石嘴山三中2023-2024学年第二学期高二年级期末英语试题
（试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）
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）
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 does the woman suggest the man do
A．Keep the bottle. B．Drink the wine. C．Buy some wine.
2．Why has the bank taken action on the man’s account
A．His cards have been stolen. B．He has bought another computer.
C．His cards have been abnormally used.
3．What did the woman forget
A．Her towel. B．Her sun cream. C．Her flat shoes.
4．What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Classmates. B．Father and daughter. C．Teacher and student.
5．What happens when the player shoots successfully from outside the line
A．He breaks a rule. B．He wins the game. C．He gets three points.
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和第7两个小题。
6．What does the man find lovely
A．A dress. B．A dog. C．A child.
7．Who is Greg
A．The woman’s boss. B．The woman’s friend. C．The woman’s husband.
听第7段材料，回答第8和第10三个小题。
8．What’s the main reason why the man is struggling to find a place to hold a wedding
A．The places are booked out.
B．The places are too expensive.
C．The places are not to Melissa’s taste.
9．What place did the man consider in Scotland
A．Zoos. B．Castles. C．Farm houses.
10．When is the wedding going to be held
A．In spring. B．In summer. C．In winter.
听第8段材料，回答第11和第13三个小题。
11．Why doesn’t the man pack socks according to himself
A．He dislikes wearing them.
B．He will buy them in Mexico.
C．He doesn’t need them on the beaches.
12．How much more weight can the man fit in his bag
A．About 6 kilograms. B．About 16 kilograms. C．About 22 kilograms.
13．Where is the conversation taking place
A．At the speakers’ house. B．At an airport. C．At a hotel.
听第9段材料,回答第14 至17 题。
14．How does the woman feel recently
A．Annoyed. B．Stressed. C．Excited.
15．What is the woman’s main concern
A．Getting good grades. B．Making friends. C．Succeeding in sports.
16．What do the speakers have in common
A．They are of the same age. B．They are on the same team. C．They are in the same grade.
17．What will the man offer to do for the woman
A．Help with her schoolwork. B．Share team tasks with her. C．Improve her basketball skills.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18．What is the main idea of the speech
A．The benefits of 5G mobile networks.
B．Construction firms need old workers.
C．Robots doing more work on building sites.
19．What is happening to the Japanese construction workforce
A．It is getting older. B．It is getting slower. C．It is getting smaller.
20．Who controls the robots on the computer
A．A manager. B．A laborer. C．A map.
第二部分 阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Hong Kong and Macau are home to several well-known universities that offer diverse courses and programs to students. Here are some of the universities and their key information.
The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
This university is one of the oldest and most prestigious in Asia, offering undergraduate, graduate, and research programs in various fields. Popular majors include business, engineering, law, and medicine. Admission requirements vary depending on the program, but all applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent and be fluent in English. HKU offers scholarships and financial assistance to both local and international students.
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
This university is famous for its programs in science, engineering, and business. It also offers programs in social sciences and humanities. Admission requirements include high academic achievement and language proficiency (English). HKUST provides a range of scholarships and financial aid packages to deserving students.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
This university offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in areas such as business, science, social sciences, and humanities. Admission requirements include academic performance, language proficiency (English and Chinese) and personal qualities. CUHK provides scholarships for students from different backgrounds and regions.
The University of Macau (UM)
This university is the only public comprehensive university in Macau, offering programs in business, science, social sciences, humanities, and education. Admission requirements vary depending on the program, but all applicants must be fluent in English or Portuguese. UM offers scholarships only for local students and does not provide accommodation for any students.
21．What majors are liked and chosen more at the University of Hong Kong
A．Science, engineering, and business. B．Al technology and English.
C．Business, engineering, law, and medicine. D．Business, science, social sciences, and humanities.
22．Which of the following statements about the University of Macau is CORRECT
A．UM does not provide financial aid to international students.
B．UM is one of the best public universities in Macau.
C．UM has the best business program in Macau.
D．UM does not admit international students.
23．What do the four universities mentioned in the passage have in common
A．They all have high tuition fees. B．They all offer great scholarships.
C．They all have high-quality dormitories. D．They all have language requirements.
B
My name is Alice. Early last year, I was troubled by an anxiety that crippled ( 削弱 ) my ability to do anything. I felt like a storm cloud hung over me. For almost a year I struggled on, constantly staring at this wall that faced me. My perfectionist tendencies were the main root of this: I wanted to be perfect at whatever I did, which obviously in life is not possible, but it consumed me.
One day, I attended a presentation by wildlife conservationist Grant Brown at my high school. His presentation not only awed and inspired me, but also helped emerge an inner desire to make a difference in the world. I joined a pre-presentation dinner with him and that smaller setting allowed me to slowly build up my courage to speak one-on-one with him—an idea that had seemed completely impossible. This first contact was where my story began.
A month later, Brown invited me to attend the World Youth Wildlife Conference. Looking back, I now see that this would be the first in a series of timely opportunities that my old self would have let pass, but that this new and more confident Alice enthusiastically seized. Shortly after I received his invitation, applications to join the Youth for Nature and the Youth for Planet groups were sent around through my high school. I decided to commit to completing the applications, and soon I was a part of a growing global team of young people working to protect nature. Each of these new steps continued to grow my confidence.
I am writing this just six months since my journey began and I’ve realised that my biggest obstacle ( 障碍 ) this whole time was myself. It was that voice in the back of my head telling me that one phrase that has stopped so many people from reaching their potential: I can’t. They say good
things come to those who wait; I say: grab every opportunity with everything you have and be impatient. After all, nature does not require our patience, but our action.
24．What was the main cause for Alice’s anxiety
A．Her inability to act her age. B．Her habit of consumption.
C．Her desire to be perfect. D．Her lack of inspiration.
25．How did Grant Brown’s presentation influence Alice
A．She decided to do something for nature. B．She tasted the sweetness of friendship.
C．She learned about the harm of desire. D．She built up her courage to speak up.
26．The activities Alice joined in helped her to become more ________.
A．intelligent B．confident C．innovative D．critical
27．What can we learn from this passage
A．Practice makes perfect. B．Patience is a cure of anxiety.
C．Action is worry’s worst enemy. D．Everything comes to those who wait.
C
Brushing your teeth effectively lowers your chances of getting a host of chronic diseases, as well as keeping your teeth and gums (牙龈) healthy. But the majority of us are doing it wrong.
In Sweden, one study found as few as one in 10 people practice the best brushing technique. The British health insurer Bupa found that almost half of respondents did not know how to brush their teeth properly in a survey of 2,000 people in the UK.
So what exactly are most of us getting wrong, and how can we change our routine to make sure we brush our teeth effectively Here’s how to properly brush your teeth, according to experts.
“Lots of patients understand that what they need to do is remove food remains,” says Josefine Hirschfeld, associate professor and specialist in restorative dentistry at the University of Birmingham in the UK. “That is only partially true. It’s much more important to remove bacteria from the teeth.” These bacteria and other microorganisms grow inside everyone’s mouth, and form a sticky biofilm commonly known as dental plaque (牙菌斑). It is made up of around 700 different species of bacteria, the second-greatest diversity in the human body after the gut, as well as a host of fungi and viruses. “They are living in the sticky film stuck to the teeth and also to the soft tissues,” says Hirschfeld. “This sticky film can't be easily rinsed off — it really needs to be manually cleaned.”
The most important place to remove it from is not in fact the teeth, but the gum. This is where microbes are best able to sink the gum tissue and do damage to teeth. In fact, “brushing your teeth” is something of a misnomer. “Think of brushing your gum, rather than the teeth themselves,” says Hirschfeld. “The teeth will then be brushed automatically.”
Brushing too hard, especially with a firmer-bristled brush, can cause injury to the gums. Small tears in the soft tissue caused by overzealous brushing are an opportunity for bacteria to enter the bloodstream. And grating the brush’s bristles over the enamel can wear tiny grooves in the tooth, which add up to significant erosion over time.
28．When brushing teeth most people’s practices are __________.
A．healthy B．effective C．faulty D．uncertain
29．The majority of patients hold the view that _________.
A．They are practicing the best brushing skills
B．Bacteria and microorganisms are not common inside their mouths
C．It’s the most important to remove the sticky film from the gum
D．The aim of brushing teeth is to remove food remains
30．What does the underlined word “overzealous” in paragraph 6 probably mean
A．Attentive. B．Overdone. C．Overlooked. D．Slight.
31．What should we bear in mind so as to brush our teeth appropriately
A．When our gum is brushed, our teeth is cleaned together.
B．It’s much more important to remove food remains from the teeth .
C．The greater care we take to brush our teeth, the healthier the teeth will be.
D．Dental plaque containing species of bacteria only exists on teeth.
D
Last week, I sent the same request to ChatGPT, the latest artificial-intelligence chatbot from OpenAI. “Upon the Firth of Forth, a bridge doth stand,” it began. In less than a minute, the program had created in full a rhyming Shakespearean sonnet (莎士比亚十四行诗). Tools like ChatGPT seem poised to change the world of poetry — and so much else — but poets also have a lot to teach us about artificial intelligence. If algorithms (算法) are getting good at writing poetry, it’s partially because poetry was always an algorithmic business.
Even the most rebellious (叛逆的) poets follow more rules than they might like to admit. When schoolchildren are taught to imitate the structure of sonnet, they are effectively learning to follow algorithmic constraints. Should it surprise us that computers can do so, too
But considering how ChatGPT works, its ability to follow the rules for sonnets seems a little
more impressive. No one taught it these rules. It is based on a newer kind of AI known as a large language model (LLM). To put it simply, LLMs analyze large amounts of human writing and learn to predict what the next word in a string of text should be, based on context. One frequent criticism of LLMs is that they do not understand what they write; they just do a great job of guessing the next word.
When a private verse by Dickinson makes us feel like the poet speaks directly to us, we are experiencing the effects of a technology called language. Poems are made of paper and ink — or, these days, electricity and light. There is no one “inside” a Dickinson poem any more than one by ChatGPT. Of course, every Dickinson poem reflects her intention to create meaning. When ChatGPT puts words together, it does not intend anything. Some argue that writings by LLMs therefore have no meaning, only the appearance of it. If I see a cloud in the sky that looks like a giraffe, I recognize it as an accidental similarity. In the same way, this argument goes, we should regard the writings of ChatGPT as merely imitating real language, meaningless and random as cloud shapes.
When I showed my friends the sonnet by ChatGPT, they called it “soulless and barren.” Despite following all the rules for sonnets, the poem is predictable. But is the average sonnet by a human any better If we now expect computers to write not just poems but good poems, then we have set a much higher bar.
32．What is the main idea of paragraph 1 and paragraph 2
A．ChatGPT will make a difference to poetry based on algorithms.
B．There is no doubt that AI can copy the grammatical rules of poetry.
C．Poetry guidelines provide a possibility for AI’s poetry writing.
D．There is a similarity between algorithms and poetry.
33．How does ChatGPT write poems
A．ChatGPT is trained to follow the rules by LLMs.
B．ChatGPT can analyze and predict human languages.
C．ChatGPT is technologically supported by LLMs.
D．ChatGPT itself learn to follow the rules.
34．Why does the author mention Dickinson and cloud in paragraph 4
A．He talks about cloud to describe the meaninglessness of AI’s poetry.
B．He tells of Dickinson to describe the meaninglessness AI’s poetry.
C．He mentions cloud to suggest its close relationship with AI’s poetry.
D．He refers to Dickinson to suggest her close relationship with AI’s poetry.
35．Which of the following can best describe the author’s attitude towards AI poetry
A．Acceptable and favorable B．Amazed and admiring
C．Indifferent and uncaring D．Doubtful and uneasy
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
More parental investment; slower children’s growth
Are teenagers less likely to participate in activities associated with adulthood because they’re busier with homework and extracurricular activities Researchers found that time spent on homework and extracurricular activities has declined among 10th graders. It’s remained relatively steady among 12th graders. 36 This might account for some of the changes. In fact, one documentary labeled today’s teens as “screenagers”. Greater parental investment leads to teens growing up more slowly because parents supervise children and teens more carefully and organize their activities.
The study researchers also found an association between a slower developmental trajectory and smaller family size, higher parental age at first birth, and higher median income. With fewer children and more money, parents can invest more time and resources in their kids. 37
There are also economic factors. With shifts in the economy, more people go to college and are dependent on their parents for longer. 38 18-to 29-years-olds spend more time getting educated, marrying later, and having children later than previous generations.
39 On the upside, teens are less likely to engage in risky behaviors. They’re more likely to wait until they’re ready to participate in adult activities. 40 Today’s students may be sharp academically, but they often have trouble with basics like time management, making their own decisions and leading independent lives.
A．There are benefits and drawbacks to the decline in adult activities among adolescents.
B．It helps children enjoy a life with more material richness.
C．On the other hand, Internet usage has increased.
D．This may allow them to follow a slower developmental path.
E．On the downside, it poses an obstacle to teens’ all-round deveolopment.
F．More money is needed to cover their education.
G．That also gives rise to more careful parenting with the idea that education will last longer.
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）
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。
Orion Jean, a young boy from Texas, initiated an extraordinary mission of kindness and inspired others. His journey 41 when he participated in the National Kindness Speech Contest. Giving a speech about the 42 of kindness to transform a nation, Orion won a $500 cash prize. Instead of spending it on himself, he chose to use it to give those in need a 43 .
So the little boy, who said his parents always taught him that “kindness is a virtue that should be 44 above all others,” came up with the idea of the Race to Kindness campaign. It 45 doing good deeds in his community.
Orion set out to help children requiring medial treatment. He thought there was no better way to 46 a kid than a toy. So he used the 47 to buy as many toys as possible and 48 a toy fair to get over 600 fun toys donated to the Children’s Health Hospital in Dallas.
After the toy fair, he launched a/an 49 “Race to 100,000 meals” to help food-insecure people in his community. 50 with a local nonprofit organization, he helped feed people who might not have had a meal for Thanksgiving.
In May 2022, to provide books to children who lacked 51 to them, Orion launched the “Race to 500, 000 Books”. It centered on poverty-stricken areas, 52 those known as “book deserts”. The result Many people 53 the chance to show their love to strangers. So the goal of “500, 000” was exceeded (超越).
Orion’s story is an example of how a wave of positive change is 54 by one individual’s kindness. “The Race to Kindness” is grateful to everyone who comes together to be a 55 system in time of need.
41．A．ended B．occurred C．started D．continued
42．A．energy B．concern C．worry D．power
43．A．lift B．reward C．lesson D．shot
44．A．made B．prized C．said D．ignored
45．A．submitted to B．caught up C．cared for D．focused on
46．A．change B．contact C．amuse D．guide
47．A．donations B．change C．salary D．winnings
48．A．ordered B．delivered C．found D．organized
49．A．limited B．ambitious C．reliable D．genuine
50．A．Partnering B．Sharing C．Collecting D．Assisting
51．A．interest B．chance C．access D．time
52．A．especially B．naturally C．extremely D．suddenly
53．A．tried out B．jumped at C．turned down D．put forward
54．A．encountered B．generated C．supposed D．expected
55．A．food B．work C．life D．support
第II卷 非选择题
第二节（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）
根据首字母或者汉语提示用单词的适当形式填空。
After the flooding food and clothing are ____________ (urgency) needed in that area.
57. Exercise is considered one of the key ____________ (compose) of a healthy lifestyle.
58. Cultural exchange helps us to be more _________ (include) and to overcome cultural shock.
59. Are there any suggestions about how to t_____________ this difficult problem
60. We apologize for the late d____________ of this flight due to the foggy weather.
61. There is a direct connection between e____________ to the sun and skin cancer.
62. Fighting broke out and all was ___________ (混乱) and confusion.
63. I __________ (登上) the mountain and found a fountain with large amount of water.
64. The heads of the two countries negotiated the _________ (边界) question for several weeks.
65.The ____________ (消耗量) of gas and fuel is always on the increase in cold weather.
66. He is a _____________ (贪婪的) man and loves money more than anything else in the world.
67. I was born and brought up in the city and I am used to u___________ lifestyle.
68. No two leaves from the same tree are _____________ (完全相同的).
69. In the game and after the game, he is __________ (痴迷的) about football, like me.18.
70. However, not all women drivers are unskilled or ___________ (胆怯的).
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）
网络在我们的日常生活中发挥着重要作用，它为我们带来很多便利，同时也有危害。请你谈谈网络的利与弊，以及你对网络使用的看法。
注意：1．词数80词左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
The Internet
The Internet is becoming more and more popular._________________________
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第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
阅读下面短文, 根据所给情节和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
No one knows exactly whether they liked it better in spring or in winter. They used to pretend that they were travelers exploring a new country with lush vegetation (茂盛的草木) and bright yellow daffodils (水仙花) dotting the field, and would drop leaves on the road that they might find their way back again. Everything seemed amazing and appealing.
When the ice was thick and firm, they went across the pond. But their mother did not like to have them do this unless someone was with them.
“Don’t go across the pond today, children,” she said, as she kissed them and bade them goodbye one morning. “It is beginning to melt. It can be dangerous.”
“All right, mother,” said David, though not very good-naturedly, for he was very fond of running and sliding on the ice.
When they came to the pond, the ice looked hard and safe. “There,” said he to his sister, “I knew it hadn’t melted any. Mother is always afraid we shall be e along, and we will have a good time sliding. The school bell will not ring for an hour at least.”
“But you promised mother,” said Susan.
“No, I didn’t. I only said ‘All right,’ and it is all right,” said David, holding his head high.
“Oh, well, I didn’t say anything; so I can do as I like,” said Susan. So, they stepped on the ice without any delay, and started to go across the pond merrily. They had not gone far before the ice gave way, and they fell into the chilly water all at once.
“Help! Help!” they both cried for help in panic.
注意：
1. 续写词数应150 词左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
A man who was at work near the shore heard the screams of the children.
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David and Susan went home almost frozen.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________听力（每小题1.5分，共20题，满分30分）
1-5 ACABC 6-10 BCCBC 11-15 CAABA 16-20 BBCAA
二、阅读（每小题2.5分，共20题，满分50分）
21-23 CAD 24-27 CABC 28-31 CDBA 32-35 CCAA 36-40 CDGAE
三、（1）完形 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15）
41-45 CDBBD 46-50 CDDBA 51-55 CABBD
（2）单词拼写（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）
56 urgently 57components 58 inclusive 59 tackle 60 departure
61exposure 62 chaos 63 mounted 64 boundary 65 consumption
66 greedy 67 urban 68 identical 69 obsessive 70 timid
四.写作 （满分40分）
应用文写作（分15分）
The Internet is becoming more and more popular. However, the Internet has its advantages and disadvantages.
On one hand, the Internet plays an important part in our daily life. It makes our lives more convenient. We can get the most updated information. We can download software, documents and images whenever we need them. On the other hand, surfing the Internet also caused all sorts of problems. Identity theft is a common and serious problem. What’s worse, Internet addition does harm to physical and mental health.
In my opinion, as long as we control ourselves properly, we should make good use of the Internet and it will be our useful helper.
读后续写（满分25分）
A man who was at work near the shore heard the screams of the children. Sensing something urgent, he turned to the direction where the screams came，only to find the two kids struggling in the water. Without any hesitation, the man dashed to the scene, dived into the freezing pond, swam towards the two kids like an arrow, and managed to reach them in the nick of time. Hardly had the man seized David and Susan when he began to alleviate their panic and dragged them all the way to the shore. Thanks to his timely help, the two children narrowly escaped drowning. Totally worn-out and speechless with shock, they lay on the shore, shivering with coldness for quite a while. Consciousness regained, David and Susan expressed their gratitude to the man for saving their lives and headed back home.
David and Susan went home almost frozen. At the sight of the two kids’ awful
appearance, their mother knew the story at once. Much to their astonishment, she showed no sign of anger but a concerned look, asking them to change the wet clothes quickly and then wrapping them into her arms tightly to keep them warm. Pale faces turning red gradually, the two kids got back in form. David realizing his action almost killed himself and his sister, regretful tears rolled down his cheeks. “Had it not been for my recklessness, we wouldn’t have suffered the accident. I’m sorry to have put you in danger, Susan.” “No, it is also my fault. I’m terribly sorry, mum. We didn’t mean to worry you." Their mother patted them on their shoulder and forgave them for their courage to admit all the faults. Snowflakes still dancing outside, a ripple of warmth surged through them, though, giving them a blossoming spring!
