秘密★启用前 【考试时间: 7月5日 8:30—10:30】
昆明市 2023~2024学年高二期末质量检测
英 语
注意事项：
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第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共5小题;每题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. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a coffee shop. B. In the office. C. At home.
2. Who is Fido
A. The woman's dog. B. The woman's kid. C. The woman's friend.
3. How does Richard feel about the test
A. Nervous. B. Confident. C. Curious.
4. What is probably the season now
A. Winter. B. Summer. C. Autumn.
5. What helps the man to compose songs
A. His childhood memory. B. His friends' advice. C. His personal experiences.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Why is the man buying a gift
A. For his mother's birthday.
B. For his mother's retirement.
C. For his parents' anniversary.
7. How much will the man pay
A.$160. B.$180. C.$200.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why does the woman have to move
A. She can't afford the rent.
B. The apartment is too old.
C. The owner plans to sell the place.
9. Where does the woman plan to live at present
A. In the man's home.
B. In her parents' house.
C. In her new apartment.
10. What does the woman ask the man to do
A. To attend to her pet. B. To help her pack. C. To lend her some money.
听第8段材料，回答第11 至13题。
11. What does Bob offer to do
A. To give Lucy a hammer.
B. To help Lucy fix a bookshelf.
C. To lend Lucy some furniture.
12. Why does Lucy fail to understand the instructions
A. They are held upside down.
B. They are partly missing out.
C. They include difficult words.
13. What kind of person is Bob
A. A professional architect. B. A patient teacher. C. A helpful friend.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What is the main purpose of the talk
A. To do a survey about the campus food.
B. To learn about students' eating schedule.
C. To ask some questions about eating habits.
15. What is the man's opinion about the soup
A. Poorly prepared. B. Generally good. C. Always overcooked.
16. What does the man want to change about the cafeteria
A. The decoration. B. The service. C. The closing hours.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Who is the director of the show
A. Steven. B. Jan. C. Zach.
18. When will the show end
A. At 7:00 pm. B. At 8:30 pm. C. At 9:00 pm.
19. What are the audiences required to do
A. Locate all the exits.
B. Keep their phones silent.
C. Show the staff their tickets.
20. What will be firstly presented to the audience
A. A dancing performance.
B. An acting performance.
C. A band performance.
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
Teen Cooking Camp is an ideal opportunity to provide the perfect combination of fun and creativity, and a great way to teach young adults the basics of cooking and how to look after themselves in the kitchen. Children aged between 12 and 18 years can participate. Our classes teach participants how to make the food they like and how to use equipment correctly as well as kitchen manners, adding a fun angle to help parents in the kitchen.
This course is perfect for beginner cooks who would like to learn basic kitchen survival skills. Our carefully structured classes assist teenagers to reduce their dependence on parents and start teaching them to work with easy and creative recipes as a source of inspiration and guidance. We introduce them to new recipes, interesting facts about the food they are preparing and useful tips to take home with them!
RECIPES EVENT DETAILS
Fresh Spring Rolls Seafood Pasta with Cream Sauce Stuffed Grilled Chicken Breast Beef Lasagne ·Mexican Chilli Con Carne ·Address: 14 West Quay Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town Phone:021 501 0695 Email: info@stircrazycooking.co.za ·Fee: 88 ·Class size:10—15
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
·Doors open 15 minutes before the start of the course. ·Cooking classes shall be canceled 24 hours in advance or you will lose the course fee. ·We occasionally post pictures of the courses and participants on social media. Please inform us if you would prefer us not to upload pictures of you. ·We strongly recommend you consider your choice of transport such as the bus or the subway. There is no on-site parking available. ·We have full bar facilities. Drinks for your course can be purchased on the spot.
21. What can be learned in the camp
A. Cooking skills. B. Dining culture.
C. Feeding children. D. Equipment maintenance.
22. What are the participants advised to do
A. Take public transportation. B. Bring their own drinks.
C. Arrive 15 minutes in advance. D. Post pictures on social media.
23. Where is the passage probably taken from
A. A cooking guide. B. A course website.
C. A travel brochure. D. A parenting magazine.
B
I began writing when I was in high school. Life was relatively normal until the last year when my older brother died of a rare disease. I locked myself in the high-eeiled classrooms and spent hours trying to figure out the shades of green in trees, and how words might fill my life blanks. Writing was all I had. Poetry got me out of bed at dawn and cured my pain.
Then graduation came. After learning that to be a proper housewife was all the future I would hold, I boarded the city bus to the next state and announced I wanted to go to college. With no money but excellent academic performance and student editor experience, I got admitted. I published my first piece in the student literary magazine. I wrote and kept writing till I landed a job and got married. My poems got published often, and won small but significant awards until I discovered I couldn't do two things at once and do both well. I would either write full time and starve or work full time and invest in family. With much regret, I resigned(辞职) as a small-press poetry editor, left my works on the shelves and only wrote occasionally in spare notebooks. I started every new year in expectation of a comeback because poems were in my blood.
My retiring years found me resolved to regain the only thing I had always wanted to do: writing poems. I dug out the notebooks, edited and re-edited. Dusty drafts changed with time into poems. It dawned on me that I never stopped writing poems, I was a poet and life itself was poetry.
So why do I write poems Because I have to. It's the first light of my day, my lifeline, and I won't let it go.
24. How did the author view writing at the beginning
A. It earned her a great reputation. B. It helped her through painful time.
C. It promoted her language learning. D. It guided her to defeat nervousness.
25. What made the author quit her editor job
A. The poor publication market. B. The disapproval of her family.
C. The expectation to increase income. D. The imbalance between work and life.
26. What has the author learned from poetry
A. Poetry mirrors life. B. Time heals all wounds.
C. Fortune prefers the creative. D. Polishing makes a good poem.
27. Which of the following might be the best title of the text
A. Growing Love: Stimulating Life Choice,
B. Lifelong Dawn: My Poetry Writing Journey
C. Reaching Dreams: From Housewife to Poet
D. Dramatic Change: Writing in Retiring Years
C
My fingers flew across the keyboard as I typed the final sentence of my essay. I watched the sun rise from the window as I pulled yet another all-nighter. I was a hardworking “A” student pursuing two degrees. I was successful, continuously earning awards, scholarships, and recognition. However, underneath it all, I was often stressed to the bone.
If you have ever found yourself in the middle of a library feeling totally exhausted and overwhelmed, I see you. Stanford University calls it “duck syndrome”. a phenomenon commonly found in college students. Like ducks, students appear calm on the surface, yet paddle (划水)desperately underneath just to stay afloat.
Duck syndrome can lead students to feel anxious, depressed, and inadequate among their peers. Besides the stress of a college environment, these struggles may be especially common for students whose families overly stress achievement.
Like the hot tea kettles(壶) ready to burst, many college students are dealing with similar challenges, even if their calm behaviors suggest otherwise. While there is no direct cure for duck syndrome, leaning into community can be a powerful tool for reminding us that we are not alone.
When I reflect on my undergraduate experience with duck syndrome, I remember how every all-nighter brought me closer to fulfilling a task, but pushed me further away from my desirable well-being. Whenever I encounter a college student today, I share the same advice I wish I would have listened to years ago: Slow down. Take a nap. Don't forget to eat. Breathe. College goes by in the blink(眨) of an eye, and you won't remember much if you don't learn to take care of yourself.
After all, ducks need their rest, too.
28. How does the author sound in paragraph 1
A. Satisfied. B. Confused. C. Overburdened. D. Determined.
29. What does “duck syndrome” refer to
A. The mental disorder in face of academic pressure.
B. The behavioral tendency of pretending to be busy.
C. The negative feeling of not being fully recognized.
D. The struggle with outward calmness and inside stress.
30. What is the purpose of mentioning hot tea kettles
A. To explain the boiling point of water. B. To attach much importance to efforts.
C. To illustrate students' internal anxiety. D. To reveal the harm of stressful families.
31. What might the author advise college students to do
A. Build a relaxing lifestyle. B. Defeat pressure with effort.
C. Highlight personal achievement. D. Seize youth to pursue dreams.
D
When working outside, there's a constant battle of wearing a hat to get shade over your face, but then having a sweaty head whenever your hat is on. With the evolving technology, hats have stepped forward as well. Now, there is a brilliant new invention to take care of this problem. It's called the Kool Breeze Solar Hat.
It's a solar-powered straw hat that has an integrated fan right on the front, which blows fresh air inside the hat right onto the top of your head. A hole in the rear(背面) of the hat keeps air constantly flowing from front to back. This way you'll have shade over your ne ck and face from UV rays, while keeping your head and hair inside the hat from getting too hot and sweaty. Since it's completely solar-powered using a solar panel(太阳能板) right on the top of the hat, there is no need for batteries, but the fan will only run while in direct sunlight.
If you are outside or sweating a lot in hot weather, it's a perfect piece of headwear to use. Whether you are working on the yard, fishing on the boat, or kayaking, it provides great sun protection and allows you to enjoy outdoor activities.
It has become the best-seller on many websites where customers have a larger selection of sizes and designs. The solar-powered fan straw hat comes in 4 different sizes to accommodate most sized heads, from small to extra-large.
Here are some highly praised comments from users: “The solar-powered straw hat is truly outstanding. It combines functionality and fashion perfectly, and I can't imagine going outdoors without it.” “This hat is a game-changer! It's efficient, lightweight, and gives me the freedom to charge my devices on the go. It's a must-have!”
32. What is the feature of the Kool Breeze Solar Hat
A. It possesses constant battery power.
B. It looks stylish on various occasions.
C. It has an advanced fan that can warm air.
D. It provides shade and keeps the head cool.
33. How does the hat function
A. By absorbing the sunlight. B. By integrating with the air-conditioner.
C. By blowing fresh air inside. D. By having a hole to block wind blowing.
34. What does the underlined word “accommodate” probably mean in paragraph 4
A. Be typical of. B. Be unique to.
C. Be suitable for. D. Be particular about.
35. What might the text be
A. Some feedback from customers.
B. An introduction to a new straw hat.
C. An advertisement for a solar-powered fan.
D. Some experts' opinions on a cooling 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。
Five Ways to Improve Your Outdoor Photography
If you're thinking about entering our Beautiful Britain Photo Competition, here are five ways to help inspire the best outdoor photos.
● Get to know your subjects
All across the British Isles you will find opportunities to spot, and photograph, the large variety of wildlife calling our shores home. 36 You will get far better photos if you can predict what they are likely to do next.
·Capture details in a close-up
Going in close can bring some fascinating rewards in nature photography. In this way, a small object will appear greater than life-size in a photo. Pick up rain drops on a spider's web or capture a bee landing on a flower. 37 .
·Find the best shooting time
38 . It's just best to avoid extremes ——a shadow or lots of natural sunlight can produce great results. Experiment taking photos at different times of day to see how the light affects your photographs.
· 39
Although the delete button can be your best friend if you have an overexposed photo, using certain functions of the camera will help you avoid unstable, out-of-focus, or blurred(模糊的)images the first time around.
●Compose the best outdoor photo
It's important to accurately compose the landscape you're shooting. 40 . Instead, think twice about what has captured your attention, and find the best location to place your main subject in the picture. It's good to avoid too much unnecessary space in the frame.
A: Experiment with cameras' functions
B. Practice holding your camera steadily
C. There are photo opportunities everywhere
D. Carefully observe the animals you are filming
/E. Thus, it can help show the beauty we might miss in everyday life
F. There are no hard and fast rules when it's suitable for photography
G. Don't just shoot the first thing you see or from the first angle you look at it
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 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
At an animal shelter, my three-year-old son Beau and I were picking a cat. He was 41 by tiny furry creatures waiting for their forever home. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a brown one 42 himself on Beau's knees. Delighted at the attention, Beau and I 43 decided to adopt the cat named Sandy.
Back home, a special 44 quickly formed between the two as they spent every waking minute together. Their friendship seemed 45 .
One night in April, I 46 from the dream with a start when I felt Sandy biting at my hair. It's too early, I thought, trying to shoo him away. But Sandy 47 . That's when I noticed that Beau was having a seizure(癫痫). 48 , I called an ambulance. Then, I grabbed a blanket and put it under Beau's head so he wouldn't 49 himself. After that I turned Beau to his side to keep his airway 50 .
The ambulance arrived and 51 the hospital and then Beau was 52 into the emergency room. The doctor said if we hadn't found him in time, he would have died.
Now, ten years later, Sandy and Beau remain the best of friends. Beau, a real 53 , loves rock climbing and snorkeling(潜水), and Sandy still 54 sleeping on Beau's bed at night! We had never thought that our 55 of Sandy would someday bring Beau a lifesaver!
41. A. observed B. shocked C. surrounded D. disturbed
42. A. involved B. seated C. exposed D. helped
43. A. casually B. cautiously C. gradually D. immediately
44. A. bond B. pattern C. concept D. habit
45. A. unstable B. unbreakable C. unacceptable D. unpredictable
46. A. woke B. escaped C. recovered D. fell
47. A. explained B. fought C. left D. persisted
48. A. Panicked B. Annoyed C. Frustrated D. Puzzled
49. A. lose B. injure C. defend D. control
50. A. dry B. healthy C. clear D. narrow
51. A. settled in B. ran into C. sped to D. removed from
52. A. driven B. wheeled C. dragged D. guided
53. A. thrill-seeker B. bread-winner C. secret-keeper D. mind-reader
54. A. minds B. rejects C. favors D. considers
55. A. training B. purchase C. protection D. adoption
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。
Art Gallery in the Desert
“There is no place like it on the planet. We find the massive creativity in these caves came 56 being thousands of years ago, containing all different types of iconography(图腾).”This is how Neil Schmid, resident scholar at the Dunhuang Academy, 57 (thoughtful) describes the Mogao Caves.
The wealth of heritage in Mogao Grottoes is even more remarkable, since it's a frontier town that 58 (locates ) on the sands of the Gobi Desert. “This was on the edge of civilization. Imagine 59 was going on a thousand kilometers from here in Chang'an or Luoyang during the Tang Dynasty,” said Schmid.
60 (represent) both the glory of the Tang Dynasty and the cultural interaction along the Silk Road, it is no accident that Dunhuang mixes such abundant cultural 61 (treasure)together. “We see cross-country exchange”. In the caves we are surprised 62 (see) Chinese, Indian and even Greek elements. You may wonder why diverse cultures are all in a single space, which seems odd 63 with no conflict,” he said.
Schmid pointed out that this is 64 obvious clue that the sense of tolerance and openness in the Tang Dynasty was of great 65 (strong) and this confident country embraced foreign influences through the Mogao Caves.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
你校英文报推出主题为“我的高三关键词”征文活动,请以“An English Word for My Upcoming Senior 3”为题写一篇短文投稿, 内容包括:
1. 所选单词:
2. 选择理由。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80个左右：
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
An English Word for My Upcoming Senior 3
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。
Caitlyn stepped into the warm and wet sands. The white waves raced over her feet and up her legs and then pulled back again. Caitlyn was on vacation with her family in a nearby coastal town, and she loved playing in the ocean water.
“Ouch!” cried the girl, as her foot stepped on something hard. She looked down and it was a large shell(贝壳). Caitlyn bent down to pick it up. It was a pretty pink shell with point s and an opening that looked like a horn(号). She held it up to her ear, hoping to hear the whooshing sound(呼啸声). Instead, she heard something quite different.
“Hey kid! Want to hear a joke ”
Caitlyn nearly dropped the shell. Holding it back up to her ear, she tried again.
“Why don't fish play basketball ” the shell asked.
“I... I don't know,” Caitlyn whispered.
“Because they are afraid of the net! Ha, ha!” laughed the shell. Caitlyn looked around to see if anyone was looking at her. Nobody was.
“That's, uh, funny,” she replied. She didn't really know what was going on.
“Why don't oysters(蚌) share their pearls ” It seemed to be waiting for a reply.
“Uh, I'm not sure. ”Caitlyn said. Was she dreaming
The shell answered its own joke. “Because they’re ‘shellfish’! Ha, ha!”
The girl laughed. On and on the shell went, being silly and making jokes. Caitlyn sat in the shallow water and listened for an hour. When her mother called to her, saying it was time to go, the girl laid the shell gently on the sands. She promised to come back the next day. And she did.
On the last day of her vacation, Caitlyn decided she couldn't leave the shell behind.
“You’re coming home with me,” she said to the pretty shell. She thought it would be happy.
“My home is in the ocean,” it replied, without any laughter in its voice. But Caitlyn couldn't bear to go home without it.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Arriving home, she held the shell to her ear—silence. Back at the beach, she took the shell down to the ocean waves.昆明市2023~2024学年高二期末质量检测
英语参考答案及评分标准
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）》
第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
1.C
2.A
3.A
4.B
5.C
第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
6.B
7.A
8.C
9.B
10.A
11.B
12.A
13.C
14.A
15.B
16.C
17.A
18.B
19.B
20.C
第二部分阅读（共20小题，每小题2.5分，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
21.A
22.A
23.B
24.B
25.D
26.A
27.B
28.C
29.D
30.C
31.A
32.D
33.C
34.C
35.B
第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36.D
37.E
38.F
39.A
40.G
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）
41.C
42.B
43.D
44.A
45.B
46.A
47.D
48.A
49.B
50.C
51.c
52.B
53.A
54.C
55.D
第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56.into
57.thoughtfully
58.is located
59.what
60.Representing
61.treasures 62.to see
63.but/yet
64.an
65.strength
说明：(1)有拼写或大小写错误的作答不给分。
(2)除所列答案外，若试评过程中发现其他可接受答案，经评卷专家组讨论确认后也
可给分。
英语参考答案及评分标准·第1页（共7页）
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
一、评分原则
1.本题总分为15分，按五个档次进行评分。
2.评分时，应主要从内容、词汇语法和篇章结构三个方面考虑，具体为：
(1)对内容要点的覆盖情况以及表述的清楚程度和合理性。
(2)使用词汇和语法结构的准确性、恰当性和多样性。
(3)上下文的衔接和全文的连贯性。
3.评分时，先根据作答的整体情况初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来综合
衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。
4.评分时还应注意：
(1)词数少于60个的，酌情扣分。
(2)单词拼写和标点符号是写作规范的重要方面，评分时应视其对交际的影响程度
予以考虑。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。
(3)书写较差以致影响交际的，酌情扣分。
二、各档次的给分范围和要求
第五档(13~15分)
一覆盖了所有内容要点，表述清楚、合理。
一使用了多样并且恰当的词汇和语法结构，可能有个别小错，但完全不影响理解。
一有效地使用了语句间衔接手段，全文结构清晰，意义连贯。
完全达到了预期的写作目的。
第四档(10一12分)
一
覆盖了所有内容要点，表述比较清楚、合理。
一使用了比较多样并且恰当的词汇和语法结构，可能有些许错误，但不影响理解。
一比较有效地使用了语句间衔接手段，全文结构比较清晰，意义比较连贯。
达到了预期的写作目的。
第三档(79分)》
一覆盖了大部分内容要点，有个别地方表述不够清楚、合理。
一使用了简单的词汇和语法结构，有一些错误或不恰当之处，但基本不影响理解。
一基本有效地使用了语句间衔接手段，全文结构基本清晰，意义基本连贯。
基本达到了预期的写作目的。
英语参考答案及评分标准·第2页（共7页）
