廣東省中山市2023-2024學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期末統(tǒng)考英語試題

中山市2023-2024學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期末統(tǒng)考英語試卷本試卷共8頁，三部分，滿分120分。考試用時120分鐘。注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的學(xué)校、班級、姓名、考場號、座位號和準考證號（考號）填寫在答題卡上，并將條形碼粘貼在答題卡指定位置。2．選擇題每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案，答案不能答在試卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新的答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案無效。4．考生必須保持答題卡的整潔，考試結(jié)束后，將答題卡交回。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四個選項中選出最佳選項。AHerearefourofthemosticonicplacesworldwide.Besidesmanyincredibleattractions,theselandmarksalsohavegreatworkexchangeopportunities,forthoselookingtosavemoneyorhaveauniqueculturalexperience.GoldenGateBridge,USAKnownforitsrusticredcolor,theGoldenGateBridgewasbuiltinthe1930sandwasthetallestandlongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.ThebridgeisoneofthebesticonicplacesinSanFrancisco,andyoucanstayinthecityonabudgetbyvolunteeringatayogastudio.BanffNationalPark,CanadaHometoalpinepeaks,glaciallakes,andthefamousIcefieldsParkwayscenicdrive,Banffisaheavenforloversofnaturalbeautyandadventure.Acoolworkexchangetotryisthisfamily-runicecreamshopinTwinButte,just3.5hoursawayfromBanffNationalPark.Stayinalocalfamilyhomeandhelpwithrunningtheshopaswellasanimalcare.BalboaPark,USATheBalboaParkisoneofthemostvisitedtouristattractionsinSanDiego,USA.Theparkisfullofhistory,architecture,art,andbeautifulnature.Youcouldspendanentiredayexploringthisoasis(綠洲)ofcultureinSanDiego.AnyexperiencedvideographersvisitingSanDiegoshouldconsiderthisworkexchange!TheGreatPyramidofGiza,EgyptAstheoldestoftheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorld,andtheonlyonethatstillremainswell-preservedtoday,theGreatPyramidofGizaisatrulyfantasticsight.It’sthelargestpyramidinEgyptandwasbuiltintheearly26thCenturyBC.YoucanactuallyworkataguesthouseinCairo,whereyoucanseethepyramidsdirectly!（）21．WhatcanweknowabouttheGoldenGateBridgeintheUSA?A．Thelongestbridgeintheworld. B．ThebestscenicspotinSanFrancisco.C．Manyvolunteersatyogastudios. D．Thebridgewithalmostacenturyofhistory.（）22．WhatdoBanffNationalParkandBalboaParkhaveincommon?A．Fullofamazingnaturalviews. B．Hometoglaciallakes.C．Suitableforadventuroustours. D．Idealsitesforvideographers.（）23．WhatmakestheGreatPyramidofGizatrulywonderful?A．Itslocationandview. B．Itscultureandactivities.C．Itsheightandhistory. D．Itshistoryandpreservation.BMyjourneyasaUnitedNationsVolunteerstartedwitharecommendationfromafriend.Atthetime.Ihadpracticedmedicineinmyhomecountry,Cameroon,forover20years.AclosefriendadvisedmetojointheUnitedNationsVolunteers(UNV)programasawaytoexpandmyexperienceinmedicine,whiletravelingandvolunteeringinserviceofothers.Myremembranceofmysister’sillnessmademedeciderightawaythatthiswasrightforme.WhenIwasyounger,mysisterdevelopedamedicalcondition.Sheunderwenttwoheartsurgicaloperationsandlotsofsuffering,butshesurvivedandinspiredme.Shelateraskedmetoconsideracareerinmedicinetohelpotheryounggirls.Whenthisvolunteeringopportunitycameup,ItookitandbecameavolunteerintheUNVon27March2008.IwasrecruitedforthefirstvolunteerassignmentinHaiti.Asamotherofseven-year-oldtwins.itwasnoteasyformetotravelandleavethembehind.ButIdiditwiththesupportofmyhusband;whounderstoodmymotivesandtookgoodcareofourchildrenwhileIwasworkingoverseas.Myvolunteeringjourneytookmeinvolvedininpatientandoutpatientservices,medicalevacuationsandcapacitybuildingactivities.Theseexperienceswerewide-rangingandledmycareergrowthwithintheUNV.Atfirst,mychildrendidn’twanttostudymedicine.WhileinCameroon,theysawmeworklonghoursandweekendsandcomehometired.Theyfounditchallengingtoacceptthecareerthatdemandedalotoftheirmother’stime.However,mychildrenbegantoviewmedicinedifferentlyafterIjoinedtheUNV.Theybegantounderstandhowimportantdoctorsaretocrisis-affectedcommunitiesandnowseethemselvesintheliveswesave.Thisiseverythingtome.（）24．Whatdrovetheauthortoimmediatelyengageintheprogram?A．Afriend’ssuggestion. B．Memoryofsister’sdisease.C．Travelingexperiences. D．MedicalpracticeinCameroon.（）25．Whydidtheauthor’ssisterpersuadehertoworkinmedicine?A．Tohelphertreatherillness. B．TobecomeavolunteeroftheUNV.C．Toinspirehertomakeagoodworkchoice. D．Togiveahandtootheryounggirlslikeher.（）26．WhatdifficultydidtheauthorfacewhenshevolunteeredinHaiti?A．Shehadtoworkoverseas. B．Shecouldn’tattendherkids.C．Shewasseparatedfromherhusband. D．ShedidthefirstvolunteerworkinHaiti.（）27．Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor’schildrenfromthelastparagraph?A．Theydislikedthestudyofmedicine.B．Theyweredeeplyinspiredbytheirmother.C．Theycomplainedaboutherconstantabsence.D．Theybecamedoctorsandhadsavedmanylives.CWhenyoulookatthepublicmapsoftheseafloor,youcangettheimpressionthatthejobofmappingtheplanetisover.However,farfromit.Eventheseseeminglypreciserepresentations,oftenbasedonsatelliteestimatesofoceandepths,arenotparticularlyrevealing.They’reratherlikethrowingawetblanketoveratablesetforafancydinnerparty.Youmightseetheoutlinesofabigtablesurroundedbyadozenchairs,perhapssomedrinkingglassesiftheblanket’sreallywet.Butthat’saboutit.Youwouldn’tseetheplates,letalonewhat’sfordinner.Satellitedata,inotherwords,onlygivearoughideaofwhatliesbeneaththesea.That’swhyexplorationandmapping,andmakingthedataopensource,wouldbenecessaryforthebettermentofallcitizens,notjustineconomictermsbutinopportunitiesforunexpecteddiscoveries.InonewayoranotherI’vebeenexploringandmappingtheoceansince1967.In2013Imountedthelatestmulti-beamsonar(多波束聲納)onNautilus,alargeshipoperatedbytheOceanExplorationTrust,thenonprofiteducationandresearchorganizationIfounded.Thesetofinstrumentscanmakehighlyaccurate3-Dmaps,detectiftheseafloorishardorsoft,andcanevendiscoveroilandgasinthewatercolumn.Oneofourstandoutmissionsincludedsurveysovernaturalgasseeps(滲漏)intheGulfofMexico,whereNautilusmappedthewreck(殘骸)oftheU-166,theonlyGermanU-boatknowntobesunkduringWorldWarII.Allinall,Nautilushashelpedusmapnearly40,000squaremilesofseafloor—avastareathesizeofKentucky,butadropinthebucketcomparedwithwhat’slefttodo.Nextyear’sexpeditionsincludetripssouthoftheEquatorforthefirsttime,wheretheoceancoversmorethan80percentoftheareaandwherefewotherexplorershaveeverbeen.（）28．Whatcanweinferfromparagraph2?A．Itisnotnecessarytomaptheplanet.B．Thereisawetblanketonthedinnertable.C．Satellitedatagiveageneralpictureoftheocean.D．Weknowexactlywhatishappeningunderthesea.（）29．Whatdoweknowabout“Nautilus”?A．IthasbeentotheGulfofMexico. B．Itisoperatedbytheauthorhimself.C．Itdiscoveredanewtypeofmarinelife. D．Itwasoriginallybuiltformilitarypurposes.（）30．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“adropinthebucket”inparagraph5imply?A．Kentuckycoversabigarea. B．Alotofareasarestillunmapped.C．Nautilushasmadegreatcontributions. D．Thepreviousexpeditionsareinsignificant.（）31．Whatisprobablytheauthor?A．Anofficial. B．Adetective. C．Anexplorer. D．Abusinessman.DInNovember2020,SemanticScholarintroducedtheirnewTLDR(TooLongDidn’tRead)feature.ThisAI-poweredtoolcanshorteneventhemostcomplexcomputersciencepapersintoasingle-sentencesummary,usingnaturallanguageprocessing.Ifyou’rearesearcher,youmightbeconsideringhowmuchtimeyoucouldsavebynothavingtomapoutevidenceforanewtopic.Thisnewtoolwillfinallyallowyoutoshiftyourattentiontothepartsofyourjobthataremorecomplex,analyticalandsocial.Atthesametime,youareprobablyalittleconcernedthatitcouldreplaceyouoroneofyourcolleagues.Thelasttimeittookateamoffourresearcherstoreviewtheevidence.Willitonlyrequirethreeorfewerresearchersinthefuture?SowilltheimpactofAIonthelabourmarketbethesameas“anewdisease…namely,technologicalunemployment”warnedbyJohnMaynardKeynes?Itseemstooearlytogivethisquestionananswernow.Butwe’velearnedfromhistorythefactthatprevioustechnologicalwavesdidnotcausemassivejobloss.Instead,theyhaveledtotransformationswithinthelabourmarketandbroughtchallengesthatpolicymakerscontinuetodealwith.Workersmayneedtore-skillorup-skill.Thiswillhelpthemtoadapttonewwaysoforganizingtasksandtheappearanceofnewones.Newskillswillenablethemtofacepotentialjoblossandmanagetransitionstonewjobs.Policiesandinstitutionscanplayakeyroleinensuringthatallworkerscansuccessfullyhandleachanginglabourmarket.EvenifAIincreasesthescaleofthechallenge,widensinequalitiesandbringsnewchallengesfortheworkenvironment,policymakersshouldkeeptheselessonsinmindtohelpworkersridethewavesoftechnologicalchange.（）32．Whatcan“TLDR”doaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Shiftyourattention. B．Findevidenceofacase.C．Improveworkefficiency. D．Helpyouwriteyourpaper.（）33．WhichstatementwillJohnMaynardKeynesprobablyagreewith?A．Technologicalchangewillcausejobloss.B．Anewdiseasewillleadtounemployment.C．Technologicaladvancementcanleadtodiseases.D．TheappearanceofAIisawarningforhumanity.（）34．Howcanworkersadapttotechnologicalchangesinthelabormarket?A．Byfindingmorenewjobs. B．Bymanagingthelabourmarket.C．Byactivelyworkingwithpolicymakers. D．Byimprovingexistingskillsorlearningnewones.（）35．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheAdvancedFeaturesofTLDR B．NewDevelopmentinAITechnologyC．TheImpactofAIontheLabourMarket D．TheApplicationofanAI-poweredTool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。Whenlifeandworkstarttofeellikeeachdayisrepeatingitself,youmaystartthinkingabouttraveling.Maybeyouhaveaplaceyouliketogotoonceayear.36Itdoesn’thavetobeabigtriportosomeplacefaraway.Gettingoutandtravelingcanimproveyourmentalhealth.Helpingyoufeelcalm.Takingtimefromworktoseenewplacesreleasesthestressyou’vebeenholdingonto.Relievingthetensionandstressofyourworklifeletsyourmindrelaxandheal.37Italsohurtsyourphysicalhealth.Boostingyourconfidence.Travellingtonewlandshasitsbenefitsbutitalsocomeswithitschallenges.Youcannotrelyonfriendsandrelatives,orevenonyourlanguageskills.38Gettingovervariouschallengescanboostyourconfidence.Youevenfeelbetterpreparedforthechallengeswaitingforyoubackhome.Improvingyourmentalpower.Ifyouhavelong-termstress,yourmemoryandgoal-settingabilitiesarenegativelyaffected.39Therefore,takingtimetogosomewhereandgetawayfromworkcanhelpyoufeelmoreproductiveandfocusedwhenyougetback.40Gettingoutandexploringtheworldcanimproveyourabilitytodiscoverandcreatenewthings.Peoplewhotravelmorecancomeupwithdiverseideas.Exposuretonewcultures,makinginternationalfriends,studyingnewlanguages,andtakingindifferenttypesoffoodandmusichavebeenlinkedtobetterproblem-solvingskills.Travelhelpsyouseetheworldinanewway.A．Increasingyourcreativity.B．Inspiringyourpassionforlife.C．Maybeyouenjoyexploringnewplaces.D．Thisisbecauseyourbraindoesn’tgetenoughrest.E．Beingunderpressureatworkstressesyourmindandbody.F．Travellinghelpsreduceyourworkstressandimprovesproductivity.G．Travellingforcesyoutobecleverandteachesyouhowtoovercomeobstacles.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。Liu,aged52,suffersaseriousdisease.Butthe41didnotstopherfromenjoyingthe42withhersonZhao,takinginbeautifulsceneryalongtheway,43teaontheprairieandenjoyinglocaldeliciousfood.Her29-year-oldsonthoughtitwasa(n)44journey.But,tohis45,hismomwasallsmiles.Once.Liuenjoyeda46life,runningabigbusinessandenjoying47suchastravelinganddoingyoga.Onenight,shesuddenlyfelt48inherfingers.InaBeijinghospital,shewasdiagnosedwithALS.Shewould49losemusclestrength,eventuallybecomingparalyzed(癱瘓).Despitereceivingcareandencouragementfromherfamily,Liuwas50andgraduallygaveupherhobbies.Luckily,afewmonthslater,whenZhaotookhismomtoascenicspotforthefirsttimesinceherdiagnosis,hermoodbecameobviously51.Hebegantoplantripsforhismother,aimingtoreducehersuffering.Later,Zhaodecideditwastimeforalongerjourney.He52hismotheronaself-drivingroadtriptoXinjiang.Zhaorefittedhiscar’spassengerseattoaccommodatehismother’swheelchair.Healsopurchasedmedicine,dailynecessities,andateaset,amongotherthings.Soonafter,withhismother’scaregiver,Zhaoandhismother53northernXinjiang.Zhaocapturedthejourneyand54thevideosonline,whichwentviral.The55inspiredZhaotodomoretohelppeoplefacingsuchdifficulties.HenowwantstoestablishagroupforthecaregiversofALSpatients,helpingthemcommunicatewitheachother,andprovidingtipsoncareissues.（）41．A．development B．condition C．weather D．a(chǎn)ge（）42．A．flight B．conference C．video D．journey（）43．A．tasting B．offering C．preparing D．planting（）44．A．a(chǎn)nnoying B．exciting C．a(chǎn)mazing D．tiring（）45．A．disappointment B．embarrassment C．delight D．gratitude（）46．A．simple B．common C．quiet D．busy（）47．A．a(chǎn)dventures B．explorations C．pastimes D．businesses（）48．A．powerless B．hopeless C．weightless D．meaningless（）49．A．intentionally B．gradually C．finally D．temporarily（）50．A．a(chǎn)nnoyed B．depressed C．moved D．encouraged（）51．A．negative B．skeptical C．positive D．crazy（）52．A．a(chǎn)ccompanied B．forced C．cured D．examined（）53．A．headedto B．searchedfor C．departedfrom D．migratedto（）54．A．downloaded B．viewed C．posted D．edited（）55．A．innovation B．experience C．inspection D．treatment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。Oceanscoverabout70percentoftheEarths’surface,yeteventodaytheirdepthsremainlargelyunexplored.Scientistsestimatebetween90and95percentofthedeepsearemains56(mystery).Thedeepseais57(true)theplanet’sfinalfrontier.Theterm“deepsea”doesn’thave58samemeaningtoeveryone.Tofishermen,thedeepseaisanypartoftheoceanbeyondtherelativelyshallowcontinentalshelf.Toscientists,thedeepseaisthelowestpartoftheocean,locatedbelowthethermocline(溫躍層)59heatingandcoolingeffectsfromsunlightstop60(have)aneffect,andabovetheseafloor.Thisisthepartoftheocean61(deep)than1,800meters.It’sdifficult62(research)thedepthsbecausetheyarepermanentlydark,extremelycoldand63highpressure.FromthetimeofPlinyuntiltheendofthe19thcentury,peoplebelievedthedeepseawasalifelesswasteland.Modernscientistsrecognizethedeepseaasthelargesthabitatontheplanet.Specialtools64(develop)byhumansoverthepastfewdecadestoexplorethiscoldanddarkenvironment.Deepseaexplorationinvolvesmultiple65(discipline),suchasoceanography,biology,geography,archaeology,andengineering.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。你校英語報準備以“LearningtoShare”為題舉行英語征文比賽。請你用英語寫一篇短文投稿，內(nèi)容包括：（1）分享的意義；（2）如何分享的建議。注意：（1）寫作字數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；（2）請按如下格式在答題卡相應(yīng)位置作答。LearningtoShare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續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。LittleJackdreamedofbeinganarchitect.However,hewasnotafanofmath.Everytimehesatdowntosolveamathproblem,hismindwouldwandertoplayingwithhisbuildingblocks(