes.
Fr abut $220,000, he purchased a Greek airliner, a Being 727, which had abut 40,000 flights at its peak. Befre Campbell gt his hands n his Being 727 and transfrmed it int the airplane hme he lives in, this aircraft saw regular use as it transprted all kinds f peple t all srts f destinatins.
After the successful transfrmatin, he hsted a big DJ dance party with a cuple f friends. The party, called Turbulence: A Dance Party at a 727 in the Wds, happened right n the wing! Guests wh attended the party als gt the pprtunity t take a lk at the airplane hme. Altgether, they gt the attentin f 14,000 Facebk users wh were interested in what sunded like an incredible party.
This talented engineer gt anther airliner and started n his secnd airplane hme during the beginning f 2018 n the Kyushu Island cast because he wanted it t serve as a safe place fr the lcal cmmunity as well. Part f Bruce Campbell’s visin was t make an airliner that dubled as a lifebat in case tsunami(海啸) threats were issued. He wanted the general public t find ut that planes are capable f surviving hundreds f years and the cruelest weather cnditins thanks t its sealed(密封) pressure technlgy.
Campbell enjyed the excitement that he received when he recycled airplanes and hped that peple wuld seriusly cnsider it after they gt the chance t see his hme during turs and events. He has psted n his website that it is his gal t “inspire a renaissance(复兴) f thught abut hw t emply this remarkable resurce”.
4．What drew wide public attentin t Campbell’s first transfrmed plane?
A．Its high residential cmfrt level.B．Its remarkable transprting capacity.
C．The incredibly high transfrmatin cst.D．The Facebk pst f a party held n it.
5．What did Campbell think the secnd plane culd serve as?
A．A shelter in disasters.B．Tsunami warning center.
C．A meeting place fr lcal cmmunity.D．An advanced engineering wrkshp.
6．Why did Campbell transfrm the planes?
A．T draw attentin t husing prblems.B．T satisfy his scientific curisity.
C．T advcate participatin in recycling.D．T prmte sustainable develpment.
7．What is the text mainly abut?
A．Diverse appraches t sustainable living.
B．A hme designer becming well-knwn nline.
C．Recent trends in renaissance-themed decratin.
D．A frmer engineer recycling retired planes int hmes.
Kayabuki n Sat, a small village in Kyt famus fr its traditinal thatched (茅草的） rf huses, features a hidden sprinkler (洒水器） system that turns the whle place int a water funtain.
Knwn as Miyama’s Thatched Village, Kayabuki n Sat has a higher percentage f thatched rf farmhuses than any ther place in Japan. This makes it very ppular with turists, wh lve walking amng the ver 40 traditinal thatched rf huses and even spending the night in ne f them, but it is als easy fr the huses t catch fire. Lcal fficials realized this in the year 2000, when a fire burned dwn the archive (档案） centre, s apart frm asking peple t be alert at all time, they decided t install a special sprinkler system t cver the whle village. They test it twice a year, usually in May and December, and peple frm all ver Japan and beynd cme t see the pwerful sprinklers in actin.
Yu might think that dzens f autmated sprinklers dtting a traditinal Japanese village wuld be an eyesre, and yu wuld be right. That is why lcal authrities decided t maintain the picturesque lk f Kayabuki n Sat by hiding the 62 metal sprinklers in small wden huses similar t the authentic nes. When the system is activated, the rfs f these huses pen up like tiny transfrmers, clearing the way fr sprinklers inside t sht jets f water high int the sky.
The testing f the sprinkler system is such an impressive event that it has becme knwn as the Kayabuki n Sat water hse festival. Strng jets f water are sht int the air by all 62 strategically-placed sprinklers, at the same time, t cver all the thatched rf huses. And if that isn’t an impressive enugh sight, n sunny days, the sprinklers als create rainbws ver the village.
S if yu’re ever in Kyt during the mnths f May and December and want t see smething truly unique, head ver t Kayabuki n Sat, in the Miyama rural area, fr the water hse festival. Yu wn’t regret it!
8．What d we knw abut Kayabuki n Sat frm the passage?
A．It is famus fr its water funtain.
B．Its archive center was nce destryed by flds.
C．Visitrs g there mainly t see its sprinkler system.
D．It has the highest percentage f thatched rf farmhuses in Japan.
9．What des the underlined wrd “eyesre” in the third paragraph refer t?
A．An unpleasant sight.B．A creative idea.
C．An attractive spt.D．A dangerus situatin.
10．What can we learn frm the passage?
A．The sprinklers are tested nce every year.
B．The sprinkler system was installed t create rainbws.
C．The sprinklers are kept in small wden huses resembling real nes.
D．The rfs f the farmhuses pen when the sprinkler system is started.
11．What is the last paragraph but ne mainly abut?
A．Hw the sprinkler system wrks.
B．What the Kayabuki n Sat water hse festival is like.
C．The rigin f the Kayabuki n Sat water hse festival.
D．The influence f the Kayabuki n Sat water hse festival.
Are we human beings the nly creatures in the wrld with a mral sense? Mst experts in behaviur believe that mrality is a uniquely human quality — yet I’m cnvinced that many animals can distinguish right frm wrng. Decades spent watching animals have persuaded me that species living in grups ften have a sense f fair play built n mral rules f cnduct that strengthen their scial relatinships.
My studies f baby dgs and wlves reveal that they use a special signal t prevent misinterpretatin f playful actins. They perfrm a “bw” — lwering the frelimbs (前肢) clser t the grund while keeping the back upright — when starting play, r in assciatin with unfriendly actins such as biting, t cnvey their riginal intentin. And rle exchange is cmmn, s that during play a dminant animal will ften allw a physically weaker animal t have the upper hand. Such behavirs reduce inequalities in size, strength and dminance between playmates, prmting the cperatin that is essential fr scial play t ccur. Indeed, n sme ccasins when an animal says “Let’s play” and then beats up an unsuspecting (无戒备的) animal, the “criminal” usually finds itself stracized (排斥) by its frmer playmates.
What des this tell us abut human mrality? We shuld stp seeing urselves as mrally superir t ther animals. True, ur big brains give us a highly cmplicated sense f what’s right and wrng, but they als give us a much greater ability t benefit frm immral behaviur. In that sense, animal mrality might be “purer” than ur wn. We shuld accept ur mral respnsibility twards ther animals, and that means develping and enfrcing mre restrictive rules gverning animal use. While animal minds may vary frm ne species t anther, they are nt s different frm ur wn, and nly when we accept this can we truly be mral in ur relatins with nature as a whle.
12．Which f the fllwing abut animals is TRUE accrding t the first tw paragraphs?
A．Mst animals have truble telling right frm wrng.
B．A “bw” can be a special signal t avid misinterpretatin f playful actins.
C．Species living alne dn’t have a sense f fair play built n mral rules f cnduct.
D．Lwering the frelimbs clser t the grund while keeping the back upright will lead t unfriendly actins.
13．What des the authr find abut the scial play frm his bservatins f animals?
A．It puts unsuspecting animals at a disadvantage.
B．It allws dminant animals t cntrl the grup.
C．It helps physically weaker animals develp survival skills.
D．It requires animals t fllw the rules t avid being crwded ut.
14．What can be cncluded frm the last paragraph?
A．Humans are indeed mrally superir t animals.
B．Humans and animals share the same immral behaviur.
C．Humans shuld treat animals n equal terms with themselves.
D．Humans shuld distinguish between mral animals and immral nes.
15．Which f the fllwing can be the best title f the text?
A．Are animals mral beings?
B．Mrality: Why it matters
C．Is human mrality a prduct f natural selectin?
D．Mrality: Hw it differs between humans and animals
There’s been grwing cncerns abut the damaging impact f human travel n the envirnment in recent years. Irrespnsible turism is a main cause f envirnmental destructin. The destructin f the natural envirnment is an urgent matter as it directly affects everyne’s well-being. 16 As a student passinate abut travel, yu shuld leave as little carbn pllutin as pssible wherever yu visit.
Avid takeaways as many as pssible
Buying “fd t g” seems lgical when yu are in a rush. Thugh cnvenient, this kind f take-ut packaging ften uses dispsable(一次性的) plastic bxes and bags, which can cntribute significantly t envirnmental pllutin if nt prperly dispsed f. 17 Yu can, instead, eat ut in a restaurant while enjying a scenic atmsphere. If yu have t take away smething like cffee, use a reusable cup.
G fr train r bus when traveling natinally
Transprtatin accunts fr nearly a third f all greenhuse gases prduced in the envirnment. Flying and driving, in particular, are majr cntributrs t carbn emissins(排放) within the transprtatin sectr, with dmestic flying emitting mre carbn than driving. 18
Stay n designated rads and ft paths
Respnsible turism is abut having as minimum physical interactin with the wild as pssible. We nt nly prtect the fragile ecsystems arund us but als ensure ur wn safety. 19 If yu stray away frm designated(指定) paths, yu risk damaging plants and the natural habitat fr animals.
Pick up trash after yurself and thers
20 Instead f drpping trash, why nt pick it up? Yu can significantly impact the envirnment by picking up trash alng trails when hiking r backpacking fr prper dispsal.
In cnclusin, respnsible turism is traveling with awareness, respect, and cnsideratin fr the places yu visit. It’s abut ensuring that yur travel experiences enrich nt nly yur wn lives but als cntribute psitively t the destinatins yu explre, leaving them better than yu fund them.
A．S stick t marked rads and ftpaths.
B．Therefre, hike fr sme trips at times.
C．Pay attentin t the trash while traveling.
D．Make a habit f cllecting trash after yurself.
E．Yu dn’t have t be in a rush when n hliday.
F．Therefre, use public transprt fr shrt travels.
G．These cncerns have resulted in the green travel campaign.
二、完形填空
My childhd was mstly silent. It was full f lve, laughter, anger and sadness like any family, but these things ccurred. The knwledge instilled(灌输) in me was 21 by watching my mther as she mved thrugh her 22 wrld.
I lved t watch her hands, which were always 23 me things by shwing me hw, as she watered, weeded and dug her garden. The hands were rugh with cuts and 24 , but filled with wisdm.
Smetimes, thse same hands spke t me literally. Basic 25 language started in the family quite suddenly but then 26 just as quickly. My mther 27 that lip-reading was quicker. She wuld lk at me intently and 28 wrds such as, “watch this” r “this is hw”, r “never tuch this plant”. We ften went fr hurs like this, 29 a wrd spken and yet we were talking in varius ways the whle time.
As I grew up, I began t 30 why my mther spent s much time in her garden. Her deafness had cme during an era f little tlerance fr diversity, and much 31 f disability. The wrld utside was 32 and unfrgiving while her garden was full f kindness and 33 . Fr her it was the nly place under her cntrl.
My mther’s knwledge is deeply 34 inside me. I nw have 35 hands, with cuts and scars, and cherish their rughness. With any luck, my kids will have them ne day, t.
21．A．passed dwnB．brught upC．laid dwnD．made up
22．A．beautifulB．sweetC．silentD．bitter
23．A．servingB．awardingC．sparingD．teaching
24．A．sptsB．linesC．marksD．scars
25．A．pseB．signC．symblD．wave
26．A．failedB．prgressedC．stppedD．spread
27．A．regrettedB．insistedC．predictedD．suspected
28．A．muthB．eyeC．nseD．finger
29．A．casuallyB．simplyC．barelyD．nearly
30．A．indicateB．understandC．wnderD．cnfirm
31．A．recgnitinB．cnfusinC．disapprvalD．credit
32．A．realB．tlerantC．changingD．demanding
33．A．acceptanceB．cncernC．inspectinD．guidance
34．A．invlvedB．buriedC．appliedD．chked
35．A．gardeningB．repairingC．muscularD．fragile
三、语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Guilin, with a ppulatin f nearly 5 millin, is a wrld-knwn turist city 36 (lcate) in suthwestern China. The city is 37 (true) beautiful, which is surrunded by karst hills. Its 38 (view) are s breathtaking that Guilin has lived up t its reputatin f being peerless landscape under the heaven fr ages. Previusly, it 39 (highlight) turism develpment and ther industries nly played the supprting rle. Hwever, in marked cntrast, nw Guilin is pursuing a cmprehensive develpment. Cuntless smanthus trees(桂花树) are grwing everywhere in Guilin, 40 is why Guilin is named s.
41 smanthus tress are in blssm(盛开) in autumn, the city is filled with its sweet scent. Mst buildings in Guilin are limited 42 abut 20 flrs s that the vivid hills wn’t feel humbled and the peerless scenery wn’t be spiled. It is easy 43 (sense) a relaxing atmsphere and a slw-paced life in 44 city where yu see the lcals enjy themselves hanging ut, chatting and walking.
Guilin is really wrth 45 (it) name. Why nt cme here and have a lk?
46．Canada is als ne f the mst (ethnic) diverse natins in the wrld with distinct cultures. (所给词的适当形式填空)
47．It wasn’t lng we were surrunded by enrmus sand dunes twering abve us n all sides. (用适当的词填空)
48．I bet yu’d lve t knw daily life is like up in space and hw it differs frm that n the earth. (用适当的词填空)
49．Mrever, the amazing wrk these peple d can prvide educatin and (inspire) fr the next generatin. (所给词的适当形式填空)
50．Their effrts helped develp and strengthen harmnius relatins with these cuntries and regins, (expse) freign peple t Chinese culture. （所给词的适当形式填空）
四、书信写作
51．假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Jim对你校的通用技术课(即劳动技术课)很感兴趣，给你发邮件询问相关情况。请你给他回封邮件，内容包括：
1. 课程内容；
2. 你的看法。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
参考词汇：
通用技术课: General Technlgy Curriculum
劳动技术课: Labr Skill Curse
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五、书面表达
52．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。
In a small twn called Meadwville, there was a belved playgrund that had brught jy t generatins f children. 11-year-ld Emma and her best friends, Alice and Le, were amng thse wh idled away their after-schl time and weekends there all year rund. It was a place where imaginatins sared, friendships blssmed, and laughter eched thrugh the air.
One afternn, rushing ut the schl gate, Emma shuted, “Let’s g dwn t the playgrund!” The three f them gt there sn, but it was lcked up. The fence was brken and the swings had tape arund them.
Shcked, they stared int each ther’s eyes, nt knwing why. A man apprached them, explaining that it was unsafe and the cuncil had decided t shut it dwn.
“Will they fix it?” asked Alice.
“N. it will cst a lt, at least ten thusand dllars.” the man shk his head, walking away. Le lked desperate, gazing at the playgrund and then hanging his head, as if bidding farewell. “We need t get sme help!” Emma dragged Alice twards her hme.
On stepping int the huse, Emma exclaimed, “Dad! We need ten thusand dllars...” Her dad, wh was drinking cffee, turned his head arund, “What?” Alice then revealed the truth. Hearing this heart-breaking news, Emma’s parents were mre than surprised, fr their childhd was clsely cnnected with that playgrund as well. They spread the news t ther families.
Instead f prviding the mney, they suggested the children take matters int their wn hands while parents ffered assistance.
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。
Emma sprang t her feet, “Let’s hld a bake sale t raise funds!”
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Their hard wrk paid ff.
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参考答案：
1．B 2．A 3．C
4．D 5．A 6．C 7．D
8．D 9．A 10．C 11．B
12．B 13．D 14．C 15．A
16．G 17．E 18．F 19．A 20．D
21．A 22．C 23．D 24．D 25．B 26．C 27．B 28．A 29．C 30．B 31．C 32．D 33．A 34．B 35．A
36．lcated 37．truly 38．views 39．highlighted 40．which 41．When 42．t 43．t sense 44．the 45．its
46．ethnically
47．befre
48．what
49．inspiratin
50．expsing