江蘇省連云港市東?？h2023-2024學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題

2023～2024學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期期中考試高二英語試題說明：1.本試卷共12頁，滿分150分，考試時間120分鐘。2.在答題卡/紙的規(guī)定區(qū)域內(nèi)填寫學(xué)校、班級、姓名、考號等，否則無效。3.請將答案按題號填涂或填寫在答題卡/紙相應(yīng)的答題處，否則不得分。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.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】Whydoestheroomsmellnice?A.Thewomanisusingnicematerial.B.Themanhasbeencleaning.C.Thereareflowers.2.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】Whencanthemangethiscarback?A.Tomorrow. B.Intwodays. C.Inthreedays.3.此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】Whatisthemanworriedabout?A.Beinglate. B.Parkingthecar. C.Drivingintraffic.4.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】Whatdothewoman’sfamilymembersdotohelptheenvironment?A.Theyusefewerplasticbags.B.Theydon’tdrivecars.C.Theywastelessfood.5.【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthenewpainting?A.Itiscolorful. B.Itisunrealistic. C.Itisamazing.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。聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題?！敬颂幙刹シ畔嚓P(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】6.Whatdoesthemansuggestdoinginanearthquake?A.Goingoutside. B.Protectingthepet. C.Hidingundersomething.7.Howoldistheman?A.20. B.25. C.30.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】8.Whatisdifferentaboutthewoman’snewjob?A.It’smuchmorechallenging.B.It’smuchcloserindistance.C.It’smuchmorerewarding.9.Whatwillthemandotonight?A.Designcommercialsforarestaurant.B.Writesomearticlesaboutgoodrestaurants.C.Havedinnerwiththewomanatarestaurant.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】10.Whichanswerdoesthewomanrefusetowritedown?A.NumberThree. B.NumberSeven. C.NumberTen.11.Howoftendoesthewomantakemedicine?A.Never. B.Sometimes. C.Regularly.12.Whatisthelastquestionaskingabout?A.Thewoman’slawhistory.B.Thewoman’sdrivingskills.C.Thewoman’sSocialSecuritynumber.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。【此處可播放相關(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】13.Whydoesthewomantalktotheman?A.Sheislonely.B.Shehasgoodnews.C.Shehasaproblematschool.14.Whatisthewoman’sdormitorylike?A.Coldandold. B.Smallandmessy. C.Comfortablebutnoisy.15.Whatwillthewomando?A.Attendaparty.B.Findanewplaceherself.C.Putonsomeadvertisements.16.Whoisthewomantalkingto?A.Herfriend. B.Herbrother. C.Herfather.聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題?！敬颂幙刹シ畔嚓P(guān)音頻，請去附件查看】17.Whereisthespeaker?A.Inamuseum. B.Inaforest. C.Inapark.18.Whatanimalswillpeopleseethemost?A.Birds. B.Bears. C.Fish.19.Whatcolorofbirdisthespeaker’sfavorite?A.Red. B.Blue. C.Black.20.Whyisthenorthpathclosed?A.Itistoowet. B.Itistoohigh. C.Itistooold.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，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AFemaleviewArtbywomenpaintersandsculptorsfromacrossthecountryisondisplayattheongoingexhibition,Colors.TheshowrunsuntilMarch17andisheldincelebrationofInternationalWomen’sDay,whichfallsonFriday.TheShandongArtistsAssociationlaunchedtheannualexhibitionin2017toencouragefemaleartistsandtoofferthemaplatformfortheirtalents.9am-5pm,closedonMondays.11777JingshiLu,Lixiadistrict,Jinan,Shandongprovince.0531-8130-5063/6.CulturalpeakInkartistHuangBinhong(1865-1955)spentalifetimecarryingonhiscountry’sculturalorigin.ImmortalLegacyisanongoingexhibitionattheArtMuseumofBeijingFineArtAcademythatcastslightonHuang’srichworldofart,hisbeliefinculturaltraditionandtherangeofhisalternativeroleasawiseculturescholar.TheshowrunsuntilApril21.9am-5pm,closedonMondays.12ChaoyangGongyuan(Park)Nanlu,Chaoyangdistrict,Beijing.010-6502-5171.TimelessbeautyIncelebrationofChineseNewYear,ImmortalBrushworkofDanqing,along-termexhibitionthatopenedinearlyFebruary,bringstogetherdozensofpaintingsrangingfromtheSong(960-1279)toQing(1644-1911)dynasties.9am-5pm,closedonMondays.62PingjiangDao,Hexidistrict,Tianjin.022-8388-3000.Calligraphicsage(圣人)LinSanzhiisrecognizedasoneoftheleadingcalligraphersofthe20thcentury.MyAdmirationofAncientMasters,anexhibitionattheAnhuiArtMuseum,reviewsLin’seffortsincalligraphy,poetryandChinesepainting.Linispraisedasthe“modernsageofcaoshuscript”.9am-5pm,closedonMondays.1ChengduLu,BinhuNewDistrict,Hefei,Anhuiprovince.0551-6280-6800.21.Whichexhibitionisheldeveryyear?A.Colors. B.ImmortalLegacy.C.ImmortalBrushworkofDanqing. D.MyAdmirationofAncientMasters.22.Ifyou’reanenthusiastforcalligraphy,wherecanyouappreciatesuchanexhibition?A.InJinan. B.InBeijing. C.InTianjin. D.InHefei.23.Whatdothelistedexhibitionshaveincommon?A.Theyareallongoingexhibitions.B.Theyhavethesameopenandclosedtime.C.Theyshowpaintingsfromthesamedynasties.D.Theyencouragefemaleartiststoshowtheirtalents.BChina’stourismmarketshowedabetter-than-expectedperformanceovertheeight-daySpringFestivalholiday,whichstartedonFeb.10.ThelatestfiguresfromtheMinistryofCultureandTourismshowedthattravelernumbersaswellastourism-relatedincomeduringtheholidayreachedrecordhighs,thankstopeople’sever-strongerdesiretotravel,enoughmarketsuppliesandgoodtourismpolicies.TheministrysaidonSundaythatthedomestictourismmarketsaw474milliontripsduringtheholiday,up34.3percentyear-on-year.Thenumbermarkeda19percentincreasecomparedwiththesameholidayperiodin2019.Domestictourism-relatedincomereached632.69billionyuan($87.95billion)duringtheholiday,astrikingincreaseof47.3percentyear-on-yearand7.7percentgrowthfromthesameholidayperiodin2019.XiaoPeng,aresearcherwithtravelportal(旅游網(wǎng)),Qunar,saidthatthelongerholidaythisyear—itusuallylastssevendaysinotheryears—madetourism-focusedtripsamorepopularchoiceamongtheChinese.Southerndestinationswithwarmerclimateortropicalviews,suchasKunming,Yunnanprovince,andSanya,Hainanprovince,remainedtopchoicesfortourists,accordingtotravelagencies.Return-flightticketsineconomyclassdepartingSanyaweresoldoutearly,leavingonlyticketsinbusinessorfirstclass.Tuniu,anothertravelportal,saidthatdestinationsandmuseumswitharichculturalatmosphereorthosehighlightingculturalelementsofthedragonwerefavoredbytravelersmarkingthebeginningoftheYearoftheDragon.Inaddition,somenortherndestinationswithsnowandiceviewsalsoprovedpopularduringtheholiday.Amongthem,HarbinIce-SnowWorldinthenortheasternprovinceofHeilongjiangreceived329,000visitsfromFeb10toWednesday—thefirstfivedaysoftheholiday—withthetravelernumbermarkingasurgeof115percentfromthepreviousyear,accordingtoHarbin’scultureandtourismbureau.Besidestheprosperousdomestictourism,thehomeandabroadtourismmarketalsodeliveredasurprisinglygoodperformanceduringtheholiday.24.HowisParagraph3organized?A.Bylistingdata. B.Bygivingexamples.C.Byquotingsayings. D.Byanalyzingthereasons.25.WhatcanwelearnaboutthelongerholidayfromXiaoPeng?A.Itbroughtarichculturalatmosphere.B.Itmadewarmerdestinationstopchoices.C.Itattractedpeopletonortherndestinations.D.Itmadetourism-focusedtripsmorewell-received.26.Whatmighttheauthorwriteaboutfollowingthelastparagraph?A.Thetravelto-and-fromoverseas. B.Goodtourismpoliciesoverseas.C.Destinationswithwarmerclimate. D.Domestictourism-relatedincome.27.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.Ahistorytextbook. B.Apopularwebsite.C.Adetectivenovel. D.Anacademicarticle.CFordecadeslinguistshavearguedoverhowchildrenlearnlanguage.Somethinkthatbabiesarebornas“blankboards”whopickuplanguagesimplyfromexperience—hearing,seeingandplayingwiththeworld.Othersarguethatexperienceisnotenoughandthatbabies’brainsmustbehardwiredtomakeacquiringlanguageeasy.AImodelssuchasGPT-4havedonelittletosettlethedebate.Thewaythesemodelslearnlanguage—bycollectinglotsoftextdatafrommillionsofwebpages—isgreatlydifferenttotheexperiencesofbabies.AteamofscientistsatNewYorkUniversityexaminedthequestionbytraininganAImodelontheexperiencesofasinglebaby.Betweentheagesofsixand25months,ayoungchildcalledSamhadahead-wearingcameraforanhouraweek-aroundoneofhiswakinghours.Thecamerarecordedeverythinghesawandheardwhileheplayedwithtoys,enjoyeddaysattheparkandinteractedwithhispetcats.TherecordingsandaudiowerefedintoanAl,whichwassetuptoknowthatimagesandwordsthatappearedatthesametimewererelated,butwasotherwiselefttomakesenseofthemessofcolorsandspeechthatSamexperienced.DespitethelimitedtrainingdatatheAIwasabletopickoutobjectsandlearnthematchingwords.TheresearcherstestedthemodelbyaskingittoidentifyobjectsthatSamhadseenbefore,suchasachairfromhishomeoroneofhistoyballs.Givenalistoffouroptionsthemodelpickedthecorrectword62ofthetime,farabovethechancelevelof25%.Totheresearchers’surprise,themodelcouldalsoidentifychairsandballsthatSamhadneverseen.TheAIlearnedatleast40differentwords,butitwasfarfrommatchingSam’svocabularyandlanguageabilitiesbytheendoftheexperiment.TheresearchersrecentlyargueinthejournalSciencethat,tomatchwordstoobjects,learningfromexperiencemaywellbeenough.Doubters,however,doubtthattheAIwouldbeabletolearnabstractnounsorverbs,andquestionhowsimilarthelearningprocessesreallyare.Themysteryoflanguageacquisitionliveson.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hardwired”inParagraph1probablymean?A.Organic. B.Average. C.Born. D.Reliable.29.WhatarethefindingsoftheresearchonAImodels?A.AImodelscanunderstandbabies’speech.B.AImodelscanenrichtheirvocabularybythemselves.CAImodelscanremembermoreobjectsbutcan’tpickthemout.D.AImodelscanlearnmorewordsbutcan’tmatchbabies’abilities.30.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Leaningfromexperienceisfarfromenough.B.Languageabilitiesofbabiesareborninnature.C.HowtheAIisdevelopedproveseasyforscientists.D.HowtheAIpicksupthelanguageremainsunknown.31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthebabyAI?A.Positive. B.Doubtful. C.Unclear. D.Subjective.DRestrictiveuniformscouldbepreventingprimaryschoolpupils,especiallygirls,frombeingphysicallyactive,researchsuggests.Incountrieswheremostschoolsrequirestudentstowearuniforms,feweryoungpeoplereachtheWorldHealthOrganization’sminimumrecommendationof60minutesofphysicalactivityadayacrossawholeweek,accordingtoastudybytheUniversityofCambridge.Therewasagreaterdifferencebetweengirlsandboysofprimary-schoolageincountrieswhereuniformswerecommon.Thefindingwasnotcopiedamongchildrenofsecondary-schoolage.Thismaybeowingtotheexerciseyoungerchildrengetthroughouttheday—forexample,throughrunning,climbingandactiveplayatbreakandlunchtimes.Thefindingsconfirmearlierevidencethatgirlsfeellesscomfortableparticipatinginactiveplayiftheyarewearingcertaintypesofclothingsuchasskirtsordresses.Dr.MaireadRyan,aresearcherattheinstituteofeducationandMRCunitatCambridge,said,“Schoolsoftenprefertouseuniformsforvariousreasons.Wearenottryingtosuggestablanketbanonthem,buttopresentnewevidencetosupportdecision-making.Schoolcommunitiescouldconsiderdesign,andwhetherspecificcharacteristicsofauniformmighteitherencourageorrestrictanyopportunitiesforphysicalactivity.”A2021studyinEnglandfoundthedesignofgirls’PEuniformspreventedstudentsfromparticipatingincertainactivities.Otherstudieshavesuggestedgirlsaremuchshyerabouttakingpartinphysicalactivitywhenwearinguniformsinwhichtheydonotfeelcomfortable.Dr.EsthervanSluijs,seniorauthorandMRCinvestigator(調(diào)查員),said,“Girlsmightfeellessconfidentaboutdoingthingslikecartwheelsandtumblesintheplayground,orridingabikeonawindydayiftheyarewearingaskirtordress.Socialexpectationstendtoinfluencewhattheyfeeltheycandointheseclothes.Unfortunately,whenitcomestopromotingphysicalhealth,that’saproblem.”TheWHOrecommendsthatyoungpeopleget60minutesofatleastmoderate-intensity(中等強度)physicalactivityaday.TheCambridgestudyconfirmedpreviousobservationsthatmostchildrenandteenagerswerenotmeetingthisrecommendation—especiallygirls,whohaveagapof7.6percentagepointswithboys.32.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingParagraph1?A.Tostatethefindings. B.Tomakeacomparison.C.Toexplainaphenomenon. D.Tojustifyanassumption.33Whydogirlstudentsfeellessconvenientinsomeuniforms?A.Theyhavelessphysicalactivitydaily.B.Theyhavemuchlaborworkatschool.C.Certainuniformslimittheirphysicalactivity.D.Certainuniformsmakethemactwellinactiveplay.34.WhatdoesDr.MaireadRyanprobablyagreewith?A.It’sbettertorestrictphysicalactivity.B.It’sbettertosupportdecision-making.C.Uniformsshouldbebannedstrictlyinschools.D.Schoolsshouldthinkabouttheuniformdesign.35.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.ProperuniformscansetstudentsfreeB.SchoolsareresponsibleforuniformsC.StudentscanbenefitalotfromuniformsD.Uniformsmaypreventyoungergirlsfrombeingactive第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項。Motivationinvolvesinspiringandencouragingindividualsorateamtowillinglyandenthusiasticallypursueacommongoalorobjective.Motivationisn’tsomethingjustboundtoleadersoraworkplace.____36____Theremustalwaysbeareasontodosomethinginlife,whichiscalledmotivation.Let’stakealookatmotivationfromaleader’sperspective.Herearesomeofthecharacteristicsthatyoushouldknowabout.____37____Inorderfortheemployeestobemotivated,aleadermustadjustthepersonalgoalsalongsidetheorganization’sgoals.Itcannotworkanyotherway.Ifyouareaimingtobeasuccessfulleader,thenyouneedtoexpressaconvincingviewthatresonates(共鳴)withtheteammembers’personalvalues.Reachouttotheirvalues,noticewhatmakesthemtickandarrangethatwiththeorganizationalgoals.CommunicationNeedlesstosay,effectivecommunicationisamustifyouwantyourworkforcetobemotivated,andthattooforalongperiodoftime.____38____Whenthisisdoneinapropermanner,youwillstartseeingfruitfulresults.Leaderscommunicatethepurposeandsignificanceoftasksandprojects,makingteammembersunderstandwhytheircontributionsmatter.RecognitionandRewardTherecannotbeanykindofmotivationwithoutproperrecognitionandreward.Mayitbeanykindofworkforce,theyneedareasontoperformbetter.Leadersrecognizeandrewardteammembersfortheireffortsandachievements.____39____Long-TermFocusMotivationneedstobethereforalongtime.____40____Motivationistypicallyfocusedonthelong-termdevelopmentandgrowthofteammembers.GoodLeadersinvestintheirteam’sskills,capabilities,andpersonaldevelopment.A.AdjustmentwithValuesB.MotivationandAdjustmentC.Itissomethingthatispresentinallofus.D.Listentotheirneedsandthenconveyyourneeds.E.Short-termperformanceboostscannotlastlongafterall.F.Thiscanincludebothinsiderewardsandoutsiderewards.G.Itinvolvesinspiringindividualstopursueacommongoal.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。Overthepastyears,Zhenyuhasattemptedtopasscontinuousexams.WhentheresultsofthelatestpostgraduateentranceexamwerereleasedonFeb26,____41____,Zhenfeltasenseofreliefandease,asifhehadseenitcoming.Duringhistimeatschool,histeachersbelievedhehad____42____andwassuitedforfurtheracademicpursuits(追求).“Itwasa____43____ofpurecreativity.Icouldreceiveallkindsof____44____fromteachersandclassmatestocompletemyfilmprojects,”Zhensaid.“HowwonderfulitwouldbeifIcouldcontinuethisasapostgraduate!”Withthese____45____inmind,Zhendecidedtotakethepostgraduateentranceexam.Forhim,theEnglishandpoliticaltheoryexams____46____challenges,leadingtohisfirstfailure.He____47____againthefollowingyear.Despitehisefforts,hefailedagain.Determinedtobecomeapostgraduate,hekept____48____theexamandpreparingforit,totheextentthatiteventuallybecameadailyroutineandhabit.____49____preparingfortheexamsoverthepastyears,Zhentrieddifferentjobstosupporthimself.Hewas_____50_____tofindthatalmostallofhisyoungcolleagueswerealsotakingvariousexams.“Itseemedthatifyoudidn’ttakesomekindofexam,youwouldbecomeanoutsider,_____51_____fromsociety,andlackingcommongroundwithyourpeers,”Zhensaid.“Butinfact,Ionly_____52_____lifeafterpassingtheexamandneverreallythoughtoverwhatmylifewouldbelikeafterfinishingmypostgraduatestudies,orifIcouldevenenterone.”Aftersomany_____53_____,heisnolongerafraidoffailing.IttookZhenmanyyearstorealizethatthepostgraduateentranceexamisnottheonlychoiceinlife.“Ifsomeoneweretoaskmeaboutmy_____54_____forthefuture,I’dsayIaimto_____55_____lifewithasenseoffreedom.”Sonowhecanfaceuptotheresult.41.A.meanwhile B.surprisingly C.cautiously D.likewise42.A.curiosity B.opportunity C.potential D.passion43.A.time B.collection C.waste D.record44.A.support B.duty C.prejudice D.preference45.A.empathy B.challenges C.expectations D.sympathy46.A.faced B.obtained C.met D.posed47.A.competed B.denied C.dropped D.registered48.A.passing B.missing C.retaking D.rewriting49.A.After B.While C.Whereas D.As50.A.happy B.sad C.disappointed D.surprised51.A.kept B.disconnected C.strengthened D.discouraged52.A.dreamedof B.builtup C.weighedup D.wrestledwith53.A.interventions B.changes C.virtues D.letdowns54.A.concern B.ambitions C.career D.experiences55.A.divide B.reserve C.embrace D.tolerate第二節(jié)（共10題；每小題1.5分,滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Ourcommunicationisdependentnotonlyonthewordsweuse,butalsoonhowweusethem.Communicationistheprocessofexchanginginformationbetweenasender____56____areceiver.Thesenderencodesamessageandsendsitfacetoface,orthroughvideo,telephone,mailorsocialmedia.Thismessageisthen____57____(receive)anddecodedbythereceiver.Inresponse,thereceiversendsanencodedmessageback,____58____isreferredtoasfeedback.Thisfeedbackisdecodedbytheoriginalsenderandtheentirecycle____59____(repeat)itselfuntiltheyhavefinishedcommunicating.Thiscommunicationprocesscanbechallengingbut,withpracticeandpatience,youcanbecomeahighlycompetentcommunicator.____60____(accomplish)this,youneedtoknowwithwhomyouarecommunicating.Dependingonwhetheryouarecommunicatingwithastranger,friend,familymember____61____co-worker,youwillneedtodecidewhichcommunicationchannelbestsuitsthesituation.Furthermore,youwillneedtodeterminetheappropriatestyletouseand____62____complexyourchoiceofwordsshouldbe.Forexample,ifyouareabusinessperson____63____(negotiate)withalargeenterpriseaboutadeal,youshoulddoitfacetoface,usingformallanguageinastraightforwardmanner.Meanwhile,yourbodylanguageis____64____(equal)importantandthevalueofempathyshouldnotbeunderstated.Effectivecommunicationwillenableyoutosettledifferencesanddisagreementsappropriatelyandimproveyour____65____(interaction)withothers.Goodcommunicationskillswillalsohelpyoubuildtrustandgainrespect,allowingrelationshipstobecomemorepositiveandproductive.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）66.假如你是李華，你校英文報正在舉行題為“Willdigitalreadingreplaceprintreading?”征文活動，請你寫一篇短文投稿，內(nèi)容包括：1.簡述閱讀方式；2.表達你的觀點。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2.請按如下格式在答題紙的相應(yīng)位置作答。Willdigitalreadingreplaceprintreading?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)（滿分25分）67.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Mybestfriendhaddroppedmeoffinfrontofthechurch.Ifoundmyselfinsideasmallentrance,facingalockeddoor.AsIturnedtoleave,Inoticedaman,avagabond(流浪漢),asleepinacorner,hisheadrestingonanoldbag.Mymeetingwiththemanbroughttomindaninterviewwithapastor(牧師)whohadspentadaywalkingarounddowntownT