西安市阎良区教育局
2023-2024学年度第一学期期末质量检测试卷
高二英语
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考场号、座位号、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，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，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
考试时间 120分钟，满分150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 man probably want to buy
A. Clothes. B. Toys. C. Shoes.
2. What is the woman doing
A. Buying a ticket. B. Picking up a ticket. C. Entering a theater.
3. How long will Jessica be off work
A. For a few days. B. For a few weeks C.For a few months.
4. What time does the sun set now
A. At 5:30. B. At 6:00. C. At 6:30.
5. Where are the speakers
A. At the man's home. B. At a hospital. C. At a repair shop.
第二节（共15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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. What kind of soup did the man order at first
A. Bean soup. B. Mushroom soup. C. Chicken sbup.
7. What else will the man oat
A. A salad. B. A piece of cake. C. A sandwich.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. What is hard for the man about learning Chinese
A. Speaking. B. Listening. C. Writing.
9. What does the woman suggest doing in learning Chinese
A. Studying in China.
B. Speaking Chinese every day.
C. Listening to the news from China.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. Who is the man closest to
A. His grandfather. B. His grandmother. C. His mother.
11. What does the woman think about the man
A. He's wise. B. He's fun. C. He's lucky.
12. What did the woman's uncle do for her
A. He brought her books.
B. He played games with her.
C. He taught her how to cook.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. How long did Mark work with computers
A. For three years. B. For four years. C. For six months.
14. Where did Mark work when he was young
A. At a college. B. In a large company. C. At a computer shop.
15. What is one of Mark's disadvantages
A. He's a little shy. B. He's unfriendly. C. He's less organized.
16. What's the relationship between the speakers
A. Co-workers. B. Aunt and nephew. C. Interviewer and interviewee.
听下面一段独白，回答第17 至第20 四个小题。
17. What is a "Razor"
A. A bike that has a seat. B. A bike that needs gas. C. A bike that you stand on.
18. How long must an electric bike connect to power
A. For two hours. B. For four hours. C. For fourteen hours.
19. Why do people ride electric bikes according to the speaker
A. They start up quickly. B. They're big and powerful.
C. They can avoid traffic.
20. Where will the "MIKU MAX" go next
A. China. B. Russia. C. The United States.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
FOUR BEST BOOKSHOPS IN LONDON
Looking for something to read while in London If so, you're in luck: the British capital happens to have an incredible collection of bookshops.
Daunt Books
Are you going on a trip and want to read a novel or nonfiction book set in the place you're
headed This bookshop arranges books by country, so it's easy to find anything by place. (83 Marylebone High Street. Monday-Saturday:09:00-19:30; Sunday: 11:00-18:00.)
Foyles Books
Dig, if you will, the picture: four miles of shelves holding up to 200,000 books. This legendary（传奇的） bookshop is impossible to leave empty-handed. It was once listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest bookshop on the planet.(107 Charing Cross Road. Monday-Saturday: 9:00-21:00; Sunday: 11:30-18:00.)
Hatchards
In the year 1797, this London bookshop.—the oldest in the city today—first flicked on its lights.It stocks an excellent selection of fiction, nonficuon, history and other kinds.(187 Piccadilly Street. Monday-Saturday: 09:30-20:00; Sunday: 12:00-18:30.)
London Review Bookshop
There's an excellent selection of history, philosophy, politics, new fiction and many other kinds here. Plus, there's a nice cafe in which you can crack open that tome（巨著） for the first time and start reading.(14 Bury Place. Monday-Saturday 10:00-18:30; Sunday 12:00-18:00.)
21. Which bookstore was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records
A. Daunt Books. B. Foyles Books.
C. Hatchards. D. London Review Bookshop.
22. What is special about Hatchards
A. It has a long history. B. It is open six days a week.
C. It is located in London. D. It has many nonfiction books.
23. Which place should you go to if you want to enjoy reading with a coffee
A.83 Marylebone High Street. B.107 Charing Cross Road.
C. 187 Piccadilly Street. D. 14 Bury Place.
B
At thirteen, I was diagnosed（诊断） with kind of attention disorder. It made school difficult for me. When everyone else in the claos was focusing on tasks, I couldn't.
In my first literature class, Mrs. Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within 45minutes. I raised my hand right away and said, "Mrs. Smith, you see, the doctor said I have attention problems I might not be able to do it."
She glanced down at me through her glasses, "You are not different from your classmates, young man." I tried, but I didn't finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to take it home.
In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became clear to me. It was about a blind person Louis Braile. He lived in a time when the blind couldn't get much education. But Louis didn't give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots（点）, which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.
Wasn't I the "blind" in my class, being made to learn like the "sighted" students My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance. I completed the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was not different from others; I just needed a quieter place. If Louis could find his way out of his problem, why should I ever give up
I didn't expect anything when I handed in my paper to Mrs. Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day—with an "A" on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words, "See what you can do when you keep trying "
24. What problem did the author meet when he was in class
A. He didn't like the teacher. B. He was not fond of literature.
C. The classroom was too noisy. D. He couldn't focus his attention in class.
25. What can we learn about Louis Braile from the passage
A. He managed to cure his blindness.
B. He got a good education at school.
C. He made an invention which helped the blind.
D. He couldn't see and read for the whole life.
26. What's Mrs. Smith's attitude to the author in the classroom
A. She encouraged him. B. She looked down on him.
C. She sympathized （同情） him. D. She was angry with him.
27. What does the author intend to tell us from the passage
A. Practice makes perfect B. Where there is a will, there is a way.
C. Don't judge a book by its cover. D. It's never too old to learn.
C
During their childhood and teenage years, some young people may feel too shy or uncomfortable to interact with others of their age. Others may simply become too social in the use of technology to try outdoor interactions
According to Auburn University professors, the experience of interacting with people of their own age is very important for young people. To encourage interaction in your community, arrange a youth social activity. Such activities are a good way to encourage friendship and social development. You can arrange a bike tour through the local community, stopping along the way to interact with other young people and locals. A group hiking trip is another way to keep young people physically active and sociable. Arrange a day's hike through a forested park. Have them each bring some food to share and stop for a picnic along the way.
Technological development has made many children give up books and social activities in favor of television, computer and video games. Organize a youth weekly reading group to reinforce the value of reading and interacting with others. Organize a list of discussion topics, and choose a day each week for group discussion.
Although many youth social events are aimed at entertainment, it is also important to teach the value of community service. Arrange a trip to a local nursing home and nave the young people spend a day socializing with the elderly. Or organize community clean-up and have them work to remove all the rubbish in the areas. Besides, teaching the value of giving back, these activities will allow young people to socialize with one another as well as with other members of the community.
28. How does the author develop the second paragraph
A. By giving examples. B. By providing results.
C. By listing some facts. D. By explaining reasons.
29. What does the underlined word "reinforce" in paragraph 3 probably mean
A. Compare. B. Explore. C. Strengthen. D. Appreciate.
30. Why does the author suggest a trip to a local nursing home
A. To teach young people to value the present happy life.
B. To encourage young people to show respect for the old.
C. To make young people know more about the elders' life.
D. To show young people the value of community service.
31. What is the text mainly about
A. Some common problems of young people.
B. Some ways to teach the value of giving back.
C. Some methods to improve teenagers' relationship.
D. Some suggestions to help youth interact with each other.
D
Improved air quality to reduce ozone（臭氧） pollution may have avoided the loss of 1.5 billion birds during the past 40 years, a study found. That's nearly 20% of bird life in the United States today.
Ozone, a gas that appears in nature, is also produced by human activities, including by power plants and cars. The ozone in the upper atmosphere protects the Earth from the harmful ultraviolet rays （紫外线） of the sun. But ground-level ozone is harmful and pollutes the air we breathe.
To examine the relationship between bird populations and air pollution, the researchers used models that connected bird observations from the Cornel l Lab of Ornithology's eBird program with ground-level pollution data. They tracked monthly changes in bird populations, air quality, and regulation status（治理现状） for 3,214 US counties over a period of 15 years. The findings suggest that ozone pollution: is most harmful to the small birds—such as sparrows, warblers and finches—that make up 86% of all North American land-bird species. Ozone pollution directly harms birds by damaging their breathing systems, and indirectly harms their food sources.
"Not only can ozone cause direct physical damage to birds, but it also can harm plant health and reduce numbers of the insects that birds eat," said co-author Amanda Rodewald. "Not surprisingly, birds that cannot get high→quality habitat or food resources are less likely to survive or reproduce successfully. The good news here is that environmental policies intended to protect human health and return important benefits to birds too."
This work contributes to our ever increasing understanding of the connection of environmental health and human health.
32. How many birds are there in the United States now
A.0.75 billion. B. 1.5 billion. C. 3 billion. D.7.5 billion.
33. What is the result of the findings
A. Ozone pollution harms birds' food sources indirectly.
B.86% of North American land-bird species are extinct.
C.3,214countics in America have effective regulations.
D. The researchers have observed birds for twenty years.
34. What is Amanda Rodewald's attitude towards birds' future in the US
A. Worried. B. Positive. C, Uncaring. D. Doubtful.
35. What is the suitable title for the text
A. Ground-Level Ozone Makes up Most of the Air We Breathe
B. Environmental Policies Intend to Protect Human Health
C. Reduced Ozone Pollution May Have Avoided Bird Deaths
D. Regulations Bring Important Protection Benefits to Birds
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文中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。
For many, public speaking can be quite challenging, but it doesn't mean we can't improve. Here, a professor offered three tips to help.
Do not over prepare
36 When speakers over prepare their speeches, it can be attractive to include too much information and material. Sometimes young speakers will try to analyze a topic from an adult's perspective, using complex words they don't understand.
Listen to the questions or topics carefully
Though speeches can be prepared in advance, there is still the challenge of answering questions from judges.37 Here the professor gave an example: A contestant talked about her dog's bravery, and the judges asked if she could offer an example. Instead of talking about bravery, she rambled on （漫谈） about different types of dogs such as guide dogs and police dogs. It was not to the point, and not an effective answer.
38
Compassion（同理心） is important for public speakers. 39 The professor offered another example: When a contestant mentioned that hitting a snowman is fun, the judge asked,“ Have you ever thought about the snowman's feelings ”Without consideration, the boy replied, "Snowmen do not have emotions. "
If the contestant had given a humorous answer, he could have a much better interaction with the audience. 40
A. Put yourself in others' shoes.
B. It helps the audience relate to the speaker.
C. Practing is of great help to a speaker.
D. Listening carefully can help you be an effective, focused speaker.
E. Therefore, he was not a good speaker.
F. As the professor put it, "Communication is the final purpose of public speaking."
G Practicing may help speakers not feel as nervous, but over-preparing can be a pitfall（隐患）.
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Chris was born in a smaller cardboard with three other kittens. He was in a smaller box marked "free kittens" when Emily 41 him and took him home. After that, he would be 42 a box to sleep in.
Chris slept in different boxes even in Emily's sock drawer, if she left it 43 . Emily's mother suggested Chris need a(n) 44 house of his own, but Emily thought little of it.
One day, Emily came home from school and she searched everywhere, but no Chris.45, she found the big cat hiding himself inside her mom's new glass vase. His fatty body almost 46 the vase. "We have to 47 the vase to get him out!" Emily cried." No, "said her dad," If thevase is broken, the glass pieces might hurt Chris, maybe we can 48 butter（黄油） to the inside of the vase and pull him out."
Emily's mom buttered a lot inside of the vase and her dad tried to 49 the unhappy cat out, but they 50 . Realizing the awkward situation, Emily suggested visiting a 51 . Soon they arrived there with a(n) 52 , frightened, buttery cat in a vase. The vet had Emily and her family 53 in the hall when he gave Chris a shot to make him sleepy.
Half an hour later, Chris was brought out successfully. Not only Chris, but the vase was still in one 54 ! The next day, Emily brought home a refrigerator box and made it into a rocket ship. Now Chris sleeps in it and dreams of 55 space mice.
41. A. bought B. trained C. ordered D. met
42. A. in sight of B. in search of C. in honour of D. in place of
43. A. closed B. full C. warm D. open
44. A. heated B. moving C. fixed D. flying
45. A. Hopefully B. Suddenly C. Obviously D. Sadly
46. A. filled B. mined C. fitted D. covered
47. A. remove B. break C. tap D. beat
48. A. apply B. deliver C. supply D. join
49. A. hand B. slide C. work D. leave
50. A. succeeded B. quitted C. changed D. failed
51. A. firefighter B. policeman C. driver D. vet
52. A. excited B. unwilling C. annoyed D. content
53. A. wait B. sleep C. talk D. think
54. A. pack B. sheet C. part D. piece
55. A. hunting B. burying C. pleasing D. contacting
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Have you ever asked 56_______ (you) why children go to school You will probably say that they go to learn languages, arithmetic, history, science and some other 57________ (subject). That is quite accurate. But why do they learn these things
We send our children to school 58 ________(prepare) them for the time when they will be big and will have to work for themselves. Nearly everything they study at school' has some 59_________(practice)use in their life. But is that the only reason for 60_________ they go to school
There is more in education than just 61__________ (learn) factors. We go to school to learn how to learn, so that when we have left school, we can continue to learn. A man who really 62_______ (know)how to learn will always be successful because when he has to do something new, he will not only be able to do it well himself,63________ be able to teach others how to do it in the best way. The uneducated person, on the other hand, is either unable to do something new, or just does it 64_______ (bad). The purpose of schools, therefore, is not to teach languages, arithmetic, history science, etc, but to teach pupils 65)_________ way to learn.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节书面表达（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你市一家动物保护组织要在森林公园举办野生动物放归大自然活动。请你写信邀请你校交换生 John参加，内容包括：
1.时间和地点；
2.活动内容介绍。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear John
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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。
Driving on the mountain roads where I live can be both a great pleasure and an adventure at times. Yet, you should always look out for holes, deer, skunks and squirrels crossing the road, as well as fallen trees and broken rocks that have rolled down the side of the hill.
l came upon one of those rocks just the other day. I saw a car turn around it and the truck just ahead of me run over it. I turned too and then quickly pulled over to a wide place. I knew a rock that size would break parts of a low riding car like mine if the driver didn't see it in time to move. I walked over and picked up the huge stone. It must have weighed 50 pounds but I tried my best, and finally I got it into the ditch（沟） and walked smiling back to my car.
The happening reminded me of an old story I had read once. In a faraway land a king had placed a huge rock on the road leading to his palace. Many nobles walked by and around it complaining that the king didn't keep the road up better. Finally, a poor farmer arrived pulling a cart of vegetables. He stopped and rolled the rock off the road with all his strength. Then he saw under it was a bag of gold coins that the king had left for the one who cleared the path for those who came after.
Now while there wasn't any bag of treasure under the rock I moved, my heart did feel a little more golden as I walked back to my car. Maybe the real reward is the love we feel, the good we do and the kindness we share. Then an idea came to my mind: why not make the road safer to drive on
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。
I told my friends what I thought.
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Now we are trying our best to help drivers and keep the road safe.__________________________
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2023-2024学年度第一学期期末质量检测试卷
高二英语
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
1-20 略
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）
21-23 BAD 24-27 DCAB 28-31 ACDD 32-35 DABC
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36-40 CDABF
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41-45 DBDCB 46-50 ABABD 51-55 DCADA
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56. yourself 57. subjects 58. to prepare 59. practical 60. which
61. learning 62. knows 63. but 64. badly 65. the
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节书面表达（满分15分）
Dear John
An animal protection organization in our city is going to hold an activity to set free wild animals to nature in the forest park at 10o'clock next Saturday Morning. I would like to invite you to take part in it.
The organization has been working to protect wildlife. The workers have rescued many wild animals, including some rare ones. This time they are going to free some of the animals, because they should live in the natural environment. I think it must be exciting to watch these animals to return to the wild!
Looking forward to your early reply!
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节读后续写（满分25分）
【答案】One possible version:
I told my friends what I thought. They were all amazed by the inspirational idea and applauded. Actions speak louder than words. Immediately, we began to make concrete plans about it. One said that we should plant flags where there were holes to remind drivers to be careful. As if inspired, another said excitedly that we could also put billboards on places where animals, like deer, skunks and squirrels, would always come and go. I smiled with relief and put forward that maybe it was also a good idea that we should find all the fallen stones and remove them as we drove along the road.
Now we are trying our best to help drivers and keep the road safe. All of us are busy planting flags, putting billboards and removing stones and we are all satisfied with what we have done. When I'm removing a stone, a driver gives me a thumbs-up, happily saying, "Your hearts are like gold. "I'm thrilled, thinking of the king again. Suddenly, another good idea hit me-maybe I can take some pictures and post them on the Facebook to appeal for more attention.
