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绝密★启用前
南宁市2024年秋季学期教学质量调研
高二年级英语试卷
（考试形式：闭卷 考试时间：120分钟 分值150分）
注意事项：
1．本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。
2．考生作答时请将答案答在答题卡上，选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. Where does the man plan to go this year
A. Europe. B. Asia. C. South America.
2. What do we know about the woman
A. She wants to go swimming.
B. She is busy with her project.
C. She will have a test tomorrow.
3.Why is the man wearing a strange suit
A. He wants to be special.
B. It is required by the party.
C. He got dressed without light.
4. How much will the man pay
A. $70. B. $80. C. $100.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. How to deal with stress.
B. Where to apply for jobs.
C. When to go shopping.
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. How is the man feeling now
A. Much better. B. Even worse. C. Very well.
7. What does the woman suggest the man do
A. Go to hospital. B. Have some milk. C. Ask Mr. Kim for leave.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Who did the man meet while waiting for the woman
A. Mr. Pope. B. Mrs. Pope. C. Norman.
9. Why can’t the man hear the woman clearly
A. It is too noisy nearby.
B. The woman speaks in a low voice.
C. There is something wrong with his ears.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What’s the relationship between the speakers
A. Reporter and guest.
B. Bookseller and customer.
C. Interviewer and applicant.
11. What does the woman think of her job
A. Enjoyable. B. Challenging. C. Boring.
12. What will the woman talk about next
A. Her books. B. Her hobbies. C. Her job duties.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What mainly made the man hesitate to visit the White House
A. Lack of interest. B. The tight security. C. The historical atmosphere.
14. How did the woman get the tour information
A. From the website. B. From the local paper. C. From the travel guide.
15. Where are the speakers probably now
A. In the White House. B. In a dining hall. C. At an airport.
16. What does the woman mean
A. The man is too serious.
B. The man jokes too much.
C. The man should take his gun.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How did the speaker go to school
A. By bike. B. On foot. C. By bus.
18. When did the rain begin
A. Before he left home.
B. After he arrived at school.
C. When school was over.
19. How long did the rain last
A. Several minutes. B. Half an hour. C. Three hours.
20. How does the speaker feel after the rain
A. Comfortable. B. Annoyed. C. Frightened.
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和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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Here are some family-friendly hotels in England.
Another Place, The Lake
Ullswater, Lake District
Another Place is aimed primarily at families and younger adults. The 20-metre glass-fronted indoor pool has children’s swimming times. Older children can enjoy water sports on the lake including stand-up paddle-boarding and wild swimming. There’s a fully equipped Kids’ Zone for all ages, from babies to teenagers.
From 165 per night
Augill Castle
Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
With the features of a castle but in miniature (小型的), Augill Castle appeals equally to children and adults, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a more family-friendly castle, with a tree house, playground and tennis court in its 15-acre grounds, and inside, a 12-seater cinema, and the popular children’s cookery school.
From 180 per night
Slaley Hall
Hexham, Northumberland
This country hotel, wrapped in woodland and golf courses, is modern in feel. You will not be bored here—take your pick from a range of facilities, including golfing, woodland walks, a gym and an indoor pool. Children can stay in their parents’ room for free, but there is a 50 percent charge if they sleep in an interconnecting room. For decent pub food, the Claret Jug is a family-friendly sports bar.
From 89 per night
Rockliffe Hall
Hurworth-on-Tees, Durham
Rockliffe Hall is a five-star hotel that also welcomes children. There are generous dedicated (专用的) times at the swimming pool for children. Look out for the Alice in Wonderland- themed play cabins (小木屋). The parkland, called “A Wonderland of Curiosities”, will include a nature path, an adventure playground, and a beautiful new glasshouse hosting tea parties.
From 260 per night
（2） Which hotel provides cooking classes for children
A. Slaley Hall. B. Augill Castle.
C. Rockliffe Hall. D. Another Place, The Lake.
A. Where can you find a hotel that costs under 150 per night
A. In Cumbria. B. In Durham.
C. In Northumberland D. In the Lake District.
3、 What do Another Place and Rockliffe Hall have in common
A. Both require an extra fee for children. B. Both feature themed play areas for kids.
C. Both arrange tea parties for their guests. D. Both set aside specific times for children.
B
My dad has watermelon-size muscles and enormous hands. He doesn’t seem like the kind of person who bakes great bread, but he does. Every Saturday he bakes silently by himself. The rest of the week, he’s a car mechanic whose job involves complex lifting, tightening, shaking and hitting. People tend to think of cars as metallic (金属的) members of the family, and Dad seldom lets them down.
I kind of understand Dad’s baking routine. Though he’s into the work, customers’ expectation and heavy work weigh him down. When working on the dough, he returns to a life of ease.
I had been feeling stressed out myself since I didn’t qualify for the swim team. I thought Dad had found that and he asked me to help and headed to the kitchen.
Though I was surprised, I followed him. Dad took out his mixing bowl, telling me to mix ingredients
while he added them. Then he showed me how to process the dough—repeatedly stretching, pounding and folding it. It took ten minutes and a surprising amount of energy to finish. But what came next was harder and more surprising—doing nothing. We put the dough back into the bowl. It took an hour to rise. Then we pressed and stretched it, put it into pans and waited another hour for it to double. “It’s hard to resist putting the dough directly into the oven, but if you do, the bread will be tough,” Dad explained.
When the dough rose at its own pace, time seemed to slow down. We could do nothing to speed that. As I accepted that, I stopped watching the clock and started enjoying the time. My father taught me how to bake, but I learned something more—appreciate the slow pace of time and let the bread rise.
24. What can we learn about the author’s father
A. He is very talkative. B. He takes no interest in baking.
C. He is expert at his work. D. He doesn’t like fixing cars.
15. Why does the author’s father make bread every Saturday
A. To get relaxed. B. To kill the time.
C. To pursue his hobby. D. To learn a new skill.
（1） What is the most difficult part during baking bread according to the author
A. Measuring ingredients. B. Waiting for the dough to rise.
C. Processing the dough. D. Controlling the temperature of the oven.
10. What is a suitable title for the text
A. Secrets of Baking B. Influence of My Father
C. A Bread Lesson D. A Surprising Leisure Time
C
Climate change is reshaping the U.S., as journalist Jake Bittle explains in his new book, The Great Displacement: “Each passing year brings disasters that destroy new parts of the United States, and these disasters alter the course of human lives, pushing people from one place to another, destroying old communities and forcing new ones to appear.”
The first section of Bittle’s book focuses on the Florida Keys. Bittle profiles Patrick Garvey, who bought a neglected grove (疏于打理的小树林) on Big Pine Key, and fixed it up into “a real community resource” that grew fruits rare in the continental U.S. Then came Hurricane Irma. Patrick and some friends decided to stay on the island during the storm, and ended up sheltering at a nearby school. They survived, but the grove wasn’t so lucky.
Patrick’s story is a heartbreaking one. Bittle strikes a discouraging note about the future of the Keys’ ability to sustain human life. “Many of the islands in the archipelago (群岛)，perhaps all of them, could go underwater altogether by the end of this century,” he writes. Some Keys residents decided to stay after Irma; others, unable to bear the thought of going through that kind of suffering again, left.
In his book, Bittle covers the people whose lives have been influenced by climate change with real sympathy. He takes a deep dive into the factors that go into people’s decisions to stay or to leave once their neighborhoods have been affected by climate change, explaining why economic inequality makes many people unable to relocate, even if it was easy for them to simply pack up and leave behind the places where they’ve spent their whole lives. He’s an emotional writer, but also one with a real gift for explaining the tough issues—economic, scientific and political—that make the climate crisis and its effect on the population so complex.
Climate change is affecting not only the U.S., but the whole world, and if you are dying for more on the situation, this book really is a must-read.
13. What does the underlined word “alter” mean in the first paragraph
A. Change. B. Better. C. Complete. D. Ruin.
17. Which of the following best describes Bittle’s attitude to the future of the islands
A. Neutral B. Supportive C. Doubtful D. Negative
18. What contributes to people’s decision to stay at the place
A. Their deep love for this place. B. Their great unwillingness in relocating.
C. Their tough financial situation. D. Their being accustomed to the life there.
B. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text
A. To show sympathy for the islanders.
B. To recommend a book on climate change.
C. To honor an environmentalist on climate change.
D. To warn people of the tough situation of an island.
D
History is written, read and told, but rarely ever is it smelled.
Historians and scientists across Europe have now gotten together with perfumers (调香师) and museums for a unique project: to reveal what Europe smelled like between the 16th and early 20th centuries. A European street today may smell like coffee, fresh-baked bread and cigarettes. But what did it smell like hundreds of years ago As part of this three-year-long project called “Odeuropa”, the researchers want to find all the old scents of Europe, and even recreate some of this ancient smellscape: from the dry tobacco scents to the smelly canals.
To do this, they will first build artificial intelligence (AI) that will be trained to go through historical texts, written in seven different languages, for any descriptions of scents. The AI will also be trained to detect images of objects in the texts that might be scented. The team will then use this information to create an online encyclopedia (百科全书) of smells from Europe’s past.
The encyclopedia will include the meaning of certain scents and will trace the stories behind scents, places and related practices, according to project leader Angela Lee. “This database will become a library for the smell heritage of Europe, enabling future generations to access and learn about the scented past.” The encyclopedia will also include descriptions of people for whom smell was important.
The researchers will then work with chemists and perfume makers to recreate past smells and figure out how to display the smells in museums and other historical sites. With current technology, almost every scent can be produced. “The more difficult part of the project will be to find descriptions of scents, because people haven’t always talked or written about them,” Lee said.
Scent plays a central role in our everyday life, even acting as a powerful time machine into our own past with its ability to activate long-forgotten memories. But it’s also a key tool in telling the stories of others. “Scent gives us access to the past in a much more direct and emotional way than language and images,” Lee said.
21. Why did the researchers start the “Odeuropa” project
A. To rebuild a historical European street. B. To make perfumes of traditional scents.
C. To analyze the typical smells of Europe. D. To reproduce the scented past of Europe.
A. What will the AI do in the project
A. Collect smell-related data. B. Write interesting stories behind smells.
C. Detect objects by smell. D. Describe smells in different languages.
28. Which of the following is the biggest challenge the project faces
A. Scents of the past are hard to keep. B. Display of smells in museums costs a lot.
C. Technology to reproduce scents is poor. D. Records of scents are rarely found.
A. What is the last paragraph mainly about
A. The application of past scents. B. The effect of scents on memory.
C. The key element in story-telling. D. The access to understanding scent.
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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Rising Above Fears: Tips to Overcome Our Fear
All of us are afraid of something in life—starting a new job, getting into a relationship, or even a trip to the dentist. 36 Here are the necessary steps to follow which will help us overcome our fear.
Notice how we feel. We need to be able to talk about our emotions, no matter how hard it is. This is the first step that we can take to overcome our fears. 37 Do we experience trouble breathing, a sweaty body, or even a stomachache We need to practice reading these physical cues, and we shouldn’t let them carry us away!
Breathe properly. When our fear kicks in, we often hear people say, “Take a deep breath”. 38 Whenever we engage in deep and mindful breathing, it activates our parasympathetic nervous (副交感神经) system which helps us relax. Mindfulness breathing can deactivate the body’s stress responses and help us calm down.
39 When we set our goals, what is the biggest fear that we will face The fear of failure! It is very destructive but unavoidable. We should only learn and grow from it. Actually, failure is a bigger motivator than success because it allows us to be better next time.
Apparently, fear is unpleasant but it is carried in our genes. It means that our survival instincts (本能) are working as they should be. When we are able to manage our fears, we will end up being happy. Our careers will flourish. 40
A. Get rid of failure.
B. Find acceptance in failure.
C. It actually works whether we believe it or not.
D. Being afraid is totally okay but we must learn to overcome it.
E. Doing sports can in the short run leave us unaware of our fears.
F. And in the end we will surely become the best versions of ourselves.
G. We also need to identify the feelings that give us clues about our emotional state.
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。
Yesterday I arrived at Sydney Olympic Park Archery (箭术) Centre for my lesson. My 41 was Virasha, and we started archery training after a brief security check.
I 42 in line with the target and Virasha taught me how to line up the end of the arrow. I held the bow with my left arm and 43 the three middle fingers of my right hand on the string (弓弦). There was a bit of 44 when I pulled my right arm back. I aimed. I 45 . And the arrow went flying to the left of the target. “It’s OK,” Virasha 46 . “Sometimes it takes people a whole hour.”
I had four arrows left. The second also flew past the 47 . In the rain, I couldn’t see where it had 48 . I was a little impatient. What made me more 49 was that the next three arrows also drifted away from the target. As we went to get the 50 back, Virasha told me that if I wanted to hit the target, I should 51 and aim lower. I couldn’t help but laugh and 52 this wisdom of “aim lower” to goal-setting. Last time lucky: the arrow hit the blue ring and the striking sound of it was 53 .
This unforgettable journey has not just 54 my confidence, but also given me a 55 : One should always keep his feet on the ground.
41. A. assistant B. teammate C. guest D. instructor
42. A. waited B. stood C. pulled D. attended
43. A. moved B. tapped C. placed D. pressed
44. A. response B. resistance C. disorder D. confusion
45. A. released B. stopped C. abandoned D. trembled
46. A. warned B. amused C. requested D. comforted
47. A. target B. finger C. bow D. field
48. A. hidden B. collected C. rolled D. landed
49. A. anxious B. happy C. afraid D. grateful
50. A. balls B. boards C. arrows D. rewards
51. A. turn down B. calm down C. fall down D. break down
52. A. adjust B. expose C. apply D. compare
53. A. terrifying B. encouraging C. relaxing D. shocking
54. A. shook B. proved C. boosted D. weakened
55. A. way B. test C. chance D. lesson
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。
In the Shipu Village of Qianzhou, a unique tradition has captured widespread attention—Zanhua, the art of decorating flowers. 56 (wear) flowers stands as one of China’s distinctive and age-old cultural traditions. It is a ceremony 57 is loaded with the weight of history and culture. Zanhua has been included in China’s national intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) list.
Shipu women select 58 (material) like fish bones, ivory, or plastic to craft their hair-pins,
59 (skillful) pairing them with various fresh and artificial flowers. Placing flowers in their hair creates a flower crown with an 60 (attract) diameter (直径). This special headpiece not only improves their beauty 61 transforms each woman into a vivid flower garden. Regardless of age, women in the village are used 62 having a wreath (花环) on in this beautiful fishing village. “Living with flowers” 63 (show) the life philosophy of Shipu women.
Today, more and more tourists come to this village 64 (experience) the charm of Zanhua. It has become 65 beautiful calling card for the global promotion of Chinese culture.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
假定你是李华，你校举办了一场“五彩缤纷的秋天”摄影展。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，介绍这次展览，内容包括：
1. 时间、地点；
2. 作品介绍；
3. 活动意义。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Photos of Colorful Autumn
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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。
It was the tail end of the depression (大萧条), and things were tough. Mum had a hard time raising us kids on her own. My father had drowned in Pitt Lake five years earlier. Because Dad had no pension or benefits, there was not much money; we went on social assistance.
Looking back, I realize what Mum went through sending us kids to school. Every morning she would put a new piece of cardboard in our shoes because our soles (鞋底) were worn out. When we got home, Mum would have French toast ready for us. This was bread deep-fried in lard (猪油). Constant moving was typical for my family in those days, and it didn’t look like we’d be in our current house much longer. Rent was $25 a month, but Mum couldn’t pay it, and we knew we would be forced out after Christmas.
The holidays were fast approaching, and we were entitled to $25 for Christmas from social services. An inspector came to our house and searched it thoroughly to be sure we didn’t have any food hidden away. When he didn’t find any, he issued the cheque to Mum. Mum said that instead of buying food, she was going to use the money to pay our rent. That way we’d have a roof over our heads for a little while longer. Then she told us there would be no Christmas gifts.
Unknown to Mum, I had been selling Christmas trees, shoveling (铲) snow and doing odd jobs to earn enough money to buy a new pair of boots—boots with no cardboard in the soles. They were ten-inch, Top-Genuine, and cost $23.
The big day for getting my boots came on Christmas Eve afternoon. I was very excited as I hurried up the road to catch the bus into town. But on the way to the bus stop I noticed a big grocery store. It was then that I realized we had no Christmas decorations and no Christmas goodies. I also knew we would have no turkey or ham for Christmas dinner.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
I slowed my pace, feeling a sense of guilt.
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Paragraph 2:
The bus drove off without me, and I breathed a sigh of relief.
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