广东省茂名市信宜市2023-2024学年高二下学期4月期中英语试题

这是一份广东省茂名市信宜市2023-2024学年高二下学期4月期中英语试题，共9页。试卷主要包含了考试结束后,监考员只收答题卡等内容，欢迎下载使用。

本卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。共8页,满分共130分。考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：
1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、就读学校等用黑色钢笔或签字笔写在答题卡上。
2.选择题部分全部使用铅笔涂答，非选择题部分全部使用黑色钢笔或签字笔答题， 不按要求不给分。选择题部分每小题选出答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在试卷上。
3.考试结束后,监考员只收答题卡。
一、阅读（共两节，满分35分）
第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Will yu crazy abut these newly-built prducts that are nt merely quite useful but als gd t the envirnment? Cme and see then!
Ec-friendly Umbrella
Traditinal umbrellas cme with a fixed surface. Althugh it is changeable, yu cannt replace it easily. This ec-friendly design is mre flexible. It is actually nly an umbrella skeletn withut any surface, which can be flded, s yu can put anything such as newspapers, plastic bags r whatever yu want t serve as the prtecting surface.
Pllutin-sensitive Dress
Dn’t be caught utside unaware f pllutin levels in the air. The pllutin-sensitive EPA Dress by Stephanie Sandstrm ntices pllutin in the air accrdingly. This dress—which is actually quite pretty—lks like yu pull it frm the bttm f the dirty laundry pile when the air is dirty. It might prtect yur health by advising yu t stay indrs fr the day, but it wn’t d yu any favr if yu’re meeting with clients.
Ec-friendly Car Racer
Can yu image a car racer is s ec-friendly that its tyres are made frm ptates, its bdy is created frm hemp (大麻) and rapeseed il and it runs n fuel made frm wheat and sugar beet? The ne seater racing car called Ec One is built by experts frm Warwick University, wh hpe that Ec One will be used by the autmtive industry. It is sld at $ 51,000.
Ec-friendly Mss (苔藓) Carpet
D yu knw it is said that walking n fresh grass can really increases yur bld circulatin? The Mss Carpet, created by Nguyen La Chanh, lks at getting the grass t yur feet. The mat includes ball mss, island mss and frest mss. The humidity (湿度) f the bathrm ensures that it grws well. And that’s why yu need t place it there and nt anywhere else.
1. The EPA Dress is designed t ________.
A. help meet with clientsB. infrm peple f air quality
C. imprve peple’s appearanceD. discurage peple frm ging ut该试卷源自 每日更新，享更低价下载。2. What can we knw abut Ec One?
A. It can seat ne passenger and ne driver.
B. It can’t be available fr the public at present.
C. It is mainly made frm sme kinds f plants.
D. It will take the place f the traditinal car industry.
3. Where des the text prbably cme frm?
A. A persnal blg. B. An fficial dcument.
C. A health reprt. D. A science reprt.
B
It is generally accepted that blind peple are limited when it cmes t enjying beautiful things arund them. This mnth the Utrecht Central Museum in the Netherlands ffered an unusual art exhibitin called The Blind Spt. This exhibitin was accessible t the visually disabled. Sighted visitrs are encuraged t wear a blindfld n their eyes as they experience the artwrks. This exhibitin excited the ther senses ther than the visual sense. Visitrs culd lk at artwrks as expected. Besides, they culd als tuch and smell them. The shw was designed t prvide a better experience fr museum gers with pr eyesight.
The Blind Spt recreated existing famus paintings, but with extra dimensins, such as sund and smell. Visitrs culd even get a “feel” fr the art, which included tuchable elements.
Visitr Farid el Manssuri seemed t enjy his experience. He smiled as he mved his hands ver cheese, grapes and bread, part f the representatin f a famus 1610 painting by Flris van Dvck. “The first thing that struck me was the smell. I culd really smell the fragrant cheese, and I tuched it t. ” Manssuri said. Manssuri wndered hw the fd did nt fall frm its unbalanced psitin. “That was really surprising t feel. . . I guess it was glued n pretty well,” Manssuri said.
Artist Jasper Udink ten Cate and designer Jeren Prins created The Blind Spt. They said they were inspired by an experience they shared with a blind visitr at an art shw ne year ag. “One day, smebdy wh culd nt see was there. At the place we served fd ut f this wrk, and we helped her tuch the artwrk. She was blind and she had a lt f feelings. She was tuched. S we bad the realizatin, „Ww, we have smething. ‘ That mment was the starting pint t actually create this exhibitin. ” ten Cate said.
The museum's head Steffie Maas said The Blind Spt was an impressive experiment n the way t mre such imprvements.
4. What are visitrs with nrmal visin encuraged t wear t experience the artwrks?
A. Glves. B. Signs. C. Eye cvers. D. Face masks.
5. What is unique abut the exhibitin?
A. Only blind visitrs were allwed in.
B. The exhibits culd be heard r smelled.
C. Original famus paintings were n shw.
D. The artwrks were cpies f famus paintings.
6. Where did the idea f the exhibitin cme frm?
A. A famus 1610 painting.
B. A blind visitr's recmmendatin.
C. Realizatin f mre sense dimensins.
D. A previus experience with a blind visitr.
7. What is Steffie Maas's attitude twards the exhibitin?
A. Negative. B. Skeptical. C. Favrable. D. Ambiguus.
C
What d classrms, cmputer desks, cafeterias(自助食堂), and libraries have in cmmn? That’s the places where students spend s much f their time. Althugh hurs f studying burn mental energy, bth yur bdy and mind need physical exercise t functin efficiently.
The imprtance f exercise is nthing new. Thmas Jeffersn nce wrte that t be successful in academic studies, a persn shuld spend tw hurs n exercise every day, fr health must nt be sacrificed(牺牲) fr learning. A strng bdy makes the mind strng.
It turns ut Jeffersn was n t smething. A study by researchers at Tufts University fund that students wh said they exercised at least 3 days a week were mre likely t reprt a better state f physical health and greater happiness than thse wh didn’t exercise. This and ther evidence suggest that the real benefits f exercise may nt cme right after a wrkut but frm a lnger cmmitment t regular activity.
But experts tday d nt demand 2 hurs f daily exercise. The U. S. Department f Health and Human Services recmmends that peple get at least 60 minutes f physical activity mst days f the week.
Walking, jgging and swimming are easy ways t increase yur heart rate and imprve health. Exercise can als help lwer bld pressure and reduce stress. Fr wmen, exercise that makes the bdy and bnes bear weight—like walking r running—may reduce the risk f steprsis(骨质疏松) later in life.
Yu’ll likely discver anther benefit f exercise as well: greater self-cnfidence. This may make it easier fr yu t participate in class and help yu perfrm well in academic and scial situatins.
8. What can be inferred frm the first paragraph ?
A. A lt f students like t read while eating.
B. Dining halls can als be used t d exercise.
C. Study and exercise burn the same amunt f energy.
D. Many students dn’t pay enugh attentin t exercise.
9. What des the underlined part in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Jeffersn’s statement made sense.
B. Jeffersn was very fnd f exercise.
C. Jeffersn was n the way t ding exercise.
D. Jeffersn increased the imprtance f exercise.
10. What’s mainly talked abut in the text?
A. The imprtance f exercise. B. Hw t chse a suitable sprt.
C. Hw t keep healthy by exercising. D. The link between exercise and study.
第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑，选项中有两项为多余选项。
S, Yu Want t Be a Writer?
What are sme tips n becming a writer?
Read everything yu can.
Mst writers are gd readers. They read because they lve t lse themselves in bks. They like the sunds f language and the way that reading a gd descriptin can feel as satisfying as winning a race r eating really gd fd. 11 . D yu like stries that are fast-paced and full f unexpected twists? D yu prefer t read bks with characters wh seem like smene yu might knw? D yu like t feel scared r d yu like a stry that makes yu laugh until yu cry? Think abut the types f writing yu like best, and try t identify the qualities that attract yu.
12
It’s easy t frget a gd idea if yu d nt recrd it immediately. If yu get in the habit f carrying a ntebk r jurnal with yu everywhere yu g, yu can write dwn anything yu want t remember. When yu are talking t friends in the cafeteria r waiting fr the bus, smething might give yu an idea fr a character r a scene in a stry. Yu might have a dream yu dn’t want t frget, r yu might just write dwn the lyrics f a sng yu lve. 13
D yur hmewrk.
If yu decide that yu wuld like t submit yur wrk fr publicatin, make sure yu d yur research. If yu are sending yur writing t a magazine, lk thrugh ld issues. 14 If yu are submitting t a bk publisher, explre their website t make sure yur material is similar t (but nt exactly the same as) ther bks they publish.
Stay psitive.
A writer’s life can be frustrating. Smetimes it’s hard t sit dwn and write. 15 This is why perseverance is an imprtant quality fr a writer t have.
A. Talk t friends.
B. Keep a ntebk.
C. As yu read, pay attentin t what speaks t yu.
D. Yu may get many refusals befre yu receive a single acceptance.
E. Des it seem like yur writing fits in with ther stries r articles?
F. These everyday thughts and bservatins can be material fr yur writing ne day.
G. Writing is a gd way t clear yur mind and make rm fr mre f the “gd stuff”.
二、完形填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
While my friends went away t their universities in great delight, I restarted my senir high schl life. My spirits 16 at the prspect f starting all ver again.
17 by strange classmates, I felt as thugh I were in a maze(迷宫) and felt 18 fr myself. There were sme cmplex feelings in my mind. I was frightened, nervus and lnely.
T make matters wrse, I recalled my failure again and again, which put mre pressure n me than I culd bear. As a result, I was always feeling 19 during class.
One f my teachers nticed my depressin and ne day he asked me t cme t his ffice, where he tld me abut his 20 twards life. He said we might 21 frm making mistakes, but it was imprtant t shape urselves int the peple we 22 . All the
grwing pains and the embarrassing things we 23 are parts f the prcess. We never stp 24 , s learn frm it and keep yur spirits up! If yu are ptimistic, things yu want may 25 t yu! Warm feelings rushed thrugh me. I 26 saw the sun shining again when I stepped ut f his ffice.
With the teacher’s help, I finally gt ver my depressin. Frm then n, I n lnger 27 my head but began smiling at my classmates. I put up my hand 28 in class and tried t answer the teacher’s questins crrectly.
I 29 have a thirst fr my ideal university, 30 I’m nt afraid f failure because I can benefit frm it.
16. A. sank B. failed C. disappeared D. ran
17. A. Hit B. Surrunded C. Struck D. Lved
18. A. unlucky B. angry C. srry D. afraid
19. A. high B. dwn C. lnely D. happy
20. A. way B. methd C. measure D. attitude
21. A. learn B. suffer C. hear D. judge
22. A. reach B. enjy C. like D. hate
23. A. feel B. experience C. taste D. get
24. A. grwing up B. standing up C. ging up D. rising up
25. A. refer B. turn C. stick D. happen
26. A. suddenly B. generally C. naturally D. sadly
27. A. buried B. shk C. bwed D. ndded
28. A. freely B. hpefully C. quickly D. cnfidently
29. A. even B. ever C. still D. yet
30. A. therwise B. r C. but D. Instead
三、语篇填空（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，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。
Dujiangyan is an ancient irrigatin system, 31 (lcate) in the Min River Valley, Sichuan Prvince, China. It 32 (build) by a gvernr named Li Bing and his sn, wh have been admired by Chinese fr ver 2,000 years.
The system cnsists f three main 33 (part): the Yuzui (Fish Muth) levee (河堤), the Feishayan (Flying Sand Weir) , and the Bapingku (Bttle-Neck Channel) . The Yuzui redirects water away frm the city f Chengdu while allwing sand and mud 34 (flw) thrugh the main channel, preventing flding. The Feishayan cntrls the flw f water and helps prevent gradual destructin, while the Bapingku distributes the water 35 farmland.
Dujiangyan has been able t cntrl the water flw withut the use f dams r gates and is cnsidered ne f 36 greatest engineering prjects in ancient China. It has als played a crucial rle in irrigating the surrunding farmland, which 37 (make) the regin ne f the mst fertile crplands in China.
In additin t its 38 (practice) uses, Dujiangyan is als a ppular turist attractin, 39 visitrs cme t admire the ancient architecture and learn abut its histry. In 2000, it was recgnized as a UNESCO Wrld Heritage Site fr its cultural and histrical 40 (significant) .
四、课本知识考查（共三节，满分25分）
第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据语境注意形式的变化，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。
41. He earned himself a gd ______________ (声誉) fr his great cntributins.
42. I fund it excited t ______________ (传递) my thanks fr yur great supprt.
43. Ding husewrk des gd t ur health, _____________(身体上) and mentally .
44. I’ve ______________(刷新) the page a few times and still see n cmments.
45. The cncert will be ______________(播送) live nline.
46. It's the ______________(约束) that make the prblems remain undne.
47. News stries are ______________(粗略地) divided int tw classes.
48. Nt knwing much abut it, I dn’t feel ______________(有资格的) t cmment.
49. She stared at me with a ______________(空白的) expressin n her face.
50. Passing the exam, Jane is in a much better ______________(心情) than usual.
第二节 完成句子（使用所学短语完成句子）(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
51. He has always been hnest and reliable, and he is truly ________ ________ (值得) trust.
52. She smiled in _________ ________ (回应) his warm greeting.
53. I'll make a speech _________ ________ (代表) f all the graduates.
54. He didn't have the heart t ________ __________ (拒绝) their request.
55. A life wrth living shuld be________ __________ (由…构成) f cntinuus effrts
and prgresses.
第三节 单句语法填空（共5小题；每空1分，满分5分）
56. Her dream is _________(becme) a great teacher after graduating frm university.
57. It is f great __________ (imprtant) fr children t frm healthy lifestyle.
58. Many f us might nt give __________ secnd thught t drpping a small piece f litter.
59. The reasn why the pet ___________ (write) this pem was t amuse peple.
60. There is sme dubt whether we can cmplete the task ___________ the deadline.
五、写作（共2题，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
假定你是李华，上周你校举办了一年一度的文化展览，请你用英文向校报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1.时间、地点；
2.主题及活动内容；
3.反响。
注意:1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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。
Steve, a twelve-year-ld by with alchlic parents, was abut t be lst frever, by the U. S. educatin system. Remarkably, he culd read; yet, in spite f his reading skills, Steve had been failing since first grade. Sadly, n ne nticed him until Miss White, a smiling, yung, beautiful redhead.
Steve was immediately attracted by Miss White at the first sight! Yet still he failed. He never did his hmewrk, and he was always in truble with Miss White. In the middle f the first semester, the entire seventh grade was tested fr basic skills. Steve hurried thrugh his tests, and cntinued t dream f ther things. His heart was nt in schl, but in the wds, where he ften escaped alne, trying t shut ut the sights, sunds and smells f his alchlic hme. N ne checked n him t see if he was safe. N ne knew he was gne, because n ne cared abut him. Oddly, Steve never missed a day f schl.
One day, Miss White’s impatient vice brke int his daydreams. “Steve!” Alarmed, he turned t lk at her. “Pay attentin!”
“Yu all did pretty well,” she tld the class, “except fr ne by, and it breaks my heart t tell yu this, but…” She hesitated, pinning Steve t his seat with a sharp stare, her eyes searching his face. “…. The smartest by in the seventh grade is failing my class!”
She just stared at Steve, as the class spun arund fr a gd lk. Steve drpped his eyes and carefully examined his fingertips.
After that, Steve still wuldn’t d his hmewrk. Even as the punishments became mre severe, he remained stubbrn.
“Just try it! ONE WEEK!” He was unmved.
“Give yurself a chance! Dn’t give up n yur life!” Nthing swayed him. “Steve! Please! I care abut yu!”
Ww! Suddenly, Steve gt if!!! Smene cared abut him? Smene, CARED ABOUT HIM!
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。
2023—2024学年度第二学期期中考试
高二英语参考答案
一、阅读（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）
1-5. BCDCB 6-10. DCDAA
第二节 七选五（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
11-15. CBFED
二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
16-20. ABCBD 21-25. BCBAD 26-30. ACDCC
三、语篇填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
31. lcated 32. was built 33. parts 34. t flw 35. t
36. the 37. makes 38. practical 39. where 40. significance
说明：不区分大小写不给分。
四、课本知识考查（共三节，满分25分）
第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
41. reputatin 得1分；
42. cnvey 得1分；
43. physically 得1分；
44. refreshed 得1分；
45. bradcast 得1分；
46. restrictins/ limitatins 得1分；
47. rughly 得1分；
48. qualified 得1分；
49. blank 得1分；
50. md 得1分；
[说明：词根正确，形式错误给 0.5 分]
第二节 完成句子（使用所学短语完成句子）(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
51. wrthy f 52. respnse t 53. n behalf 54. turn dwn 55. made up
[说明：每空1分，形式错误给0分]
第三节 单句语法填空（共5小题；每空1分，满分5分）
56. t becme 57. imprtance 58. a 59. wrte 60. befre
[说明：全对1分，形式错误给0分]
五、写作（共2题，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（15分）
【参考范文】
An Annual Cultural Exhibitin
Last weekend, an annual cultural exhibitin was held in ur campus, with the theme f “Enjying Chinese and English Pems” this year.
The exhibitin lasted fr tw days and there were varieties f activities. Take sme fr examples. Prfessr Smith, a famus pet, was invited t lecture abut Hw t Inspire Yurselves t Write an English Pem. And Petry Reciting Cntest wn big runds f applause when the audience was led t understand the pet's emtins. Writing Pems was anther part. English pems were especially ppular with English lvers, while enjying Chinese nes was welcme by teachers and students.
Students interviewed said the activity was mre than an exhibitin. It was a way f cultural exchange, building a bridge between different cultures.
第二节 读后续写（25 分）
【参考范文】
Steve went hme frm schl, thughtful, that afternn. Walking int the huse, he tk ne lk arund and then quickly, gathered up his camping gear, a jar f peanut butter, a laf f bread, a bttle f water, and this time…his schlbks. Serius and determined, he headed fr the wds. Steve studied hard in the wds and finished all the hmewrk fr the weekend.
The fllwing Mnday, Miss White gave a quiz n the weekend hmewrk as usual. Steve hurried thrugh the test, and was the first t hand in his paper. With a lk f surprise, Miss White tk his paper. Obviusly puzzled she began t lk it ver. Steve walked back t his desk, his heart punding within his chest. Miss White’s face was in ttal shck! She glanced up at Steve dwn and up. Suddenly, her face brke int a radiant smile. The smartest by had just passed his first test! A great change tk place within the heart f ne by, all because f ne teacher, wh cared.An Annual Cultural Exhibitin
Steve went hme frm schl, thughtful, that afternn.
The fllwing Mnday, Miss White gave a quiz n the weekend hmewrk as usual.