江苏省连云港市赣榆区2023-2024学年高二英语上学期11月期中考试试题（Word版附答案）

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第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
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)
听下面的5段对话。每段对话后都有一个小题，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。
例: Hw much is the shirt?
A.£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.
答案是C。
1. What has Eric been given fr his birthday?
A. A bk. B. A dairy. C. An album.
2. Where des the cnversatin mst likely take place?
A. At a shpping mall. B. At a bus stp. C. In a bank.
3. When will Tm get his bk bag?
A. Tday. B. Tmrrw. C. The day after tmrrw.
4. Hw is the weather nw?
A. Rainy. B. Cludy. C. Sunny.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. Hw the wman gt the sun.
B. When the wman went sailing.
C. Where the wman had a hliday.
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。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. Wh culd the man prbably be?
A. A teacher. B. A receptinist. C. A turist guide.
7. When des the wman suggest visiting the center?
A. On Tuesdays. B. On Wednesdays. C. On Thursdays.
听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。
8. What is the speakers' destinatin?
A. The markets. B. The water gardens. C. The ancient district.
9. Wh is the wman ging t get a present fr?
A. Her dad. B. Her mum. C. Her sister.
听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. What did the wman just d?
A. She rushed fr the train.
B. She gt ff the train.
C. She came back frm twn.
11. What caused the wman truble?
A. Her cat. B. Her high-heeled shes. C. Her sprts shes.
12. Which wrd can best describe the wman?
A. Disrganized. B. Reliable. C. Sprty.
听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What is Wendy's pinin abut the menu?
A. It's cmplicated. B. It's attractive. C. It's traditinal.
14. Wh will d the deliveries first?
A. Wendy. B. Mark. C. Ben.
15. What did the man d?
A. He rdered mre packaging.
B. He arranged the schedule.
C. He hired mre peple.
16. What will Wendy d next?
A. Plan sme prmtins.
B. Cntact repeat custmers.
C. Make changes t the website.
听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. When did the speaker decide t be a mechanic?
A. After he finished schl.
B. When he gt qualificatins.
C. As he was a child.
18. Why did the speaker leave his twn?
A. T learn new skills.
B. T becme an adventurer.
C. T experience new things.
19. What did the speaker think f the jb n the ship at first?
A. Enjyable. B. Satisfying. C. Tugh.
20. What did the speaker d after his experience n the ship?
A. He went travelling.
B. He set up his wn business.
C. He cmpleted sme training.
第二部分：阅读 (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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
With summer just arund the crner, it's time t find sme gd bks t read. Here are sme yu might like t try.
Steve Jbs
Apple c-funder Steve Jbs passed away. This is the fficial bigraphy f his life. It's based n ver frty interviews with Steve, his friends and family members, plus a few enemies.
The Big Miss
The authr was Tiger Wds' cach fr six years, and the bk is a behind-the-scenes lk int the famus glfer',“I'mabigTigerfan,andIread this in ne sitting. Brilliant!”
The Hunger Games
The stry is set in a pst-apcalyptic future. Mst peple are very pr. Every year, there's a game shw (called “The Hunger Games”) in which 18 teenagers are sent int the wild t battle it ut until nly ne survives. The bk has just been made int a highly successful Hllywd mvie.
The Venice Experiment: A Year f Trial and Errr Living Abrad
A few years ag, real-life American cuple Barry and Debbie decided t escape the rat race and live in Venice fr a year. This is the stry f their experiences there, and it's full f funny anecdtes(奇闻轶事) abut their struggle t adapt t the Venetian lifestyle. A fellw authr said ,“Fr anyne thinking f an verseas adventure, The Venice Experiment is a laugh-ut-lud read.”
21. What d Steve Jbs and The Big Miss have in cmmn?
A. The bks fcus n the heres' private life.
B. The bks bth intrduce wrld celebrities.
C. The bks are aimed at inspiring the readers.
D. The bks cntain the ppnents' cmments.
22. Which bk is yur best chice if yu are in lw spirits?
A. The Venice Experiment B. The Big Miss
C. The Hunger Games D. Steve Jbs
23. Accrding t the text, which ne is right?
A. Steve Jbs reveals mre details than The Big Miss.
B. The rats are the biggest enemies fr Barry and Debbie.
C. Sme scenes in The Hunger Games must be very cruel.
D. If bks are gd enugh, they will be made int mvies..
B
On the banks f the River Niger in Mali, there is an entire city whse buildings are made f mud. Djenne is ften verlked by turists but it is definitely ne f the mst remarkable sights in Africa.
Funded in 800 AD by merchants wh used it as a meeting place; the city develped quickly due t its lcatin near the river, which linked it t ther imprtant African cities such as Timbuktu. The city is still hme t a develped cmmunity f ver 30,000 peple and plays a central rle in the running f the lcal Mpti regin.
The mst striking building in Djenne is its Great Msque(清真寺), which was built in 1906 and classified as a UNESCO Wrld Heritage site in 1988. There is n dubt that this msque is ne f the mst unique mnuments in Africa. It is the largest free-standing mud building in the wrld and its existence is a real demnstratin f architectural skill. The walls can be up t 24 inches t hick and prvide bth supprt and prtectin frm extreme heat. The hand-made caps at the tps f the twers can als be remved in rder t allw air int the building. The twers are als decrated with birds' eggs which are a lcal symbl f fertility.
Anther imprtant feature f the msque is its wden beams(梁) which stick ut frm its walls and cntribute t its unusual, and unique lk. Abve all, the beams prvide a practical purpse—when the rain washes away the mud walls, the twn's peple can stand n the beams and help t recnstruct the msque with fresh mud. This frms part f an annual week-lng festival which shws the cultural imprtance f the building in the cmmunity as the biggest structure in the twn.
The twn as a whle remains ne f the mst fascinating places t visit, nt just in Africa, but the wrld. It has been the site f several imprtant architectural excavatins (挖掘) that have allwed experts t learn mre abut civilizatin dating all the way back t 3 BC.
24. Accrding t the text, Djenne in Africa is a city .
A. functining as a plitical center B. viewed as a travelling hit
C. far away frm ther attractins D. wrth a deep explratin
25. What's the characteristic f the design f Great Msque?
A. Rugh and water-resistant B. Mvable and well-decrated
C. Special and mud-made D. Unique and mney-cnsuming
26. What's the functin f the wden beams sticking ut?
A. T hld up the thick walls made f mud.
B. T keep the buildings' special appearance.
C. T make it cnvenient t restre the msques.
D. T prtect the lcal peple against extreme heat.
27. What wuld be the best title fr the text?
A. Djenne—a pearl shining in mud
B. Djenne—an rigin f ancient civilizatin
C. Great Msque—a fascinating place t visit
D. Great Msque—the splendid treasure in Djenne
C
Rbert Jenrick has called fr British families t have mre children t help fun d and lk after an ageing ppulatin, after criticizing the gvernment fr encuraging lw-skilled wrkers t cme t the UK.
During a Plicy Exchange fringe event at the Cnservative party cnference, Prf Matthew Gdwin called fr a “mature cnversatin abut hw t encurage families t have mre children” and help reduce demand fr migrant wrkeis. Jenrick tld party members, “I agree strngly t encurage mre families t have children. And the prime minister's interventin earlier this year n childcare and schl facilities was imprtant. We need t build mre hmes s that yung peple can settle dwn and have a family life. There's a lt f evidence that the lack f husing is ne f the reasns peple are settling dwn and having kids later n in life. I think the gentleman wh mentined student accmmdatin just reinfrced the pint thạt migratin des need t cme dwn because it has real wrld implicatins in cmmunities right acrss the cuntry.”
After the event, Jenrick tld the Guardian, “With an ageing sciety, having a higher birthrate is critically imprtant. The thing that gvernment can d is imprve childcare, and abve all husing, because there's a massive link between the time when peple eventually settle dwn and the ability t have kids.” Eurpe has led a push t drive up birth rates, Italy's right-wing prime minister, GirgiaMelni, and Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vucic discussed hw t encurage Eurpeans t have mre children.
The number f babies brn in England and Wales in a year drpped t the lwest level in tw decades, accrding t fficial figures released last mnth. It fllws the recent trend f decreasing live births, which had been the case befre the pandemic, the Office fr Natinal Statistics said. The number has been steadily decreasing fr the past decade-returning t rughly the level seen in the early 2000s. Jenrick said the gvernment under Jhnsn had been “naive” in its apprach t legal immigratin since Brexit and did nt rule ut a future cap n the number f migrants.
28. Why did Rbert Jenrick appeal t British families t have mre children?
A. There are mre and mre lw-skilled migrant wrkers.
B. Britain is faced with the prblem f the ageing sciety.
C. The gvernment will supply enugh huses t families.
D. Peple need the financial supprt frm the gvernment.
29. The fllwing aspects can imprve birthrate EXCEPT .
A. great childcare B. well-equipped schls
C. enugh huses D. a ban n immigratin
30. What can we infer frm the text?
A. Migrant wrkers fill the gap f ppulatin.
B. Lw birthrate is nt unique t Britain in Eurpe.
C. The Pandemic was the main reasn fr lw birthrate.
D. British ability t have kids drpped t the lwest level.
31. What's Jenrick's attitude t immigratin plicies f Jhnsn's gvernment?
A. Disappinted B. Favrable C. Understandable D. Objective
D
The Hllywd act r Tm Hanks has tld fans nt t believe an ad fr dentists that features him, but is in fact created by artificial intelligence.
In a message psted t his 9.5 millin Instagram fllwers, Hanks said his image had been used withut his permissin. “Beware! There's a vide ut there prmting sme dental plan with an AI versin f me. I have nthing t d with it,” Hanks wrte ver a screensht f a cmputer-generated image f himself frm the clip.
The Oscar winner has expressed cncerns abut the use f AI in film and TV previusly, althugh he has apprved digitally altered versins f himself in film. The 2004 cmputer-animated Christmas fantasy The Plar Express featured a CGI versin f Hanks.
On 18 April, days befre the start f the Hllywd writers' strike, Hanks said f AI, “We saw this cming. We saw the ability t take zers and nes inside a cmputer and turn it int a face and a character. Nw that has nly grwn' a billinfld since then, and we see it everywhere.”
“I can tell yu that there are discussins ging n in all f the agencies and legal firms t cme up with the legal cmplicatin (后果) f my face and my vice-and everybdy else's - being ur intellectual prperty. ”Hanks tld that AI culd allw a fake versin f him t cntinue acting. “I culd be hit by a bus tmrrw, but perfrmances can g n and n. And utside f the understanding that it's been dne with AI r deepfake, there'll be nthing t tell yu it's nt me.”
The US writers' strike ended last week, with ne f the majr sticking pints being cncerns that unchecked AI culd undermine the wrk f creatives. The Writers Guild f America apprved an agreement with the Alliance f Mtin Picture and Televisin Prducers that features restrictins n hw AI can be used in film and TV. Hwever, Sag-Aftra, the unin representing Hllywd actrs remains n strike, meaning mst prductins cannt resume (恢复).
32. Why did Hanks pst a message t his fans?
A. T remind them f the negative effects f AI.
B. T infrm that he tk up a new ad fr dentists.
C. T advertise his new cmputer-generated image.
D. T tell them nt t fall fr the ad using his image.
33. What can we learn frm Hank's wrds in para 4 and para 5?
A. AI will take the place f human sn.
B. AI develps at an unexpectedly rapid rate.
C. AI will help him perfrm better and lnger.
D. AI makes n difference t actrs' intellectual prperty.
34. What is the meaning f underlined wrd “undermine” in the last paragraph?
A. Destry B. Underestimate C. Decide D. Enrich
35. What is the mst suitable title f the passage?
A. The US Writers went n a strike against AI.
B. AI causes cncerns amng actrs and writers.
C. An actr accuses an ad f using his AI versin image.
D. An illegal advertisement features an AI-generated image.
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。
“What exactly is a nervus breakdwn? It generally describes the feeling f being under lng-term stress.” Dr. David A. Merrill, a neurlgist and psychiatrist, further explains the cnditin,“ 36 ”
Yu can't cncentrate.
In the shrt term, stress can bst yur brainpwer by releasing hrmnes that enhance memry strage and imprve cncentratin. But in the lng term, chrnic stress makes it difficult t blck ut external distractins. 37
Yu can't stp eating.
D yu reach fr a tub f ice cream r a packet f ckies after a lng day? There's a gd reasn fr that. Stress causes the brain t release hrmnes, including adrenaline, which energizes yur muscles fr a “fight r flight” respnse. Once the adrenaline wears ff, crtisl tells the bdy t replenish its lst energy stres with. fd.
38
Smetimes stress and anxiety can manifest as stmach aches and cramps. But if yu ntice a cluster f symptms that include. abdminal pain r different pains, yu culd have Irritable Bwel Syndrme (IBS), which sme research suggests is linked with lng-term stress.
Yu stp caring abut hw yu lk.
Skipping basic daily practices can signal yu are having a perid f depressin r an emtinal breakdwn. 39 Yu spend little r n time n yur clthing r hair style. Stress taxes the mind and bdy, leading t tiredness and indifference, which can cause a lss f happiness r lack f mtivatin fr activities yu used t enjy.
Yu have a different psture.
Have yu ever lked at smene and thught,“ 40 ”We cmmunicate a lt thrugh ur psture and nn-verbal gestures, including ur mental state. When peple adpt a “prtective psitin”—arms crssed, sluching, lking dwn, r facing away—it shws they are feeling very stressed and defensive.
A. That persn lks depressed?
B. Yur stmach is upset all the time.
C. May I help that persn ut f depressin?
D. Yu dn't shwer r brush yur teeth as usual.
E. Yu feel like yu are reaching a breaking pint.
F. Yu begin t feel cmfrtable all ver yur bdy.
G. It affects yur ability t fcus n prjects at hand.
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。
Lng ag, there was a small village standing in the heart f a big jungle and surrunded by the clud-capped muntains and in the shade f green trees. Living a cntent and 41 life, nne f villagers had the 42 t try smething new except a girl named Hannah. She lved t explre, eager t knw the unknwn wrld.
One day, she came upn an 43 cttage (小屋) that lked very ld in its cnditin. She slwly 44 and pened it. Unbelievable! In frnt f Hannah was a rm full f 45 !They were shining in the dust, 46 in the warm sunlight and just waiting t be explred. Hannah’s excitement was bvius n her face as she jumped up and dwn with delight!
Hannah 47 realized that she had fund a hidden treasure. She 48 the bks, the shelves, and what was left f the furniture. Hw did she 49 the thught f further explratin? Hannah culdn't wait any mre. Picking ne frm the she lf and sitting n the grund, the girl began t read, 50 buried in stries abut different characters. She was stuck in a wnderful wrld 51 t her, the untidy surrundings 52 cmpletely.
The 53 treasure lying in a deserted cttage 54 int a wrld f cuntless adventures and pssibilities, where Hannah learned the pwer f lve and friendship peple lng fr, the 55 f characters wh struggled against challenges and the true strength which lies within ne's wn heart!
Hannah read ne and ne and ne until it was dark. She had t g back t hme. And she knew where she wuld g the next day.
41. A. self-cntrlling B. self-tailred C. self-sufficient D. self-challenging
42. A. will B. capability C. difficulty D. excuse
43. A. utstanding B. abandned C. riginal D. abnrmal
44. A. struck B. verthrew C. apprached D. prceeded
45. A. treasures B. shelves C. furniture D. bks
46. A. bathing B. jumping C. digging D. raring
47. A. randmly B. hesitantly C. dramatically D. instantly
48. A. arranged B. digested C. dusted D. grabbed
49. A. destry B. resist C. encunter D. cast
50. A. initially B. entirely C. precisely D. identically
51. A. strange B. familiar C. apparent D. realistic
52. A. withdrawn B. disturbed C. engaged D. unnticed
53. A. unfrgiving B. raw C. cined D. frgtten
54. A. brke B. transfrmed C. threw D. transprted
55. A. depressin B. anxiety C. determinatin D. reactin
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。
The Nanxi River, lcated in Yngjia Cunty f Zhejiang, is 23 kilmeters frm Wenzhu City, famus fr its clean water, waterfall and ancient villages. The state-level scenic spt was praised as the Cradle f Chinese Landscape Painting.
The winding Nanxi River has 36 bends and 72 beaches. Running frm nrth t suth, it first flws int the Oujiang River 56 finally empties int the East China Sea. The beauty f Nanxi River lies in 57 it is well preserved in its riginality and nature. As “the Best Water under Heaven”, the water here is clean, crystal-clear and nt 58 (pllute). When lking int the river, yu can see fishes 59 (swim) in the water. Als yu can see the 60(reflect) f the trees n bth sides..
61 frm the water, many ancient villages hidden amng the green frest are wrthy62 (explre). The layut f the villages with histrical features that ther cultural relics shw63 (fllw) the unique traditinal culture f China. Furthermre, yu can learn abut the evlutin f farming and patriarchal clan in ancient China.
Nanxi River isn't nly well-knwn fr its beautiful sceneries, 64 fr the relic site f Nelithic Age and ancient architecture f pagdas, bridges, stne archways and battlefield remains,65 (date) frm Tang, Sng, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. China cultural heritages like traditinal gemancy (风水), ancient statinery (文具) and ld family genealgies (家谱) are invaluable materials fr histry lvers and schlars.
第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分 15分)
假如你是李华,你校英文报正在进行“My admirable sprt star”的征文比赛,你打算投稿,内容要点如下：
1. 你心中的体育明星；
2. 你从他(她)身上学到的体育精神(sprtsmanship)。
要求：
1. 词数80左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
My admirable sprt star






第二节(满分25分)
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 sister Mary and I were hme frm schl, and she did what either f us had dne a thusand times befre: checked the furnace, tssed a few mre lgs n the fire and slammed the dr shut.
At the time, I was upstairs sulking (生闷气). I had a sink full f dishes t wash and hmewrk t tackle. The huse seemed a little smky, but wasn't unusual. It ften became that way after the furnace had a few new lgs t chew up.
My sister wandered in and said, “Dn't yu think it's a little t smky in here?” I shrugged and kept washing dishes. But after anther minute, we knew smething was wrng. The smke was much t thick. My sister and I lked at each ther, then at ur grandfather with Alzheimer's disease. He was an adult, but he lived with us because he culdn't take care f himself. If there were decisins t be made, my sister and I—primary schl students——wuld make them.
Withut a wrd t each ther, we went utside and pened the garage dr and stared in disbelief as smke and flames biled ut. We had n time fr tears. That wuld cme later. My sister sht thrugh the kitchen dr and raced fr Grandpa's cat. I tried the phne, but it didn't wrk.
I stumbled (跌跌撞撞地走) back t the kitchen, tk ne last glance arund my hme, and went ut int the snw.
“I'm ging t the neighbrs' t call fr help,” Mary said abruptly. She was wearing a sweater, jeans and slippers. I was in sweatpants, a T-shirt and scks. The clsest neighbr was dwn the length f ur driveway and acrss the highway, abut a mile.
“Okay,” I said. “Be careful crssing the……”But she was gne, already running thrugh the snw and dwn the driveway.
注意：
1. 续写的词数应为 150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。
Grandpa std still in the snw, and began trembling.
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