2023-2024学年高二英语上学期期末测试卷
(考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分)
第一部分 听力(共30分)
第一节 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 is the woman dissatisfied with about the house
A. Its location. B. Its size. C. Its price.
2. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A boring TV series. B. A pop song. C. A well-known star.
3. Why will the woman set up a drama club
A. To improve students’ English-speaking abilities.
B. To create more opportunities for drama lovers.
C. To make new friends with the same interest.
4. How does the woman probably sound in the end
A. Angry. B. Confused. C. Awkward.
5. What does the man take pleasure in doing
A. Taking pictures. B. Watching movies. C. Reading books.
第二节 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 does the man remind the woman to take
A. Umbrellas. B. Warm clothes. C. A tent.
7. How does the woman feel about the man
A. He’s helpful. B. He’s efficient. C. He’s inconsiderate.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. How did Eric get hurt
A. He got hit by a ladder. B. He tripped over a rock. C. He fell from the height.
9. Which part of Eric’s body got injured
A. His arm. B. His ankle. C. His head.
10. What does the woman ask the man to do next
A. Lift Eric onto the bed.
B. Send Eric to the hospital for an X-ray.
C. Apply ice to the injured part.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What time is it now
A. 4:30. B. 8:45. C. 9:15.
12. Where does the conversation take place
A. In the hotel. B. In the watch shop. C. On the beach.
13. What does the man refuse to do
A. Water-ski and windsurf. B. Windsurf and dive. C. Sunbathe and dive.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What did the speakers’ mother do this morning
A. She wrote a note. B. She called her father. C. She cooked breakfast.
15. What is the woman
A. A student. B. A teacher. C. A store owner.
16. What does the woman offer to do
A. Take out the garbage. B. Clean the floor. C. Do the laundry.
17. How will the speakers go to the market
A. By bus. B. By car. C. On foot.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Who is the speaker probably talking to
A. College students. B. High school students. C. Primary school students.
19. What do the volunteers have to do
A. Introduce some good learning methods.
B. Be familiar with the history of the school.
C. Live on campus during the summer camp.
20. How can the listeners sign up to be the volunteers
A. By filling in the form on the official website.
B. By going to the student union office.
C. By making a phone call.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
These days, more and more people go to the gym to work out. But with so many gyms out there, how do you know which one is the right one for you We find some information about the best gyms in New York City so you can have a better idea of what each gym offers.
New York Sports Club
Initiation Fees: Neighborhood membership, $49.99; Passport membership, $49.99.
Membership Costs: Neighborhood membership, $44.99 a month; Passport membership, $ 99.99 a month.
Additional Fees: Neighborhood membership, $49.99 a year; Passport membership, S 49.99 a year.
Locations: Locations in all five boroughs.
Classes: Studio classes, athletic conditioning, boxing, kickboxing and yoga.
Planet Fitness
Initiation Fees (入会费): Regular membership, $5; Black Card membership, no initiation fee. Membership Costs: Regular membership is $10 a month and includes free fitness training and free wifi. Black Card membership is $ 22.99 a month and includes access to all Planet Fitness locations, free fitness training, free wifi, half-priced cooler drinks and worldwide travel deals.
Additional Fees: $39 membership fee a year.
Locations: Locations in all five boroughs (区).
Classes: None.
Chelsea Piers
Initiation Fees: Call to request.
Membership Costs: For a specific gym, varies by location.
Locations: Chelsea and Brooklyn.
Classes: Strength and conditioning, cycling and yoga.
24 Hour Fitness
Initiation Fees: $0 on select memberships.
Membership Costs: $79.99 for Ultra Sport.
Locations: Midtown and Madison Square Park.
Classes: Studio classes, free weights, group cycling and personal training.
1. What can you do in 24 Hour Fitness
A. Boxing. B. Yoga. C. Free weights. D. Athletic conditioning.
2. How much must a regular member of Planet Fitness pay for the initiation fee
A. $39. B. $5. C. $10. D. $22.99.
3. What is special about Chelsea Piers
A. It has no initiation fee.
B. Its membership costs depend on its location.
C. Its gyms can be found in all five boroughs.
D. Its black card members can enjoy half-priced drinks.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了一些最好的健身房的信息。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据24 Hour Fitness部分的“Classes: Studio classes, free weights, group cycling and personal training. (课程：工作室课程，自由举重，团体自行车和个人训练。)”可知，24 Hour Fitness中有自由举重课程。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Planet Fitness部分的“Initiation Fees (入会费): Regular membership, $5; Black Card membership, no initiation fee. (入会费用：普通会员5美元；黑卡会员，免入会费。)”可知，Planet Fitness的普通会员支付入会费5美元。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Chelsea Piers部分的“Membership Costs: For a specific gym, varies by location. (会员费用：对于特定的健身房，因地点而异。)”可知，Chelsen Picr的特别之处在于会员费用取决于它的地点。故选B。
B
Jeanne Calment, a French woman, became record breaker on 17 October of 1995, when at the age of 120 years and 238 days, she became the longest-lived human being on record. A Japanese man died in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237 days.
Jeanne Calment lives in a small old people’s home in the south of France; her husband, her only child and her grandson have all died. She is nearly blind and deaf and is always in a wheelchair, but her doctor describes her as being more like a 90-year-old in good health than someone of 120. She still has a lively sense of humor. When asked on her 120th birthday what she expected of the future, she replied: A very short one. She also remarked that she thought the good Lord had forgotten all about her.
So what is the key to a long life According to some doctors, diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important factors. Jeanne Calment has followed two of the tips. She has always eaten a healthy diet, and she used to do exercise every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115. However, until recently she drank two glasses of strong red wine a day, and she does smoke (now only a little). Besides, Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes from her parents. Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86.
A local lawyer bought her house when she was 80 under an agreement that he would pay her some money every year until her death. It must have seemed a good move at the time, but so far the lawyer has paid her at least three times the value of the house. Every year on her birthday Jcanne Calment sends him a card saying: Sorry, I’m still alive!
4. Which of the following could best describe the word “longest-lived” in the first paragraph
A. Largest. B. Highest-lived. C. Living the longest. D. Longest-recorded.
5. Which of the following is NOT the reason for Jeanne Calment’s good health and long life
A. Her giving up smoking and drinking. B. She does exercise every day.
C. She has a healthy diet. D. The good genes from her parents.
6. How does Jeanne Calment feel about her old age
A. She is unhappy. B. She feels she is going to die very soon.
C. She is optimistic and humorous. D. She wouldn’t like to live much longer.
7. Where may the passage take from
A. A trip guidebook. B. Sport news. C. A science magazine. D. A biography.
【答案】4. C 5. A 6. C 7. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了长寿老人JeanneCalment的长寿秘诀和她的乐观幽默的生活态度。
【4题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第一段中的“Jeanne Calment, a French woman, became record breaker on 17 October of 1995, when at the age of 120 years and 238 days (1995年10月17日，法国女性Jeanne Calment以120岁零238天的年龄打破了纪录)”可知，Jcanne Calment 是记录上活得最长久的人；由此猜测划线词意为“活得最久的”。A. Largest最大；B. Highest-lived最高生活；C. Living the longest活得最久；D. Longest-recorded最长记录。故选C。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“So what is the key to a long life According to some doctors, diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important factors. Jeanne Calment has followed two of the tips. She has always eaten a healthy diet, and she used to do exercise every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115. However, until recently she drank two glasses of strong red wine a day, and she does smoke (now only a little). Besides, Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes from her parents. Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86. (那么长寿的关键是什么呢 根据一些医生的说法，饮食、运动和不吸烟是三个重要因素。珍妮·卡尔芒遵循了其中两条建议。她的饮食一直很健康，每天都坚持锻炼，直到115岁摔断了腿。然而，直到最近，她每天喝两杯烈性红酒，她也抽烟（现在只是一点点）。此外，珍妮·卡尔芒可能从父母那里得到了很好的基因。她的父亲活到了94岁，母亲活到了86岁。)”可知，长寿的原因是父母的基因、健康的饮食和锻炼，她没有戒烟戒酒。故选A。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中的“She still has a lively sense of humor. When asked on her 120th birthday what she expected of the future, she replied: A very short one. She also remarked that she thought the good Lord had forgotten all about her. (她仍然很有幽默感。在她120岁生日时，有人问她对未来有什么期望，她回答说：“很短。”她还说，她觉得上帝已经把她忘得一干二净了。)”和最后一段中“Every year on her birthday Jcanne Calment sends him a card saying: Sorry, I’m still alive! (每年生日那天，珍妮·卡尔芒都会给他寄一张卡片，上面写着：对不起，我还活着！)”可知，JcanneCalment对自己的年龄持乐观幽默的态度。故选C。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是根据文章第一段可知“Jeanne Calment, a French woman, became record breaker on 17 October of 1995, when at the age of 120 years and 238 days, she became the longest-lived human being on record. (1995年10月17日，法国妇女珍妮·卡尔芒成为世界上最长寿的人，享年120岁零238天。)”可知，本文介绍了长寿老人Jeanne Calment 的长寿秘诀和她的乐观幽默的生活态度。因此文章可能来自人物故事或人物传。故选D。
C
See if you can understand these words that have won an award for the funniest joke at a UK arts and culture festival: “I’m not a fan of the new pound coin, but then again, I hate all change.”
Did you get it The UK started to use new one pound coins that year, so the joke contains a pun (一语双关) on the word “change”.
Britain is known for its dry sense of humour, so this is a classic British joke where you have to think about it to understand it.
When a British person tells a joke, they’ll probably say it without a laugh, or even a smile, and it’ll probably be said when you least expect it.
Americans, on the other hand, enjoy being more straightforward. In a country filled with people from so many backgrounds, jokes in the US tend to be about cultural, racial and gender differences. In the US, humour can be a way to help people overcome their differences.
A great example of this comes from an American comedian, Chris Rock, who once said, “You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese.” His words prove a point about stereotypes. After all, when it comes to humour, the best jokes are the ones where we can laugh at ourselves.
8. Why is the joke in the first paragraph funny
A. It has won an award at a UK arts and culture festival.
B. It uses a pun on the word “change”
C. You have to think about it first.
D. It is a classic British joke.
9. What kind of joke do Americans most probably tell
A They may tell a joke about gender differences.
B. They may tell a joke about their new coins.
C. They may tell a joke showing a dry sense of humour.
D. They may tell a joke when you least expect it.
10. What kind of stereotypes did Chris Rock point out
A. Good rappers are usually white.
B. White people are good at playing golf.
C. Chinese people are taller than Americans.
D. Humour can help overcome cultural differences.
11. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage
A. The British don’t like all change.
B. It is not difficult for us to understand a classic British joke.
C. American humour helps people overcome their differences.
D. Americans never laugh at themselves.
【答案】8. B 9. A 10. B 11. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了英国人和美国人不同的幽默方式和内容。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。由第二段第二句“The UK started to use new one pound coins that year, so the joke contains a pun (一语双关) on the word “change”. (那一年，英国开始使用新的一英镑硬币，所以这个笑话包含了“change”这个词的双关语。)”可知，这个笑话使用了change一词的双关含义，change意思是“零钱”，也有“改变”的含义。故选 B。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。由第五段第二句“In a country filled with people from so many backgrounds, jokes in the US tend to be about cultural, racial and gender differences. (在一个充满了各种背景的人的国家，美国的笑话往往是关于文化、种族和性别差异的。)”可知，美国人更倾向于用文化、种族和性别差异来开玩笑。故选A。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。由第六段“A great example of this comes from an American comedian, Chris Rock, who once said, “You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese.” His words prove a point about stereotypes. After all, when it comes to humour, the best jokes are the ones where we can laugh at ourselves. (一个很好的例子来自美国喜剧演员克里斯·洛克，他曾经说过：“你知道，当最好的说唱歌手是白人，最好的高尔夫球手是黑人，NBA中最高的家伙是中国人时，这个世界就要疯了。”他的话证明了关于刻板印象的一点。毕竟，说到幽默，最好的笑话是那些能让我们自嘲的笑话。)”可以推断，在人们的模式化思维里，白人擅长打高尔夫才是正常的。故选B。
【11题详解】
细节理解题。由文章内容可知，选项A和选项D的内容都没有在文中出现，故排除这两项。由第三段内容“Britain is known for its dry sense of humour, so this is a classic British joke where you have to think about it to understand it. (英国人以冷幽默著称，所以这是一个经典的英式笑话，你必须思考才能理解它。)”可知，我们在听经典英式笑话时需要仔细想一下才能理解它的意思，故排除选项B。由第五段最后一句“In the US, humour can be a way to help people overcome their differences. (在美国，幽默可以帮助人们克服差异。)”可知，美式幽默有助于人们克服差异。故选C。
D
Self-image is a mental blueprint or picture of ourselves - our own conception of the sort of person we are. Self-image is built up from our own beliefs about ourselves, the beliefs formed from our past experiences, successes, failures, relationships, etc.
Once a belief about ourselves is programmed into our minds, we act upon it as if it were true. Our positive beliefs are developed when we do something successfully or are recognized by people around us. Our negative beliefs are also developed when we give in to negative ideas. When we fail in something, some of us conclude that we are unsuccessful, unwanted, condemned, etc.
Thus, self-image is the key element in determining whether our internal guidance system functions for success or for failure. It sets the limits of our accomplishments, It determines what we can and cannot do. Self-image creates your character and your personality as well.
You may think the concept of self-image being an internal guidance system was got from the thought of a trained psychologist. In reality, the idea came from Maxwell Maltz, a plastic surgeon who was more interested in helping people by giving them emotional facelifts, rather than just physical ones.
“Expand the self-image and you expand the ‘area of the possible’,” said Dr Maltz.
Maltz determined that the human brain and nervous system function as a kind of goal-seeking device similar to that used to guide airplanes on automatic pilot. Maltz’s idea is simple: each one of us is capable of taking control of our self-image and programming our automatic guidance system for success. According to Maltz, all behavior is defined by the self-image and no real behavioral change can take place unless the self-image is changed.
12. According the passage, our self-image is build up from the following except__________.
A. experiences B. successes C. hope D. failures
13. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage
A. The formation of self-image. B. The function of self-image.
C. The definition of self-image. D. The advantages of self-image.
14. Who defined the concept of self-image according to the passage
A. A doctor. B. A chemist. C. A psychologist. D. An environmentalist.
15 What can we learn about self-image from the last paragraph
A. It is used to guide airplanes.
B. It has an effect on our behavior.
C. It can be controlled by our nervous system.
D. It can serve as a goal-setting device.
【答案】12. C 13. D 14. A 15. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了“自我形象”的概念、构成及功能等信息。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Self-image is built up from our own beliefs about ourselves, the beliefs formed from our past experiences, successes, failures, relationships, etc.(自我形象是建立在我们对自己的信念之上的，这些信念形成于我们过去的经历、成功、失败、人际关系等等。)”可知，我们的自我形象是从我们过去的经历、成功、失败、人际关系建立来的，不包含希望，故选C。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Self-image is a mental blueprint or picture of ourselves - our own conception of the sort of person we are. Self-image is built up from our own beliefs about ourselves, the beliefs formed from our past experiences, successes, failures, relationships, etc.(自我形象是我们自己的心理蓝图或图片——我们自己对自己是什么样的人的概念。自我形象是建立在我们对自己的信念之上的，这些信念形成于我们过去的经历、成功、失败、人际关系等等。)”和第三段“Thus, self-image is the key element in determining whether our internal guidance system functions for success or for failure.(因此，自我形象是决定我们的内部指导系统是成功还是失败的关键因素。)”可知，本文介绍了“自我形象”的概念、构成及功能等信息，但没有提及“自我形象”的优势，故选D。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。由第四段“In reality, the idea came from Maxwell Maltz, a plastic surgeon who was more interested in helping people by giving them emotional facelifts, rather than just physical ones.(实际上，这个想法来自整形外科医生Maxwell Maltz，他更感兴趣的是通过给人们做情感整容，而不仅仅是身体整容。)”可知，“自我形象”这个概念是由一个整形医生提出来的，故选A。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。由最后一段“According to Maltz, all behavior is defined by the self-image and no real behavioral change can take place unless the self-image is changed.(根据Maltz的观点，所有的行为都是由自我形象决定的，除非自我形象改变，否则不会发生真正的行为改变。)”可知，如果“自我形象”不发生改变，就不会产生真正的行为变化，由此可推断“自我形象”对人们的行为是有影响的，故选B。
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。
All over the world, animals and plants are in trouble. People are trying their best to help them. ____16____.
Donate some money.
Many zoos and wildlife organizations have programs that let kids donate money to help a specific endangered animal. ____17____.
Don’t release fish or pets onto the wild.
____18____. Your pet is not native to where you live. Set loose, it might become an invasive species, or it might spread parasites. So keep your fish in their tank, or find them a new home but not the pond.
____19____.
Chemicals used to kill garden weeds and bugs are a big problem for animals. Maybe if you offered to pull up the weeds instead, you could help people to use fewer poisons.
Speak up!
Share what you know and speak up for the animals. Write letters! Powerful people need to know that you care and that you’re keeping an eye on them to make sure they do their jobs right and protect the planet.
Make less trash.
Pollution and plastic trash are bad for animals and nature. How can you help
Bring drinks from home in a refillable bottle. ____20____. Take cloth bags to the store and remind grow-ups of they forget.
A. Pull weeds.
B. People have no choice but to worry.
C. It might seem kind to set pets free, but it isn’t.
D. Take your lunch in a lunchbox or reusable bag.
E. Pulling weeds is a chore — but you said you want to help!
F. Here are some useful ways to help plants and animals in our daily life.
G. For your next birthday, why don’t you donate your pocket money
【答案】16. F 17. G 18. C 19. A 20. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章指出了全世界的动物和植物处于困境中，就此作者列出了一些可行的办法。
【16题详解】
上文“All over the world, animals and plants are in trouble. People are trying their best to help them.(全世界的动物和植物都处于困境中。人们尽全力帮助他们)”指出全世界的动物和植物处于困境中这个问题，并且人们正在试图找到帮助它们的方法，空处应承接上文，引出下文中一些有用的办法，故F选项“Here are some useful ways to help plants and animals in our daily life. (以下是一些在日常生活中帮助动植物的有用方法。)”能承接上文，符合题意。故选F。
【17题详解】
上文“Many zoos and wildlife organizations have programs that let kids donate money to help a specific endangered animal. (许多动物园和野生动物组织都有让孩子们捐款帮助特定濒危动物的项目)”指出许多动物园和野生动物组织有让孩子们捐钱帮助特定的濒危动物项目，推测空处会给出孩子们可以帮助动物的方法，故G选项“For your next birthday, why don’t you donate your pocket money (对于你的下一个生日，为什么不捐出你的零花钱呢？)”能承接上文，而且G选项中的donate pocket money与这一段的标题Donate some money相呼应。故选G。
【18题详解】
根据小标题“Don’t release fish or pets onto the wild. (不要把鱼或宠物放生到野外)”以及后文“Your pet is not native to where you live. Set loose, it might become an invasive species, or it might spread parasites. So keep your fish in their tank, or find them a new home but not the pond. (你的宠物不是你住的地方的本地动物。如果被释放，它可能会成为入侵物种，或者传播寄生虫。所以把你的鱼放在它们的鱼缸里，或者给它们找一个新家，但不是池塘)”可知，本句谈论宠物放生，故C选项“It might seem kind to set pets free, but it isn’t. (把宠物放生似乎是很友好的，但事实上它不是。)”能承上启下，符合题意。故选C。
【19题详解】
根据本段内容“Chemicals used to kill garden weeds and bugs are a big problem for animals. Maybe if you offered to pull up the weeds instead, you could help people to use fewer poisons. (用于杀死花园杂草和虫子的化学药品对动物来说是一个大问题。也许如果你主动拔除杂草，你就能帮助人们减少使用毒药)”可知，本段的主旨是拔去野草，这可能会帮助人们减少使用有毒物品。A选项“Pull weeds. (拔去野草)”能概括本段主题，适合作为段落标题句。故选A。
【20题详解】
根据上文“Pollution and plastic trash are bad for animals and nature. How can you help (污染和塑料垃圾对动物和自然有害。你该怎么帮忙？)”可知，空处要介绍的是与“减少使用塑料制品”有关的话题，故D选项“Take your lunch in a lunchbox or reusable bag. (用餐盒或可重复使用的袋子带午饭)”具体介绍减少使用塑料制品的方法，能承接上文，符合题意。故选D。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A man was driving when he found a lady needed help. So he stopped. When he was coming up to her, she was worried ____21____ nobody had stopped for hours. Besides, he didn’t look safe as his appearance was so ugly and ____22____. He could see how scared she was, so he tried to calm her, “I am here to help you. Don’t worry. My name is Bryan Anderson.”
The car ____23____, so he had to crawl (爬) under the car to repair it. When the job was done, she asked how much she should ____24____ him for his help. Bryan smiled, “If you really want to pay me back, the next time you see someone who needs help, ____25____ the person help. And think of me.”
Several days later in a small ____26____, the lady saw a waitress nearly eight months pregnant (怀孕的). The waitress gave her a friendly smile although she was ____27____ after spending the whole day on her feet. Then the lady ____28____ Bryan. The lady paid for her meal with a $100 bill. When the waitress got change and came back, the lady had gone. She ___29___ a note on the napkin (餐巾纸), “You don’t owe me _____30_____. Somebody once helped me, just like now I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, don’t let this chain of _____31_____ end.” The waitress found four more $100 bills under the napkin.
That night the waitress came home earlier, wondering how the lady could know how much she and her husband needed money when the _____32_____ would soon arrive. She knew her husband worried about that, so she was very _____33_____ to tell him the news. Then she kissed him and _____34_____, “Now everything will be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson.”
The help you give to others shall always get back to you, so please don’t _____35_____ to offer a helping hand whenever someone needs help.
21.
A. so B. if C. as D. though
22.
A. frightening B. shocking C. surprising D. interesting
23.
A. put down B. broke down C. got down D. turned down
24.
A. spend B. cost C. take D. pay
25.
A. offer B. supply C. support D. provide
26.
A. hospital B. supermarket C. church D. restaurant
27.
A. excited B. tired C. upset D. satisfied
28.
A. met B. called C. remembered D. found
29.
A. left B. wrote C. took D. threw
30.
A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
31.
A. love B. determination C. interest D. doubt
32.
A. trouble B. baby C. customer D. bill
33.
A. proud B. unwilling C. glad D. angry
34.
A. replied B. said C. shouted D. sighed
35.
A. forget B. pretend C. try D. mind
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. A 32. B 33. C 34. B 35. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述Bryan数天前帮助了一位素不相识的女士，而后这位女士在就餐时帮助了一名有身孕的女服务员，而这名女服务员恰好就是Bryan的妻子。这个故事告诉我们：当别人需要帮助的时候应毫不犹豫地伸出援助之手，在我们需要帮助的时候也就会得到别人的帮助。
【21题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：当他走到她面前时，她很担心，因为几个小时以来没有人停下来。A. so所以；B. if如果；C. as因为；D. though虽然。根据下文“nobody had stopped for hours”和“Besides, he didn’t look safe as his appearance was so ugly”可知，因为很久都没有人停下来帮助她，而且现在一个看起来并不安全的男人向她走过来，所以她很担心。上下文之间是因果关系。故选C项。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：此外，他看起来并不安全，因为他的外表是如此丑陋和可怕。A. frightening令人害怕；B. shocking令人震惊的；C. surprising令人惊讶的；D. interesting有趣的。根据上文“he didn’t look safe”和“his appearance was so ugly”可推知，男人看起来让人感到害怕。故选A项。
【23题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：汽车坏了，所以他不得不爬到车底去修理。A. put down放下；B. broke down出故障；C. got down下来；D. turned down拒绝。根据下文“he had to crawl under the car to repair it.”可知，汽车出了故障，他需要到车底去修理。故选B项。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：工作完成后，她问他应该为他的帮助付多少钱。A. spend花费；B. cost花费；C. take取；D. pay支付。根据上文“the job was done”和“how much”可推知，女士问要支付多少修车费。故选D项。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：布莱恩笑着说：“如果你真的想报答我，下次你看到有人需要帮助时，就向他提供帮助。想想我。”A. offer提供；B. supply供应；C. support支持；D. provide提供。根据上文“you see someone who needs help”和下文“And think of me”可知，布莱恩让女士帮助需要帮助的其它人；offer sb. sth.“给某人提供某物”。故选A项。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：几天后，在一家小餐馆里，这位女士看到一位怀孕近八个月的女服务员。A. hospital医院；B. supermarket超市；C. church教堂；D. restaurant餐馆。根据下文“the lady saw a waitress”和“The lady paid for her meal with a $100 bill.”可知，这位女士在一家餐馆里。故选D项。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：女服务员对她友好地笑了笑，尽管她一整天都站着很累。A. excited兴奋；B. tired累的；C. upset不安的；D. satisfied满意的。根据上文“a waitress nearly eight months pregnant”和下文“after spending the whole day on her feet”可知，怀孕的女服务员站了一整天，所以她很累。故选B项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后这位女士想起了布莱恩。A. met遇见；B. called打电话；C. remembered记得；D. found发现。根据第二段中“And think of me”和下文“Somebody once helped me, just like now I’m helping you.”可知，这位女士想起了布莱恩给自己的帮助。故选C项。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她在餐巾纸上留了一张纸条。A. left留下；B. wrote写；C. took拿走；D. threw投掷。根据上文“the lady had gone”和下文“a note on the napkin”可知，女士离开了，但是留下了一张便条。故选A项。
【30题详解】
考查不定代词词义辨析。句意：你什么都不欠我。A. nothing什么也没有；B. anything一些东西(用于否定和疑问句)；C. something一些东西(用于肯定句)；D. everything每件事。根据前文“You don’t owe me”可知，此处表示“一些东西”，且为否定句，应用不定代词anything。故选B项。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果你真的想回报我，不要让这条爱的链条结束。A. love爱；B. determination决心；C. interest兴趣；D. doubt怀疑。根据上文布莱恩的话“If you really want to pay me back, the next time you see someone who needs help, 5 the person help.”和现在女士的留言“If you really want to pay me back, don’t let this chain of 11 end.”可推知，布莱恩和这位女士都在帮助需要帮助的人，他们在传播着善意，这是一条爱的链条。故选A项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：那天晚上，女服务员提前回家，想知道这位女士是怎么知道孩子很快就要出生了，她和丈夫有多么需要钱。A. trouble困难；B. baby婴儿；C. customer顾客；D. bill账单。根据上文“a waitress nearly eight months pregnant”和下文“arrive”可知，女服务员怀孕快八个月，所以孩子快要出生了。故选B项。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她知道丈夫很担心，所以她很高兴把这个消息告诉了他。A. proud骄傲的；B. unwilling不情愿的；C. glad高兴的；D. angry生气的。根据第三段中“The lady paid for her meal with a $100 bill.”和上文“how much she and her husband needed money”可知，这位女士给了布莱恩的妻子一大笔小费，犹如雪中送炭，所以她很高兴地告诉她丈夫这个消息。故选C项。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后她吻了他，并说道：“现在一切都会好起来的。我爱你，布莱恩·安德森。”A. replied回复；B. said说；C. shouted大喊；D. sighed叹气。结合语境及下文“Now everything will be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson.”可知，这是布莱恩的妻子说的话。故选B项。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：你给予他人的帮助总会得到回报，所以当有人需要帮助时，请不要忘记伸出援手。A. forget忘记；B. pretend假装；C. try尝试；D. mind介意。根据上文“The help you give to others shall always get back to you”可知，你给予他人的帮助总会得到回报，所以不要忘记去帮助他人。故选A项。
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。
Three Days to See
I have often thought it would be ____36____ blessing if each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time during his early adult life. Now and then I have tested my seeing friends ____37____ (discover) what they see. ____38____(recent), I asked a friend who had just returned from a long walk in the woods what she had observed. “Nothing in particular,” she ____39____ (reply). I asked myself, how was it possible to walk for an hour through the woods and see nothing worthy of note I who cannot see find ____40____ (hundred) of things to interest me through mere touch. And I have imagined what I should most like to see ____41____ I were given the use of my eyes, say for just three days.
On these three days, I should not only want to see the people ____42____ kindness and gentleness and companionship have made my life worth living, ____43____ also I should like to see the pageant of man’s progress. I who am blind can give one hint to those who see: Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricken blind. And ____44____ same method can _____45_____ (apply) to the other senses.
【答案】36. a 37. to discover
38. Recently
39. replied
40. hundreds
41 if 42. whose
43. but 44. the
45 be applied
【解析】
【导语】本文是篇记叙文。文章描述了作者想象自己如果能有三天的时间可以看到这个世界，将会做些什么。
【36题详解】
考查冠词。句意：我常常想，如果每个人在刚成年的时候有几天失明或失聪，这将是一件幸事。可数名词blessing在句中表示“一件幸事”，泛指，blessing发音以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a修饰。故填a。
【37题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：我不时地试探我的有视力的朋友，想知道他们看到了什么。“__2__ (discover) what they see”是“tested my seeing friends”的目的，用不定式作目的状语。故填to discover。
【38题详解】
考查副词。句意：最近，我问一位朋友，她刚从树林里走了很长时间回来，她看到了什么。设空处作时间状语，用副词recently，意为“最近”；句首单词首字母大写。故填Recently。
【39题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：“没什么特别的，”她回答。分析句子可知，reply(回答)是句中谓语动词，与主语she之间是主动关系，根据上下文语境可知，文章讲述过去的事情，应使用一般过去时态。故填replied。
【40题详解】
考查名词。句意：我这个看不见的人，仅仅通过触摸就能发现很多使我感兴趣的东西。hundreds of是固定短语，意为“大量的；数百”，作定语。故填hundreds。
【41题详解】
考查状语从句。句意：我已经想象过我最想看到的东西，如果我的眼睛能够正常使用，比方说，就三天。“___6___ I were given the use of my eyes”是虚拟条件状语从句，用从属连词if引导。故填if。
【42题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：在这三天里，我不仅要看到那些他们的善良、温柔和友谊使我的生命值得活下去的人，而且我还想看到人类进步的壮观场面。分析句子可知，空格处单词引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词the people，关系词代替先行词在定语从句中作kindness and gentleness and companionship的定语，意思是“人们的（善良、温柔和友谊）”，应使用具有所属关系的关系代词whose引导该定语从句。故填whose。
【43题详解】
考查连词。句意：在这三天里，我不仅要看到那些善良、温柔和友谊使我的生命值得活下去的人，而且我还想看到人类进步的壮观场面。not only...but also...是固定搭配，意为“不仅……而且……”，句中连接两个并列分句。故填but。
【44题详解】
考查冠词。句意：同样的方法也可用于其他感官。形容词same常与冠词the连用；the same...“同样的……”。故填the。
【45题详解】
考查动词语态。句意：同样的方法也可用于其他感官。分析句子可知，apply(应用，运用)是句中谓语动词，与主语method之间是被动关系，在情态动词后用be applied。故填be applied。
第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Terry就读于天津某国际学校，对传统中国文化非常感兴趣，你校将举办中国传统文化周，请给Terry写封邮件，邀请他参加。内容包括：
1活动时间地点；
2.邀请Terry参加；
3.介绍活动内容（看京剧，赏国画等）。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
3.参考词汇：京剧Peking Opera 国画：Chinese painting
Dear Terry,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【答案】参考范文
Dear Terry,
Knowing that you are fascinated by diverse cultures, I’m exceedingly delighted to invite you to the upcoming event, Chinese Traditional Culture Week.
This cultural event is scheduled to be held in the Art Building from September 21st to 25th, which will last for a week. Aimed at promoting traditional culture and enrich students’ life, various activities will be arranged, including lectures on Chinese festivals, exhibitions of Chinese artworks, Beijing Opera performances and solving lantern riddles. By participating in these activities, not only will you have fun with students, but you will be offered a golden chance to further explore our culture.
Please join us and your participation is greatly expected. I am pretty sure the activities will not fail to impress you.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生给英国朋友Terry写封邮件，邀请他参加你校将举办的中国传统文化周，内容包括：1.活动时间地点；2.邀请Terry参加；3.介绍活动内容（看京剧，赏国画等）。
【详解】1.词汇积累
各种各样的：diverse→various
非常：exceedingly→extremely
高兴的：delighted→happy
参加：participate in→take part in
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Aimed at promoting traditional culture and enrich students’ life, various activities will be arranged, including lectures on Chinese festivals, exhibitions of Chinese artworks, Beijing Opera performances and solving lantern riddles.
拓展句：Various activities which are aimed at promoting traditional culture and enrich students’ life will be arranged, including lectures on Chinese festivals, exhibitions of Chinese artworks, Beijing Opera performances and solving lantern riddles.
【点睛】[高分句型1] Knowing that you are fascinated by diverse cultures, I’m exceedingly delighted to invite you to the upcoming event, Chinese Traditional Culture Week. (运用了that引导的宾语从句)
[高分句型2] This cultural event is scheduled to be held in the Art Building from September 21st to 25th, which will last for a week. (运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句)
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
My mom only had one eye. I hated her. She was such an embarrassment.
She ran a small shop at a flea market, and collected old clothes and some other things to sell for the money we needed. Once during elementary school, it was field day, and my mom came. I was so embarrassed and wondered how could she do this to me I threw her a hateful look and ignored her. The next day at school, my schoolmates asked me, “your mom only has one eye ” and taunted me.
I was so angry with my mom and wished that she would just disappear from this world. So l said to my mom, “Why don’t you have the other eye ! If you’re only gonna make me a laughing stock!” My mom did not respond, I guess I felt a little bad, but at the same time, I felt so good to have had said what I wanted to say. Maybe it was because I was full of anger then and there, I didn’t think that I had hurt her feelings very badly.
For the words I had said to her earlier, there was something pinching at me in the corner of my heart. Even so, I hated my one-eyed mom and our desperate poverty. I told myself that I would become successful in the near future and get out of that house for good, so I studied very hard. Later I got accepted by the Seoul University, I left my mother and came to Seoul to study. Then I got married there.
I bought a house of my own. Then I had kids, too. Now I am living happily as a successful man. I enjoy the life in Seoul because it’s a place that doesn’t remind me of my mom past. This kind of happiness was getting bigger and bigger, until one day someone knocked at my door. It was my mom! And still with her one eye! It felt as if the whole sky was falling apart on me. My little girl ran away, scared of my mom’s eye.
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。
Para 1:
I screamed at her, “Who are you I don’t know you!”
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Para 2:
After the funeral (葬礼), the neighbor gave me a letter saying, “My dearest son...
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【答案】I screamed at her, “Who are you I don’t know you!” My mother lowered her head and quietly answered, “1 feel so sorry that I have come to the wrong place. I hope I didn’t bring you much trouble.” Then she turned around and walked down the stairs slowly. I realized that my anger hurt my mother again with a flush of guilt welling up in my heart. The few seconds my mother took to disappear from the corner seemed to be a century to me. To my astonishment, days later, a call from my mother’s neighbor came to me, saying my mom had passed away and asked me to hold the funeral.
After the funeral (葬礼), the neighbor gave me a letter saying, “My dearest son, I’m sorry that I delivered so much embarrassment to you when you were growing up. In fact, when you were very little, you had an accident and lost your eye. Unable to bear seeing you grow up with one eye, as a mother, I made the choice to give you mine. So proud was I that you could see a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye.” It was at that moment that I ultimately came to realize that mother’s unfailing love towards me will never fade.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者的母亲只有一只眼睛，使得作者遭受了很多同学的嘲笑和异样的目光。作者说了很多伤害母亲的话，并希望逃离母亲。终于，作者长大后在首尔过上了成功的生活，并且再也没有回去看过母亲。然而，某天母亲来访，打破了他的平静。作者的小女儿因害怕母亲的眼睛而逃跑，主人公也感到震惊和痛苦。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“我朝她尖叫：“你是谁 我不认识你!””可知，第一段可描写作者再次伤害了母亲，心感内疚。几天后听到母亲去世的消息。
②由第二段首句内容“葬礼结束后，邻居给了我一封信，上面写着：“我最亲爱的儿子……”可知，第二段可描写作者得知真相，终于明白了母亲的爱。
2.续写线索：拒绝相认赶走母亲——深感内疚——听闻母亲去世噩耗——在葬礼上得知真相——明白了母亲伟大的爱
3.词汇激活：
行为类
①回答：answer/reply
②消失：disappear/vanish
③去世：pass away/die
情绪类
①惊讶：astonishment/astonishment/surprise
②尴尬：embarrassment/awkwardness
【点睛】[高分句型1] I realized that my anger hurt my mother again with a flush of guilt welling up in my heart. (运用了连词that引导宾语从句)
[高分句型2] The few seconds my mother took to disappear from the corner seemed to be a century to me.(运用了省略关系代词that的限制性定语从句)
[高分句型3] In fact, when you were very little, you had an accident and lost your eye.(运用了从属连词when引导的时间状语从句)2023-2024学年高二英语上学期期末测试卷
(考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分)
第一部分 听力(共30分)
第一节 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 is the woman dissatisfied with about the house
A. Its location. B. Its size. C. Its price.
2. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A boring TV series. B. A pop song. C. A well-known star.
3 Why will the woman set up a drama club
A. To improve students’ English-speaking abilities.
B. To create more opportunities for drama lovers.
C. To make new friends with the same interest.
4. How does the woman probably sound in the end
A. Angry. B. Confused. C. Awkward.
5. What does the man take pleasure in doing
A. Taking pictures. B. Watching movies. C. Reading books.
第二节 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 does the man remind the woman to take
A. Umbrellas. B. Warm clothes. C. A tent.
7. How does the woman feel about the man
A. He’s helpful. B. He’s efficient. C. He’s inconsiderate.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. How did Eric get hurt
A. He got hit by a ladder. B. He tripped over a rock. C. He fell from the height.
9. Which part of Eric’s body got injured
A. His arm. B. His ankle. C. His head.
10. What does the woman ask the man to do next
A. Lift Eric onto the bed.
B. Send Eric to the hospital for an X-ray.
C. Apply ice to the injured part.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What time is it now
A. 4:30. B. 8:45. C. 9:15.
12. Where does the conversation take place
A. In the hotel. B. In the watch shop. C. On the beach.
13. What does the man refuse to do
A. Water-ski and windsurf. B. Windsurf and dive. C. Sunbathe and dive.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What did the speakers’ mother do this morning
A. She wrote a note. B. She called her father. C. She cooked breakfast.
15. What is the woman
A. A student. B. A teacher. C. A store owner.
16. What does the woman offer to do
A. Take out the garbage. B. Clean the floor. C. Do the laundry.
17. How will the speakers go to the market
A. By bus. B. By car. C. On foot.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Who is the speaker probably talking to
A. College students. B. High school students. C. Primary school students.
19. What do the volunteers have to do
A. Introduce some good learning methods.
B. Be familiar with the history of the school.
C. Live on campus during the summer camp.
20. How can the listeners sign up to be the volunteers
A. By filling in the form on the official website.
B. By going to the student union office.
C. By making a phone call.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
These days, more and more people go to the gym to work out. But with so many gyms out there, how do you know which one is the right one for you We find some information about the best gyms in New York City so you can have a better idea of what each gym offers.
New York Sports Club
Initiation Fees: Neighborhood membership, $49.99; Passport membership, $49.99.
Membership Costs: Neighborhood membership, $44.99 a month; Passport membership, $ 99.99 a month.
Additional Fees: Neighborhood membership, $49.99 a year; Passport membership, S 49.99 a year.
Locations: Locations in all five boroughs.
Classes: Studio classes, athletic conditioning, boxing, kickboxing and yoga.
Planet Fitness
Initiation Fees (入会费): Regular membership, $5; Black Card membership, no initiation fee. Membership Costs: Regular membership is $10 a month and includes free fitness training and free wifi. Black Card membership is $ 22.99 a month and includes access to all Planet Fitness locations, free fitness training, free wifi, half-priced cooler drinks and worldwide travel deals.
Additional Fees: $39 membership fee a year.
Locations: Locations in all five boroughs (区).
Classes: None.
Chelsea Piers
Initiation Fees: Call to request.
Membership Costs: For a specific gym varies by location.
Locations: Chelsea and Brooklyn.
Classes: Strength and conditioning, cycling and yoga.
24 Hour Fitness
Initiation Fees: $0 on select memberships.
Membership Costs: $79.99 for Ultra Sport.
Locations: Midtown and Madison Square Park.
Classes: Studio classes, free weights, group cycling and personal training.
1. What can you do in 24 Hour Fitness
A. Boxing. B. Yoga. C. Free weights. D. Athletic conditioning.
2. How much must a regular member of Planet Fitness pay for the initiation fee
A. $39. B. $5. C. $10. D. $22.99.
3. What is special about Chelsea Piers
A. It has no initiation fee.
B. Its membership costs depend on its location.
C. Its gyms can be found in all five boroughs.
D. Its black card members can enjoy half-priced drinks.
B
Jeanne Calment, a French woman, became record breaker on 17 October of 1995, when at the age of 120 years and 238 days, she became the longest-lived human being on record. A Japanese man died in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237 days.
Jeanne Calment lives in a small old people’s home in the south of France; her husband, her only child and her grandson have all died. She is nearly blind and deaf and is always in a wheelchair, but her doctor describes her as being more like a 90-year-old in good health than someone of 120. She still has a lively sense of humor. When asked on her 120th birthday what she expected of the future, she replied: A very short one. She also remarked that she thought the good Lord had forgotten all about her.
So what is the key to a long life According to some doctors, diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important factors. Jeanne Calment has followed two of the tips. She has always eaten a healthy diet, and she used to do exercise every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115. However, until recently she drank two glasses of strong red wine a day, and she does smoke (now only a little). Besides, Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes from her parents. Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86.
A local lawyer bought her house when she was 80 under an agreement that he would pay her some money every year until her death. It must have seemed a good move at the time, but so far the lawyer has paid her at least three times the value of the house. Every year on her birthday Jcanne Calment sends him a card saying: Sorry, I’m still alive!
4. Which of the following could best describe the word “longest-lived” in the first paragraph
A. Largest. B. Highest-lived. C. Living the longest. D. Longest-recorded.
5. Which of the following is NOT the reason for Jeanne Calment’s good health and long life
A. Her giving up smoking and drinking. B. She does exercise every day.
C. She has a healthy diet. D. The good genes from her parents.
6. How does Jeanne Calment feel about her old age
A. She is unhappy. B. She feels she is going to die very soon.
C. She is optimistic and humorous. D. She wouldn’t like to live much longer.
7. Where may the passage take from
A. A trip guidebook. B. Sport news. C. A science magazine. D. A biography.
C
See if you can understand these words that have won an award for the funniest joke at a UK arts and culture festival: “I’m not a fan of the new pound coin, but then again, I hate all change.”
Did you get it The UK started to use new one pound coins that year, so the joke contains a pun (一语双关) on the word “change”.
Britain is known for its dry sense of humour, so this is a classic British joke where you have to think about it to understand it.
When a British person tells a joke, they’ll probably say it without a laugh, or even a smile, and it’ll probably be said when you least expect it.
Americans, on the other hand, enjoy being more straightforward. In a country filled with people from so many backgrounds, jokes in the US tend to be about cultural, racial and gender differences. In the US, humour can be a way to help people overcome their differences.
A great example of this comes from an American comedian, Chris Rock, who once said, “You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese.” His words prove a point about stereotypes. After all, when it comes to humour, the best jokes are the ones where we can laugh at ourselves.
8. Why is the joke in the first paragraph funny
A. It has won an award at a UK arts and culture festival.
B. It uses a pun on the word “change”
C. You have to think about it first.
D. It is a classic British joke.
9. What kind of joke do Americans most probably tell
A. They may tell a joke about gender differences.
B. They may tell a joke about their new coins.
C. They may tell a joke showing a dry sense of humour.
D. They may tell a joke when you least expect it.
10 What kind of stereotypes did Chris Rock point out
A. Good rappers are usually white.
B. White people are good at playing golf.
C. Chinese people are taller than Americans.
D. Humour can help overcome cultural differences.
11. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage
A. The British don’t like all change.
B. It is not difficult for us to understand a classic British joke.
C. American humour helps people overcome their differences.
D. Americans never laugh at themselves.
D
Self-image is a mental blueprint or picture of ourselves - our own conception of the sort of person we are. Self-image is built up from our own beliefs about ourselves, the beliefs formed from our past experiences, successes, failures, relationships, etc.
Once a belief about ourselves is programmed into our minds, we act upon it as if it were true. Our positive beliefs are developed when we do something successfully or are recognized by people around us. Our negative beliefs are also developed when we give in to negative ideas. When we fail in something, some of us conclude that we are unsuccessful, unwanted, condemned, etc.
Thus, self-image is the key element in determining whether our internal guidance system functions for success or for failure. It sets the limits of our accomplishments, It determines what we can and cannot do. Self-image creates your character and your personality as well.
You may think the concept of self-image being an internal guidance system was got from the thought of a trained psychologist. In reality, the idea came from Maxwell Maltz, a plastic surgeon who was more interested in helping people by giving them emotional facelifts, rather than just physical ones.
“Expand the self-image and you expand the ‘area of the possible’,” said Dr Maltz.
Maltz determined that the human brain and nervous system function as a kind of goal-seeking device similar to that used to guide airplanes on automatic pilot. Maltz’s idea is simple: each one of us is capable of taking control of our self-image and programming our automatic guidance system for success. According to Maltz, all behavior is defined by the self-image and no real behavioral change can take place unless the self-image is changed.
12. According the passage, our self-image is build up from the following except__________.
A. experiences B. successes C. hope D. failures
13. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage
A. The formation of self-image. B. The function of self-image.
C. The definition of self-image. D. The advantages of self-image.
14. Who defined the concept of self-image according to the passage
A. A doctor. B. A chemist. C. A psychologist. D. An environmentalist.
15. What can we learn about self-image from the last paragraph
A. It is used to guide airplanes.
B. It has an effect on our behavior.
C. It can be controlled by our nervous system.
D. It can serve as a goal-setting device.
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。
All over the world, animals and plants are in trouble. People are trying their best to help them. ____16____.
Donate some money.
Many zoos and wildlife organizations have programs that let kids donate money to help a specific endangered animal. ____17____.
Don’t release fish or pets onto the wild.
____18____. Your pet is not native to where you live. Set loose, it might become an invasive species, or it might spread parasites. So keep your fish in their tank, or find them a new home but not the pond.
____19____.
Chemicals used to kill garden weeds and bugs are a big problem for animals. Maybe if you offered to pull up the weeds instead, you could help people to use fewer poisons.
Speak up!
Share what you know and speak up for the animals. Write letters! Powerful people need to know that you care and that you’re keeping an eye on them to make sure they do their jobs right and protect the planet.
Make less trash.
Pollution and plastic trash are bad for animals and nature. How can you help
Bring drinks from home in a refillable bottle. ____20____. Take cloth bags to the store and remind grow-ups of they forget.
A. Pull weeds.
B. People have no choice but to worry.
C. It might seem kind to set pets free, but it isn’t.
D. Take your lunch in a lunchbox or reusable bag.
E. Pulling weeds is a chore — but you said you want to help!
F. Here are some useful ways to help plants and animals in our daily life.
G. For your next birthday, why don’t you donate your pocket money
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A man was driving when he found a lady needed help. So he stopped. When he was coming up to her, she was worried ____21____ nobody had stopped for hours. Besides, he didn’t look safe as his appearance was so ugly and ____22____. He could see how scared she was, so he tried to calm her, “I am here to help you. Don’t worry. My name is Bryan Anderson.”
The car ____23____, so he had to crawl (爬) under the car to repair it. When the job was done, she asked how much she should ____24____ him for his help. Bryan smiled, “If you really want to pay me back, the next time you see someone who needs help, ____25____ the person help. And think of me.”
Several days later in a small ____26____, the lady saw a waitress nearly eight months pregnant (怀孕的). The waitress gave her a friendly smile although she was ____27____ after spending the whole day on her feet. Then the lady ____28____ Bryan. The lady paid for her meal with a $100 bill. When the waitress got change and came back, the lady had gone. She ___29___ a note on the napkin (餐巾纸), “You don’t owe me _____30_____. Somebody once helped me, just like now I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, don’t let this chain of _____31_____ end.” The waitress found four more $100 bills under the napkin.
That night the waitress came home earlier, wondering how the lady could know how much she and her husband needed money when the _____32_____ would soon arrive. She knew her husband worried about that, so she was very _____33_____ to tell him the news. Then she kissed him and _____34_____, “Now everything will be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson.”
The help you give to others shall always get back to you, so please don’t _____35_____ to offer a helping hand whenever someone needs help.
21.
A. so B. if C. as D. though
22.
A. frightening B. shocking C. surprising D. interesting
23.
A. put down B. broke down C. got down D. turned down
24.
A. spend B. cost C. take D. pay
25.
A. offer B. supply C. support D. provide
26.
A. hospital B. supermarket C. church D. restaurant
27.
A. excited B. tired C. upset D. satisfied
28.
A. met B. called C. remembered D. found
29.
A. left B. wrote C. took D. threw
30.
A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
31.
A. love B. determination C. interest D. doubt
32.
A. trouble B. baby C. customer D. bill
33.
A. proud B. unwilling C. glad D. angry
34.
A. replied B. said C. shouted D. sighed
35.
A. forget B. pretend C. try D. mind
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。
Three Days to See
I have often thought it would be ____36____ blessing if each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time during his early adult life. Now and then I have tested my seeing friends ____37____ (discover) what they see. ____38____(recent), I asked a friend who had just returned from a long walk in the woods what she had observed. “Nothing in particular,” she ____39____ (reply). I asked myself, how was it possible to walk for an hour through the woods and see nothing worthy of note I who cannot see find ____40____ (hundred) of things to interest me through mere touch. And I have imagined what I should most like to see ____41____ I were given the use of my eyes, say for just three days.
On these three days, I should not only want to see the people ____42____ kindness and gentleness and companionship have made my life worth living, ____43____ also I should like to see the pageant of man’s progress. I who am blind can give one hint to those who see: Use your eyes as if tomorrow you would be stricken blind. And ____44____ same method can _____45_____ (apply) to the other senses.
第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Terry就读于天津某国际学校，对传统中国文化非常感兴趣，你校将举办中国传统文化周，请给Terry写封邮件，邀请他参加。内容包括：
1.活动时间地点；
2.邀请Terry参加；
3.介绍活动内容（看京剧，赏国画等）。
注意：
1.写作词数应80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
3.参考词汇：京剧Peking Opera 国画：Chinese painting
Dear Terry,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
My mom only had one eye. I hated her. She was such an embarrassment.
She ran a small shop at a flea market, and collected old clothes and some other things to sell for the money we needed. Once during elementary school, it was field day, and my mom came. I was so embarrassed and wondered how could she do this to me I threw her a hateful look and ignored her. The next day at school, my schoolmates asked me, “your mom only has one eye ” and taunted me.
I was so angry with my mom and wished that she would just disappear from this world. So l said to my mom, “Why don’t you have the other eye ! If you’re only gonna make me a laughing stock!” My mom did not respond, I guess I felt a little bad, but at the same time, I felt so good to have had said what I wanted to say. Maybe it was because I was full of anger then and there, I didn’t think that I had hurt her feelings very badly.
For the words I had said to her earlier, there was something pinching at me in the corner of my heart. Even so, I hated my one-eyed mom and our desperate poverty. I told myself that I would become successful in the near future and get out of that house for good, so I studied very hard. Later I got accepted by the Seoul University, I left my mother and came to Seoul to study. Then I got married there.
I bought a house of my own. Then I had kids, too. Now I am living happily as a successful man. I enjoy the life in Seoul because it’s a place that doesn’t remind me of my mom past. This kind of happiness was getting bigger and bigger, until one day someone knocked at my door. It was my mom! And still with her one eye! It felt as if the whole sky was falling apart on me. My little girl ran away, scared of my mom’s eye.
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。
Para 1:
I screamed at her, “Who are you I don’t know you!”
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Para 2:
After the funeral (葬礼), the neighbor gave me a letter saying, “My dearest son...
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