黑龙江省牡丹江市第二高级中学2023-2024学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷(无答案 无听力原文 无音频)

牡丹江二中2023—2024学年度第二学期高一学年期中考试
英语
考生注意：
1．本试卷分四部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2．考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；主观题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
3．本试卷命题范围：必修第二册Units4～6、必修第三册Units1～2。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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 class did the speakers share last term
A．Physics. B．English. C．Math.
2．What time are the speakers supposed to meet Jessie
A．At 6:00. B．At 6:15. C．At 6:30.
3．How does the woman feel
A．Hot. B．Cool. C．Cold.
4．What is the man probably doing
A．Attending an art show. B．Having a painting class. C．Teaching art skills.
5．Where are the speakers probably
A．At home. B．At a restaurant. C．At a supermarket.
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’s favorite animal
A．Dolphins. B．Tigers. C．Wolves.
7．What does the woman like about dolphins
A．Their intelligence. B．Their sound. C．Their look.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．What is the conversation mainly about
A．Preparing for a party. B．Running a store. C．Ordering food.
9．What will the man buy at the store
A．Some balloons. B．Some plates. C．A cake.
10．When will the children arrive
A．In the morning. B．In the afternoon. C．In the evening.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Father and daughter. B．Boss and employee. C．Waiter and customer.
12．Why is the woman so hungry now
A．She didn’t have lunch. B．She ate lunch very early. C．She had very little for lunch.
13．What will the woman have
A．Noodles. B．Steak. C．Salad.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14．When will the woman visit her grandparents
A．On Friday. B．On Saturday. C．On Sunday.
15．What kind of movie will the man watch
A．A cartoon movie. B．A live-action movie. C．A musical movie.
16．What did the woman’s parents think about her singing and acting
A．It was funny. B．It was annoying. C．It was serious.
17．What does the woman expect most about the new movie
A．Its music. B．Its scenes. C．Its storytelling.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．How many states will have heavy snowfall this week
A．7. B．10. C．12.
19．What does the speaker recommend for the strong winds and rain
A．Winter coats. B．Umbrellas. C．Raincoats.
20．Where will there be high fire danger
A．In the southwest. B．In the northwest. C．In the northeast.
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
The 2024 Peace Poetry Awards
The awards con test is to encourage people to explore peace and the human spirit. There are three agecategories（类型）: Adult（19 & over）, Youth（13-18）, and Youth（12 & under）. The yearly con test is open to people worldwide. Your poems must be unpublished, and in English.
Deadline
All entries（参赛作品） must be submitted（提交） by July 1,2024.
Entry Fee
Adults—$15
Youth（13-18）—$5
Youth（12 & under）—no fee
Notes
1．You may submit up to three unpublished poems. At most 30 lines per poem.
2．Include name, address, email, telephone number, and age in the upper right-hand corner of each poem. For the Youth（12 & under） category, please also include your school’s name and your teacher’s name.
3．Title each poem.
4．Please keep copies of all entries as we will be unable to return.
5．Email your entries to www. and Click here to pay our entry fee online.
Awards
Adult Winner—$1,000
Youth（13-18） Winner—$200
Youth（12 & under） Winner— $200
Winners will be announced by October 1, 2024 on our website. Winners will be notified by email and/or mail. Past years’ winning poems can be found here.
21．What can we learn about the contest
A．It includes two categories. B．It is held every three years.
C．It only accepts poems in English. D．It is open to people aged 12 and over.
22．To enter the contest, a 12-year-old boy must ______.
A．pay an entry fee of $5 B．write a poem of at least 30 lines
C．submit his entry by October 1,2024 D．include his teacher’s name in his entry
23．What will an adult winner get
A．$200 in prize money. B．$1,000 in prize money.
C．A collection of this year’s winning poems. D．A collection of past year’s winning poems.
B
In the live-streaming（直播） channel of Yang Weiyun, no singing or dancing is performed nor are products sold. Yang teaches pinyin, reading and writing, something that has been most familiar to her for the past 50 years. The difference is her students are mostly adults.
The 73-year-old comes from Huainan city of Anhui province and is an experienced educator. She had been a Chinese teacher in an elementary school for 50 years. In retirement, Yang also wanted to do something meaningful. The rise of short video platforms gave her the idea of continuing her education attempt through live-streaming online. The retiree opened her live-streaming account in May 2021 and offered free pinyin courses designed for kindergarten pupils about to attend primary schools. However, she gradually learned among her viewers there are a lot of illiterate（文盲） adults.
Yang said she found many illiterate adults develop a sense of lack of confidence. They are afraid to go to new places, worried that they couldn’t teach their children or read their boss’s instructions. So, she added targeted content（内容） to meet their needs. “Many illiterate adults didn’t have the chance to go to school when they were young. They are the ones in urgent need of becoming literate. I wanted to give them a new starting point,” Yang said.
According to the seventh national census（人口普查） carried out last year, there are 38 million illiterate adults in China. Yang’s live-streaming channel offers an easy and private way for those who want to overcome adult illiteracy.
Yang said students learning through her live-streaming channel each have their own demands. So she always prepares her classes carefully after concluding a live-streaming session. She has tried her best to figure out what ways the students can learn and remember better, and her biggest wish now is to see these students graduate from her classes.
24．What’s Yang’s original purpose when she attempted teaching online
A．To teach retired adults Chinese. B．To spread Chinese character culture.
C．To teach kids before primary school. D．To sell products in her live-streaming channel.
25．Why does Yang’s live-streaming class become a hit among adults
A．She was an experienced and respectable teacher.
B．Many people believe her classes are beneficial for their children.
C．Her class is vivid and lively with singing or dancing performance.
D．Many illiterate adults can learn Chinese in an easy and private way in her class.
26．Which of the following can best describe Yang
A．Devoted and helpful. B．Caring and brave.
C．Warm-hearted and strict. D．Persistent and honest.
27．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage
A．Short video platform offers new ways for education
B．A retired teacher teaches adults pinyin online
C．Illiterate adults need help in education
D．It’s never too late to teach
C
A flood hit Yellowstone National Park on June 13, 2022．The disaster was caused by a combination of unusually heavy rains and rapid snow melt（融化）. The high and fast water flows destroyed bridges and swept away entire roadways, leaving communities and homes isolated. Fortunately, the approximately 10,000 park visitors were safely evacuated.
The town of Gardiner, along the Montana-Wyoming border, was particularly hard hit. The floodwaters left almost 900 people with no power or water for many days. Gardiner’s economy, which depends on the almost three-quarters of a million visitors who pass through the park’s north gate annually, is likely to take a hit. The floodwaters severely damaged the main north entrance road to Yellowstone, and could take years to rebuild.
Park officials have begun work on improving another road to Gardiner. This will ensure that locals can access food, supplies, and other essential emergency services. A limited number of tourists may also be allowed into Gardiner once the road is stable.
Yellowstone’s north gate is closed indefinitely. But the park’s south gate opened to visitors on June 22, 2022. Park officials have started a new entry system to prevent overcrowding. It is based on the last number of the visitor’s vehicle license plate and the calendar date of the month. Cars with odd （奇数的） numbers can visit the park on odd days of the month, while those with even（偶数的）numbers can go on even days.
Established in 1872, Yellowstone is America’s oldest national park. The 3,472-square-mile reserve spans three states and is home to many unique wildlife. It is known for its natural beauty that includes mountains, rivers and lakes. The forces of fire and ice shaped the park over thousands of years.
28．What does the underlined word “isolated” in Paragraph 1 probably mean
A．Tracked. B．Separated. C．Decorated. D．Improved.
29．What was the possible result of the flood
A．Gardiner’s economy would get into trouble. B．Communities and homes were left in ruins.
C．Almost 900 people were trapped in the park. D．The park’s south gate was closed for a while.
30．What can be inferred from the text
A．Local people can get daily necessities from visitors.
B．The park has adopted a new system to recognize faces.
C．The license plate number decides when cars enter the park.
D．More tourists may flood into the park for geological features.
31．Which of the following statements is true according to the text
A．Flooding has caused widespread damage in the US.
B．Yellowstone National Park is closed due to flooding.
C．People can visit Yellowstone National Park any day.
D．Natural beauty makes Yellowstone famous.
D
Who would have thought a teenager’s mobile phone could help them manage their men tal health by supporting a good night’s sleep A new app aimed at 12-to 16-year-olds is showing strong early results, improving both the hours of sleep and reducing depression and anxiety.
Sleep Ninja, a free app created by mental health research organization the Black Dog Institute, has shown significant early results in improving teenagers’ sleep patterns（模式）, so critical not just for school readiness but for overall good mental health, co-creator Aliza Werner-Seidler said.
“Adolescents（青少年） struggle to get the recommended eight to 10 hours of sleep each night,” Dr Werner-Seidler, a clinical psychologist, said. “As a result, approximately 40 per cent of all young people will experience a significant sleep problem by early high school which heightens their risk of mental ill-health, which is a risk factor for a range of disorders including depression and anxiety.”
Those using the app nominate a time to be up in the morning to make it to school or other activities. From there, it work backwards, determining when they should be in bed. The app gives an alert to start a pre-bed routine, which launches at least an hour before bed time. Part of that routine is to put the phone and other devices away, and engage in behaviors more suitable to sleep. Some of this is simply to have a shower, clean teeth, read a book. But the app also offers a form of practical tips to help them establish sleep routines, things like how to set up their bedroom, what to do during the day to improve their chances of sleep and how to reduce those negative repetitive thoughts that come in at night.
Dr Werner-Seidler said Sleep Ninja was the only such app designed specifically for adolescents, and the results so far had been very encouraging. She added that we also saw rates of depression drop from 77 percent at the start of the study to 44 percent after using the app.
32．What do we know about Sleep Ninja
A．It’s a newly-designed mobile phone. B．It’s a free product of the Black Dog Institute.
C．It is invented by 12-to 16-year-olds. D．It has nothing to do with mental health.
33．What does the third paragraph focus on
A．The creating process of Sleep Ninja. B．The heavy burden of schooling.
C．The practical need for Sleep Ninja. D．The cost of making Sleep Ninja.
34．How can Sleep Ninja work on teenagers
A．By waking up on time in the morning. B．By setting up the bedroom.
C．By putting digital devices away. D．By helping form good sleep routines.
35．What’s the text
A．A health report. B．A diary. C．An advertisement. D．A science fiction.
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。
Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning and put the blame on the alarm clock. In fact, the key to easy morning wake-up lies in resting your body clock. 36 Here is how to make one.
· 37 In order to make a change, you need to decide why it’s important. Do you want to get up in time to have breakfast with your family, get in some exercise or just be better prepared for your day Once you are clear about your reason, tell your family or roommates about the change you want to make.
Rethink mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake up, consider re-arranging your morning activities. If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and bags. 38 That’s a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer.
Keep your sleep/wake schedule on weekends. If you’re tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful. But compensating（弥补） on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found. 39
Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel. After you’ve tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record. 40 If not, take another look at other methods you could try.
A．Get a sleep specialist.
B．Find the right motivation.
C．A better plan for sleep can help.
D．And consider setting a second alarm.
E．If the steps you take are working, keep it up.
F．Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day it is.
G．Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the café to get coffee.
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。
Yesterday, a salesman called me to sell his phone plans. I was at work and as I usually don’t like spending time on those things, I 41 myself that I couldn’t talk yet and 42 that he call me back at 6 p. m.
That’s what he did. So we talked about 20 minutes. He 43 to me his different phone plans. While listening to him, sometimes I was 44 in thought. I gave several “hmm hmm” as a sign of agreement and to 45 that I was still there. Sometimes, I felt a bit 46 . But I stayed calm and 47 until the end of the discussion.
Finally, he said the following to me: “Thank you, Olivier. You are the first person in a long time with whom I had an enjoyable conversation. 48 , people shout at us and slam down the phone. Today, since 10 a. m., I haven’t had a phone 49 without arousing anger. I know you had a long day at work and you could have 50 in front of your TV. But you listened so carefully to me. I am 51 and I sincerely thank you.”
It set me thinking. He had been the 52 of verbal violence（语言暴力） all through his working day. Physical 53 do not exist in this situation but dehumanization（去人性化） seems to happen. 54 , he was only doing his job. I felt a sense of 55 that I hadn’t treated him so rudely.
41．A．found B．excused C．reminded D．forgave
42．A．demanded B．begged C．suggested D．ordered
43．A．explained B．admitted C．apologized D．reported
44．A．stuck B．involved C．interested D．lost
45．A．announce B．warn C．confirm D．imagine
46．A．impatient B．confused C．nervous D．embarrassed
47．A．generous B．reliable C．cheerful D．polite
48．A．Unexpectedly B．Usually C．Eventually D．Similarly
49．A．meeting B．interview C．conversation D．appointment
50．A．relaxed B．slept C．chatted D．played
51．A．annoyed B．proud C．touched D．curious
52．A．destroyer B．target C．supporter D．producer
53．A．activities B．exercises C．disabilities D．conflicts
54．A．Yet B．Besides C．Otherwise D．Instead
55．A．honor B．success C．relief D．trust
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。
I’m not usually a big risk-taker. I like to make plans and stick to them , 56 is exactly what I intended（打算） while travelling New Zealand. I’d planned 57 （catch） a long and scenic bus ride from Franz Josef to Wanaka.
Soon after we set off, the driver announced that we’d make a quick detour（绕路） to drop off a couple of 58 （ passenger） at the skydiving（跳伞） centre. He joked that any last-minute requests to skydive could follow them. My friend 59 （ turn） to me with a smile and said, “Let’s go skydiving today.”
It had been something we were 60 （interest） in , but I had never tried to skydive before. With the chance laid out in front of me, I 61 （simple） couldn’t refuse.
62 （look） down from the plane, I was very nervous. 63 an instructor’s guidance, I jumped out the door at 16,000ft. That minute of free-fall over the Southern Alps was 64 most eye-opening moment.
You really never know what experiences are waiting for you if you take the risk and change 65 （direct ）. While I never did get to enjoy that scenic drive, I truly believe this moment changed my attitude towards travel for the better.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
假设你是高一学生李华，得知你的美国笔友Jack暑假要来中国旅游，他对中国的园林很感兴趣。请你根据以下要点，给他写一封电子邮件。
1．欢迎他来中国游玩；
2．推荐苏州的留园，设计独特，景致优美；
3．提出可以陪他游览一天。
注意：1．写作词数应为80左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：留园Lingering Garden
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节 （满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
My life as a kid was a sweet life. I lived in a beautiful house with the beautiful surroundings in Peru. There was one particular thing I loved and it was a huge tree that was in my backyard. As a child, I used to climb the tree every day. Every time I went, I climbed higher and higher, reaching new branches, obstacles（障碍物）, and pathways on my way up. One day, I finally reached the top and I could see my island. I felt I was on top of the world, and nothing could stop me. It was the special tree that taught me never to give up and reach higher.
Then, there was the day that seemed like the end of my life. This specific day changed my life forever.
It was a nice summer day. After breakfast, my family headed to the park to see my baseball game. In the evening we went to a carnival（嘉年华） in my town. My grandma was selling blankets under a tent（ 帐篷）. Suddenly, the mood of the day changed when my parents took me to my grandma’s tent. Still to this day, I remember the exact words my dad said to me, “Son, how would you like to move to the United States ” I couldn’t believe what he said. I then ra n away from him as the tears rolled down my cheeks. My perfect life was being taken away from me.
Two weeks later, we arrived at New York in late July, and my aunt and uncle drove us to Springfield, Massachusetts where we lived for seven years. As a 9-year-old kid who grew up in Peru, I knew little about local language and culture. What’s worse, September came soon and school started.
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。
The first few months there were not fun or easy. _________________________________________________
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Despite all those problems, I still remembered that special tree. _____________________________________
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