2023－2024学年上学期第三学段教学质量检测
高二英语试题
注意：本试卷共14页,满分150分,时间120分钟
第I卷 (共95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 does the woman advise the man to do
A. Check in early. B. Try another hotel. C. Book a room in advance.
2. What did the man do before 9:00 last night
A. He watched TV. B. He slept for a while. C. He wrote the history paper.
3. Why was the offer turned down
A. It was a bit high. B. It was rather low. C. It wasn’t fit for the market.
4. When does the conversation take place
A. During a holiday. B. In the middle of an exam. C. At the beginning of a term.
5. What does the man mean
A. He’ll wait for the bus. B. He’ll walk to the next stop. C. He’ll arrive 30 minutes later.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. What time is it now
A. 10:05. B. 5:10. C. 5:30.
7. What are the speakers probably going to do
A. Take a class. B. Buy movie tickets. C. Have a trip abroad.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. What’s the purpose of this phone call
A. To reserve a room. B. To arrange a meeting. C. To organize a party.
9. Which city did Ramos suggest
A. Mexico City. B. Toronto. C. Boston.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. What’s wrong with the banana
A. It is still green. B. It isn’t in the kitchen. C. It was partly bitten off.
11. Why doesn’t the girl want to eat cereal
A. She doesn’t like cereal.
B. She doesn’t want to prepare the milk.
C. She ate the same thing yesterday.
12. What will the man do next
A. Continue sleeping. B. Make some pancakes. C. Have a talk with the girl.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. Where does the boy come from
A. Houston. B. San Francisco. C. Southern California.
14. What do the speakers have in common
A. They are freshmen.
B. They have the same major.
C. They are from the same state.
15. Which school are the speakers in now
A. Austin. B. Berkeley. C. Stanford.
16. What does the girl major in
A. Political science. B. English literature. C. Electric engineering.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. When did Friendship Day first begin to be celebrated
A. In 1925. B. In 1935. C. In 2011.
18. What should you do on Friendship Day
A. Express love to your friends.
B. Try to make new friends.
C. Give your friends valuable gifts.
19. Which country first proposed International Friendship Day
A. India. B. The US. C. Paraguay.
20. When is Friendship Day celebrated in Ohio
A. On April 8th. B. On July 30th. C. On August 1st.
第二部分 阅读理解(共20小题, 满分50分)
第一节 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。(共15小题, 满分37.5分)
A
This famous site features one of the largest and most representative collections of Buddhist architecture and art in China. It was rated as a 5A-class tourist attraction in 2010.
The Lingshan Grand Buddha is an 88-meter-high open-air bronze statue of Sakyamuni. It is 17 meters higher than the Grand Buddha at Leshan Mountain. It is part of the pattern of Five Buddhas in five directions together with the Big Buddha at Lantau Island in Hong Kong to the south, the Grand Buddha at Leshan Mountain to the west, the Grand Buddha in Yungang Caves to the north and the Grand Buddha at the Longmen Caves in the central area. At the feet of the Grand Buddha, you can feel the loftiness （雄伟）and dignity of Buddhism.
Tips：
Location: Lingshan Road, Mashan town, Binhu district, Wuxi
Tickets: Through ticket： 210 yuan （ $ 31. 85） , and free tickets for the performance of Ode to Auspiciousness for individual visitors
Opening hours for Lingshan Mountain: 7：00 17：00
Opening hours for Brahma Palace: 9：00 18：00
Recommendations:
The Nine-Dragon Fountain
The Nine-Dragon Fountain in front of the giant Buddha will start to play music and the song, The Birth of Buddha , at 10 am every day. A huge lotus（莲花）slowly blooms with six petals, and a 7-meter golden statue of Prince Buddha rises from the lotus, with one hand pointing to the sky and one hand at the earth, symbolizing Buddha's light shining on all things.
The Brahma Palace
The whole palace shows the mixture of traditional cultural elements with Western architectural features. Many cultural heritage items and art works can be found there. Its splendid design surprises every visitor.
1. What is the Lingshan Grand Buddha famous for
A. Its typical collections of architecture and art.
B. Its special material.
C. Its geographical location.
D. Its long history.
2. What do we know about the performance of Ode to Auspiciousness
A. It lasts 10 hours for visitors. B. It costs 210 yuan at least.
C. It's available only for group visitors. D. It's free if you get a through ticket.
3. Why does the writer recommend the Brahma Palace to us
A. It’s in front of the giant Buddha.
B. Its design and collections are amazing.
C. Visitors can enjoy a huge lotus there.
D. Many traditional cultural items are on sale.
【答案】1. A 2. D 3. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了几个中国最大、最具代表性的佛教建筑艺术收藏的遗址。
1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“This famous site features one of the largest and most representative collections of Buddhist architecture and art in China.”可知，这个著名的遗址是中国最大、最具代表性的佛教建筑艺术收藏之一。故选A项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Tickets: Through ticket： 210 yuan ($ 31. 85), and free tickets for the performance of Ode to Auspiciousness for individual visitors”可知，买到门票后这个演出是免费的。故选D项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句“The whole palace shows the mixture of traditional cultural elements with Western architectural features.”可知，整个宫殿体现了传统文化元素与西方建筑特色的融合。由此可推知，作者推荐Brahma宫殿是因为它的设计和收藏令人惊叹。故选B项。
B
A months-long rescue operation to save giraffes from Longicharo Island’s rising water in Kenya recently concluded after delivering the last two stranded giraffes to safety at the Ruko Community Wildlife Conservancy. Save Giraffes now partnered with Northern Rangelands Trust and local conservation agencies to transfer the Rothschild’s giraffes one of the most endangered populations of giraffe.
To get the giraffes from the sinking island to the mainland nearly one mile away, community members built a “giraft”, a custom-made ship with tall sides, supported by 60 empty drums. The giraffes were transferred one at a time. “Water levels in Lake Baringo have been rising for some time, but in 2020 the rate of rise increased — flooding lakeshore homes, businesses, and threatening the lives of a small group of Rothschild’s giraffes on Longicharo Island, in Ruko Conservancy,” Northern Rangelands Trust said in a statement.
“At last, they can safely breed (繁殖) and bring back the population of the free-ranging Rothschild’s giraffes to their former home ranges in Baringo. It’s such a relief for all involved to have gotten them safely across to the mainland and we are sure they’re enjoying the space in their new home,” he said.
Rothschild’s giraffes were once widespread across Kenya, Uganda and southern Sudan, but numbers have decreased by 80%, leaving only 3,000 in the wild today. But there is hope, given by innovative (创新的) conservation teamwork such as this.
“Working with the communities in the area over the next several years, we will keep this combined group of giraffes safe, and as they breed, their numbers will grow over time, eventually rejoining their cousins in Uganda,” Save Giraffes Now said in a statement.
4. What does the underlined word “stranded” in paragraph 1 mean
A. Weak. B. Trapped.
C. Lonely. D. Frightened.
5. What can we infer about the community
A. It is short of advanced equipment.
B. It operates very efficiently.
C. It works with the local government.
D. It aims to save all endangered animals.
6. Where did the Rothschild’s giraffes use to live
A. Near Lake Baringo.
B. On Longicharo Island.
C. In Kenya, Uganda and southern Sudan.
D. At the Ruko Community Wildlife Conservancy.
7. What is the main idea of the text
A. The giraffes are endangered in Kenya.
B. Two giraffes have been saved in Kenya.
C. The Rothschild’s giraffes are finally found.
D. The population of giraffes decreased.
【答案】4. B 5. A 6. C 7. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了在肯尼亚拯救两只搁浅的长颈鹿的救援行动。
【4题详解】
词义猜测题。根据划线词前半句“A months-long rescue operation to save giraffes from Longicharo Island’s rising water in Kenya recently concluded(在肯尼亚，一项长达数月的从隆加查罗岛不断上涨的海水中拯救长颈鹿的救援行动最近结束了)”可知，最终两只搁浅的长颈鹿被送到野生动物保护区的安全地带。由此可知，stranded为“搁浅的；处于困境的”之意。故选B。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二段“To get the giraffes from the sinking island to the mainland nearly one mile away, community members built a “giraft”, a custom-made ship with tall sides, supported by 60 empty drums. (为了把长颈鹿从下沉的岛屿运到近一英里外的大陆，共同组织成员们建造了一艘特制的船“giraft”，这艘船的侧面很高，由60个空桶支撑)”可推断，共同组织缺乏先进的设备。故选A。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第四段“Rothschild’s giraffes were once widespread across Kenya, Uganda and southern Sudan, but numbers have decreased by 80%, leaving only 3,000 in the wild today. (罗斯柴尔德长颈鹿曾经广泛分布在肯尼亚、乌干达和苏丹南部，但现在数量已经减少了80%，只剩下3000只野生长颈鹿)”可知，罗斯柴尔德长颈鹿曾经生活在肯尼亚，乌干达和苏丹南部。故选C。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“A months-long rescue operation to save giraffes from Longicharo Island’s rising water in Kenya recently concluded after delivering the last two stranded giraffes to safety at the Ruko Community Wildlife Conservancy.(在肯尼亚，一项长达数月的从隆加查罗岛不断上涨的海水中拯救长颈鹿的救援行动最近结束了，该行动将最后两只搁浅的长颈鹿送到了Ruko社区野生动物保护区的安全地带)”及全文可知，文章主要介绍了在肯尼亚拯救两只搁浅的长颈鹿的救援行动。故选B。
C
There is more of a connection between food and culture than you may think. On an individual level, we grow up eating the food of our culture. It becomes a part of who we are. Many associate food from our childhood with warm feelings and good memories and it ties us to our families, holding a special and personal value for us. Food from our families often becomes the comfort food we seek as adults in times of frustration and stress.
On a large scale, traditional food is an important part of culture. It also operates as an expression of cultural identity. Immigrants bring it wherever they go, and it is a symbol of pride in their culture and means of coping with homesickness.
Many immigrants open their own restaurants and serve traditional dishes. However, the food does not remain exactly the same. Some materials needed to make traditional dishes may not be readily available, so the taste and flavour can be different from what they would prepare in their home countries. Additionally, immigrants do not only sell dishes to people from the same countries as them, but to people from different countries. Therefore, they have to make small changes in the original dishes to cater to a wider range of customers. Those changes can create new flavours that still keep the cultural significance of the dishes.
We should not only embrace our heritage (传统) through our culture’s food, but also become more informed about other cultures by trying their food. It is important to remember that each dish has a special place in the culture to which it belongs, and is special to those who prepare it. Food is a window on culture, and it should be treated as such.
8. What’s the function of food mentioned in the text
A. To help motivate homesickness.
B. To show cultural identity.
C. To reflect a country’s history.
D. To show a community’s superiority.
9. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to
A. The specific traditional food.
B. The national culture.
C. A traditional expression of food.
D. The old-fashioned taste.
10. Why do some immigrants have to change the original dishes in their restaurants
A. To attach cultural importance to their dishes.
B. To announce the beginning of their life on foreign soil.
C. To make the dishes popular among customers.
D. To present their own food culture in a new way.
11. What’s the author’s attitude towards different food cultures
A. Negative.
B. Balanced.
C. Unfair.
D. Unchangeable.
【答案】8. B 9. A 10. C 11. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇议论文，主要论述了传统食物是文化的重要组成部分，每一道菜都是了解文化的一扇窗户。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“It also operates as an expression of cultural identity.”（它也是一种文化身份的表达。）可知，食物可以展示文化身份。故选B项。
【9题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第二段中的“On a large scale, traditional food is an important part of culture. It also operates as an expression of cultural identity.”（在很大程度上，传统食物是文化的重要组成部分。它也是一种文化身份的表达。）可知在讲述传统食物；本句“Immigrants bring it wherever they go, and it is a symbol of pride in their culture and means of coping with homesickness.”（移民走到哪里都会带着it，它是他们文化自豪的象征，也是应对乡愁的手段。）分析可知本句也是在讲述传统食物，说它是文化自豪的象征，是应对乡愁的手段，与前面说的它是文化的组成部分，是文化身份的表达这种说法相呼应，故划线单词it代指的就是前面提到的“传统食物”。故选A项。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Additionally, immigrants do not only sell dishes to people from the same countries as them, but to people from different countries. Therefore, they have to make small changes in the original dishes to cater to a wider range of customers.”（此外，移民不仅向与他们来自同一国家的人出售菜肴，而且向来自不同国家的人出售菜肴。因此，他们不得不在原有菜品上做些小改动，以迎合更广泛的顾客。）可知，移民们改进他们餐馆里原有的菜肴是为了迎合更多来自不同国家的顾客。故选C项。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“We should not only embrace our heritage (传统) through our culture’s food, but also become more informed about other cultures by trying their food. It is important to remember that each dish has a special place in the culture to which it belongs, and is special to those who prepare it. Food is a window on culture, and it should be treated as such.”（我们不仅应该通过我们的文化食物来接受我们的传统，还应该通过尝试他们的食物来更多地了解其他文化。 重要的是要记住每道菜在它所属的文化中都有一个特殊的位置，并且对那些准备它的人来说是特别的。食物是文化的窗口，应该这样对待。）可知，作者认为我们应该通过传统食物来欣然接受我们的文化传统，并且要通过品尝其他的食物来了解其他文化。所以作者对于食物文化的态度是客观公正的，并没有带有个人感彩去偏向哪一方的文化。故选B项。
D
Droughts(干旱)caused by global climate change have led to drop in wheat production, a worldwide shortage and high food prices around the world. The global wheat supply is at its lowest point in 50 years, with only an estimated 10 weeks of supply left. This has been one factor pushing the prices of bread, beer and other wheatcontaining foods steadily higher. According to Hilton Dinner, a bakery owner from Edmonton, Canada, the price of flour has more than doubled over the past eight months. In 19 years of business, Dinner said, he has never seen prices rise like this.
"Prices creep up seasonably," he said. "They might go up 10 percent, then down 5 percent. They never go back to where they started, but they creep. This is not creeping, this is drastic."
Also to blame for the global wheat shortage is the rising population, coupled with increasing meat consumption worldwide. This has led to the increasing diversion of grain to animal feed.
Analysts anticipate that the shortage may be resolved within 12 months, as farmers pull fallow land into wheat production. But even when the shortage resolves, food prices are only expected to keep climbing due to other factors, such as high energy and shipping costs.
"It's not something that's going to go away," Dinner said. "Food in general is going to go up. As wheat goes up, so does the price of eggs and chicken because they eat grainbased feed. It affects people who can't afford to pay more for their food."
Public health experts have expressed concern about the effect that rising food prices have on the poor. The United Nations recently reported that in 2007, the cost of food imports in the world's neediest countries increased 24 percent to a total of $107 billion.
12. The indirect reason for a drop in wheat production is ________.
A. the drought B. the global climate change
C. the shipping cost D. the rising population
13. According to the first paragraph, the prices of wheat products rise ________.
A. suddenly B. gradually
C. slowly D. rapidly
14. The wheat shortage may disappear if ________.
A. the empty lands are used to plant wheat
B. the shipping costs are falling down
C. chickens don't feed on wheat any more
D. beer isn't made from wheat any more
15. The passage mainly tells us that ________.
A. poor people can't afford food
B. the rising population leads to high food prices
C. the global climate change causes wheat shortage
D. food prices are going to go down
【答案】12. B 13. D 14. A 15. C
【解析】
【详解】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了气候变化引起干旱，干旱又引起小麦产量的下降，产量下降引起小麦价格的上涨。
1.细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“Droughts(干旱)caused by global climate change have led to drop in wheat production, a worldwide shortage and high food prices around the world.”(全球气候变化引起的干旱导致小麦产量下降，全球粮食短缺，全球粮食价格高涨)可知，全球气候变化引起干旱，干旱又导致小麦产量下降，所以导致小麦产量下降的间接因素是全球气候变化，故选B。
2.推理判断题。根据第一段特别是“the price of flour has more than doubled over the past eight months”(面粉的价格在过去的八个月里翻了一番多)可知，面粉价格在过去八个月翻了一番多，这说明面粉价格上涨很快，所以可推断出小麦产品的价格上涨很快，故选D。
3.细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“Analysts anticipate that the shortage may be resolved within12 months, as farmers pull fallow land into wheat production.(分析学家预计，随着农民将休耕土地用于小麦生产，短缺问题可能在12个月内得到解决。)”可知，如果空地被用来种植小麦，小麦短缺或许会消失，故选A。
4.主旨大意题。根据文章的主要内容，尤其根据第一段的“Droughts(干旱)caused by global climate change have led to drop in wheat production, a worldwide shortage and high food prices around the world.”(全球气候变化引起的干旱导致小麦产量下降，全球粮食短缺，全球粮食价格高涨)可知，文章主要讲了气候变化引起干旱，干旱又引起小麦产量的下降，产量下降又引起小麦价格的上涨。所以文章主要告诉我们气候变化引起小麦短缺，故选C。
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。
Culture shock isn’t a clinical term or medical conditions. It’s simply a common way to describe the confusing and nervous feelings a person may have after leaving a familiar culture to live in a different culture. ____16____ That can be exciting, but it can also be overwhelming(不可抗拒的).
Everyone feels the pressure to fit in at one time or another—whether they’ve lived in the area for days or years. But don’t feel like you need to change everything about yourself so you can stand out less. ____17____
Here are a few tips for making sure your new culture doesn’t overpower the old:
Educate people about your culture. Just because you’re the one entering the new culture doesn’t mean you should be the one doing all the learning. ____18____ They may know little about it. It will also help them to learn more about you in the process.
Find a support group. Find kids in your class or neighborhood who recently moved, too. You can share experiences.
____19____ You probably left behind good friends and family when you moved. If it’s going to be a long time until your next visit, keep in touch. You also left behind other things—like your favourite spot to hang out. Keep pictures around to remind you of home.
Remember, it’s important to be yourself. ____20____ You will have your own pace of adjusting. As long as you find a good combination between old and new, you’ll be fine.
A. Keep in touch with home.
B. Understand the new culture.
C. But the good news is that culture shock is temporary.
D. When you move to a new place, you’re bound to face a lot of changes.
E. Try not to force yourself to change too fast or too many things all at once.
F. All of your experiences before you came to your new home are part of you.
G. Take the opportunity to teach classmates and new friends about your culture.
【答案】16. D 17. F 18. G 19. A 20. E
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇选句填空。文章介绍了不同的社会背景和文化差异等会造成文化冲击，并给出了缓解文化冲击的方法。
【16题详解】
根据下文That can be exciting, but it can also be overwhelming.可知，这可能是令人兴奋的，但也可能是压倒性的。D项：When you move to a new place, you’re bound to face a lot of changes.(当你搬到一个新的地方，你一定会面临很多变化。)符合文意，故选D项。
【17题详解】
根据前文But don’t feel like you need to change everything about yourself so you can stand out less.可知，但不要觉得你需要改变你自己的一切，这样你就可以脱颖而出。F项：All of your experiences before you came to your new home are part of you.(在你来到新家之前，你所有的经历都是你的一部分。)符合文意，故选F项。
【18题详解】
根据下文They may know little about it.可知，他们对此知之甚少。G项：Take the opportunity to teach classmates and new friends about your culture.(利用这个机会向同学和新朋友介绍你们的文化。)与下文形成果因关系，故选G项。
【19题详解】
根据下文You probably left behind good friends and family when you moved. If it's going to be a long time until your next visit, keep in touch.可知，你搬家的时候可能会留下好朋友和家人，如果要很长时间才会再来，一定要保持联系。A项：Keep in touch with home.(和家里保持联系。)符合本段文意，故选A项。
【20题详解】
根据前文Remember, it’s important to be yourself.可知，做你自己很重要。E项：Try not to force yourself to change too fast or too many things all at once.(试着不要强迫自己一下子改变得太快或太多。)符合文意，故选E项。
第三部分 英语知识运用(三两节，满分35分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题, 每小题1分, 满分15分。)
Afraid to have a start, I was walking slowly into my first school in America. I had ___21___ a long distance from India in order to join my parents, who had been here for three years, hoping America would help with my future. My father decided that I would go to school here, so I ___22___ a local high school in my new town.
With anxiety and fear, I arrived at the classroom. Everyone’s eyes were on me as I entered the classroom. Without paying attention to them, I went straight to the ___23___ and asked if it was the right class. With a ___24___ voice, he answered, “Yes.” His voice comforted me a little. He gave me a(n) ___25___ called “course requirements”, which I would never get in India. Then he asked me to choose where I would sit. I chose the ___26___ closest to the door instead of the corner where all of the boys were sitting. I didn’t ___27___ want to pick a seat. In India, we had assigned(指定的) seats, so I never needed to ___28___ about that. I spent the rest of the class taking notes from the ___29___ produced by the overhead projector(投影仪)．
____30____ it was my first day, I was confused about which hallway to use, but I ____31____ to get to my classes without asking anyone. I was very confused about when I would have lunch. It was noon. I went to my next class and the bell rang as I entered. I went through the ____32____ process of asking the teacher if I was in the right class. Feeling surprised, she said, “That is the lunch bell.” I felt a little ____33____. Without another word, I ____34____ for the cafeteria(餐厅)．
At the end of the day, I was on my way to the bus stop. I realized that all the ____35____ seemed like the obstacle(阻碍) I had to get through to reach my goal. I spotted my bus and sat down inside happily. I said to myself, “Today isn’t so bad.”
21. A. traveled B. increased C. measured D. recalled
22. A. explored B. found C. entered D. constructed
23. A. employer B. colleague C. teacher D. companion
24. A. deep B. familiar C. strict D. soft
25. A. advertisement B. sheet C. notice D. container
26. A. seat B. direction C. destination D. scene
27. A. generally B. suddenly C. honestly D. actually
28. A. dream B. know C. worry D. hear
29. A. movie B. picture C. voice D. presentation
30. A. Though B. If only C. Since D. As long as
31. A. pretended B. refused C. allowed D. managed
32. A. regular B. unexpected C. complex D. effective
33. A. shocked B. excited C. annoyed D. embarrassed
34. A. went B. sent C. entered D. headed
35. A. failure B. sorrow C. confusion D. amazement
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. C 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. B 30. C 31. D 32. A 33. D 34. D 35. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文，作者详细讲述了自己从印度到美国第一天上学的经历，细腻地描述了文化冲击带来的感受。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我从印度远道而来，来到这里和我的父母团聚，他们已经在这里生活了三年，希望美国能帮助我的未来。A. traveled旅游，行进；B. increased增加；C. measured测量；D. recalled回忆。根据“in order to join my parents”和“In India, we had assigned(指定的) seats”可知，作者为了和父母会合，从印度走了很远来到美国。故选A。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我父亲决定让我在这里上学，所以我进入了我的新城镇的一所当地高中。A. explored探索；B. found发现；C. entered进入；D. constructed建造。根据“My father decided that I would go to school here”可知，作者进入了当地的一所学校。
故选C。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我没有注意他们，直接走到老师那里，问是不是上对了课。A. employer雇用者；B. colleague同事；C. teacher老师；D. companion伙伴。根据下文“asked if it was the right class”可知，作者是在询问老师自己是不是走对了教室。故选C。
24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他用轻柔的声音回答:“是的。”A. deep深的；B. familiar熟悉的；C. strict严格的；D. soft柔软的。根据“His voice comforted me a little.”可知，老师的声音很温柔。故选D。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他给了我一张叫做“课程要求”的清单，这是我在印度永远也拿不到的。A. advertisement广告；B. sheet单子，一张纸；C. notice通知；D. container容器。根据下文“called course requirements”可知，老师给了作者一份“课堂要求”清单。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我选择了最靠近门的座位，而不是所有男孩都坐的角落。A. seat座位；B. direction方向；C. destination目的地；D. scene场面。根据“Then he asked me to choose where I would sit.”可知，上文老师让作者选座位，作者选择了最靠近门的座位。故选A。
【27题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：其实我并不想选座位。A. generally普遍地，通常；B. suddenly突然；C. honestly诚实地；D. actually事实上。根据后文“In India, we had assigned(指定的) seats”可知，作者在印度时一直是老师指定座位，所以作者实际上并不想自己选座位。故选D。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在印度，我们的座位是指定的，所以我从来不用担心。A. dream梦见；B. know知道；C. worry担忧；D. hear听见。作者在印度时一直是老师指定座位，由此可知以前无需为座位问题发愁。故选C。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：剩下的时间我都在用头顶投影仪拍摄的照片做笔记。A. movie电影；B. picture图片；C. voice嗓音；D. presentation介绍，展示。根据下文“the overhead projector”可知，投影仪投射出的应该是“图片”。故选B。
【30题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：因为是第一天上课，我不知道该走哪条走廊，但我没问任何人就设法去上课了。A. Though尽管；B. If only要是……就好了；C. Since因为；D. As long as只要。因为是第一天到美国上学，所以作者对很多事都很困惑。故选C。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. presented假装；B. refused拒绝；C. allowed允许；D. managed设法做成。由前面的“I was confused which hallway to use”和but可知，作者尽管很困惑，但他没有问任何人就设法找到了自己的教室。故选D。
【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我按照常规程序问老师我是否在正确的班级。A. regular规律的；B. unexpected意外的；C. complex复杂的；D. effective有效的。根据下文“asking the teacher if I was in the right class”可知，作者已经问过一次了，他是在按照常规询问自己是不是走对了教室。故选A。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我感到有点尴尬。A. shocked震惊的；B. excited激动的；C. annoyed恼怒的；D. embarrassed尴尬的。作者搞错了铃声，因此感到有点尴尬。故选D。
【34题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：一句话也没说，我向自助餐厅走去。A. go for适用于，去取回；B. send for派人去请；C. enter for报名参加；D. head for朝某地行进。根据““That is the lunch bell.””可知，午饭时间到了，因此作者向食堂走去。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我意识到，所有的困惑似乎都是我达到目标所必须克服的障碍。A. failure失败；B. sorrow悲伤；C. confusion困惑；D. amazement惊讶。由前文可知，作者第一天上学结束后意识到所有这些在新学校的困惑都是自己要克服的障碍。故选C。
第II卷 (共55分)
第二节：单词拼写(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
36. Young people may risk going deaf if e____________ to very loud music every day. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】exposed##xposed
【解析】
【详解】考查状语从句的省略。句意：如果每天都接触到非常吵闹的音乐，年轻人可能会有失聪的风险。分析可知，if条件状语从句完整表达为if they are exposed to very loud music every day，从句主语和主句主语一致，所以从句可以省略主语和be动词，故填exposed。
37. It is generally accepted that people are m________ by success. （根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】motivated##otivated
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：人们普遍认为成功会激励人。根据句意和首字母，设空处应用及物动词motivate，意为“激励”； 主语people 与谓语motivate为被动关系，设空处应用动词过去分词motivated，作谓语。故填motivated。
38. Lee is so ______________(雄心壮志的) that he won’t lose heart when facing difficulties. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】ambitious
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：李很有野心，遇到困难也不会灰心。根据句意及汉语提示可知，此处使用形容词ambitious“雄心壮志的”，位于系动词is后，作表语。故填ambitious。
39. This training course will________ (使具备资格)you for a better job. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】qualify
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：这个培训课程将使你有资格获得一份更好的工作。分析句子可知，空处在will后，用动词原形，表示“使具备资格”用qualify。故填qualify。
40. The instructions of this machine are quite __________(复杂的). (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】complex##complicated
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：这个机器的说明很复杂。根据所给汉语提示可知，此处应用形容词“complex/complicated”作表语，故填complex/complicated。
41. This ________(改编) perfectly captures the spirit of this novel. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】adaptation
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：这一改编完美地抓住了这部小说的精神。根据汉语提示可知应用名词adaptation，作主语，结合this可知为单数。故填adaptation。
42. Having worked here for 2 months, I find the job is different from my e______________. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】expectation##xpectation
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：在这里工作了两个月，我发现这份工作与我的期望不一样。根据句意和首字母提示可知，空处应填名词expectation“期望”在句中作宾语。故填expectation。
43. The problems of global warming cannot be solved without the p______________ of all countries. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】participation##articipation
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：没有所有国家的参与，全球变暖问题是无法解决的。根据句意和首字母提示可知，空出应填名词participation“参与，参加”在句中作介词without的宾语。故填participation。
44. I tried to c_________him after he was defeated by his opponent (对手)．(根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】comfort##omfort
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：他被对手打败后，我试图安慰他。根据句意和首字母，设空处应用动词comfort，意为“安慰”，后接宾语him；此处考查动词短语try to do，to后接动词原形，构成动词不定式，作try的宾语。故填comfort。
45. The new toy can’t ______________ (吸引) the child’s interest for long. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】engage
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：这种新玩具吸引不了孩子太久的兴趣。根据汉语提示“吸引”可知，此处使用动词engage，结合空前的情态动词can’t可知，本空用动词原形。故填engage。
第三节(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
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。
Parents hold different opinions about students' studying abroad. Wang Li, the mother of twin girls, ____46____(believe) that there is no need for overseas study. As far as she is ____47____ (concern), studying abroad is a bad idea because it causes both ____48____ (economy)and academic pressure. ____49____ (additional), with many great universities now available in China, young people who choose to study in our homeland also have a great future ____50____ (look) forward to. Contrary to Wang's opinion, Zhang Yi, the father of a boy, argues ____51____ the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. He holds the view that the experience of studying abroad not only contributes to personal growth, ____52____ also increases chances for cultural exchange. ____53____ (cooperate) with people from diverse cultural backgrounds can help us view the world ____54____ different angles and have a better understanding of our own culture. He also stresses that, in the long run, studying abroad serves as a great opportunity for young people to make contributions to the development of our motherland. Though accompanied (伴随) with many _____55_____ (difficulty) , studying abroad is worthwhile.
【答案】46. believes
47. concerned
48. economic
49. Additionally
50. to look
51. that 52. but
53. Cooperating
54. from 55. difficulties
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇议论文。文章主要说明了父母对学生出国留学的不同态度以及原因。
【46题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意：王丽是一对双胞胎女儿的母亲，她认为没有必要出国留学。根据上下文可知用一般现在时，且主句主语是Wang Li，谓语应用第三人称单数形式。故填believes。
【47题详解】
考查固定搭配。句意：在她看来，出国留学是一个坏主意，因为它会带来经济和学术压力。as far as sb. be concerned意为“在某人看来”。故填concerned。
【48题详解】
考查形容词。句意：在她看来，出国留学是一个坏主意，因为它会带来经济和学术压力。修饰名词pressure，作定语，应用形容词economic，表示“经济的”。故填economic。
【49题详解】
考查副词。句意：此外，中国现在有很多优秀的大学，选择在我们祖国学习的年轻人也有一个美好的未来。此处修饰后文整个句子，应用副词additionally，意为“此外”，句首单词首字母要大写。故填Additionally。
【50题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：此外，中国现在有很多优秀的大学，选择在我们祖国学习的年轻人也有一个美好的未来。此处包含固定搭配have sth. to do，意为“有……要做，有……可做”，have a great future to look forward to意为“有美好的未来可以期待”。故填to look。
【51题详解】
考查宾语从句。句意：与王的观点相反，一个男孩的父亲张毅认为利大于弊。引导宾语从句，从句中不缺少成分，句意完整，应用that引导。故填that。
【52题详解】
考查固定句型。句意：他认为出国留学的经历不仅有助于个人成长，也增加了文化交流的机会。结合句意表示“不仅……而且……”可知句型为not only...but also...。故填but。
【53题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：与来自不同文化背景的人合作可以帮助我们从不同的角度看世界，更好地了解我们自己的文化。此处句子缺少主语，故用动名词形式作主语，句首单词首字母要大写。故填Cooperating。
【54题详解】
考查介词。句意：与来自不同文化背景的人合作可以帮助我们从不同的角度看世界，更好地了解我们自己的文化。结合句意表示“从不同的角度”可知短语为from different angles。故填from
【55题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：虽然有许多困难，但出国留学是值得的。difficulty为可数名词，由many修饰应用复数形式。故填difficulties。
第四部分 写作 (满分35分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
56. 近几年，越来越多的人选择出国留学。对此趋势，有人支持，有人表示反对。假如你是第二中学高二学生李华，请根据以下要点就是否应该出国留学给你校英语报编辑写一封信，表明你的看法。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
支持的观点 提升自己，学会独立；开阔眼界，了解不同文化。
反对的观点 出国费用高，带来经济压力；独自在外可能会感到孤独、思乡。
你的看法 ……
Dear Editor,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Editor,
I’m writing to tell you whether we should study abroad. Different people have different opinions about it.
People who hold a positive attitude believe that studying abroad is a good way for students to improve themselves. Not only will they have a better language environment to study English, but also they can learn to live independently. What’s more, studying abroad can help students broaden their horizons and gain more knowledge about different cultures. However, other people have different opinions. They hold that studying abroad can cost an arm and a leg, which becomes a burden for some families. They also worry that students who study abroad may feel lonely and homesick.
As far as I’m concerned, studying abroad is not necessary. With the improvement of the educational environment in China, students can also receive education of high quality in our motherland.
Looking forward to knowing your opinion.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生就是否应该出国留学的问题给学校英语报编辑写一封信，表明自己的看法。
【详解】1.词汇积累
观点：opinion→view
拓宽：broaden→widen
就我而言：as far as I’m concerned→personally
另外：what’s more→in addition
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：As far as I’m concerned, studying abroad is not necessary. With the improvement of the educational environment in China, students can also receive education of high quality in our motherland.
拓展句：As far as I’m concerned, studying abroad is not necessary because with the improvement of the educational environment in China, students can also receive education of high quality in our motherland.
【点睛】[高分句型1] People who hold a positive attitude believe that studying abroad is a good way for students to improve themselves.(运用了who引导的限制性定语从句和that引导宾语从句)
[高分句型2] Not only will they have a better language environment to study English, but also they can learn to live independently. (运用了not only...but also...的倒装句式)
第二节 读后续写(满分20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。
I grew up in a small town where elementary school was a ten-minute walk from my house and in an age, not so long ago, when we children could go home for lunch and find our mothers waiting.
Our lunchtime when I was in the third grade will stay with me always. I had been picked to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother had painstakingly practiced my lines（台词）with me. But no matter how easily I delivered them at home, as soon as I stepped on stage, every word disappeared from my head. Finally, my teacher took me aside. She explained patiently that she needed a narrator (叙述者，旁白员) and had written a narrator’s part to the play, and asked me to play the role of the narrator. Her words, kindly delivered, still hurt me especially when I saw my part go to another girl.
I didn’t tell mother what had happened when I went home for lunch that day. But she sensed my upset and instead of suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard. It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine（ 藤 ）was turning green. Under the huge trees, we could see yellow dandelions（ 蒲 公 英 ） appearing unexpectedly through the grass in bunches (簇，串）, as if a painter had touched our landscape with small amounts of gold. I watched my mother casually bend down by one of the bushes. “I think I’m going to dig up all these weeds,” she said, pulling a blossom up by all its roots. “From now on, we’ll only have roses in this garden.” I immediately argued, “But I like dandelions. All flowers are beautiful — even dandelions.”
注意：
1. 续写词数应为 150 左右：
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已经为你写好。
Paragraph 1：
“Do you mean that every flower has its own beauty ”asked my mother thoughtfully.
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Paragraph 2：
Having learned what had happened, Mom patted me on the back gently and said,“But you will be a beautiful narrator.”
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【答案】One possible version:
“Do you mean that every flower has its own beauty ” asked my mother thoughtfully. I nodded without hesitation, as if a second waste could threaten the life of dandelions. “And that is true of people too," she added with her soft voice. “Not everyone can be a rose, and it is also an honor to be a dandelion.” Relieved that my mother had guessed my pain, I took off the mask that I had worn for the whole lunch time and poured out my upset heartily.
Having learned what had happened, Mom patted me on the back gently and said, “But you will be a beautiful narrator.” She reminded me of how fluently I could deliver my part at home. It was at that time that I understood that maybe I was more suitable for a role backstage like a narrator. From then on, I practiced my lines heart and soul with my mother at lunch time for weeks. Eventually, the performance that night was a big success. Hearing the thunderous applause, I took pride in my role and firmly believed that even a dandelion had its own beauty.
【解析】
【分析】本文以事件为线索展开，讲述了作者因在学校一次表演中由于表现不佳遭遇换角而非常沮丧，妈妈借花来开导作者，在妈妈鼓励下，作者认识到每一个角色包括人和植物都有其出彩之处的故事。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由续写段落第一段首句内容“妈妈若有所思地问作者的意思是不是说每一种花都有自己的美。”可知，第一段可描写作者的回答，妈妈的回应，作者有勇气说出被换角的事实。
②由续写段落第二段首句内容“听到所发生的事情以后，妈妈温柔地拍了作者的背说她会成为一个很棒的旁白员”可知，第二段可描写作者在妈妈的开导下明白这个道理，坦然接受这个新的角色，并下定决心做好，最后成功做到。
2.续写线索：回答妈妈——妈妈回应——告知实情——妈妈鼓励——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①毫不犹豫地点头：nod without hesitation/agree on it immediately/agree with her instantly
②.取下：take off/remove the mask
③.倾诉：pour out/pour forth
④.理解：understand/realize/see
情绪类
①.如释重负的：relieved/taking a load off sb’s mind
②.自豪：take pride in/be proud of
【点睛】
[高分句型1]. I nodded without hesitation, as if a second waste could threaten the life of dandelions. （使用了由连接词as if引导的方式状语从句）
[高分句型2]. It was at that time that I understood that maybe I was more suitable for a role backstage like a narrator.（使用了强调句型：It is/was +被强调部分+that+句子的其他成分）
[高分句型3]. Hearing the thunderous applause, I took pride in my role and firmly believed that even a dandelion had its own beauty.（逗号前使用了现在分词作状语，逗号后使用了连接词that引导的宾语从句作believed的宾语）
1-5 BAACB 6-10 ACBCC 11-15 BAAAB 16-20 BBACA2023－2024学年上学期第三学段教学质量检测
高二英语试题
注意：本试卷共14页,满分150分,时间120分钟
第I卷 (共95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 does the woman advise the man to do
A. Check in early. B. Try another hotel. C. Book a room in advance.
2. What did the man do before 9:00 last night
A. He watched TV. B. He slept for a while. C. He wrote the history paper.
3. Why was the offer turned down
A. It was a bit high. B. It was rather low. C. It wasn’t fit for the market.
4. When does the conversation take place
A. During a holiday. B. In the middle of an exam. C. At the beginning of a term.
5. What does the man mean
A. He’ll wait for the bus. B. He’ll walk to the next stop. C. He’ll arrive 30 minutes later.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. What time is it now
A. 10:05. B. 5:10. C. 5:30.
7. What are the speakers probably going to do
A. Take a class. B. Buy movie tickets. C. Have a trip abroad.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. What’s the purpose of this phone call
A. To reserve a room. B. To arrange a meeting. C. To organize a party.
9. Which city did Ramos suggest
A. Mexico City. B. Toronto. C. Boston.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. What’s wrong with the banana
A. It is still green. B. It isn’t in the kitchen. C. It was partly bitten off.
11. Why doesn’t the girl want to eat cereal
A. She doesn’t like cereal.
B. She doesn’t want to prepare the milk.
C. She ate the same thing yesterday.
12. What will the man do next
A. Continue sleeping. B. Make some pancakes. C. Have a talk with the girl.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. Where does the boy come from
A. Houston. B. San Francisco. C. Southern California.
14. What do the speakers have in common
A. They are freshmen.
B. They have the same major.
C. They are from the same state.
15. Which school are the speakers in now
A. Austin. B. Berkeley. C. Stanford.
16. What does the girl major in
A. Political science. B. English literature. C. Electric engineering.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. When did Friendship Day first begin to be celebrated
A. In 1925. B. In 1935. C. In 2011.
18. What should you do on Friendship Day
A. Express love to your friends.
B. Try to make new friends.
C. Give your friends valuable gifts.
19. Which country first proposed International Friendship Day
A. India. B. The US. C. Paraguay.
20. When is Friendship Day celebrated in Ohio
A. On April 8th. B. On July 30th. C. On August 1st.
第二部分 阅读理解(共20小题, 满分50分)
第一节 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。(共15小题, 满分37.5分)
A
This famous site features one of the largest and most representative collections of Buddhist architecture and art in China. It was rated as a 5A-class tourist attraction in 2010.
The Lingshan Grand Buddha is an 88-meter-high open-air bronze statue of Sakyamuni. It is 17 meters higher than the Grand Buddha at Leshan Mountain. It is part of the pattern of Five Buddhas in five directions together with the Big Buddha at Lantau Island in Hong Kong to the south, the Grand Buddha at Leshan Mountain to the west, the Grand Buddha in Yungang Caves to the north and the Grand Buddha at the Longmen Caves in the central area. At the feet of the Grand Buddha, you can feel the loftiness （雄伟）and dignity of Buddhism.
Tips：
Location: Lingshan Road, Mashan town, Binhu district, Wuxi
Tickets: Through ticket： 210 yuan （ $ 31. 85） , and free tickets for the performance of Ode to Auspiciousness for individual visitors
Opening hours for Lingshan Mountain: 7：00 17：00
Opening hours for Brahma Palace: 9：00 18：00
Recommendations:
The Nine-Dragon Fountain
The Nine-Dragon Fountain in front of the giant Buddha will start to play music and the song, The Birth of Buddha , at 10 am every day. A huge lotus（莲花）slowly blooms with six petals, and a 7-meter golden statue of Prince Buddha rises from the lotus, with one hand pointing to the sky and one hand at the earth, symbolizing Buddha's light shining on all things.
The Brahma Palace
The whole palace shows the mixture of traditional cultural elements with Western architectural features. Many cultural heritage items and art works can be found there. Its splendid design surprises every visitor.
1. What is the Lingshan Grand Buddha famous for
A. Its typical collections of architecture and art.
B. Its special material.
C. Its geographical location.
D. Its long history.
2. What do we know about the performance of Ode to Auspiciousness
A. It lasts 10 hours for visitors. B. It costs 210 yuan at least.
C. It's available only for group visitors. D. It's free if you get a through ticket.
3. Why does the writer recommend the Brahma Palace to us
A. It’s in front of the giant Buddha.
B. Its design and collections are amazing.
C. Visitors can enjoy a huge lotus there.
D. Many traditional cultural items are on sale.
B
A months-long rescue operation to save giraffes from Longicharo Island’s rising water in Kenya recently concluded after delivering the last two stranded giraffes to safety at the Ruko Community Wildlife Conservancy. Save Giraffes now partnered with Northern Rangelands Trust and local conservation agencies to transfer the Rothschild’s giraffes, one of the most endangered populations of giraffe.
To get the giraffes from the sinking island to the mainland nearly one mile away, community members built a “giraft”, a custom-made ship with tall sides, supported by 60 empty drums. The giraffes were transferred one at a time. “Water levels in Lake Baringo have been rising for some time, but in 2020 the rate of rise increased — flooding lakeshore homes, businesses, and threatening the lives of a small group of Rothschild’s giraffes on Longicharo Island, in Ruko Conservancy,” Northern Rangelands Trust said in a statement.
“At last, they can safely breed (繁殖) and bring back the population of the free-ranging Rothschild’s giraffes to their former home ranges in Baringo. It’s such a relief for all involved to have gotten them safely across to the mainland and we are sure they’re enjoying the space in their new home,” he said.
Rothschild’s giraffes were once widespread across Kenya, Uganda and southern Sudan, but numbers have decreased by 80%, leaving only 3,000 in the wild today. But there is hope, given by innovative (创新的) conservation teamwork such as this.
“Working with the communities in the area over the next several years, we will keep this combined group of giraffes safe, and as they breed, their numbers will grow over time, eventually rejoining their cousins in Uganda,” Save Giraffes Now said in a statement.
4. What does the underlined word “stranded” in paragraph 1 mean
A. Weak. B. Trapped.
C. Lonely. D. Frightened.
5. What can we infer about the community
A. It is short of advanced equipment.
B. It operates very efficiently.
C. It works with the local government.
D. It aims to save all endangered animals.
6. Where did the Rothschild’s giraffes use to live
A. Near Lake Baringo.
B. On Longicharo Island.
C. In Kenya, Uganda and southern Sudan.
D. At the Ruko Community Wildlife Conservancy.
7. What is the main idea of the text
A. The giraffes are endangered in Kenya.
B. Two giraffes have been saved in Kenya.
C. The Rothschild’s giraffes are finally found.
D. The population of giraffes decreased.
C
There is more of a connection between food and culture than you may think. On an individual level, we grow up eating the food of our culture. It becomes a part of who we are. Many associate food from our childhood with warm feelings and good memories and it ties us to our families, holding a special and personal value for us. Food from our families often becomes the comfort food we seek as adults in times of frustration and stress.
On a large scale, traditional food is an important part of culture. It also operates as an expression of cultural identity. Immigrants bring it wherever they go, and it is a symbol of pride in their culture and means of coping with homesickness.
Many immigrants open their own restaurants and serve traditional dishes. However, the food does not remain exactly the same. Some materials needed to make traditional dishes may not be readily available, so the taste and flavour can be different from what they would prepare in their home countries. Additionally, immigrants do not only sell dishes to people from the same countries as them, but to people from different countries. Therefore, they have to make small changes in the original dishes to cater to a wider range of customers. Those changes can create new flavours that still keep the cultural significance of the dishes.
We should not only embrace our heritage (传统) through our culture’s food, but also become more informed about other cultures by trying their food. It is important to remember that each dish has a special place in the culture to which it belongs, and is special to those who prepare it. Food is a window on culture, and it should be treated as such.
8. What’s the function of food mentioned in the text
A. To help motivate homesickness.
B. To show cultural identity.
C. To reflect a country’s history.
D. To show a community’s superiority.
9. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to
A. The specific traditional food.
B. The national culture.
C. A traditional expression of food.
D. The old-fashioned taste.
10. Why do some immigrants have to change the original dishes in their restaurants
A. To attach cultural importance to their dishes.
B. To announce the beginning of their life on foreign soil.
C. To make the dishes popular among customers.
D. To present their own food culture in a new way.
11. What’s the author’s attitude towards different food cultures
A. Negative.
B. Balanced.
C. Unfair.
D. Unchangeable.
D
Droughts(干旱)caused by global climate change have led to drop in wheat production, a worldwide shortage and high food prices around the world. The global wheat supply is at its lowest point in 50 years, with only an estimated 10 weeks of supply left. This has been one factor pushing the prices of bread, beer and other wheatcontaining foods steadily higher. According to Hilton Dinner, a bakery owner from Edmonton, Canada, the price of flour has more than doubled over the past eight months. In 19 years of business, Dinner said, he has never seen prices rise like this.
"Prices creep up seasonably," he said. "They might go up 10 percent, then down 5 percent. They never go back to where they started, but they creep. This is not creeping, this is drastic."
Also to blame for the global wheat shortage is the rising population, coupled with increasing meat consumption worldwide. This has led to the increasing diversion of grain to animal feed.
Analysts anticipate that the shortage may be resolved within 12 months, as farmers pull fallow land into wheat production. But even when the shortage resolves, food prices are only expected to keep climbing due to other factors, such as high energy and shipping costs.
"It's not something that's going to go away," Dinner said. "Food in general is going to go up. As wheat goes up, so does the price of eggs and chicken because they eat grainbased feed. It affects people who can't afford to pay more for their food."
Public health experts have expressed concern about the effect that rising food prices have on the poor. The United Nations recently reported that in 2007, the cost of food imports in the world's neediest countries increased 24 percent to a total of $107 billion.
12. The indirect reason for a drop in wheat production is ________.
A. the drought B. the global climate change
C the shipping cost D. the rising population
13. According to the first paragraph the prices of wheat products rise ________.
A. suddenly B. gradually
C. slowly D. rapidly
14 The wheat shortage may disappear if ________.
A. the empty lands are used to plant wheat
B. the shipping costs are falling down
C. chickens don't feed on wheat any more
D. beer isn't made from wheat any more
15. The passage mainly tells us that ________.
A. poor people can't afford food
B. the rising population leads to high food prices
C. the global climate change causes wheat shortage
D. food prices are going to go down
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。
Culture shock isn’t a clinical term or medical conditions. It’s simply a common way to describe the confusing and nervous feelings a person may have after leaving a familiar culture to live in a different culture. ____16____ That can be exciting, but it can also be overwhelming(不可抗拒的).
Everyone feels the pressure to fit in at one time or another—whether they’ve lived in the area for days or years. But don’t feel like you need to change everything about yourself so you can stand out less. ____17____
Here are a few tips for making sure your new culture doesn’t overpower the old:
Educate people about your culture. Just because you’re the one entering the new culture doesn’t mean you should be the one doing all the learning. ____18____ They may know little about it. It will also help them to learn more about you in the process.
Find a support group. Find kids in your class or neighborhood who recently moved, too. You can share experiences.
____19____ You probably left behind good friends and family when you moved. If it’s going to be a long time until your next visit, keep in touch. You also left behind other things—like your favourite spot to hang out. Keep pictures around to remind you of home.
Remember, it’s important to be yourself. ____20____ You will have your own pace of adjusting. As long as you find a good combination between old and new, you’ll be fine.
A. Keep in touch with home.
B. Understand the new culture.
C. But the good news is that culture shock is temporary.
D. When you move to a new place, you’re bound to face a lot of changes.
E. Try not to force yourself to change too fast or too many things all at once.
F. All of your experiences before you came to your new home are part of you.
G. Take the opportunity to teach classmates and new friends about your culture.
第三部分 英语知识运用(三两节，满分35分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题, 每小题1分, 满分15分。)
Afraid to have a start, I was walking slowly into my first school in America. I had ___21___ a long distance from India in order to join my parents, who had been here for three years, hoping America would help with my future. My father decided that I would go to school here, so I ___22___ a local high school in my new town.
With anxiety and fear, I arrived at the classroom. Everyone’s eyes were on me as I entered the classroom. Without paying attention to them, I went straight to the ___23___ and asked if it was the right class. With a ___24___ voice, he answered, “Yes.” His voice comforted me a little. He gave me a(n) ___25___ called “course requirements”, which I would never get in India. Then he asked me to choose where I would sit. I chose the ___26___ closest to the door instead of the corner where all of the boys were sitting. I didn’t ___27___ want to pick a seat. In India, we had assigned(指定的) seats, so I never needed to ___28___ about that. I spent the rest of the class taking notes from the ___29___ produced by the overhead projector(投影仪)．
____30____ it was my first day, I was confused about which hallway to use, but I ____31____ to get to my classes without asking anyone. I was very confused about when I would have lunch. It was noon. I went to my next class and the bell rang as I entered. I went through the ____32____ process of asking the teacher if I was in the right class. Feeling surprised, she said, “That is the lunch bell.” I felt a little ____33____. Without another word, I ____34____ for the cafeteria(餐厅)．
At the end of the day, I was on my way to the bus stop. I realized that all the ____35____ seemed like the obstacle(阻碍) I had to get through to reach my goal. I spotted my bus and sat down inside happily. I said to myself, “Today isn’t so bad.”
21. A. traveled B. increased C. measured D. recalled
22. A. explored B. found C. entered D. constructed
23. A. employer B. colleague C. teacher D. companion
24. A. deep B. familiar C. strict D. soft
25. A. advertisement B. sheet C. notice D. container
26. A. seat B. direction C. destination D. scene
27. A. generally B. suddenly C. honestly D. actually
28. A. dream B. know C. worry D. hear
29. A. movie B. picture C. voice D. presentation
30. A. Though B. If only C. Since D. As long as
31. A. pretended B. refused C. allowed D. managed
32. A. regular B. unexpected C. complex D. effective
33. A. shocked B. excited C. annoyed D. embarrassed
34. A. went B. sent C. entered D. headed
35. A. failure B. sorrow C. confusion D. amazement
第II卷 (共55分)
第二节：单词拼写(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
36. Young people may risk going deaf if e____________ to very loud music every day. (根据首字母单词拼写)
37. It is generally accepted that people are m________ by success. （根据首字母单词拼写）
38. Lee is so ______________(雄心壮志的) that he won’t lose heart when facing difficulties. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
39. This training course will________ (使具备资格)you for a better job. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
40. The instructions of this machine are quite __________(复杂的). (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
41. This ________(改编) perfectly captures the spirit of this novel. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
42. Having worked here for 2 months, I find the job is different from my e______________. (根据首字母单词拼写)
43. The problems of global warming cannot be solved without the p______________ of all countries. (根据首字母单词拼写)
44. I tried to c_________him after he was defeated by his opponent (对手)．(根据首字母单词拼写)
45. The new toy can’t ______________ (吸引) the child’s interest for long. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
第三节(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
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。
Parents hold different opinions about students' studying abroad. Wang Li, the mother of twin girls, ____46____(believe) that there is no need for overseas study. As far as she is ____47____ (concern), studying abroad is a bad idea because it causes both ____48____ (economy)and academic pressure. ____49____ (additional), with many great universities now available in China, young people who choose to study in our homeland also have a great future ____50____ (look) forward to. Contrary to Wang's opinion, Zhang Yi, the father of a boy, argues ____51____ the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. He holds the view that the experience of studying abroad not only contributes to personal growth, ____52____ also increases chances for cultural exchange. ____53____ (cooperate) with people from diverse cultural backgrounds can help us view the world ____54____ different angles and have a better understanding of our own culture. He also stresses that, in the long run, studying abroad serves as a great opportunity for young people to make contributions to the development of our motherland. Though accompanied (伴随) with many _____55_____ (difficulty) , studying abroad is worthwhile.
第四部分 写作 (满分35分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
56. 近几年，越来越多的人选择出国留学。对此趋势，有人支持，有人表示反对。假如你是第二中学高二学生李华，请根据以下要点就是否应该出国留学给你校英语报编辑写一封信，表明你的看法。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
支持的观点 提升自己，学会独立；开阔眼界，了解不同文化。
反对的观点 出国费用高，带来经济压力；独自在外可能会感到孤独、思乡。
你的看法 ……
Dear Editor,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写(满分20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。
I grew up in a small town where elementary school was a ten-minute walk from my house and in an age not so long ago, when we children could go home for lunch and find our mothers waiting.
Our lunchtime when I was in the third grade will stay with me always. I had been picked to be the princess in the school play and for weeks my mother had painstakingly practiced my lines（台词）with me. But no matter how easily I delivered them at home, as soon as I stepped on stage, every word disappeared from my head. Finally, my teacher took me aside. She explained patiently that she needed a narrator (叙述者，旁白员) and had written a narrator’s part to the play, and asked me to play the role of the narrator. Her words, kindly delivered, still hurt me especially when I saw my part go to another girl.
I didn’t tell mother what had happened when I went home for lunch that day. But she sensed my upset, and instead of suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard. It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine（ 藤 ）was turning green. Under the huge trees, we could see yellow dandelions（ 蒲 公 英 ） appearing unexpectedly through the grass in bunches (簇，串）, as if a painter had touched our landscape with small amounts of gold. I watched my mother casually bend down by one of the bushes. “I think I’m going to dig up all these weeds,” she said, pulling a blossom up by all its roots. “From now on, we’ll only have roses in this garden.” I immediately argued, “But I like dandelions. All flowers are beautiful — even dandelions.”
注意：
1. 续写词数应为 150 左右：
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已经为你写好。
Paragraph 1：
“Do you mean that every flower has its own beauty ”asked my mother thoughtfully.
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Paragraph 2：
Having learned what had happened, Mom patted me on the back gently and said,“But you will be a beautiful narrator.”
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1-5 BAACB 6-10 ACBCC 11-15 BAAAB 16-20 BBACA
