2023-2024 学年度高一下学期第二次教学质量检测英语科试卷
全卷满分 120 分。考试用时 120 分钟。
注意事项：
答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
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第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分 37.5 分）
第一节 阅读理解（共 10 小题; 每小题 2.5 分，满分 25 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 annual South Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade will be held on Sunday, March 17, beginning at 1 p. m. ET. This is the 119th-annual parade for the historically-Irish city, and always falls on the Sunday closest to St. Patrick’s Day. This year, it luckily falls on the day of the holiday itself.
The Route
According to the Allied War Veterans Council, the parade will start at 1 p. m. at Broadway station and move up West Broadway. It will continue on East Broadway, take a right on P Street, then a right onto East Fourth Street.
From East Fourth Street, it will turn left onto K Street, then right onto East Fifth Street, where it will continue until taking a left onto G Street. It will stay left of South Boston High School to Thomas Park, and follow the park until it takes a left at Telegraph Street and another left to Dorchester Street. The parade will stay on Dorchester Street until its end in Andrew Square.
How to participate
If you’re local to the area or traveling especially to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, you can, of course, attend the parade in person. But for everyone else, there are a few options on how to watch it live.
Local stations NBC10 Boston and NECN will air the parade on television or stream on various platforms starting at 1 p. m. ET, including on Peacock, Roku and on its YouTube channel.
USA TODAY is also providing coverage for the parade in Boston, as well as celebration in other
U. S. cities over the weekend, including New York City and Chicago. You can watch the parade at the top of this page or on USA TODAY’s YouTube channel.
Where will St. Patrick’s Day parade start
Broadway station.
Dorchester Street.
K Street.
South Boston High School.
What is the purpose of the text
To call for donations.
To recommend a traditional holiday.
To inform people of an activity.
To explain a period of history.
Where does the passage probably come from
A. A magazine. B. A history book.
C. The Internet. D. A travel brochure.
B
Jiang Shumei learned her first Chinese character at the age of 60. Now, the 87-year-old grandmother from Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province is the proud author of six books.
“I wasn’t educated as a child. I never imagined, even in my wildest dreams, that I would publish a book one day,” says the resident of Suihua city. Her books detail the chaos of wartime and the hardship during the famine, and vividly retell anecdotes over the decades.
The elderly woman had her own way of learning. She composed lyrics for songs, and asked children to write them down, so that she could read each character as she sang the songs again and again. Whenever she came across characters she didn’t know on pamphlets（小册子）, bus stops, or shop signs, she found someone to ask.
She first put pen to paper in 2012, at the age of 75. It was not easy. Sometimes, completing a single sentence could take a day. As a college teacher and a writer herself, Zhang Ailing, Jiang Shumei’s daughter, gave her mother a lot of encouragement and help. She told her that while writing, she should imagine herself telling stories to an audience, so that they would be easier to understand and be full of interesting details.
Zhang was also her first editor. Every time her mother finished writing something, she would discuss the manuscript（手稿）with her and check it over before typing it on the computer. Zhang began publishing her mother’s stories on social media platforms in 2013. When they drew the attention of her writer friends, the pair made the decision to publish them.
The first book, Time of Trouble, Time of Poverty, was published later that year, and proved to be a success. The book earned Jiang a lot of fans and sympathy. So far, the elderly woman has published six books, totaling more than 600, 000 characters in length. In her spare time, she is also learning painting and calligraphy. “I would like to be a writer, a painter and a calligrapher,” she says, adding that her dream now is to have her own art exhibition when she is 90.
How did Jiang Shumei learn characters
By reading books with her children.
By asking questions whenever she was free.
By going to a college to get herself educated.
By singing lyrics and memorizing characters around her.
Which of the following may contribute to Jiang Shumei’s success most
Her hard-work and Zhang’s support.
The care and attention from the public.
The help from her friends and editors.
The popularity of social media platforms.
When did Jiang Shumei publish her first book
A. At the age of 60. B. In the year 2012.
C. At her 87-year-old. D. In the year 2013.
Which of the following can best describe Jiang Shumei’s story
Adversity makes a man wise.
Practice makes perfect.
It is never too old to learn.
Still water runs deep.
C
ChatGPT maker OpenAI from the United States stepped up the global artificial intelligence race in mid-February when it released its text-to-video generation tool Sora. That made me wonder — how long before China develops its own Sora And, will AI become China’s critical new productive force
According to OpenAI’s explainer, Sora is capable of generating complex scenes with a very high degree of accuracy, including multiple characters, specific types of movements, themes and backgrounds. It understands not only what the user requests, but also how these things exist in the physical world.
On Feb 16, Zhou Hongyi, founder of cybersecurity firm 360 Security Technology, said Sora may bring a huge disruption to the advertising industry, movie trailers and the short-video industry; what’s more, the realization of generative AI may be shortened from 10 years to one or two years.
“Although the development level of large-scale models in China seems to be close to GPT-3. 5, there is still an 18-month gap compared to GPT-4. 0. OpenAI should still have an ace or two up its sleeve, whether it is GPT-5. 0 or machine self-learning to generate content,” Zhou said, adding that it is worth paying attention.
According to a report by the Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission, China had developed at least 254 AI large language models by October last year. Currently, most domestic large models still have a huge gap with GPT-4. 0.
But the country could make use of such frontier AI technologies in more industry-specific fields. Or, to put it simply, China needs to apply such technologies to real use, to develop them into productive forces and narrow the gap between itself and the US.
Though China still has a gap with the US in such a large model, Chinese AI startup ModelBest Inc launched last month its latest lightweight large model, an emerging less expensive AI technology that aims at more targeted commercialized fields.
What is Sora according to the passage
It is a kind of new productive force for China.
It is an AI tool to produce videos out of texts.
It is an Internet user in the physical world.
It is a latest large-scale security model.
Which of the following is consistent with Zhou Hongyi’s opinion
Sora will bring both challenges and chances.
Sora can understand users’ feelings at ease.
Sora has totally changed the movie industry.
Sora will soon be replaced by other AI tools.
What’s the author’s suggestion for China
China’s domestic large models should be used in education.
China should take advantage of present AI technologies.
China should develop less expensive AI technology.
China should speed up its development in OpenAI.
第二节 七选五（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。
Look, let’s be honest-there’s no such thing as a "green" vacation. You’ll leave a carbon footprint, no matter what. 11 Here are a few questions to ask:
Is it a B Corp
B Corps are businesses that meet a strict set of standards by the nonprofit B Lab. They include requirements for governance, workers, customers, community and the environment. 12 You’ll see some fairly well-known brands, like Intrepid Travel. But you won’t find the names of any major airlines, car rental companies or hotel chains—at least, not yet.
Does the company have any other environmental certifications
Third-party certifications from Green Key, LEED and WELL can be signs that a travel company means business about the environment. Transportation companies may also offer verified certifications from organizations like Terrapass or the Gold Standard Foundation. 13 However, it’s a good start.
14
If the company claims to be green, don’t just take its word for it. Listen to what it says. If you see nothing but models on its Instagram channel or ads for online discounts on its site, perhaps it’s a shade of fake green. “A company’s social media strategy is generally a reflection of its current ethos and goals,” explained Julia Carter, founder of Craft Travel.
How deep is its commitment to the environment
15 For example, the Travel Corporation publishes an annual impact report that maps its progress against 11 sustainability goals developed by the United Nations. Many cruise lines also publish detailed reports that allow you to check their commitment to the environment against several objective standards.
But your trip can be green-ish.
What’s the company saying to everyone
How can we find a reliable company online
Don’t trust anything the company says to the public.
These certifications aren’t a guarantee the company is green.
Look for reliable reports on sustainability from a travel company.
You can search the directory of these forward-looking companies online.
第二部分 语言运用（共三节，满分 57.5 分）
第一节 完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 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 few years ago I went through a period of such severe depression that life didn’t seem worth living. It was like permanent 16 , so dark and cold that the sun would never shine.
Then I saw snowdrops pushing through the 17 , iron-hard ground. I looked at them every day until I felt that if they could 18 , then so could I.
19 spring came, I started to put in more and more plants, until the garden was 20 with colour. Life was growing through my hands, gentle, peaceful, but, above all, 21 . If I gave love, it was 22 , a hundred times.
I could spend hours 23 in gardening. The form of depressive illness I have is biological. It has 24 generations of my family and follows no rhyme, reason nor circumstance. I can be 25 when the sun is shining or I am surrounded by a group of loving friends.
Of course, fresh air and exercise help to 26 depression, but for me gardening is more than that. It represents endurance as well as 27 .
At the end of the first garden I made 28 a tree, huge and magnificent. It withstood freezing temperatures and strong winds. It bent but never broke.
The leaves dropped until it looked no more than a (n) 29 skeleton（骨架）, but it always,
always came back to life. And so I learned that we may be battled and 30 , but hope is a living thing.
A. spring B. summer C. fall D. winter
A. freezing B. soft C. smooth D. dirty
A. come back to earth B. come back to life C. come true D. come up
A. Before B. Whether C. Although D. As
A. dead B. burdened C. alive D. compared
A. optimistic B. pessimistic C. traditional D. creative
A. recovered B. accompanied C. blocked D. returned
A. addicted B. eager C. lost D. devoted
A. touched B. impressed C. affected D. released
A. excited B. depressed C. delighted D. sensitive
A. accumulate B. relieve C. disturb D. deepen
A. hope B. desire C. emotion D. moral
A. stood B. suffered C. waited D. lined
A. stable B. complex C. absolute D. useful
A. promoted B. inspired C. awarded D. hurt
第二节 语法填空（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。
The Spring Equinox（ 春 分 ） 31 (signal) the equal length of the day and night time. 32 the day of the Spring Equinox, the sun is 33 (direct) above the equator. After the equinox, the sun moves northwards, 34 (result) in gradually longer day time in the Northern Hemisphere and longer night in the Southern Hemisphere.
Standing 35 egg upright is a popular game across the country during the Spring Equinox. It is an old custom 36 dates back to 4, 000 years ago. People practice this tradition 37 (celebrate) the coming of spring. It is believed that 38 someone can make it stand, he will have good luck in the future.
As the Spring Equinox comes, farm work starts and both the farmers and the cattle start to become busy. Farmers will reward cattle with sticky rice balls to express their 39 (grateful). 40 , people will also make sacrifice to birds, to thank them for bringing signals for farm work and to ask them not to eat grains later in the year.
第三节 单词填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分） 在答题卡上写出空缺单词的正确完整形式，每空一词。
One of the most colourful f (人物） in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza who was born in 1764.
Mendoza rose to f (名声) swiftly after a boxing-match when he was only fourteen
years old.
Yet this is not always the c .(情况，案例）
Even though the noble was expected to read the letter at each performance, he always i (坚持要求) that it should be written out in full.
People become quite i (不合逻辑的）when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.
The sad truth is that most of us have been b_ (抚养) up to eat certain foods and
we stick to them all our lives.
The English language possesses a v _ (生动的）saying to describe this sort of situation.
There is no d (怀疑）that if she had not lost her rudde（r 舵）she would have won
the race easily.
Of all the traditional festivals, the (收获) festival can be found in almost every culture. 50.Online shopping websites and social (媒介) apps have made it much easier for the
public to spend more on gifts for their loved ones.
51.Customs play a (显著的) role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time. 52.One example is the t Chinese Spring Festival custom of lighting firecrackers to drive away
the evil spirits and celebrate the new year.
Dr Lin, however, (拒绝) the offer.
Thinking of all the people still in need of help, Dr Lin opened a private (诊
所).
In 1954, she was elected to the first National People’s Congress and, over the next several
d , she held many important positions.
Her heart, however, was e .（在别处）
I have to (承认）that it definitely feels good to be back in the city again.
And what a city--a city that was able to rebuild itself after the earthquake that
（出现）in 1906.
Over 300,000 people came from all over the world to s their fortune , and San Francisco quickly became a big city.
To e a living ,some opened up shops and restaurants in Chinatown.
第三部分 应用文写作（满分 25 分）
假定你是李华，你的外国笔友 Mike 对中国传统文化非常感兴趣，他想了解中国的传统节日，请你给他写一封邮件。
要点如下：
介绍一个中国传统节日；
节日的相关习俗；
欢迎他来中国亲自体验。注意：
写作词数应为 80 左右；
请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Dear Mike,
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua2023-2024 学年度高一下学期第二次教学质量检测
英语答案
1-3ACC 4-7DADC 8-10BAB 11-15 AGEBF
16-20 DABDC 21-25ADCCB 25-30 BAACD
31. signals 32. On 需区分大小写，小写不给分 33. directly 34. resulting 35. an
36. that/which 37.to celebrate 38. if 39. gratefulness/gratitude.
40. Meanwhile/Besides/Moreover/Furthermore/Additionally（首字母小写不给分）
41.figures 42. fame 43.case 44.insisted 45.illogical 46.brought 47.vivid 48.doubt 49.harvest
50.media 51.significant 52.typical 53.rejected 54.clinic 55.decades 56.elsewhere 57.admit
58.occurred 59.seek 60.earn
应用文写作
Possible version:
Dear Mike,
I’m more than delighted to receive your letter, in which you asked me about traditional Chinese festivals.
Now I’m writing to tell you something about the Dragon Boat Festival in detail.
Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of a year. On that day, people will take part in
dragon boat racing in high spirits. In addition, people also make and eat Zongzi, a traditional Chinese food typical
for this festival, with their families. People everywhere on those days are filled with happiness, and excitement is
filled in every corner wherever you go.
I’m looking forward to your arrival and experiencing it with you.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
阅读理解答案解析
A 篇题材：应用文主题：人与社会
本文介绍了 St. Patrick’s Day 的活动时间及游行路线，并介绍了大众可以参与活动的各种方式，是一
则活动介绍。
1. A 从第二段“According to the Allied War Veterans Council, the parade will start at 1 p. m. at Broadway
station”可以得出答案。
2. C 文章主要介绍 St. Patrick’s Day 活动的时间和参与方式，该文章就是告诉大众如何参与其中，故
答案为 C。
3. C 从最后一段“You can watch the parade at the top of this page”可以得出答案。
B 篇题材：记叙文主题：人与社会
本文介绍了“传奇奶奶”姜淑梅 60 岁学认字、75 岁学写作，最后成为著名作家的传奇经历，对于当
代人尤其是青少年是一种学习典范。
4. D 从文中第三段描述可以看出答案。
5. A 从第三、第四和第五段的描述可以得出答案。
6. D 从最后一段“The first book, Time of Trouble, Time of Poverty, was published later that year”以及上
一段末尾“Zhang began publishing her mother’s stories on social media platforms in 2013”可以确定时间是
2013 年。
7. C 姜淑梅 60 岁学认字、75 岁学写作，现在还在学画画，说明只要愿意学习，任何时候都为时不
晚。
C 篇题材：说明文主题：科技与社会
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本文介绍了一种新的人工智能 AI 工具 Sora，该工具可以把简单的文字指令变成图形、动画等高级复
杂的表达形式，并可以一定程度上理解现实世界，对于社会各方面的发展将带来深刻影响。
8. B 从第一段描述“it released its text-to-video generation tool Sora”可以得出答案 B。
9. A 从第三段周鸿祎的观点看，Sora 会对广告、电影等行业造成冲击，但是对于生成技术是一种极大
的促进，故挑战与机遇并存。
10. B 从最后两段的描述，尤其是“But the country could make use of such frontier AI technologies in more
industry-specific fields”可以得出答案。
七选五题材：说明文主题：人与社会
【语篇导读】本文讲述了人类的旅行对自然都有一定的影响，碳排放无处不在，减少个人碳排放的关
键在于找到一个可信的旅游公司。
11. A 考查前后句的逻辑衔接和意义连贯，前文讲碳排放不可避免，后文讲解决方式，中间需要转折过
渡，故选 A.
12. G 考查前后句的逻辑衔接和意义连贯，根据该空的前后文含义可知，在网上可以找到旅游公司的
相关信息，故选 G。
13. E 考查前后句的逻辑衔接和意义连贯，该空需要跟下一句构成转折关系，故选 E。
14. B 考查小标题，根据文章结构和本段内容可确定答案 B。
15. F 考查段落首句，根据该段小标题可得出答案 F。
完形填空题材：记叙文主题：人与自我
【语篇导读】本文讲述了作者在自然变化中体悟到的人生感悟，从人生的暗淡中走向阳光。
16. D 考查语境含义推断，从后文的 so dark and cold that the sun would never shine 可以推断出生活就
像寒冬。
17. A 考查语境含义推断，从后文的 iron-hard ground 可知天气寒冷。
18. B 考查短语辨析，come back to earth 表示回到现实，come back to life 表示苏醒过来、死而复生，
come true 表示实现，come up 表示出现、提出。
19. D 考查连接副词及句间逻辑关系，随着春天到来，作者开始种植，故选 as.
20. C 考查形容词，dead 表示死亡的、死气沉沉的，burdened 表示有负担的，compared 表示比较的，
alive 表示有生机的，符合题意。
21. A 考查形容词及语境理解，作者在种植花园，生命通过作者的双手生长并充满希望，故选 A。
22. D 考查动词及语义理解，如果付出爱，将得到百倍回报，故选 D。
23. C 考查形容词短语辨析，都是表示沉迷或渴望，但是结构不同，be addicted to doing, be eager to do, be
lost in doing, be devoted to doing.
24. C 考查动词辨析，touch 表示触摸，感动；impress 表示印象深刻；affect 表示影响、喜欢、感染
疾病；release 表示释放。故选 C。
25. B 考查语境理解，结合前后文可知作者有抑郁症，任何时间任何环境下都会抑郁，故选 B。
26. B 考查动词及语义理解，新鲜空气和运动有益于缓解抑郁，accumulate 表示积累，relieve 表示缓
解，disturb 表示干扰，deepen 表示深化。
27. A 考查语境及逻辑衔接，参考最后一句 hope is a living thing，照应前后文。
28. A 考查动词及语义理解，花园前面有一棵树，故选 A。
29. C 考查形容词及语义理解，它看起来光秃秃的就像一副骨架，stable 表示稳定的，complex 表示复
杂的，absolute 表示完全的、十足的，useful 表示有用的。
30. D 考查动词及句意推断，根据前后句的逻辑关系尤其是 battle 可以确定 D。
语法填空题材：说明文主题：人与自然
【语篇导读】本文简单介绍了中国传统节气春分及习俗。
31. signals 考查谓语，分析句子结构得知句子缺谓语，表示客观规律，故用现在时。
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32. On 考查介词，非常具体的时间前面用介词 on。
33. directly 考查副词，介词短语前面用副词修饰。
34. resulting 考查非谓语，分词在此处作伴随状语。
35. an 考查冠词，egg 是元音开头，故用 an。
36. that/which 考查定语从句，从句缺主语，故用关系代词 that 或者 which.
37. to celebrate 考查非谓语，不定式作目的状语。
38. if 考查连词，分析句子逻辑可以看出是条件关系。
39. gratefulness 考查名词，分析句子结构可以得知动词 express 缺宾语。
40. Meanwhile 考查副词，分析前后句的逻辑关系可知，这里表示两件事同时进行。
【评分细则】
注意：57 题 On 需区分大小写，小写不给分。
36 题答案多样化 that/which.
39 题答案多样化 gratefulness/gratitude.
40 题答案多样化 Meanwhile/Besides/Moreover/Furthermore/Additionally（.首字母小写不给分）
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