金华市曙光学校2023-2024学年第二学期期中考试
高二年级英语试题卷
(满分150分 考试时间:120分钟)
第一部分 听力(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)。
第一节,听下面5段对话。选出最佳选项。
1. What does the man want to be
A. A lawyer. B. A teacher. C. A reporter.
2. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Classmates. B. Strangers. C. Neighbors.
3. What happened to the man
A. He was sick. B. He woke up late. C. He got eye problems.
4. What do the man’s class want to do this Saturday
A. Go for a picnic. B. Have a party. C. Collect the rubbish.
5. Why does James refuse Rachel’s invitation
A. He has to prepare for a game. B. He failed to win a contest. C. He dislikes watching movies.
第二节,听下面5段对话或独白。中选出最佳选项。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. What does Miyako want to do
A. Make a call. B. Send a card. C. Hold a party.
7. What is the man doing
A. Making an apology. B. Giving an explanation. C. Sharing an experience.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8. What did David do last night
A. He played volleyball. B. He watched television. C. He read the newspaper.
9. What time will the match on Saturday afternoon start
A. At 2:30. B. At 3:00. C. At 3:30.
10. What will Lisa do first
A. Talk with her mom. B. Give David a call. C. Take a piano lesson.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11. Where did the man most probably lose his phone
A. On the underground. B. At the workplace. C. In a restaurant.
12. What will the man do before five o’clock
A. Buy a new phone. B. Make a call to the bank. C. Meet the woman.
13. How does the man feel in the end
A. Surprised. B. Grateful. C. Doubtful.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14. What does the man say about his office
A. His office is richly decorated. B. He has used this office for a week.
C. His office space is spacious enough.
15. Why does the man need a web camera for his computer
A. To record his trip next week. B. To communicate with overseas scholars.
C. To collect cost-effective web cameras.
16. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. How to choose an office chair. B. How to prepare for an online meeting.
C. How to improve Professor White’s office.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. On which day is World Sleep Day held
A. March 21 B. March 25. C. March 31.
18. What benefit is mentioned about enough sleep
A. Being stronger. B. Being cleverer. C. Being taller.
19. What percentage of adults have a full eight hours of sleep each workday
A. 21%. B. 27%. C. 80%.
20. What can we learn from the talk
A. World Sleep Day started in 2006. B. Teenagers need at least 8 hours of sleep a night.
C. 80% of people throughout the world have sleep problems.
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)
A
The Arab Republic of Egypt covers a land area of approximately 1 million km2, with an estimated 106 million people, Egypt accounts for one-fourth of the Arab world’s population. Egypt has long been considered the cradle of civilization and may be the oldest tourist destination on earth.
Cairo
A typical visit to Egypt includes arrival in the capital city of Cairo, one of the largest cities in Africa and the Middle East, with a population of approximately 22 million. Cairo today is a modern, international mix of Arab, African, and European influences. Travelers generally spend at least a few days in Cairo seeing the Egyptian Antiquities Museum, National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and Pyramids at Giza.
Upper Nile River
Most travelers include an Upper Nile River cruise as part of their schedule. Egypt is a beach destination, with thousands of miles of Mediterranean and Red Sea coastlines. Alexandria, Egypt’s second largest city is located on the Mediterranean Sea and has a string of beaches and seafood restaurants. For a truly relaxing beach vacation, travelers can visit one of the many resorts along the North Coast referred to as “Sahel”.
Red Sea coast
Egypt’s Red Sea coast has reefs offshore, with diving and snorkeling traditionally centered in Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh. Visits to Mount Sinai and Saint Catherine’s Monastery in the mountainous interior are popular destinations, especially with religious pilgrims. Adventure travelers favor desert jeep safaris and camel treks to remote oases and spectacular wadis.
21. What do we know about Egypt
A. Egypt makes up 25% of the world’s population.
B. Cairo today is a mix of modern and traditional elements.
C. Visitors can enjoy their beach vacations in Cairo.
D. Egypt has been considered as the oldest tourist destination.
22. Which place is most attractive to people with religious faith
A. Mediterranean. B. Alexandria.
C. Sharm El Sheikh. D. Saint Catherine’s Monastery.
23. This text is most likely taken from ______.
A. A travel guide. B. A geography book.
C. An Egyptian newspaper. D. A historical magazine.
B
For the first time in its 100-year history, Walt Disney Animation has cooperated with an outside animation studio on a project. The result is lwájú, an interesting and original six-part series set in a futuristic version of Lagos, Africa. It was created with the Pan-African entertainment company Kugali and premieres (首映) on Disney+ on February 28.
lwájú is a story about Tola, a young girl from a wealthy family, and her best friend, Kole, a self-taught tech expert, and their discovery of the secrets and dangers hidden in their different worlds. The show explores inequality and the idea of challenging society’s standards. Like the Disney+ series Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, Marvel’s Black Panther films, and the Netflix animated series My Dad the Bounty Hunter, lwájú is part of a genre (体裁) called Afrofuturism. It combines elements of science fiction, the culture and history of Africa and Africans, fantasy, and a vision of a better future.
The series was directed by Adeola, “lwájú was born from my personal inspiration to tell a story about Lagos because one of the unique things I noticed is how the geography actually supports the societal divide in a way that is very obvious,” Adeola told in the interview, “In Lagos, the wealthy people live on the island, and the working class and poor people live on the mainland. So you literally see a body of water separating rich and poor. And so I thought that was a really interesting foundation upon which to build a science-fiction story.”
Adeola called lwájú “a love letter to Lagos” and said every frame praises the city’s diversity and spirit. The characters, he explained, represent typical types of Nigerian people and they wear clothing inspired by traditional African textiles (纺织品).
While the series of films questions the divisions in society, Adeola said it also highlights the bravery required to disrupt them. He added that he hopes lwájú inspires audiences to find strength in unity and the courage to dream of change.
24. What’s the similarity between lwájú and other Disney+ series according to the text
A. They are adventurous stories.
B. They explore inequality and challenge society’s standards.
C. They combine African traditional culture and futurism.
D. They are produced by Walt Disney Animation independently.
25. What can we infer from paragraph 3
A. The society is rarely divided by geography.
B. Generally, upper class live on the mainland.
C. Adeola’s friend inspired him to film lwájú.
D. The poor and rich are separated quite clearly.
26. The underlined word “disrupt” can be replaced by ______.
A. Break. B. Obtain. C. Estimate. D. Distinguish.
27. Which of the following can best describe the film lwájú
A. Imaginary and humorous. B. Innovative and realistic.
C. Attractive and inspiring. D. Critical and multicultural.
C
It is well established that eating vegetables is good for us. Why, then, do some people like them but others don’t A new study has found that other people’s likes and dislikes could play a part. According to the research, people who eat vegetables and show an obvious distaste for them can influence others.
A team of scientists in the UK set out to investigate how the facial expressions people make as they eat affect a person watching them. They asked more than 200 young women to watch videos of other adults eating raw broccoli. The people in the videos had different expressions while eating. They would smile, seem neutral (neither happy nor sad), or look disgusted by what they were tasting.
The study found that participants who watched someone else react with disgust while eating broccoli began to like broccoli less. The opposite was not true, however. When someone had a positive facial expression while eating broccoli, people watching them did not end up liking broccoli more.
Humans learn which behaviors, including eating, will benefit them by watching the reactions of others. Known as social modeling, this tendency can have a strong influence on people’s eating habits. Scientists believe that people might avoid food that appears disgusting because it could help protect them from eating something that tastes bad or could even be dangerous.
Although the research focused only on adults, experts think the results could also apply to children. This means that if children see their parents or siblings not enjoying certain foods, including vegetables, they might not want to eat them either. A previous study found that children between the ages of 4 and 6 were more likely to eat broccoli if they had seen video clips of adults enjoying it.
The team said further research is needed to understand more about how the behavior of adults influences children’s enjoyment of food. This could help experts find ways to encourage young people to eat more of the foods that are healthy for them.
28. What was the purpose of the UK scientists’ study
A. Assess young women’s eating habits.
B. Examine the effect of raw broccoli on people.
C. Investigate facial expressions during eating.
D. Study the impact of diners’ expressions on viewers.
29. What does social modeling in paragraph 4 refer to in the text
A. Correcting others’ behaviors.
B. Socializing one’s behaviors by learning from others.
C. Developing others’ eating habits.
D. Learning beneficial behaviors from observing others.
30. According to the text, what is the likely reason that children refuse to eat vegetables
A. Impact of friends. B. Influence of family members.
C. Personal taste preferences. D. Unpleasant taste of vegetables.
31. Which of the following is the best title for the text
A. Developing Good Habits: The Importance of Modeling.
B. Impacting Food Preferences: The Power of Eating Habits.
C. Influencing Food Choices: The Power of Facial Reactions.
D. Encouraging Vegetable Consumption: The Importance of Healthy Eating.
D
Europe’s series record-breaking hot and dry summers have broken an easy link to climate change. Climate models show Europe warms faster than the rest of the planet and the Arctic melting eventually causes massive ocean currents (洋流) and regional hot air circulation patterns.
Arctic melting is adding roughly 6000 cubic kilometers of water or more to the ocean per decade. As that fresh-water pours into the North Atlantic Ocean, it sits on top of heavier ocean salt-water and stops mixing. With less heat being stirred in from below, the surface water gets colder than usual during the fall and winter months, says Marilena Oltmanns, a climate scientist at the U.K. National Oceanography Centre. This phenomenon may explain the so-called “cold blob”, an area of sea in the North Atlantic that NASA nodeling suggests is one of the few spots on Earth getting colder.
To explore how the fresh water from Arctic ice might be affecting weather, Oltmanns and her colleagues developed a way to combine data from satellites, and weather stations. They found when the freshwater-caused cold blobs were more intense, the boundary was sharper, bringing more powerful westerly (向西的) winds. As a result, the stronger westerlies move a warm ocean flow from roughly 45°N to 60°N. That shift can continue into the next summer. And like a barrier, this warm current, curls up and around the British Isles, allowing a mass of hot, dry air to camp out over Europe.
“The study convincingly puts meat on the bones of an expectation I and others have had for a while — that the cold blob south of Greenland would influence North Atlantic weather patterns, as well as those downstream over Europe,” says Jennifer Francis, a climate scientist at Woodwell Climate Research Center.
32. What does the underlined word “cold blob” in paragraph 2 mean
A. Climate models. B. Ocean current. C. Cold water zone. D. Air circulation patterns.
33. What does paragraph 3 focus on
A. Introduce the form of cold blob.
B. Present a phenomenon of climate changes in Europe.
C. Survey some data for the study.
D. Analyze the reason of hot and dry summer in Europe.
34. What is Jennifer’s attitude toward the study
A. Approving. B. Indifferent. C. Doubtful. D. Unclear.
35. What can we infer from the passage
A. Human activities change climate models.
B. Arctic melting contributes to European heat waves.
C. Climate changes have little impact on ocean currents.
D. Global warming results in the rise of the temperature.
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。
Some people only exercise self-discipline in the parts of their lives they think as necessities-such as turning up to work on time and getting the job done. But self-discipline is a skill that can be applied to every aspect of life. And the benefits can be great. 36 .
It will help you reach your full potential
When you have self-discipline, you are able to push yourself to achieve things you never thought possible. You set high standards for yourself and then work hard to meet them. 37 . It can also help you feel proud of yourself and your accomplishments. Ultimately, it can help you be the best you can be in all aspects of your life.
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Self-discipline can help you get more done in less time. When you have self-discipline, you are less likely to waste time on things that are not important. This means you can use your time more effectively and get more done. This can lead to greater productivity at work, at home, and in your personal life.
It will help you be healthier
Self-discipline can also help you live a healthier life. When you have self-discipline, you are more likely to make healthy choices and stick to them. This means you will be less likely to overeat, smoke, or engage in other unhealthy behaviors. 39 . All of these things can lead to better physical and mental health.
It will help you be happier
Last but not least, self-discipline can help you be happier. When you have self- discipline, you are less likely to engage in self-destructive behaviors. 40 . This can lead to a greater sense of happiness and wellbeing.
So, as you can see, self-discipline can improve your whole life. If you want to be more successful, productive, and happier, then start working on your self-discipline today.
A. It will help you finish work on time.
B. It will help you be more productive.
C. Here’s how self-discipline can improve all aspects of your life.
D. This can lead to personal and professional success.
E. This is because you are less likely to give up when things get tough.
F. This means you will be more likely to focus on the positive and enjoy your life.
G. It can also mean you are more likely to exercise regularly.
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四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
When I was a boy,we lived right next to a forest.I spent a lot of time 41 alone.I would spend hours every day playing in the 42 with the oak trees(橡树).
That was why it was so hard for me 43 I worked in a lumber mill(木材厂) as a young man.It wasn’t just the 44 work and the low pay.It was also seeing day after day beautiful oak trees being 45 and made into flooring(地板).I thought they looked more 46 as living trees reaching up to the sky than as dead flooring lying under my feet.
One afternoon after a long day’s work,I was feeling particularly 47 ,thinking I should be out somewhere.I then decided to take a 48 in the forest in the hope of lifting my spirits.As I walked along with my aching body I longed for those 49 days again.Suddenly,I saw a single acorn(橡子) that had somehow 50 the hungry squirrels all winter long.A 51 flashed through my mind,“Eventually an acorn becomes a forest!”I smiled,bent down,dug up a handful of dirt,and 52 that little acorn.My heart was filled with joy.
In this life we all start out as an acorn,but whether we 53 a forest or not is up to us.We have the 54 to grow,learn,laugh,love,smile...Don’t just be an acorn.Embrace this gift of life. 55 it to your everyday life to stretch your soul towards the sky and create a large forest of love.
41.A.working B.playing C.studying D.watching
42.A.mountain B.yard C.forest D.park
43.A.when B.until C.if D.unless
44.A.unfair B.tiring C.poor D.dangerous
45.A.thrown away B.carried off C.cut down D.turned over
46.A.available B.promising C.lovely D.concrete
47.A.depressed B.amazed C.ashamed D.frightened
48.A.walk B.picture C.lesson D.risk
49.A.school B.team C.childhood D.farm
50.A.survived B.attracted C.surprised D.convinced
51.A.message B.sentence C.letter D.story
52.A.uncovered B.pocketed C.planted D.swallowed
53.A.discover B.protect C.search D.become
54.A.reason B.ability C.courage D.chance
55.A.Leave B.Explain C.Introduce D.Apply
第二节(共10小题; 每小题 1.5分, 满分15分)
阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式, 并将相应答案写在答题纸上。
I can well remember that I was once asked to deliver a speech titled “A Real Test in My Life” before the whole class at the age of 9! You can imagine how 56. (terrible) shy I was with so many eyes 57. (fix) upon me. I had no 58. (choose) but to prepare for it, though.
First of all,I was to draft the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer.But the hardest part 59. (lie) in my oral presentation from my memory—for to read from the paper was not allowed. The real moment began 60. I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. But my listeners were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found myself back, 61. (deliver) my speech with difficulty. After 62. seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding—I made it! From then on, my fear of talking before the audience disappeared.
Actually with my 63. (confident) building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way 64. success is our fear. Overcome it 65. we will be able to achieve our goals.
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作 (满分15分)
假定你是李华,你的新西兰朋友David将要参加他的学校举办的中国诗歌朗诵比赛(the Chinese Poetry Recitation Competition),特发邮件向你咨询一些备赛方面的建议。请你回复邮件,内容包括:1.表示支持;2.提出相关建议;3.表达希望和祝愿。
注意:1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear David,
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Yours,
Li Hua
第二节:读后续写(满分25分)
A couple of months before I started high school, my parents gave me the greatest gift any teenage boy could ask for: a cellphone. I lived on that phone all summer with my face buried in its screen. I ignored my family and my surroundings. Being connected was more important than being present.
So, you can imagine my displeasure when I learned what my dad had planned for our family vacation that year. “This year,” my dad said, “we’ll be doing something special. We’re going camping!” His excitement was met with a disappointed sigh. It wasn’t my dream vacation because mind was on my phone. I was so buried in the screen, in fact, that the first time I can remember truly looking up was when we drove across a bridge on the way to our campsite.
I stared out the window and saw redwoods towering above us, their branches threatening to pierce(刺破)the blue sky. I saw a roaring river, with slivers of silky black water appearing between crashing white rapids. The air blowing into the car from the open windows was hot. But none of that mattered to me. The reason why I had looked up was for something far more serious. More shocking, my phone no longer had service.
The last hour of the drive was increasingly tense. My dad announced that he had chosen a campsite that had no cell service, and that my phone would be useless until we returned home. I would be trapped in the forest for four days with no way to contact the outside world! I went through the full cycle of teenage emotions during the first day of the trip. I raged. I bargained. I begged. I changed from a depressive state to anger and back.
I went to bed angrily that night. But when I awoke in the morning, something had changed.
注意:
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph1: Instead of burying myself in my phone, I focused on something else: my surroundings. _________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
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_____________________________________________________________________________金华市曙光学校2023-2024学年第二学期期中考试
高二年级英语答题卷
本卷满分:150分 考试时间:120分钟
题号 第一部分 第二部分 第三部分 第四部分 总分
第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分)
题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
答案
题号 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
答案
第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
题号 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
答案
题号 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
答案
第三部分:语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节:完形填空,每小题一分
题号 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
答案
题号 51 52 53 54 55
答案
第二节:语法填空,每小题1.5分
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61_____________ 62_____________ 63_____________ 64_____________ 65_____________
第四部分:写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
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第二节(满分25分)
Instead of burying myself in my phone, I focused on something else: my surroundings._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The next four days passed in a flash with many fun activities. ______________________________________________________________________________________________
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