廣東省清遠(yuǎn)市2023-2024學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期7月期末考試英語(yǔ)試題

清遠(yuǎn)市2023～2024學(xué)年第二學(xué)期高中期末教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測(cè)高二英語(yǔ)注意事項(xiàng)：1.本試卷滿分120分，考試時(shí)間120分鐘。2.答題前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)等填寫在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置。3.全部答案在答題卡上完成，答在本試題卷上無(wú)效。4.回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號(hào)。5.考試結(jié)束后，將本試題卷和答題卡一并交回。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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AIncontrasttorushingpastovercrowdedtouristlandmarks,thenewtrendofcitywalkhasemergedasapopularalternativetoexploringbustlingmarkets,ancientstreets,andcharmingalleysataleisurelypace.HerearesomegoodrecommendationsforcitywalkinChina.ShanghaiShanghaihasundertakenextensiverenovations（修復(fù)）inmanyhistoricandculturalneighborhoods.Forinstance,theWukangBuilding,whichwasbuiltin1924,underwenttwoconservationrenovationsin2009and2019.In2020,italsounderwenta“micro-update”.GuangzhouYongqingfang,ahistoricalcomplexinGuangzhou,issituatedonEnningRoadandisconsideredthecoreareaofoldGuangzhou,aswellasthecity'smostbeautifularcade.Startingin2009,aseriesofmicro-transformationsbeganinYongqingfangandhavecontinuedtothepresentday.Today,therevitalizedYongqingfanghasemergedasanewculturallandmark,wheretraditionalandmodernculturesmixharmoniouslyintheoldcity.FuzhouCurrently,Fuzhouhasatotallengthof131kilometersofmountaintrails,connectingwith501.7kilometersofwaterfrontgreenwaysandover200traditionalstreetsandalleys.TheFuzhouurbanforesttrail,whichwindsthroughnumerousparks,facilitatesacloseconnectionbetweenmountains,water,people,andthecity.NanjingYoucanexperiencehistoryandmodernityinNanjing.WalkandtastefromPingshiStreettoShengzhouRoad,getaroastducktakeoutandtwoliang（100grams）ofbeefpotstickersbeforeyousitdownforabowlofsoupnoodlestoppedwithporkrindsandribs.Treatyourselftosomerichtraditionalfoods.21.HowmanytimeshastheWukangBuildingbeenrenovatedinthepast20years?A.2. B.3. C.4. D.5.22.Whichcitysuitsanatureloveraccordingtothetext?A.Shanghai. B.Guangzhou. C.Fuzhòu. D.Nanjing.23.WhatdoGuangzhouandNanjinghaveincommon?A.Theyhaveahistoryofrenovations. B.Theyhavemanyworld-famousbuildings.C.Theyofferwaterfrontgreenwaysfortourists. D.Theycombinetraditionalandmoderncultures.BCandaceLeslieCimaisa75-year-oldfashionandlifestyleinfluencerworkingtochangetheattitudesregardingagingforbothhergenerationandtheonesfollowinghers.Candace'svideo,sharingacommentonherstylethatsays“You’re60.Youshouldn’twearthat”,got7.4millionviewsonsocialmedia.Sheisansweringcommentsabouthersleevelessshirtstylechoiceswith“Iam75,actually.”Inhermind,thereisnostigmaattachedtobeingaging.“Irememberbeingonthecheckoutlineatasupermarketandlookingattheheadlinesonthosemagazines.TheywouldalwayshaveheadlineslikeHowtolookyourbestat20,30,and40.Neverdidtheymention50,60,and70,”sherecallsinavideo.Inadditiontohervideos,Candacealsohasablogwhereshespeaksatlengthaboutagingandfashion.Candaceexplainsthatshewearsalotofsleevelesstops,andthereisalwayssomeonewhowritestoherthatwomenover60shouldnotbaretheirarms.Shehasawholearticleonherblogdevotedtothissleevelessshirtstyleelement,whichiscalledWoman'sRighttoBareArms.“So...youhavesomelooseskinonyourarmsorsomeveinsonyourlegsoragespotsonyourhand...Whyisthatabadthing?”Shemakesapoint,sayingthatitiswewhodecidewhetheritisabadthingandwhetherweareashamedofournaturalagingprocessandletothersmakeusfeellessthanweare.Afterall,everyoneages,soweallasasocietyshouldnormalizethesechangesandlearntoseethempositively.Forher,ageisnotjustanumber.It'sabadgeofhonortowearproudly.“Theonlywaytochangethatviewisthatwe,asolderwomen,showthemthatagingisagift,somethingtobeembraced,valuedandshared,”shewrites.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stigma”inparagraph2mean?A.Trouble. B.Worry. C.Shame. D.Difficulty.25.HowdoesCandacerespondtocommentsaboutherage?A.Sheusestheopportunitytopromotepositiveaging.B.Sheignoresthemanddoesnotaddressthempublicly.C.Shegetsupsetanddefendsherselfinanaggressivemanner.D.Sheavoidswearingclothesthatmightdrawattentiontoherage.26.WhichwordscanbestdescribeCandace?A.Caringandgenerous. B.Concernedandhelpful.C.Confidentandbrave. D.Strangeandfashionable.27.WhatmessagedoesCandacewanttoconvey?A.Agingshouldbefearedandhidden. B.Agingisanaturalprocesstobecelebrated.C.Fashiontrendsaremoreimportantthanpersonalstyle. D.Ageshoulddefineaperson'slifestyleandappearance.CThesummerof2023wasthehottesteverrecordedonEarth.Carbondioxide（CO?）emissionsfromburningfossilfuelsarethemaincausesbehindclimatechange,andscientistssaytheymustbecontrolled.Butthere'sanothergreenhousegastodealwith:methane.Tacklingitmaybethebestbetforputtingthebrakesonrisingtemperaturesintheshortterm.That'sbecauseit'srelativelyshort-livedintheatmosphere—methanelastsabout12years,whileCO?canstickaroundforhundredsofyears.Wealreadyhavestrategiesforcuttingmethaneemissions—fixingnaturalgasleaks（methaneisthemaincomponentofnaturalgas）,removingcoalgradually（miningoperationsreleasemethane）,eatinglessmeatanddairyproducts（cowsburplotsofmethane）andelectrifyingtransportationandappliances.Implementingallexistingstrategiescouldslowglobalwarmingby30percentoverthenextdecade,researchhasshown.Butsomeclimatescientists,includingJackson,sayweneedtogofurther.Scientistswanttodevelopwaystoremovemethanedirectlyfromtheair.Mostideasarestillinearlyresearchstages.TheNationalAcademiesofSciences,EngineeringandMedicineiscurrentlystudyingthesepotentialtechnologies,theirstateofreadinessandpossiblerisks,andwhatfurtherresearchandfundingareneeded.Someoftheapproachesincludere-engineeringbacteriathatarealreadygoodateatingmethaneanddevelopingreactorsinmethane-richplacestochemicallytransformthegas.“Methaneisasprint（短跑）andCO?isamarathon,”saysDesiréePlata,acivilandenvironmentalengineeratMIT.“Whilemethaneemissionsareasignificantcontributortoclimatechange,carbondioxideemissionsremaintheprimarydriver.Therefore,wemustcontinuetopursuestrategiestoreduceCO?emissionswhilealsotargetingmethanereduction.”Forscientistsfocusedonremovinggreenhousegases,it'sofftotheraces.28.Whatisthebestwaytostoprisingtemperaturesintheshortterm?A.Quittingburningfossilfuels. B.Dealingwithmethaneemissions.C.Improvingcurrentresearchmethods. D.Controllingcarbondioxideemissions.29.Whatisthepossibleresultofcarryingoutexistingstrategies?A.Reducingtherateofglobalwarming. B.Fixingnaturalgasleaks.C.Trappingmethaneintheatmosphere. D.Increasingtheuseofenergy.30.Whatdoestheauthorimplyinparagraph3?A.Theapproachesarenotfullydeveloped. B.Thecurrentresearchprogressissufficient.C.Someapproacheshavebeenappliedwidely. D.Methaneemissionscanberemovedcompletely.31.WhatisDesiréePlata'sattitudetowardstheideaofremovingmethane?A.Indifferent. B.Negative. C.Neutral. D.Supportive.DAdvancesingenerativeartificialintelligence（AI）haveenabledauthentic-soundingspeechsynthesis（語(yǔ)音合成）tothepointthatapersoncannolongerdistinguishwhethertheyaretalkingtoanotherhumanoradeepfake（深度偽造）.Ifaperson'sownvoiceis“cloned”byathirdpartywithouttheiragreement,badguyscanuseittosendanymessagetheywant.ComputerscientistandengineerNingZhanghasdevelopedanewmethodtopreventunauthorizedspeechsynthesisbeforeittakesplace:atoolcalledAntiFake.Traditionaldeepfakedetectionmethodsonlyworkafterthedamageisdone.However,AntiFakepreventsvoicedatafrombeingsynthesizedintoanaudiodeepfakebeforehand.Thistoolturnsthetablesoncybercriminals（網(wǎng)絡(luò)罪犯）byusingsimilarvoicecloningtechniquestheyemploy,butforvoiceprotection.Thesoftwarecomplicatesvoicedataextractionandfeatureidentificationcrucialforvoicesynthesis.“We’reusinganoppositeAItechniqueoriginallyusedbycybercriminals,butnowwe'reusingitagainstthem,”Zhangexplained.“Weslightlychangetherecordedaudio,justenoughtomakeitunusableforvoiceclonetrainingwhilestillsoundingnaturaltohumans.”BenZhao,aprofessorofcomputerscienceatUniversityofChicago,saysthatthesoftware,likealldigitalsecuritysystems,willneverprovidecompleteprotection.But,headdsthatitcanraisethebarandlimittheattacktoasmallergroupofindividualswithsignificantresources.AntiFakecanalreadyprotectshortervoicerecordingsagainstcloning.Thecreatorsofthetoolbelievethatitcouldbeextendedtoprotectlargeraudiodocumentsormusicfrommisuse.Butthemethodsandtoolsthataredevelopedmustbecontinuouslyadaptedbecausecybercriminalswilllearnandgrowwiththem.32.WhatistheprimarypurposeofAntiFake?A.Toimprovethequalityofsyntheticspeech. B.Toclonevoiceswithouttheowner'sapproval.C.Todetectdeepfakesaftertheyhavebeencreated. D.Tostopunapprovedspeechgenerationfromhappening.33.HowdoesAntiFakedifferfromthesetraditionalmethods?A.Itpreventsaudiodeepfakesinadvance. B.Itcannotdetectdeepfakesuntilcreated.C.Itonlyworksonshortvoicerecordings. D.Itreliesonhumanlistenerstoidentifydeepfakes.34.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Developersshouldfocusonshortvoicerecordings.B.Thebattleagainstdeepfakesrequiresongoingefforts.C.AntiFakeisineffectiveagainstadvancedcloningtechniques.D.AntiFakeprovidespermanentsolutionstothedeepfakethreat.35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.TheFutureofVoiceTechnology. B.AMethodforDetectingAIDeepfakes.C.TheChallengeofTellingHumanVoices. D.ATooltoKeepAIfromStealingYourVoice.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(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Whensomethinggoeswrong,doyoutendtorecoverquicklyorfallapart?Somemightfinditextremelydifficulttocopewiththebarriers.Followingaresomestrategiestohelpyouhandleapersonalsetbackandgetbackontracktoachieveyourgoal.●Understandit'snormal.Fewerthan20percentofpeoplesucceedinreachingtheirgoalonthefirstattempt.Inotherwordsit'snotwhetherachallengewillhappen,butit'swhen.36●Don'tdenyit.Sometimesitcanbedifficulttoidentifyasetback.Theproblemcanbestaringyourightintheface,butyoumaydenythere'sanycauseforalarm.37Thisinabilitytoacknowledgetheproblemdoesn'tmeanyou'restupid.It'sjustthatdenialcancloudyourawarenessoftheissue.It'simportanttobeopentothehonestfeedback.●38Stopandconsidercarefullywhatwentwrong.Themostcommoncausesofasetbackarepersonalworries,overconfidence,andpoorcopingskills.Takealookatanyfactorthatmayhavecontributedtothesetback:whereyouwere,whoyouwerewith,whatyouwerethinkingandfeeling.●Learnfromit.Learnfromyouranalysisofthesetback,andadjustyourplantotrytopreventsimilarthingsfromhappeningnexttime.Eachtimeyouadaptyourplanandputitintoactionagain,youactuallyimproveyourchancesofeventualsuccess.39Remindyourselfthatyoursetbackisaslipinsteadofafall.40Afteradjusting,youcanstillmakeprogresstowardsuccessagain.A.Don'ttakeitseriously.B.Analyzewhathappened.C.Persistinpursuingyourgoalsregardlessofchallenges.D.Despiteconcerns,youmaystillrefusetoacknowledgeit.E.Youhaven'tlostalloftheknowledge,skills,andsupport.F.Thus,thekeyliesinmanagingsetbackseffectivelywhentheyarise.G.Thisisbecauseyoulearnfromeachmissteptomakeyourplanmoreeffective.第三部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。ReneCompeanwasnostrangertoAngelesNationalForest.Butafterchallenginga41pathlastApril,the45-year-oldmechanicwaslost.Asthedayfadedintodusk,hisconcernturnedto42.Compeanclimbedtoaspotwithonebarof43.“I'mlost.SOS.Myphoneisgoingto44.”Hetextedthepolice,attachingaphotoshowingwherehewas.The45showedhislegssurroundedbyanendlesslandscapeofrocksandplants.AllCompeancoulddothenwaswaitand46.Thetemperaturewasdroppingfast.After47twomountainlionsandabear,hekeptabigstickandsome48rocksbesidehimincaseananimalcameclose.Kuo,whoworksinthetechnologyindustry,alwaysloves49wherephotosaretaken.WhenhesawtheimageofCompean'slegsreleasedontheTwitter,he50pulledupasatellitemap.He51hissearchtothesurroundingareaafterknowingCompean'scarwasparkednearBuckhornCampground.Aftercomparingittothesatellitemap,Kuo52something:“He’sgottobeonthesouthsidebecausethere’snotreallyany53valleysonthenorthside.”Thatfindingtightenedhissearch,andfinallythe54matched!Soon,Compeanwassaved.Compean'sstoryprobablywouldhaveendedverydifferently,ifithadnotbeenfora55withstrongsatelliteskillsandasharpeyefordetailwhotookaction.41.A.random B.new C.dusty D.straight42.A.shock B.puzzle C.fear D.sadness43.A.signal B.trunk C.light D.stick44.A.abandon B.sustain C.break D.die45.A.text B.video C.shot D.blog46.A.sleep B.hope C.starve D.correspond47.A.releasing B.fetching C.hunting D.spotting48.A.sharp B.smooth C.colorful D.flat49.A.testingout B.attendingto C.relyingon D.lookingfor50.A.immediately B.deliberately C.desperately D.quietly51.A.submitted B.examined C.narrowed D.extended52.A.realized B.guaranteed C.recalled D.seized53.A.remote B.green C.bare D.damp54.A.channels B.distributions C.locations D.profiles55.A.detective B.friend C.hiker D.stranger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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。China'straditionaltea-makingwasaddedonTuesdaytotheintangibleculturalheritagelistoftheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization（UNESCO）.Theitem“TraditionalteaprocessingtechniquesandassociatedsocialpracticesinChina”56（pass）theexaminationatthe17thsessionoftheUNESCOIntergovernmentalCommittee.Chinanowhas43itemsontheintangibleculturalheritagelist,57（continue）tobethemostenlistedcountryintheworld.ThetraditionalteaprocessingtechniquesandassociatedsocialpracticesinChinaconsist58knowledge,skills,andpracticesconcerningthe59（manage）ofteaplantations,pickingoftealeaves,manualprocessing,drinking,andsharingoftea.Sinceancienttimes,Chinesepeoplehavebeenplanting,picking,makinganddrinkingtea.60（base）onnaturalconditionsandlocalcustoms,Chineseteaproducershavedevelopedsix61（category）oftea:green,yellow,dark,white,oolongandblack.Besides,thereareothervarieties,62containflower-scentedteas,andmorethan2,000teaproducts.Thetraditionalteamakingtechniquesare63（main）concentratedinthefourtearegionsinChina.Associatedsocialpractices,however,64（spread）throughoutthecountryandsharedbymultipleethnicgroups.TeaispopularinChinesepeople'sdailylife,servedinfamilies,workplaces,teahouses,restaurantsandtemples,tonameafew.65isalsoanimportantpartofsocializationandceremoniessuchasweddingsandsacrifices.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）假定你是李華，應(yīng)邀參加一個(gè)與外籍學(xué)生的交流活動(dòng)，并就高中學(xué)校開設(shè)學(xué)生職業(yè)生涯規(guī)劃課程的重要性進(jìn)行發(fā)言。請(qǐng)你寫一份發(fā)言稿，內(nèi)容包括：1.你的觀點(diǎn)及理由；2.你的建議。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；3.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。參考詞匯:職業(yè)生涯規(guī)劃課程careerplanningcoursesDearfriends,MynameisLiHua.Thankyouforyourlistening!第二節(jié)（滿分25分）閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Ilovedthespellingbee（拼字比賽）somuchthateveryafternoonaft