湖南省长沙市雅礼教育集团2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试英语试卷（Word版含答案 无听力音频 含听力原文）

雅礼教育集团 2023 年下学期期末考试试卷 高二英语
时量： 120 分钟 分值： 150 分
选择题部分
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 will the man do next
A. Collect some information.
B. Discuss with some students.
C. Get the women’s opinion.
2. Why is the woman in a hurry
A. To answer a call. B. To search for a store. C. To look for a washroom.
3. What happened to Larry last night
A. He fell into water.
B. He couldn’t find his hotel.
C. He was caught in the rain.
4. Where will the woman go tomorrow night
A. To the man’s house. B. To a cinema. C. To a restaurant.
5. What does the woman think of the man
A. Bad-tempered. B. Warm-hearted. C. Absent-minded.
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.What is the man worried about
A. His friend’s visit. B. Loss of his friend. C. His poor cooking.
7.What does the woman suggest the man do
A. Download an app. B. Cook unique cuisines. C. Go out with his friend.
听下面一段对话，回答第 8 至第 9 三个小题。
8.What does the woman show the man
A. Her visa. B. Her passport. C. Her ID card.
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9.What will the woman do with her luggage
A. Check it in. B. Make it lighter. C. Take it with her.
听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。
10.Why does the woman find the study hard
A. The poems focus on some difficult topics.
B. She has to compare poems across languages.
C. She lacks knowledge about different cultures.
11. What day is it today
A. Sunday. B. Saturday. C. Monday.
12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Father and daughter. B. Teacher and student. C. Husband and wife.
听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。
13. Where will the speakers park their motorhome
A. At their home. B. In the woods. C. On a beach.
14. What did the woman do in the morning
A. She stored water in the vehicle.
B. She took a picture of the vehicle.
C. She filled the vehicle up with gas.
15. What season is it now in Scotland
A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Winter.
16. What does the woman ask the man to do
A. Take a shower.
B. Turn the heat on.
C. Check the amount of gas.
听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。
17. When will the event beheld
A. From January 12 to February 10.
B. From January 10 to February 12.
C. From January 12 to February 12.
18. How much should a couple with a child of 8 pay for their entrance A. $20. B. $10. C. $30.
19. Which event is new this year
A. A flower show. B. Afancy dress competition. C. A winter sport.
20. Where will the food shops be
A. Next to the entrance.
B. In the center of the site.
C. Beside the amusement rides.
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第二部分 阅读理解（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 和 D 四个选项中， 选出最佳选项，并在答题纸 上将该项涂黑。
A
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Kenya Volunteer Program Schedule
You can volunteer for any duration and stay as long as you wish. You can arrive at anytime during the month and the volunteer work starts the following day. You will typically work between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday to Friday. You will spend your spare time shopping, eating out, seeing movies, chatting with other volunteers or swimming.
Kenya Volunteer Program is open to:
We invite individuals, couples, families, students, researchers, and groups (churches, colleges, and student associations).
Volunteering in Kenya Costs
Cost for 2 weeks or less $500.00
Cost for 1 month $700.00
Cost for 6 weeks $900.00
Cost for 2 months $1,100.00
$200 more for every extra two weeks.
No refunds (退款) will be paid to any volunteer who has arrived in the country and started on their program due to program change, early departures etc.
Our Volunteer in Kenya Program Offers
We have volunteers all year round. This gives you plenty of company to enjoy exciting travel adventures. Some of our volunteer travel projects do not require specific skills. Everyone can participate regardless of age or gender. Other projects require particular skills, education or interest.
The volunteer in Kenya program fee covers communication, airport pick-up, local support, in-country orientation (培训), training, accommodation and two meals per day (three meals over the weekends if you are at the provided accommodation).
The volunteer in Kenya costs you need to meet are: your flight to and from the country, visa fees, work permits, travel insurance, in-country transport and return trip to the airport.
Typical Living Arrangements: Advance Africa Volunteers’ house and home-stays.
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21. What can we know about Kenya Volunteer Program
A. It has flexible schedule. B. It is targeted at the youth.
C. It offers hotel accommodation. D. It needs previous experience. 22. What are the fees for 10-week volunteering
A. $800.00. B. $1,000.00. C. $1,100.00. D. $1,300.00.
23. What does Kenya Volunteer Program offer
A. Travel insurance. B. Free transport.
C. Airport pick-up service. D. Financial support.
B
17-year-old Tibetan girl Cigla is a freshman at Nagqu No. 2 Senior High School in Lhasa, which sits 3,650 meters above sea level. She now plays point guard for the school’s 12-member female basketball team.
“Practice makes perfect. You get used to the altitude (海拔) when you love the sport and train hard enough,” said the potential basketball star, who has been crazy about the sport since taking it up three years ago.
With outstanding speed and accurate passes, she never fails to shine on the basketball court, even when she competes against the boys. Though she is a freshman in high school, Cigla already has a clear picture of her future—entering a sports college to study basketball. In the eyes of Cigla, who comes from a poor herder’s (牧 民的) family in northern Tibet, studying in Lhasa, the most developed city in this area, has made it much easier for her to realize her basketball dream.
With an average altitude of over 4,500 meters, Nagqu is among the most uninhabitable places in Tibet. Low-oxygen environments and extreme weather have long influenced the health of Nagqu students, hampering the development of primary education in the area.
Like Cigla, many students at the school are from poor farmers’ and herders’ families. Dawa Droma, a senior student also on the school’s female basketball team, recalled, “I had never touched a basketball before that game but joined the class team anyway. When I scored and heard my classmates cheer forme, I couldn’t feel prouder. That’s how I fell in love with basketball and why I never looked back.” Reflecting on the influence of basketball on her life, Dawa Droma said the sport had helped her get fit and build up confidence over the years. “Meeting players from different schools has certainly made me a more outgoing person,” she said.
24. What do we know about Cigla from the text
A. She loves playing basketball but dislikes training hard.
B. She is in Grade One at a senior high school at a high altitude.
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C. She’s been crazy about playing basketball since she was 12 years old. D. She’s got used to the altitude because she has lived there for years.
25. In Cigla’s opinion, what helps realize her basketball dream
A. Her competing with boys. B. Her coach’shelp.
C. Her family background. D. Her attending school in Lhasa. 26. What does the underlined word “hampering” in Paragraph 4 mean
A. promoting. B. witnessing. C. interpreting. D. preventing. 27. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A. Dawa Droma barely feels proud when scoring.
B. Dawa Droma has been greatly motivated by basketball.
C. Playing basketball improves Dawa Droma’s sense of touch.
D. Players from different schools have become Dawa Droma’s friends.
C
Recently turning 25, Amazon is undergoing great changes. One thing is sure: Amazon has big plans for you, your money and your data.
The main site and shopping experience are unlikely to change much over the next few years unless the company is forced to by the EU or US authorities. Instead,
Amazon is looking to get into the physical world. However, there are still somethings that people prefer to test in person rather than buy blind online. Aside from the main site, the future of retail (零售) for Amazon looks to be using abandoned department
stores. According to The Wall Street Journal, Amazon will make some stores into fulfilment centres (仓储中心) while turning others into Amazon Department Store.
Food delivery is also an area that Amazon is interested in, and it currently owns roughly 16 percent of the food delivery company Deliveroo. Many of its stores will soon begin using fingerprint scans to pay for goods. If anyone can compete with
supermarkets Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose, it’sAmazon.
The largest area of investment for Amazon is in the field of health, because it’s one of a few industries that offer it the large amounts of money needed when it comes to growth. Soon to offer services from telemedicine to insurance widely, Amazon has already offered some medicines. What’s more, from cameras outside your home to
keyless entry, Amazon wants to deliver its packages more securely and directly.
These services mean Amazon will be in charge of more of your home than ever
before. Amazon is thinking globally, too, planning to send several satellites into space to supply fast and affordable broadband services to tens of millions of people who do not have reliable Internet.
The next few years are important for Amazon’s continued success. The company needs your money and data to make that happen. While it was a huge force during the
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pandemic, Amazon’s next moves see them in new fields where success is important but not guaranteed. Time will tell whether you, and others, trust Amazon with their health and even more access to their homes.
28. What does Amazon intend to do, based on paragraph 2
A. It will make big changes to its main site later.
B. It will focus on making use of physical stores.
C. It will be controlled by the EU to a great extent.
D. It will continue to focus on the virtual world.
29. Why is Amazon interested in the health industry
A. Few enterprises have developed in this field.
B. The company has related industries which can offer help.
C. It offers the economic benefits required for enterprise expansion.
D. Offering medication has a bright future and can bring in big money. 30. How will Amazon achieve its global vision
A. It will setup reliable Internet for online shopping.
B. It will offer broadband for free to people in remote areas.
C. It will support the aerospace industry by launching satellites.
D. It will provide various services including door to door delivery.
31. What is the author’s intention in the last paragraph
A. To make a brief summary of Amazon’splan.
B. To say Amazon needs people’s trust to succeed.
C. To state the social background that Amazon faces.
D. To describe the important role Amazon plays in daily life.
D
The specific cultural values of a country may determine whether concern about environmental issues actually leads individuals to engage in environmentally friendly behaviors, according to research published in Psychological Science.
Kimin Eom, a psychological scientist of the University of California, Santa Barbara, was inspired to investigate the links between culture, environmental concern, and environmental action after noticing that both public discussion and academic research on environmental behavior typically focus on people from Western countries. It is worth noticing because Western countries tend to have cultural values that prioritize individuals’ own attitudes and beliefs and encourage expression of them.
“The theory seemed to be that once individuals are led to believe in the urgency of environmental issues and have stronger concerns about sustainability (持续性), they will change and act to address the issues,” explains Eom. But this relationship might
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not hold for individuals living in more collectivistic (集体主义的) societies, which place more emphasis on social harmony and uniformity than on self-expression, Eom and his team assumed.
To examine what drives environmental action in individualistic and collectivistic cultures, the researchers conducted a study with participants from the United States (an individualistic culture) and Japan (a collectivistic culture). They found environmental concern was closely connected with environmental behavior—in this case, choosing environmentally friendly products—but only among American participants. On the other hand, believing that a large percentage of people engage in environmentally friendly behaviors was associated with making eco-friendly choices among Japanese participants, but not American participants.
The findings suggest that personal concerns are more likely to motivate people to take environmental action if they live in individualistic countries, while social norms (准则) are more likely to drive people to engage in environmentally friendly behavior if they live in collectivistic countries.
“Getting citizens actively engaged is critical to addressing urgent social challenges, such as climate change,” says Eom. “Our research suggests that scientists, policymakers, and activists need to understand how culture shapes the psychological factors of action to develop policies, campaigns, and interventions (干预) that address important social issues.”
32. What does Eom find about previous research on environmental behavior
A. Its study participants are too limited.
B. Its results need a while to be achieved.
C. It prioritizes individuals’ attitudes and beliefs.
D. It draws much evidence from public discussion.
33. Under which condition will a Japanese man most likely take environmental action
A. If he sees many others do so.
B. If he is affected by collectivistic values.
C. If he moves to an individualistic country.
D. If he worries about the environment personally.
34. What does Eom say about their research in the last paragraph
A. It fails to take participants’ psychological factors into account. B. It encourages scientists and policymakers to make joint efforts. C. It has a further study direction towards urgent social challenges.
D. It provides insights into promoting public engagement in social issues.
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35. What is the best title for the text
A. Social Norms Play a Part in Addressing Pollution
B. Environmental Issues Originate from National Cultures
C. Motivating Eco-Friendly Behaviors Depends on Cultural Values D. More Environmental Concerns Usually Mean More Green Action
第二节（共 5 小题； 每小题 2.5 分， 满分 12.5 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。选项中有两项为多余 选项。
Active listening is a communication skill that involves going beyond simply hearing the words that another person speaks but also seeking to understand the meaning and intention behind them. The word “active” implies that you are taking some type of action when listening to others.
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Be fully present
Active listening requires being fully present in the conversation. It enables you to concentrate on what is being said. Being present involves listening with all your senses and giving your full attention to the speaker. To use this active listening technique effectively, put away your cell phone, ignore distractions, and shut down your internal dialogue. 37 And let everything else slip away.
Pay attention to non-verbal cues (非言语暗示)
As much as 65% of a person’s communication is unspoken. 38 This involves not folding your arms, smiling while listening, leaning in, and nodding at key points. It can also be helpful to pay attention to your facial expressions when active listening so that you don’t convey any type of negative response.
Keep good eye contact
When engaged in active listening, making eye contact is especially important. This tells the other person that you are present and listening to what he or she says. 39 At the same time, you don’t want to use so much eye contact that the conversation feels strange. To keep this from happening, follow the 50/70 rule. This involves maintaining eye contact for 50% to 70% of the time spent listening, holding the contact for four to five seconds before briefly looking away.
Be patient
Patience is an important active listening technique because it allows the other person to speak without interruption. Being patient involves not trying to fill periods of silence with your own thoughts or stories. This also requires listening to understand, not to respond. 40 Also, don't change the subject too abruptly as this conveys boredom and impatience.
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A. Don’t prepare a reply while listening.
B. It also shows that you aren’t distracted.
C. This isn’t helpful during active listening.
D. So use open, non-threatening body language.
E. Don’t focus too much on insignificant details.
F. Place your focus on your conversation partner.
G. This involves using certain strategies or techniques.
第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分 30 分）
第一节 完形填空（共 15 小题； 每小题 1 分， 满分 15 分）
I’ll always remember a lesson that I learned as a boy growing up in New York City. One day, when I was perhaps six years old, I was walking with my father on a 41 street. All of a sudden, the flow of pedestrian traffic came to a stop as people tried to 42 a large object on the sidewalk. To my astonishment, the object 43 to be a human being, a man lying unconscious against a building. As we walked by, my father—the model of a loving, 44 gentleman—pointed to a bottle in a paper bag and told me that the poor soul on the sidewalk just needed to sleep it off. Then the drunken man began to murmur senselessly. My father 45 me not to go near, saying “you never knowhow he’ll react.”
Yet many years later I had a very different experience while visiting a market in Rangoon. I had spent the previous 12 months traveling in 46 Asian cities, but even by those standards this was a scene of misery (穷困). 47 desperate poverty and strong winds blowing dust 48 , the locals had to live in the extremely hot climate with ridiculously huge crowds. 49 a man carrying a huge bag of peanuts called out in pain and 50 to the ground. I then witnessed an astonishing scene. Half a dozen 51 ran from their stands to help, leaving unattended what might have been the totality of their possessions. One put a blanket under the man’s head; another opened his shirt; the third one 52 him carefully about the pain; the fourth one 53 water; the fifth one kept onlookers from crowding around too closely; the sixth one ran for help. Within minutes a doctor arrived and two other locals joined into assist. The 54 could have passed for a final exam at a nursing school.
I couldn’thelp wondering, why people act 55 at the similar situation here
41. A. silent B. crowded C. new D. remote
42. A. avoid B. identify C. observe D.approach
43. A. broke out B. stood up C. turned out D.grew up
44. A. strong B. caring C. honest D. indifferent
45. A. forced B. persuaded C. warned D. allowed
46. A. poor B. wealthy C. fashionable D. dangerous
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47. A. Instead of B. In spite of C. In case of D. In addition to
48. A. everywhere B. nowhere C. somewhere D. anywhere
49. A. Gradually B. Absolutely C. Immediately D. Suddenly
50. A. fell B. jumped C. rolled D. marched
51. A. beggars B. judges C. sellers D. customers
52. A. doubted B. named C. explained D. questioned
53. A. drank B. saved C. removed D. fetched
54. A. doctor B. onlookers C. performance D. discovery
55. A. confidently B. differently C. independently D. cautiously
第二节（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， 并将 答案填写在答题卡上。
Known for its beautiful scenery, Mount Wuyi is the only place in the country 56 Wuyi rock tea is grown.
With tea farming dating back over 1,000 years, the mountain’s tea industry has a rich history. The area 57 (provide) tea for people at home and abroad since the first century CE, and in the 58 (eighteen) century, Wuyi rock tea was the most popular tea in Europe. However, its 59 (popular) was gained at the cost of the local environment. Illegal land reclamation (开垦) of tea mountains and the destruction of plant resources have occurred frequently, 60 (damage) the environment in the area around Mount Wuyi.
The need to strike a balance between farmers ’ livelihoods and the local environment has appeared as 61 unique challenge for the Wuyishan National Park, which covers 1,280 square kilometers as it straddles (横跨) the eastern provinces of Fujian and Jiangxi. 62 (found) in 2021, it was among the first batch of China’s national parks.
The park has a tea farming area of 34.54 square kilometers, accounting 63 2.7 percent of its total expanse. The 64 (authority) have cooperated with tea experts to develop measures for the protection and improvement of the Mount Wuyi tea industry and biodiversity, ensuring the sector’s sustainability for generations 65 (come).
第三节（共 5 小题， 每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）
阅读下列句子，在空白处填入适当的单词（1 个单词）或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
66. Fears grew the number of deaths could reach 5, according to figures
released by emergency services.
67.As media channels ( grow) in number and type, so have advertisements.
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68.During the early Games, only Greek men (allow) to participate. 69.Idioms make language more colourful and (express).
70.Genome editing, (serve) as a new weapon in the fight against diseases, will lead to a fundamental change in our approach to health care.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分 15 分）
校英语社将邀请湖南大学的 Denver 教授于下周一下午四点在学校报告厅举行关于保护 视力的讲座。假如你是英语社社长， 请你用英语写一则通知。
内容要点：
1. 讲座地点与时间；
2. 讲座专家与主题；
3. 注意事项。
注意：
1. 词数为 80 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节， 以使行文流畅。
Notice
The English Society
第二节 读后续写（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。
At noon that day, I drove back to my house after the performance. Just as I entered the living room, I heard a gentle sound coming from the bedroom upstairs—it was the sound of my favorite violin.
“Thief!”
I dashed upstairs. Sure enough, as expected, a boy of about 12 years old was
petting my violin. The boy had messy hair and a thin face, his oversized coat seemingly filled with something. At first glance, I found a new pair of shoes missing. It seemed that he was surely a thief.
Then, I saw his eyes full of fear and despair. My anger was immediately replaced by a smile, I asked, “Are you Mr. Ram’s nephew, Michael I’m his housekeeper. Two days ago,I heard his nephew living in the countryside will come. It must be you. You’re really like him!”
On hearing my words, the boy was first astonished, but then quickly said, “Has my
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uncle gone out I think I’d better first go out for a walk and visit him again in a while.”
I nodded and asked the boy who was preparing to put down the violin, “Do you like to play the violin so much ”
“Yes, but I’m so poor that I can’t afford it,” the boy replied.
“Then,I give this violin to you.” The boy looked at me questioningly, but he picked up the violin. Going out to the living room, he suddenly saw on the wall my huge color photo I performed in the Sydney Opera House. He involuntarily trembled for a moment and ran out without looking back.
I was sure that the boy had understood what happened because no one would decorate the living room with the housekeeper’sphoto.
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。
A few years later, I was invited to be a judge at a music competition of senior high school students.
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After the competition, “Michael” ran tome, holding a violin box.
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雅礼教育集团 2023 年下学期期末考试试卷 高二英语答案
听力 (30 分)
1-5 BCAAC 6- 10CABCB 11- 15 BACAC 16-20 CBABA
阅读理解（50 分）
21-23 ADC 24-27 BDDB 28-31 BCAB 32-35 AADC 36-40 GFDBA
完形填空 （15 分）
41-45 BACBC 46-50 ADADA 51-55 CDDCB
语法填空（15 分）
56. where 57. has provided/has been providing 58. eighteenth 59. popularity
60. damaging 61. a 62. Founded 63. for 64. authorities 65. to come
66. that 67. have grown 68.were allowed 69. expressive 70. serving
作文（40 分）
应用文（15 分）
One possible version:
Notice
A lecture is meant to take place in our school lecture hall at 4:00 pm next Monday. Professor Denver from Hunan University is to deliver this lecture, which is related to protecting our eyes. Lecture over, the professor intends to answer any questions from the attendees, offering us a rare
chance to tackle the problem.
During the lecture, making noises or littering is not allowed. Plus, it would be a wise choice to
take notes during the lecture.
Whoever takes interest in this topic is warmly welcome.
The English Society
读后续写（25 分）
参考范文
A few years later, I was invited to be a judge at a music competition of senior highschool students.
Fascinated by the gentle sound of one participant, I was wholeheartedly impressed by his
wonderful performance and solid strength. As I flicked my eyes up to glance at the performer, I
was so astonished to see a thin face, so familiar, yet now lit up with joy and confidence. The
“thief”! For an instant, I was amazed that the kindness I offered to cover the boy’s misconduct
would made such a big difference!
After the competition, “Michael” ran tome, holding a violin box. He asked with a tremble in his voice, with his thin face reddening with excitement, “Sir, do you recognize me The nephew! It’s your kindness that enlightenes my life, so does your violin. Today, I can give back this violin to
you without regret...” Tearswelled up in my eyes. Never had I anticipated that a tiny white lie
would inject such great power into others and change their life.
听力原文