江蘇省徐州市沛縣2023-2024學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期4月期中英語試題

2023~2024學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期期中考試高二英語試題（本試卷共12頁，滿分150分，考試時間120分鐘）注意事項：1.答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2.回答選擇題時，用鉛筆在答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標號涂黑。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上。第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Whendoesthemanhavetogettoschool?A.In50minutes. B.In30minutes. C.In20minutes.2.Whatisthehouselike?A.Itismainlymadeofwood.B.Itdoesn’thaveastudy.C.Itistoooldtolivein.3.Whydoesthewomansuggesttheygohomenow?A.Shehastogetupearly.B.Theyaren’thavingfun.C.Therestaurantisclosing.4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Theamountofwaterintheriver.B.Therecentweatherevents.C.Thelocalswimmingpool.5.Howdoesthemanfeel?A.Understanding. B.Excited. C.Upset.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，共22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6.Whatismostlikelythewoman’sprimaryconcern?A.Themanisn’tcompletingasufficientnumberofsales.B.Themanhasapoorattitudetowardshisco-workers.C.Themanisalwayslatetowork.7.Howwillthewomanmainlysupporttheman?A.Byofferinghimabetterposition.B.Byallowinghimtowatchherdoherwork.C.Byhavinghimworkwiththebestsalesman.聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。8.Whodothelittledogsbelongto?A.Thewoman’sparents.B.Thewoman’sneighbor.C.Theman’sclassmate.9.Howmanydogshasthemanalreadyowned?A.One. B.Two. C.Three.10.Whatisthemangoingtodoafterschool?A.Seesomeanimals. B.Playbasketball. C.Takeashower.聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。11.Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Motherandson.B.Clothesdesignerandactor.C.Shopassistantandcustomer.12.Whatwasthemantryingtobuyatfirst?A.Food. B.Clothes. C.Flowers.13.HowwillthewomancontactCindy?A.Byemail. B.Byphone. C.Byletter.聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。14.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inabathroom. B.Inalivingroom. C.Inabedroom.15.Whichcountryhasnationalclothescalleda“dirndl”?A.England. B.Germany. C.Finland.16.WhatpartoftheSámidoll’ssetismissing?A.Histrousers. B.Hisshirt. C.Hishat.17.Whatarethespeakerslookingfor?A.Adress. B.Atextbook. C.Adoll.聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。18.Whatistheconcernmentionedinthetalk?A.Peoplearehavingtroubleconcentrating.B.Peoplearegettingmorebraindiseases.C.Peoplearebecomingconfusedbynewtechnology.19.Whatarepeopleprobablybetteratnowthanbefore?A.Writingshortstoriesonline.B.Understandinglongmovieswell.C.Reviewingplentyofinformationfast.20.Howhavewebsiteschangedaccordingtosomerecentstudies?A.Theyhavebecomemoreattractive.B.Theyhavebecomestranger.C.Theyhavebecomesmaller.第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AMetropolitanMuseumofArtThemuseumhousesmorethan2millionworksspanning（跨越）5,000yearsandistheattractionsecondtononeinNewYorkCity,attractingover5millionvisitorsannually.Eventhosewhothinkartormuseumsarenottheircupofteacanspenddayshereandstillnotexperienceasmallpartofitsartcollections,famousexhibits,specialeventsandmuchmore!Admission:$22adults,freechildrenunder16.IntrepidSea,Air&SpaceMuseumTheIntrepidisawonderfulplaceinNewYorkCitythatofferssomethingforeveryoneinthefamily.It’soneofthemostpopularactivitiesinNYC.Childrenoranyonewhoisgenuinelyinterestedinwarhistoryandtransportationshouldn’tmissit.Privateeventssuchasweddingsareagreatopportunitytohavethemuseumalltoyourselfforonenight.Admission:$30adults,$15childrenunder12.AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryAlotofNewYorkersbelievethatthisisthebestamongallthemuseumsinNewYorkCity.AnyonewhogrewupinNYChasfondmemoriesoftheirschooltripsandSaturdaysspentwiththeirparentsatthemuseum.Checkoutthefantasticnewspaceshow,“JourneytotheStars”,whichisnarratedbyWhoopiGoldbergandmakesitstandoutfromothermuseums.Theshowtakesplaceeveryhalfanhour.Admission:$33adults,$20childrenaged2-12.GuggenheimMuseumThisinternationalmuseumcollectsanddisplaysmodernandcontemporaryartinNewYorkCity.Ifyouplantovisitthemuseum,besuretobookyourticketsonline,astheyareavailableat10a.m.thedaybefore.TheGuggenheimalsohostsreallyawesomearteventsfocusedonaspecialexhibitionorprogram,makingthemuseumoneofthecity’strendiestplaces.Admission:$25adults,$18studentsandseniors(65+),freechildrenunder12.21.Whichmuseumisthebestchoiceforvisitorspassionateaboutwarhistory?A.GuggenheimMuseum.B.MetropolitanMuseumofArt.C.IntrepidSea,Air&SpaceMuseum.D.AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory.22.HowmuchshouldbepaidifayoungcoupleplantovisitGuggenheimMuseumtogetherwiththreekindergartenchildren?A.$50. B.$79. C.$104. D.$130.23.Whatdothefourmuseumshaveincommon?A.Visitorscangaininsightintohistorythere.B.Theyoffersomethingforthewholefamily.C.TheyenjoygreatpopularityamongNewYorkers.D.Performancestakeplaceinthemuseumeveryday.BIhadgoneintoachief’sofficetotalkaboutacoupleofissuesthatneededtobeaddressed.She,likeallofthemenandwomeninherdepartment,hadbeenthroughthewell-known‘ringer’.Thestresswassointense,onecouldalmosttasteit.Ihadbeenassistingthedepartmentduringacrucialperiodofbeingveryshort-handed,andwaswatchingeveryonegetclosetoburn-out.WhenIinquiredaboutherstateofmind,sheadmittedthatherhomelifewasalmostnon-existent,becauseshewas‘zombieingthroughtheevening’.Thenextwordsoutofhermouthexpressedafrustrationofmyown:“ThisworkisnotmygiftfromGod.Myfamilyis!”Ihadheardofhangingallofone’sproblemsfromtheofficeona“TroubleTree”whiledrivinghome,tobepickeduponthewaybacktotheofficeinthemorning,andforabriefsecondthoughtaboutsuggestingthatscenariotothechief.Butwhatcameoutwas:“Whydon’twedosomethingdifferent?Let’shaveaBlessingTree.Onthewayhomeintheevening,wecouldpulldownablessingtowriteacharacterweadoreinourspouse,aparticularreasonwelovethem,thelovetheyorourchildrenhaveforus.Thelistcouldbeendless.”WhenItrieditonthewayhomethatnight,thestressseemedtomeltaway.Therewasa‘springinmystep’andwhenIarrived,asmileofjoywasbubblingupfromwithin!Forthefirsttimein2weeks,Iwasoverjoyedtogreetmywifeandchildren!TheBlessingTreecouldmakeamajordifferenceinyourevenings,especiallyafterthoseREALLYtoughdays.24.Whatisparagraph1mainlyabout?A.Thestressoftheauthor. B.Thestaff’sstressinthedepartment.C.Theissuesrequiringaddressing. D.Thefamousringerofthechief.25.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“zombieingthroughtheevening”meaninparagraph2?A.Becomingazombieintheevening. B.Beingextremelytiredintheevening.C.Spendingtheeveninginconfusion. D.Feelinglikeazombieduringtheday.26.Howweretheauthor’sproblemssolved?A.Bytalkingaboutthemintheoffice. B.Bysharingthemwithfamilymembers.C.Bymakinguseofa“TroubleTree”. D.Bymakinguseofa“BlessingTree”.27.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Toshowthepressureinmodernlife.B.Topersuadereaderstoprayforblessings.C.Tointroducestress-relievingapproaches.D.Tosharehowtoraisesuggestionsforthechief.CFourthWing,anovelbyRebeccaYarros,gainedattentiononBookTok,TikTok’sbookcommunity,lastyear.PublishedonMay2,itssequel（續(xù)集）,IronFlame,followedjustsixmonthslateronNov.7,bringingYarrosfame.YarrosreleasedthefirsttwobooksquicklybecauseshehadwrittenpartofIronFlamebeforehand.However,shedecidedtoslowdownthereleaseofsubsequentbooks.Therapidreleaseofthesebookssparkedadebateaboutwhetherqualityissacrificedforspeedinpublishing.YarrosfacedcriticismformispronouncingScottishGaelicwordsduringaBarnes&NobleQ&Aeventonthesequel’sreleaseday.Criticssuggestedbetterpreparation,likehiringaGaelicproofreader（校對員）,toavoidsucherrors.Despitecriticism,FourthWingsoaredtothetopoftheNewYorkTimes’BestSellersListwithinitsfirstweek,fueledbyBookTok’sinfluence.Thisphenomenonparallelsfastfashion’strends,reflectingsocialmedia’simpactonreadingpreferences.Yarros’abilitytoblendgenresandappealtoBookTok’sfavoritetropescontributedtothebook’ssuccess.Whenbooksbecomehugelypopular,publishersandauthorsoftenrushtotakeadvantageoftheirsuccess,expandingtheseriesquickly.Thisrushmirrorsthefastfashionindustry,whereitemsarerapidlyproducedtomeettrends,sometimessacrificingquality.Rushedpublishing,influencedbyplatformslikeBookTok,mayresultininsufficienttimeforwritingandediting,potentiallycompromisingtheoverallqualityofthebooks.Despiteconcerns,popularbooksrecommendedonBookTokcanstillbeenjoyed,whetherthey’refancyhardcoversorsimplepaperbacks.28.Whatcanbelearnedfromthefirstparagraph?A.BookTokusersdemandedafasterrelease.B.FourthWingwaspublishedonMay2thisyear.C.IronFlamewaspublishedearlierthanFourthWing.D.Yarrosreleasedthefirsttwobooksquicklyduetopre-writtencontent.29.Whatadvicemightthecriticsgiveonmispronunciations?A.Ignoringthem. B.Preparingfullyforthem.C.Expandingthereleasequickly. D.Releasingstatementstodefendthem.30.WhyarethebooksrecommendedonBookTokstillpopular?A.Becausetheyproducetheseriesrapidly.B.Becausetheyprioritizequantityoverquality.C.Becausetheyproducequicklytomakeprofits.D.Becausetheymakeuseofthesuccessandmeetconsumers’demands.31.Inwhichpartofawebsitewouldyoumostprobablyfindthetext?A.Culture. B.Life. C.Science. D.Technology.DHiringprocessescanbeconsideredasabattlebetweenhonestyanddishonesty.Youmightimaginethisisasimplefightbetweentruth-seekingcompaniesandself-promotingapplicants,andtoacertainextentitis.Butcompaniessometimesdeliberatelytwistthetruthinawaythatisself-destructive.Let’sstartwithjobapplicants.ThepointofaCVoraLinkedIn（領(lǐng)英）profileistomakerealityasappealingaspossible.Ifanyonewhohasreachedacertainlevelofexperienceisaleaderwhoispersonallyresponsibleforgeneratingmillionsinrevenue（收入）,theworldeconomywouldbeabout15timesbiggerthanitactuallyis.TheaverageBritonspendsfourandahalfhoursadaywatchingTVandonlinevideos.Buttheaveragejobapplicantusestheirsparetimeonlyforworthypurposes,likevolunteeringinsoupkitchensorteachingorphanstocode.Thecompaniesalsotendtomagnifythetruthasapplicantsdo.Thetypicalfirmwillwriteajobdescriptionthatdescribestheworkenvironmentasfast-pacedandinnovative,andthenlaysoutasetofimpossiblerequirementsforthe“idealapplicant”,whoalmostdoesnotexist.Sometimes-aswhenadsdemandmoreyearsofexperienceinaprogramminglanguagethanthatlanguagehasexistedfor-theserequirementsincludeanabilitytogobackandchangethecourseofhistory.TraceyFranklin,afanof“realisticjobpreviews”(RJPs),saysthatoneeffectivestrategyis,intextorvideo,togivewould-beemployeesagenuinesenseofthenegativesandpositivesofthejob,aswellasaclearideaofthecompany’scorporateculture.Suchhonestycanbeitsownreward.Apaperin2011byDavidEarnestofTowsonUniversityandhisco-authorsconcludedthatRJPsleadtolowerturnover（人事變更率）andhigheremployeesatisfaction.32.WhatdoweknowaboutaCVoraLinkedInprofileaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyhighlightrelevantvolunteerwork.B.Theydemonstrategenuineinterestsandhobbies.C.Theyexaggerateone’sachievementsandskills.D.Theyaccuratelyrepresentone’squalificationsandexperiences.33.Whatisthetoneoftheauthorinparagraph2and3?A.Ironical. B.Concerned. C.Serious. D.Humorous.34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.RJPsleadtohigherturnover.B.RJPscontributetothestabilityoftheemployees.C.Companiesshouldavoidsharingcorporateculture.D.RJPsfailtoinfluenceturnoverandemployeesatisfaction.35.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.Hire,liar B.Apply,liar C.Labor,liar D.Fire,liar第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Doyoufeelstuckinlifeandwishyouweren’tsoterrifiedofmakingmistakes?Doyouoftenworryaboutmakingthewrongchoicesandendupnotdoinganythingatall?36.Hereare4reasonsyouneedtostopbeingafraidofmakingmistakes:Perfectionismdoesn’texistTryingsomethingdifferentorsomewhatriskywillnotruinyourlife.Youcannotexpecteverythingtobeperfect.37.Stopworryingaboutwhatcouldgowrongandjustgowiththeflow.Learntoadapttodifferentsituationsandtrytobemoreflexible.EveryonemakesmistakesYoumighthearthisallthetimeanditreallyistrue.Makingmistakesdoesn’tmeanyouareweakorincompetent.Itdoesnotmeanyou’reafailure.Onthecontrary,itmeansyouarebraveenoughtogoafterwhatyouwant.Mostsuccessfulpeopleleaveatrailofmistakesbeforefinallyreachingtheirgoals.38.39Ifyoukeepplayingitsafe,youwillnevergrow.Newchallengeswillbroadenyourhorizonsandopenupawholenewworldforyou.Youwilldiscovernewskills,meetmorelike-mindedpeople,andeventuallyfeelmoreconfident.Figureoutwhatyoureallywant,thentakeitonestepatatime.Goatyourownpaceanddon’tworryaboutwhatpeoplethink.Whatmattersisthatyouaretryingsomething.BeingboldwillgetyoufurtherYoudon’tneedtobeanoutgoingorover-confidentpersontomakeboldchoices.40.Acknowledgethatthere’snothingyoucan’tlearnintheprocess.Getinspirationfrompeoplewhoarealreadydoingwhatyouhavealwayswantedtodoinlife.A.BecalmtofacemistakesB.MistakescanhelpyougrowC.JustbelieveinyourselfandyourowncapabilitiesD.ThekeyistokeepgoingnomatterwhatlifethrowsatyouE.That’snothowtheworldworksbecausenothingisperfectF.MakingmistakesistheladderofyourgrowthandprogressG.Ifyouwanttomakethemostofyourlife,youcan’thidebehindyourfearforever第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Everyonehasadifferentpaththrougheducation.Whilesomeattenduniversityrightafterhighschool,othersfindtheirwaybackyearslater.Thiswasthe41forMinniePayne.TheSouthCarolinanativereturnedtotheclassroomafterretiringatage68,finally42hermuch-covetedundergraduatedegreewhenshewas73.43stoppingthere,Payne44herhighereducationpathandatage90,hasbecometheoldestpersontoobtainamaster’sdegreeattheschool.Paynewillbe45acrossthestagebyhergrandsontoreceiveherwell-earneddiploma.Althoughmucholderthantheotherstudents,she46learningsomethingnewandreachinghergoal.“It’snevertoolatetolearnandMinniePayneismakinghistory,asnoonehas47”writesUNT.“AstheeldestUNTgraduatetocompletehercoursework,her48forwritingandherpositiveattitudemadecollegeajoyratherthana49.”Beforereachingher50goal,Payneworkedasacourtreporteranda51teacherinatextile-millcommunityinSouthCarolina.Afterretiring,she52asastudentincollegeatTexasWoman’sUniversity.Paynehasalready53anewjobinHoustonaftergraduation.Shewillbeworkingatamagazinethatisbasedinthearea.“It’snotmy54tostopwork,”shesaid.“Ialwayswantedtoimprovemyself.WhenIretired,Iwasn’tdoinganythingconstructive.Andit’smylifephilosophyto55bedoingsomethingconstructive.”WewishPaynethebestofluckinhernewcareer.41.A.contest B.criterion C.case D.chance42.A.applying B.receiving C.polishing D.drilling43.A.Aheadof B.Becauseof C.Insteadof D.Inviewof44.A.pursued B.changed C.approached D.quitted45.A.encouraged B.guided C.aided D.accompanied46.A.insistson B.takeson C.signsup D.weighsup47.A.suspected B.anticipated C.resolved D.inquired48.A.preference B.sympathy C.passion D.reference49.A.competence B.virtue C.disaster D.burden50.A.ultimate B.crucial C.precise D.concise51.A.hard-working B.part-time C.full-time D.well-paid52.A.functioned B.pretended C.labeled D.qualified53.A.searched B.landed C.hatched D.arranged54.A.budget B.benefit C.intention D.assumption55.A.constantly B.temporarily C.occasionally D.casually第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。OnthedayofLongtaitou,peopletraditionallygogettheirfirsthaircutforgoodluck.Asanimportanttraditionalfestivalinfolkculture,thecustomsoftheLongtaitouvary56(different)fromthenorthtothesouth.Inthenorth,thereareseveralcustomsrelatedtoagriculturalproduction.Thefestival57(celebrate)aroundthetimeof“Jingzhe”,thethirdofthe24SolarTerms,atime58allcreaturesbecomeactiveanddiseasestendtoarise,posingathreattocrops.Therefore,peopleperformtheritualsofyinlong,whichliterallymeans“summoningthedragon”,59(drive)awaypestsandensurethesafetyofpeople.InsomeareasofNortheastChina,peopleknockonthebeams（梁）oftheirhouses60longsticksonthemorningofthedayofLongtaitou.Theritualiscalledqiaolongtou,or“knockingonthedragon’shead”,61(intend)toawakenthedragonandensurepeaceforthecommunity.62itisinthenorthorthesouth,theculturalconnotationsofLongtaitoucannotbesimplydividedintoworshipofthedragonortheearthspiritbasedongeography.Itisthroughthe63(integrate)andevolutionovergenerationsthatthefestivalhasgraduallyformed64uniquesetofcustomsandsignificance.Thediversecultureandrichhistoryofsuchtraditionalfestivalcustomsshowthecountry’sancient65(wise),respectfornatureandgoodwishesforlife.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)；滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）假定你是校學(xué)生會主席李華，你校將在暑期組織學(xué)生參加職業(yè)體驗活動。請以學(xué)生會的名義寫一封倡議書，號召大家積極參加，內(nèi)容包括：1.倡議的目的；2.活動內(nèi)容；3.發(fā)出倡議。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可適當加入細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。Dearstudents,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________