广西河池市2023-2024学年高二下学期7月期末考试 英语试题 （含答案，无听力原文及音频）

广西河池市2023-2024学年高二下学期7月期末考试
英 语
全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
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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。
例： How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. Why does Lily learn Chinese songs
A. She'll give a performance.
B. She is learning Chinese.
C. She hopes to become a singer.
2. How will the speakers probably go to the cinema
A. By car. B. By taxi. C. By subway.
3. What could Mr. David probably be
A. A salesman. B. A repairman. C. A policeman
4. What was Mary doing
A. Applying for a position.
B. Teaching in the classroom.
C. Talking with the chemistry teacher.
5. What does the man mean
A. He feels proud of himself.
B. Someone has told him the news.
C. The woman is mistaking him for someone else.
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. Where are the speakers
A. In a shop. B. At the man's house. C. At an exhibition.
7. Which picture was painted by George Anderson
A. The Summer Flowers. B. The Lovely Windows. C. The Swiss Mountains.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What has the city of Wenzhou managed to do recently
A. Found a hydro-electric（水力发电的） power plant.
B. Become the greenest city.
C. Attract new projects.
9. What does the woman suggest doing in the end
A. Raising awareness about resources.
B. Building wind power plants.
C. Stopping using gas.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Dangerous sports.
B. Activities at school.
C. Plans for the summer holiday.
11. Who will be the man's soccer coach
A. A professional player. B. His teacher. C. His father.
12. What does the woman think of swimming
A. It will help her get into shape.
B. It takes up too much of her time.
C. It's a good way to make friends.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Friends. B. Schoolmates. C. Workmates.
14. How does the woman feel about the change
A. Satisfied. B. Disappointed. C. Confused.
15. What does the man suggest the woman do
A. Go to art galleries. B. Attend concerts. C. Visit science museums.
16. What kind of music does the man like most
A. Classical. B. Jazz. C. Country.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17 How many group workshops are introduced
A. Six. B. Five. C. Four.
18. What do these workshops have in common
A. They are free to all the students.
B. They deal with the same topic.
C. They all last for three hours.
19. Which workshop is held later on in the year
A. The Communicating workshop.
B. The Adjusting workshop.
C. The Anxiety workshop.
20. Who is the Motivation workshop intended for
A. The first-year students. B. The research students. C. The foreign students.
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
Museum of the Future Dubai
When in Dubai, most of us associate this Emirates city with religion, cultural impact, entertainment, and iconic construction. The Museum of the Future Dubai is an exhibition space focusing on future technologies, innovative(创新的) services, and products.
The Museum founded by the Dubai Future Foundation has three main features: green hill building and space. The goal of the Museum is to push technological development, especially in the robotics and artificial intelligence fields.
The museum has held several exhibitions since its opening in 2016. One of the impressive exhibition themes held in 2017 was “Climate Change Re-imagined: Dubai 2050”, which adopted a theme set in 2050 exploring how human beings could applaud and accept innovations despite global warming and climate change.
The Museum of the Future was designed by Killa Design architecture studio which aims to show its level of environmental friendliness in real estate. The outside of the building has windows forming an Arabic poem by Dubai’s ruler about the Emirate’s future. The words written on the Museum frontage(正面) are three quotes from Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates.
The Museum is suitable for the entire family. You will witness the biodiversity of the rainforest, helping you discover new species. Future Heroes is an area only for kids, encouraging young citizens to imagine, design, and build through creativity activities.
Come, prepare for a journey into the future by checking out the Museum of the Future. It is a cross-bridge between the past and the future and a great experience for all ages.
1. Why was the Museum built
A. To highlight Dubai’s culture. B. To promote developing technology.
C. To invent domestic robots. D. To advertise for artificial intelligence.
2. What do we know about Killa Design architecture studio
A. It is intended for kids.
B. It organizes different activities for families.
C. Its theme is Climate Change Re-imagined.
D. It has an awareness of the environmental protection.
3. What can visitors do in the Museum
A. Explore the space in the past.
B. Deal with climate change successfully.
C. Acquire some knowledge of biology.
D. Meet Vice President and Prime Minister.
B
It’s one of the biggest challenges in higher education today: What do you do with the nearly one in five working-age adults who have some college experience, but no degree
Sokeo Ros was one of them. “I just hated community college,” he says. “I made up my mind: I’m never going back to school. I have all these debts, and I don’t want to waste my time.” Ros,34, was born in Thailand. He dropped out of two colleges, switching majors several times. Meanwhile, he taught dance in Providence, R. I. , struggling to raise his daughter. But in 2012, he found College Unbound that accepts adults, like Ros.
College Unbound is the creation of educator Dennis Littky He is devoted to helping adults make their own path to a degree through College Unbound. Nearly all the students can get scholarship. They are paired one-on-one with advisers who help them make a plan that combines a job with online classes and independent research. Students create online works and show their live exhibitions.
Right now College Unbound has about 75 students. It makes a great effort to keep the total cost per student under $10,000 per year. So far, the approach seems to be working:85 percent of its students have returned for a second year;60 percent of graduates take less than two years to complete their bachelor’s degrees. And nearly nine of 10 College Unbound alumni (校友) are employed full-time.
Littky says College Unbound’s goal is to create a new learning experience giving students more than just job training or qualifications. At last it lets adults understand lifelong learning is important for them.
Sokeo Ros experienced that. “At first, I just wanted to get a degree. But I kind of fell in love with the idea that learning is a lifelong experience.”
4. What do we know about Sokeo Ros
A. He always wants to continue his study.
B. He didn’t like the life at community college.
C. He was once a popular dance teacher.
D. He graduated from his community college.
5. How does College Unbound help adults
A. By looking for jobs suitable for adults.
B. By designing classes different from others.
C. By teaching adults for free online.
D. By offering professional guidance.
6. What is the aim of College Unbound
A. To advise adults to attend the college.
B. To create a new study experience beyond career training.
C. To improve adults’ competitive ability in the society.
D. To expect adults to get their bachelor’s degrees timely.
7. What’s Sokeo Ros’ attitude towards College Unbound at last
A. Supportive. B. Disappointed. C. Indifferent. D. Worried.
C
Last year, I baked biscuits for complete strangers to say “thank you”. I’d had to call 999 because I found my husband unconscious on the floor. Within minutes, a police car arrived and soon my husband received medical care in hospital.
A week later, when I dropped off still-warm biscuits and presented a thank-you note at the police station, the policemen thanked me for delivering gifts.
I drove away feeling light and happy. Later, I realized that my natural high might have been more than it seemed. Research has shown that sharing gratitude has positive effects on health. People who express gratitude will increase their happiness levels, lower their blood pressure and get better sleep.
What about people who receive gratitude Research has confirmed that when people receive thanks, they experience positive emotions. "Those are happy surprises," says Jo-Ann Tsang, a professor of psychology. When someone is thanked, he's more likely to return the favouror pass kindness on, and his chances of being helpful again doubles, probably because he enjoys feeling socially valued.
The give-and-take of gratitude also deepens relationships. Studies show that when your loved ones regularly express gratitude, making you feel appreciated, you're more likely to return appreciative feelings, which leads to more satisfactory in your relationships.
Nowadays, however, many people don't express gratitude. Our modern lifestyle may be to blame. With commercial and social media, everything is speeding the younger generation to feel they're the centre of the world. If it's all about them, why thank others
Why not thank others Just take a look at how many positive effects can saying "thank you" have on personal health—and the well-being of others.
If you aren't particularly grateful, I strongly suggest you learn to be. People who are instructed to keep gratitude journals, in which they write down positive things that happen to them, cultivate（培养） gratitude over time.
8. What’s the purpose of mentioning the author's own experience
A. To make readers excited. B. To introduce the topic of the text.
C. To share the way to bake biscuits. D. To sing high praise for the policemen.
9. What benefit can people gain from expressing gratitude according to the text
A. They will sleep longer. B. Their blood pressure may be lowered.
C. They will be more beautiful. D. Their level of production is increased.
10. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about
A. The ways to return the favour.
B. The chances of being helpful again.
C. The positive emotions when expressing gratitude.
D. People’s feelings and reaction after being thanked.
11. What can we learn from the text
A. Writing gratitude diaries is a good way to cultivate gratitude.
B. Social media is the key reason why we forget gratitude.
C. Modern lifestyle have no effect on expressing gratitude.
D. All the younger generation feel they're the centre of the world.
D
Some people often wonder whether they are fighting a battle with their genes to maintain a healthy weight. In fact, researchers have provided plenty of evidence that people are born with tendencies to be lighter or heavier. For example, studies of identical twins have revealed great similarity in their overall weight. Part of this similarity may be explained by the finding that some people are born to burn a lot of calories just through ordinary day-to-day activities while others are not. Those who are not are more at risk for weight gain.
Researchers have discovered some of the actual genetic mechanisms (机制) that may make some individuals more likely to be obese. For example, a gene has been found that appears to control signals to the brain that enough fat has been stored in the body in the course of a meal—so the individual should stop eating. The gene influences the production of leptin (瘦蛋白), which keeps appetite under control. If leptin doesn’t work well, it is likely that individuals will continue to eat. Thus the gene that controls leptin appears to have a critical influence on the potential for obesity.
The confirmation that leptin plays a role in weight control has encouraged researchers to identify and understand other weight-related genes. Recent attention has focused on a gene called GAD2. GAD2 helps control the amount of the neurotransmitter (神经递质) GABA. In general, when more GABA is available, appetite is increased. For that reason, people who have a form of GAD2 that allows more GABA to be available may be at risk for overeating. You can see that GAD2 is not directly an obesity gene. Rather it has an indirect influence on obesity through its direct influence on GABA.
Genetic research holds out the promise of innovative solutions to obesity. Researchers hope that an understanding of the link between genus and weight control will enable them to provide new drug treatments. Nonetheless, even the most optimistic researchers provide a warning: “Innovative drugs will be effective only when they are used along with lifestyle changes.”
12. How does the author develop Paragraph 1
A. By giving an example. B. By making an assumption.
C. By asking questions. D. By reasoning and analyzing.
13. What does the underlined word “obese” in Paragraph 2mean
A. Powerful. B. Fat. C. Active. D. Outgoing.
14. What do researchers suggest doing in the last paragraph
A. Taking new drugs. B. Understanding genetic effects.
C. Keeping a healthy lifestyle. D. Trying to adjust GAD2.
15. Which of the following is the best title for the text
A. The Sorts of Genus Helping You Keep Thin B. The Reason Why You Become Too Heavy
C. How Does Genetics Contribute to Obesity D. What Influence Does Food Have on Weight
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。
How to Limit Your Environmental Impact While Travelling
Travelling unlocks a world of endless possibilities and adventures, allowing us to hike through breathtaking landscapes, encounter kangaroos and deer in their natural habitat, and witness the power of volcanoes. However, tourism can also be harmful to the environment. Increased plastic waste and noise pollution can damage ecosystems.____16____.
Try to travel by land instead of air.
____17____, it is typically one of the most polluting forms of transport. Taking the train or driving in some countries may be better options. For example, if you’re heading to Las Vegas from Los Angeles, driving for around four hours emits (排放) around 75% less CO compared to the one-hour flight (provided you have several friends with you).
Be a responsible hotel guest.
A typical hotel uses about 73,000 gallons of water per year. Laundering towels (洗熨毛巾) is an energy-and-water-consuming process. ____18____. By doing so, you’ll reduce your environmental impact.
Make the most of safe tap water (自来水).
Drinking tap water may come as a shock to many travellers.____19____, avoid bottled options. Not only are they more expensive, but they have a higher level of pollution compared to treated tap water. Instead, carry a bottle and refill it wherever you can.
____20____. When visiting different destinations, we should recognize the importance of protecting the natural beauty. We mustn’t throw rubbish everywhere. And we should avoid activities that may harm wildlife. Additionally, supporting local conservation efforts, such as participating in community-led clean-up projects, can make a positive impact on the local environment.
A. Respect the local environment
B. Explore with big tour companies
C. While air travel can often be quicker
D. The airlines still have 2,100 new planes on order
E. But when you’re in countries where tap water is safe to consume
F. Thankfully, there are ways to limit our impact on the environment
G. Thus many hotels often put up signs asking you to re-use your towels
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。
I’m a fan of people sharing their personal stories. Hearing people’s stories is a source of constant ____21____ for me to write. Yet, when it comes to telling my personal stories, I often ____22____ to find my voice and courage.
As a shy person, talking about myself makes me feel ____23____. It requires a lot of mental ____24____ for me to feel okay sharing my stories and I also think I don’t have stories worth ____25____.
As I wrote in a blog post a few weeks ago, it becomes increasingly important for me to be an authentic (真实的) self. So I ____26____ to take a big leap (跳跃) and share something deeply personal in my weekly newsletter. I wrote about my struggle with procrastination (拖延症) and my ____27____ to finish my book.
I was nervous to ____28____ that email. But I decided it was something I wanted to be ____29____ about with everyone. Several hours later, I received dozens of heart-warming _____30_____. Many people said they were _____31_____ reading my book. What was even more touching were emails from people who shared their own struggles with procrastination and writing. Over the Internet, across the miles I had the chance to connect with total _____32_____ with the same problem as me. By telling our story, we _____33_____ ourselves from those binds (束缚) and give rise to an opportunity of connection. I feel a stronger _____34_____ to share my stories in the most authentic ways possible, even if it’s online _____35_____.
21. A. wisdom B. achievement C. satisfaction D. inspiration
22. A. struggle B. desire C. agree D. stop
23. A. disappointed B. regretful C. shocked D. uncomfortable
24. A. energy B. exercise C. adaption D. relief
25. A. writing B. collecting C. sharing D. editing
26. A. happened B. decided C. pretended D. offered
27. A. horrors B. preparations C. outcomes D. attempts
28. A. send B. receive C. design D. update
29 A. calm B. open C. friendly D. brave
30. A. sentences B. responses C. instructions D. praises
31. A. getting across B. taking up C. looking forward to D. dealing with
32. A. readers B. authors C. followers D. strangers
33. A. free B. tell C. discourage D. distinguish
34. A. embarrassment B. trouble C. pull D. devotion
35. A. discussion B. communication C. technology D. conclusion
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。
If you were told to stop from breathing through your nose, could you do it Journalist Nestor made it for about 10 days,____36____ (plug) up his nose and breathing only through his mouth as part of an experiment at Stanford University. The effects were systemic—sleeping troubles, high blood pressure and, of course, discomfort.
Breathing is so automatic an activity that most of ____37____(we) never think about doing it. But as Nestor shows through his own experiences and conversations with dozens of ____38____ (expert), the way we breathe makes ____39____ difference to the body's overall health.____40____ (base) on the results of the experiment, he published a book Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, where he explores everything from the role our noses play in hormone regulation（激素调节） and digestion, to ____41____ some athletes build up the lung capacity（肺活量） to run marathons in extreme conditions or div e into icy water for more than an hour at a time. The topic is ____42____ (seeming) simple—an entire book about breathing. But actually every chapter ____43____ (reveal) new details about how body and breath work together at the same time.
Nestor's daring attitude and curiosity were infectious: I not only noticed myself paying attention to my own breathing every time I sat down to read,____44____ my new-found comfort with my own lungs even _____45_____ (inspire) me to go for my first jog in years.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，你校英语角将举办《雾都孤儿》(Oliver Twist）荐读交流会活动。请你写一则书面通知。内容包括：
1.时间和地点；
2.活动安排及要求。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右：
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Notice
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The English Corner
June 20, 2024
第二节 （满分25分）
47. 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。
The boys at the back of the school bus were restless. Stevie did his best to ignore the others. “”Settled own!”Mr Taylor said. “We’ll be there soon. Wait till you see the climbing walls. You’ll be very happy.” Stevie hadn’t liked this “Boys Rulz” club from the start. They were troublemakers. Mom had made him join because she was worried that he didn’t seem to be fitting in. It was n this fault, thought Stevie, school was boring. None of the teachers trusted him, and no special boy’s group was to change that.
All the boys stared up in wonder at the huge climbing walls. Stevie looked down at his thin arms and wondered how he could climb up that. Mr Taylor and a man called Rick helped the boys get into their harnesses (保护带) and showed them how to climb up. “Now find a partner and get them to check all your straps (带子) and everything,” said Mr Taylor. The boys quickly paired off, leaving Stevie standing there alone. “Cool, you’re with me,” said Rick, holding up his hand for a high-five. Stevie high-five d him back weakly. Stevie was on a tiny wall which the others had called the “baby wall”. He gritted his teeth (咬紧牙关), his face pressed against the rough surface and reached for the next, hold. “Done!” he called down from the top. “Now let go of the rock and walk down as I showed you,” said Rick. “It’s perfectly safe.” Stevie did as instructed, and Rick started to let him down slowly. “Well done,” said Rick when Stevie got to the bottom.
Then someone pointed out that Mr Taylor hadn’t done any climbing himself.” I plan to, “said Mr Taylor.” But I’ll need a partner, someone I can really trust. “The boys volunteered actively, but Mr Taylor pretended he hadn’t heard. He looked around the group. “How about you, Stevie ” he said at last. “Fancy being my belayer ” A be layer is somebody who controls how you come down, the one that stops you from falling.
要求：
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。
Stevie looked up, greatly surprised.
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“Ready to let me down ” Mr Taylor called down to Stevie.
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参考答案
第一部分 听力（略）
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）
1. B 2. D 3. C
4. B 5. D 6. B 7. A
8. B 9. B 10. D 11. A
12. A 13. B 14. C 15. C
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
16. F 17. C 18. G 19. E 20. A
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）
21. D 22. A 23. D 24. A 25. C
26. B 27. D 28. A 29. B 30. B
31. C 32. D 33. A 34. C 35. B
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
36. plugging 37. us
38. experts 39. a
40. Based 41. how
42. seemingly 43. reveals
44. but 45. inspired
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
46.范文
Notice
To cultivate students’ interest in reading, our English Reading Club is going to hold a reading exchange meeting about Oliver Twist, which is scheduled to be held on June 27 in the Library Reading Room.
During the meeting, everyone will have the chance to show their understanding of the book by participating in the free discussions. We will also watch some clips related to the book.
Finally, those who want to can role-play some characters in the book. Please make full preparations for it and be present on time.
The English Corner
June 20, 2024
第二节 （满分25分）
47. Stevie looked up, greatly surprised. He thought he’d been invisible. “I’m not so sure,” he smiled weakly. But Mr Taylor came up to him, patted him on the arm firmly and, before he could refuse, said “Let’s do it.” The boys gathered around. Then Stevie and Mr Taylor checked each other’s straps—the way they had been taught. With everything ready, Mr Taylor began to make his way up. Watching carefully as the teacher climbed, Stevie could feel his heart pounding fast and his palms sweating. Finally, Mr Taylor reached the top, and the whole place burst into cheering.
“Ready to let me down ” Mr Taylor called down to Stevie. Stevie took a deep breath and reviewed what Rick had taught them about how to use the belaying device. At last, he looked up and said loudly, “OK!” Then the teacher let go of the wall and began to walk down. Stevie let the rope slip through his hands bit-by-bit cautiously and watched the teacher’s movement closely. He was so nervous that he could even hear his heart beating fast. Luckily, things went smoothly! Hearing the teacher say “You’re really trustworthy!”, Stevie smiled with relaxation and great joy.