陜西省咸陽市咸陽中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期英語期中考試英語試題(含答案)

-2024學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期期中考試高二英語試題時間：120分鐘總分：150分第一部分聽力(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.Wherehasthewomanbeen?A.ToahospitalB.ToashopC.Toheroffice.2.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A.BuyfoodB.SeeadoctorC.Attendameet3.Whatmightthewomanwantthemantodo?A.FinishtheworkfirstB.SubmitthereportC.Stoptoeat4.What’stheweatherliketodayA.SunnyB.WindC.Stormy5Howmuchtimeisthereleftbeforetheparty?A.45mnutesB.30minutes.C.15minutes第二節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分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Whydoesthemanofteneatout?A.It’sforbusinessB.Hedislikeshome-mademealsC.Hedoesn’tknowhowtocook.7.Howdoesthemanliketherestaurantfood?A.Heexpectsit.B.He’sfondofitC.He’stiredofit聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題8.Howoftenisthewomanlate?A.Never.B.OccasionallyC.Often9.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Husbandandwife.B.Bossandemployee.C.Teacherandstudent.聽第8段材料,回答第10至12題。10.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inthehospital. B.Inarestaurant. C.Atastore.11.Howmuchwillthemanpay?A.60dollars. B.90dollars C.150dollars.12.Whereistheshirtthatthemanchoose?A.OnthetopshelfB.NexttothetopshelfC.Nexttotheblackgloves.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13.WhendidthemangettoWashington,D.C.?A.Atabout8:00. B.Atabout10:00. C.Atabout12:0014.Whopaidthemoney?A.Themanhimself.B.TheArmyBand.C.Aprivateorganization.15.WhydidthemangotoWashington,D.C.?A.Totakephotos. B.Toreceivehonor. C.Tomeetreporters.16.Howdoesthewomanfeel?A.Ashamed. B.Proud. C.Content. 聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17.What’sFriends?A.ATVplay. B.AnEnglishmovie. C.AnEnglishnewsbroadcast.18.Howoldarethecharacters?A.Intheir20s. B.Intheir30s. C.Intheir40s.19.HowisFriendsorganized?A.Bylistingexamples.B.Byintroducingdifferentbackgrounds.C.Bymakingfunofeachother’sshortcomings.20.Wheredoesthespeaker’sfriendwork?A.Inauniversity.B.Ataneducationalfirm.C.Inalanguageschool.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，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。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,從每題所給的A、B,C,D四個選項中選出最佳選項，AWashingtonD.C.SightseeingWithsomuchtoseeinD.C.,youdon’twanttomissoutbyexploringonyourown.Withtheseadventures,youcanguaranteethatyou’renotmissinganything!CapitolRiverCruises(巡游)ThiscruiseallowsyoutoseeitinawholenewwaybygoingdownthePotomacRiver.Thecruiselastsonlyforty-fiveminutes,anditcanbeenjoyedbypeopleofallages.SomeofthesightsthatcanbeenjoyedwhileenjoyingthiscruisearetheKeyBridge,theMemorialBridge,theWashingtonMonumentandtheLincolnMemorial.MountVernonandOldTownAlexandriaBusTourIt’snoteasytofindbeautifulgroundsinWashingtonD.C.,butthiscanbeaccomplishedifyoutakeatriptoMountVernonandOldTownAlexandria.Thisisafour-hourexpeditionwiththeprimaryfocusbeingGeorgeWashington’shome.YouwillalsohavetheoptiontoventuredowntheForestTrail,whichisbestsuitedfornaturelovers.D.C.AfterDarkOnyourvisittoWashingtonD.C.,besuretocheckouttheDCTwilightTourforauniqueandenchantingviewofsomeofthemostfamoussites!StopsincludeUnionStation,theMartinLutherKingJr.Memorial,theLincolnMemorialandtheWhiteHouse.Whatmakesthisthreehourguidedtourtrulyuniqueisthatyoucangettoseethesewonderfulhistoricsitesilluminated(照亮)bythemoonlight!ComedyWalksWashingtonD.C.ComedyWalksWashingtonD.C.isagreatcruisethatallowsyoutoenjoythenation’scapitalinanewandexcitingway.Thisisawalkingtourandlastsforaboutonehourandthirtyminutes.SomeofthesightsthatwillbeseenaretheWhiteHouse,theMartinLutherKingJr.Memorial,theLincolnMemorialandtheVietnamMemorial.21.Whichtourfavorsthoseinterestedinthenature?A.D.C.AfterDark.B.CapitolRiverCruises.C.ComedyWalksWashingtonD.C.D.MountVernonandOldTownAlexandriaBusTour.22.IfyoutakepartinD.C.AfterDark,youcandothefollowingthingsEXCEPTenjoyingtheKeyBridgeB.seeingtheWhiteHouseC.appreciatingsomewonderfulhistoricsitesD.visitingtheMartinLutherKingJr,Memorial23.Whichadventurelastsfortheshortesttime?A.D.C.AfterDark.B.CapitolRiverCruises.C.ComedyWalksWashingtonD.C.D.MountVernonandOldTownAlexandriaBusTour.BEveryone“talks”withtheirhandsatleastsometimes.Somepeople’shand-talking,orgesturing(手勢)matchestheirmessageswell.Otherpeopleliketomakegesturesthatcanbeconfusing.Andstillothersdon’tusetheirhandsmuchatall.Nomatterwhichgroupyouarein,it’simportanttopayattentiontoyourhandgestureswhileyouarecommunicating.Andalsorememberhandgesturescanhaveculturalmeanings.Afewyearsago,IwasaspeakerataconferenceinLisbon,Portugal.ItwasmyfirsttimeinPortugal,andIbecameimmediatelyfondofthespecialpastries(糕點)thatLisbonandPortugalareknownfor.OnemorningIwentintoabakeryandorderedtwoofthepastries.Ididsobyholdinguptwofingers,similartothe“victory”or“peace”gestureintheUnitedStates.Thepersonbehindthecounterputthreepastriesinthebox.Ilaterlearnedthatthegesturefortwowouldraisethumbandindexfinger.Eventhoughmythumbwasn’tshowing,thepersonbehindthecounterthoughtIwassignalingforthree.IwasluckythatIdidn’tgetintomoretroublethananextrapastry.Manyhandgesturesarenotuniversal.Beforespeakinginacountrythatyouarenotfamiliarwith,dosomeresearchtofindoutwhichgesturesmightbemisunderstood,notunderstoodatallorrude.24.WhydidtheauthorgotoLisbon,Portugal?A.Totastepastries. B.Totakeaholiday. C.Toattendameeting. D.TolearnPortugueseculture. 25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“universal”refertoinpara3?A.Normal. B.Independent. C.Common. D.Complex. 26.Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthor’sexperience?A.OneshouldbecarefulwhenorderingfoodinPortugal.B.Handgesturesmayhavedifferentmeaningsindifferentcultures.C.Thepersonbehindthecounterunderstoodtheauthor’sgesture.D.Thepersonbehindthecountercheatedtheauthor.27.Theauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassageisto__A.tellusthathandgesturesarenotthesameworldwideB.explainthegeneraluseofgesturesC.askustousecorrecthandgesturesinPortugalD.shareafunnystoryinPortugalCAlthoughtoys’packagingsaysit’seducational,itdoesn’tmakeitso.That’sthefindingfromanewstudyinJAMAPediatricsthatfoundsometoysbeingmarketedaslanguagepromotersgotinthewayoflearning.Researchshowsthatforkidstounderstand,speakandeventuallyreadorwritealanguage,theyneedtohearit—lotsofit.Andit’snevertooearlyforparentsandcaregiverstogettalking.Thatexplainstheboomingindustryintalkingelectronictoysthatclaimtohelpkidslearnlanguage.ProfessorAnnaSosa,ofNorthernArizonaUniversity,ledthestudyandsaysshegavefamiliesthreedifferentkindsoftoystoplaywith:books,traditionaltoyslikehumbleblocksandashapesorter,andelectronictoys.Sosasaysshepickedthosetoysbecausetheyareadvertisedintheirpackagingaslanguage-promotersforbabiesbetweentheagesof10and16months.“Wehadatalkingonfarm-animalnamesandthings,”Sosasaysoftheelectronictoys.“Wehadababycellphone.Andwehadababylaptop.Soyouopenthecoverandstartpushingbuttons,andittellsyouthings.Theparent-childcoupleswereaskedtoplayseparatelywitheachtypeoftoyoverthecourseofthreedays.”“Whenthere’ssomethingelsethat’sdoingsometalking,theparentsseemtobesittingonthesidelinesandlettingthetoytalkforthemandrespondforthem，”Sosasays.“That’sbadbecausethebestwayatoycanpromotelanguageininfantsandtoddlersisbystimulatinginteractionbetweenparentandchild.There’ssimplynoevidencethatayoungchildcanlearnlanguagedirectlyfromatoy.Itisn’tresponsiveenough.Itisn’tsocial.”Asfortheothertoys,traditionalblocksandpuzzlesstimulatedmoreconversationthantheelectronictoys,andbooksoutscoredthemall.Butdon’tunderestimatethehumbleblock.Whiletraditionaltoysfellshortofbooksininteractionquantity,Sosanotes,theykeptpaceintermsofquality.28.WhatisthefindingoftheresearchledbyProfessorAnnaSosa?A.Toyindustryisfacingnewchallengesinmarketing.B.Kidsshouldbetaughttolearnwithtoysasearlyaspossible.C.Peoplemightbemisledbythestatementsofsometoymakers.D.Parentsneedtobecautiouswhenchoosingtoysfortheirkids.29.Accordingtothepassage,whyaretalkingelectronictoyssopopular?A.Becausetheyrepresentthelatestcreations.B.Becausetheyarousetheinterestinlearning.C.Becausetheyareusedasaneducationaltool.D.Becausetheyareeasyforthekidstocontrol.30.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatitisnecessaryfortheparentsto________.A.sharetheirexperiencesofreadingwiththeirkidsB.sparemoretimetostaywiththeirkidsathomeC.encouragetheirkidstoattendsocialactivitiesD.getinvolvedintheconversationswiththeirkids31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoelectronictoysaslanguagepromoters?A.Critical. B.Doubtful.C.Supportive. D.Objective.DAngelGarciaCrespoisacomputerengineeratCarlosⅢUniversityofMadridinSpain.Hisgrouphasinventedanewwayfordeaf-blindpeopleto“watch”TV.Theideaforthetechnologygrewoutofpreviousworkbyhisgroup.Theteamhadalreadyworkedonmakingaudiovisual(視聽的)materialsaccessibletopeoplewitheithervisionorhearingdisabilities.Butthegroupwantedtohelppeoplewithbothchallenges.Sotheyaskedsomedeaf-blindpeoplewhatwouldhelp.Inadditiontorelyingontheirsenseoftouchtocommunicate,deaf-blindpeoplecanalsogetandsendinformationwithaBrailleline.TheBraillesystemusespatternsofraiseddotstostandforlettersandnumbers.ABraillelineisanelectronicmachinewithachangeableBrailledisplay.Dotsriseupordropdownbasedontheinformationsenttothemachine.NowthenewsystemchangesTVsignalstodataaBraillelinecanuse.“Thekeytothesystemisthepossibilityofusingsubtitles(字幕)tocollectTVinformation,”GarciaCrespoexplains.“Subtitlestravelwiththeimage(影像)andtheaudioinelectromagneticwaveswedon’tsee.Butanelectronicsystemcankeepthosewaves.”First,acomputerprogram,orapp,pullsoutthesubtitlesandvisualdescriptionsfromthebroadcastsignal.ThesystemthencombinestheinformationandchangesbothintodataforBraille.Nowanotherappgetstowork,whichsendsthedataouttopeople’sBraillelinesondemand.“Thisisdoneinrealtime,inlessthanasecond,”GarciaCresposays.Thisletsadeaf-blindperson“watch”TVasit’sbroadcast.ThesystemwillworkwithvariousBraillelines,aslongasthere’sabluetoothconnectionavailable.Now,thesystemisonlyusedinEurope,anditshouldsoonbeavailableintheUS.32.WhatinspiredGarciaCrespo’sgrouptoworkonthenewtechnology?A.Deaf-blindpeople’spoorlife.B.Theirpityonthedisabledpeople.C.Thechallengestheyfaceinwork.D.Theirgroup’spreviousresearch.33.WhycantheelectronicsystemcollectTVinformation?A.Itcancombineallkindsofbroadcastsignals.B.Itcankeepthewaveswithsubtitlestravelling.C.ItcanworktogetherwithavarietyofBraillelines.D.Itcanpulloutthesubtitlesandvisualdescriptions.34.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthefutureofthenewtechnology?A.Challenging. B.Bright.C.Rewarding.D.Hopeless.35.Whatshouldbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.NewTechnologyIsImprovingDeaf-blindPeople’sLifeB.ANewBrailleLineIsAppliedtoDisabledPeople’sLifeC.ASpanishGroupMakesTVAccessibletoBlindPeopleD.NewTechnologyHelpsDeaf-blindPeople“Watch”TV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人空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項。BeingaVolunteerWhatcanyoudotohelppeople?Theansweris--tobeavolunteer!Thenwhatisthecommonopinionofvolunteering?36Helpyourselfbyhelpingothers.37It’samazingtoknowthatvolunteeringcancalmyoudownwhenyoufeelupset.Lotsofpeoplereallyenjoyvolunteering,becausedoingvolunteerworkcouldmakeabigdifferenceintheirlife,Sowheredoyoustart?Schoolisagoodplacetostartifyouarelookingforvolunteerideas.38Volunteeringisagreatwaytohavefunwithyourfamily.Talktoyourparents,brothers,orsistersandseewhattheymightbeinterestedin.Findsomethingyouallagreeon.Youcandothingsasafamilylikecleaningupaparkandplantingtreesorflowersinyourlocalcommunity(社區(qū)).Createyourownopportunityforyourfuture.Kidscancomeupwiththeirownwaystoraisemoneyorprovideneededservices.Youcanmakeandsellproducts,anddonate(捐贈)themoney.39Volunteeringcanalsohelpkidslearnimportantthingsabouttheirfuture-likewhatkindsofthingstheywillbebestat.Avolunteerjobcanevenhelpsomekidsdecidewhattheywanttodowhentheygrowup.40Makeaplantostartvolunteeringtoday!A.Sowhatareyouwaitingfor?B.Thingstodowithfamilymembers.C.Cleanupaschoolorotherpublicbuildings.D.Volunteeringgiveskidsasenseofresponsibility.E.Whydon’tyouchoosetodoajobyoulikebest?F.Volunteeringmeansspendingtimeinhelpingothers.G.Whenyouvolunteertohelpothers,youarehelpingyourself.第二部分語言運用(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。InanationalspellingcontestinAmerica,an11-year-oldgirlwasaskedtospellacertainword.Butwithher41voice,thejudgeswerenotsurewhethershespelledtherightword.Theytalkeditoverand42decidedtosimplyaskherwhatshehadsaid.Bythen,thegirlknewshehadmisspelledtheword.Insteadoflying,shetoldthetruththatshehadsaidthe43letter-soshelostthecontest.Asthegirlwalkedoffthe44,theentireaudiencestood,clappingtoapplaudherhonesty.Later,dozensofnewspaperreporterswroteaboutthis45,eventhoughitcostthegirlthecontest.Butthefactisthatshe46thebiggestcontestthatday;thecontestofhercharacter.Probablythebiggesttestofourcharacterandhonestyiswhatwewoulddoifweknewwewouldneverget47.Thisyounggirlcouldeasilyhave48andnobodywouldhaveknownitbutherself.Butit’sbeensaidthatifyou49,youmakeyourselfcheap.Thisyounggirlwas50enoughtoprizeherowncharactermorethantheprizefromaspellingcontest.Sheknewthe51shemadeinthatmomentwillhavealong-lastinginfluenceonherfuture.Shouldthewallet,foundinthestreet,beputintoapocketor52tothepoliceman?Shouldthe53changereceivedatthestorebeforgottenor54?Nobodywillknow.Butwehavetolivewithourselves,anditisalwaysbettertolivewithsomeonewe55.41.A.highB.sweetC.toughD.soft42.A.finally B.seriouslyC.secretlyD.totally43.A.correctB.wrongC.differentD.same44.A.stageB.studioC.testD.classroom45.A.lessonB.storyC.courageD.accident46.A.achievedB.brokeC.wonD.defeated47.A.paidB.awardedC.reportedD.caught48.A.escapedB.liedC.changedD.answered49.A.acceptB.fightC.cheatD.insist50.A.smartB.generousC.energeticD.interested51.A.planB.conclusionC.discoveryD.choice52.A.turnedoverB.putawayC.setasideD.takendown53.A.smallB.someC.extraD.necessary54.A.ignoredB.paidC.sharedD.returned55.A.protect B.challengeC.respectD.attack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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Sincethebeginningofthe21stcentury,artificialintelligence(AI)56.(find)itswayindifferentareasintheentertainmentindustry.Disney,whichisoneoftheworld’sleadingentertainment57.(company),hasdecidedtomakeuse58.thetechnologyinitsthemeparks,whererobotcartooncharacterswillsoonwalkamongguests.Disneywillalsomake59.(it)robotsMickyMouseandDonaldDuckcommunicatewithtourists.“IthinkAlisgoingtobe60.(immense)importantforwhatwedo,”saidJonSnoddy,anofficialoftheentertainmentcompany.“Robotcharactersthatcanmovearoundamongourguestsneedtounderstandwherethey’regoingandknow61.tobehaveinaworldwithhumans.”However,thecompanyalsoknowssomeofthefearssurroundingAI.“62.(scare)kidswon’tbepartofwhatwedo,”saidMrSnoddy.“Wewillgoanddotestsinourparkstofindoutwhatkidsfind63.(interest)aboutthesethings.Wewillcarryouttests64.(make)suretherobotcharactersmake65.positiveimpressiononkids.”第三部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)手機已經(jīng)成為我們生活中的必需品，現(xiàn)在越來越多的高中生擁有了自己的手機。高中生使用手機有利有弊，請以“Shouldmobilephonebeallowedatschool?”為題寫一篇英語議論文。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫。第二節(jié)（滿分25分）閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。OnepleasantNewYearmorning,Edwardrose,washedanddressedhimselfinhaste(匆忙).HewantedtobethefirsttowishahappyNewYear.Helookedineveryroom,andshoutedthewordsofwelcome.Heranintothestreettorepeatthemtothosehemightmeet.Whenhecameback,hisfathergavehimtwobright,newsilverdollars.Hisfacelitupashetookthem.Hehadwishedforalongtimetobuysomeprettybooksthathehadseenatthebookstore.Heleftthehousewithalightheart,intendingtobuythebooks.Asherandownthestreet,hesawapoorGermanfamily,thefather,mother,andthreechildrentremblingwithcold.“IwishyouahappyNewYear.”saidEdward,ashewasgayly(快樂的)passingon.Themanshookhishead.“Youdonotbelongtothiscountry.”saidEdward.Themanagainshookhishead,forhecouldnotunderstandorspeakthelanguage.Buthepointedtohismouth,andtothechildren.asiftosay,“Theselittleoneshavehadnothingtoeatforalongtime.”注意:1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；請按如下格式作答。Edwardquicklyunderstoodthatthesepoorpeoplewereinneedofhelp.WhenEdwardcamehome,hisfatheraskedwhatbookhehadbought.期中考試答案聽力（共20題，每題1.5分，滿分30分）1-20BACCAACCBCBCBCBBAACB閱讀（共20題，每題2.5分，滿分50分）21-23DAB24-27CCBA28-31CCDA32-35DBBD36-40FGBDA完形填空（共15題，每題1分，滿分15分）41-45DABAB46-50CDBCA51-55DACDC語法填空（共10題，每題1.5分，滿分15分）hasfound57.companies58.of59.its60.immensely61.howScaring63.interesting64.tomake