福建省泉州市2023-2024學年高二年級下冊期中考試英語試題

福建省泉州市高二期中考

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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，并標在試卷

的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀每一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

例:Howmuchistheshirt?

A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.

答案是C。

1.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Hehadnoalarmclocks.B.Hiscarbrokedown.C.Hegotuplate.

2.WhatdoesMr.Blacklooklike?

A.Hewearsglasses.B.Heisshort.C.Hehasblackhair.

3.Howdoesthemanfeelabouttheclass?

A.Heisfondofit.B.Hecan'tfollowit.C.Hehasbeenusedtoit.

4.WhydoesthewomanwanttomeetMissJones?

A.Tomakeanapology.

B.Tohaveaninterview.

C.ToknowaboutMissPeters.

5.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inalibrary.B.Inacollege.C.Inabookstore.

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，

并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題和每一小題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.Whatdoesthemanthinkofmountaineering?

A.Dangerous.B.Tiring.C.Interesting.

7.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?

A.ShewillvisitMountHuangshanwiththeman.

B.SheclimbedMountHuangshanlastsummer.

C.Sheisprofessionalinmountaineering.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?

A.Shewaschargedtwice.

B.Herbillhasnotyetarrived.

C.Hertelevisiondoesn'tworkproperly.

9.Whatiswrongwiththeshop?

A.Theshopassistantsarealwayscareless.

B.Thecomputersystemisoutoforder.

C.Itdoesn'tacceptcreditcards.

10.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Getawrittenapology.B.Offerherreceiptnumber.C.Havehertelevisionfixed.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.Whydoesthegirltalktotheman?

A.Toaskfbrpermission.B.Tomakeaninvitation.C.Togetsomeadvice.

12.Whatwillthemandoduringtheparty?

A.SinganEnglishsong.B.Tellafolkstory.C.PerformanEnglishplay.

13.Whatwilltheheadmasterdobeforetheparty?

A.Deliveraspeech.B.Sharehisresolutions.C.Decoratetheclassroom.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。

14.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inacamerashop.B.Attheman'shome.C.Onthestreet.

15.Howmanycamerashopsarestillopenintown?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.

16.Whydoesthemanthinksomecamerashopswentoutofbusiness?

A.Camerasareold-fashioned.

B.Therearefewerphotographers.

C.PeoplebuythingsontheInternet.

17.WhatwillthemandothisSaturday?

A.Gotoacamerashop.

B.Takepicturesfbrawedding.

C.Takecareofhisfriend^kids.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18.WhathappenedtoSam?

A.Hewasknockeddownbyatruck.

B.Hefelltothegroundwhencrossingtheroad.

C.Hestoppedthetruckdriverwhencrossingtheroad.

19.Whosignaledthedrivertostop?

A.David.B.Theboy'smother.C.Thelittleboy.

20.WhydidDavidhelpthatwoman?

A.Shecouldn'twalk.

B.ShewasDavid'sneighbor.

C.Shecouldn'taffordenoughfood.

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。

A

Aspeopleworldwidefocusonahealthyplanet,renewable（可再生的）energyengineersarekey.These

engineersworkoncoolprojectsthatusethepowerofthesun,wind,andwatertocreateenergy.Theirwork

combatsclimatechange,leadingtoacleanerworld.Herearedetails.

Keyresponsibilities:

SystemDesign:It'slikebeinganinventorwhofiguresoutthebestwaytoturnsunlight,wind,orwaterinto

electricitythatwecanusetopowerthingslikehomesandschools.

ProjectManagement:Thisislikebeingtheleaderofateamworkingonaschoolproject,butinstead,ifsfor

bigenergyprojects.Theengineermakessureeverythingisdonerightontime,anddoesn'tcosttoomuchmoney.

TechnicalResearch:Here,theengineerislikeadetectiveorascientist,alwayslookingfornewandbetter

waystomakeenergy.Theytrytofindmethodsthataremoreeffectiveandlessexpensive.

MaintenanceandOptimization:Thispartisabouttakingcareoftheenergysystemsthatarealreadybuilt.The

engineerchecksthesystems,fixesanyproblems,andmakesimprovementssotheyworkevenbetter.

Skillrequirements:

Engineeringbackground:Adegreeinmechanicalengineering,electricalengineering,orarelatedfield.

AnalyticalSkills:Abilitiestoanalyzedataandsystemperformancetoproposeimprovements.

InnovativeThinking:Maintain（保持）anopennesstonewtechnologiesandmethods,constantlyseeking

innovation.

EnvironmentalAwareness:Adeepunderstandingofenvironmentalprotectionandsustainabledevelopment.

Careerprospects:

Therenewableenergyindustryishavingaperiodofrapiddevelopment,withstrongsupportfromboththe

governmentandtheprivatecompany.Renewableenergyengineerscanfindopportunitiesinenergycompanies,

consultingfirms,researchinstitutionsorgovernmentagencies.Withtechnologicaladvancesandthegrowing

demandforenergy,thefutureprospectstorthiscareerareverybright.

21.Whatdorenewableenergyengineersmainlydo?

A.Dofueltests.B.Doplantpreservation.

C.Makeuseofcleanenergy.D.Makeagreatmanybudgetplans.

22.Whichabilityisunmentionedasforrenewableenergyengineers5requirements?

A.Analyticalskills.B.Innovativethinking.

C.Environmentalawareness.D.Fluencyinmultiplelanguages.

23.Whatisthefutureofrenewableenergyengineers?

A.Promising.B.Uncertain.C.Decreasing.D.Limited.

B

Thomaswasawell-knownwiseman.Oneday,hewanderedinabeautifulsmalltown.Becauseofhisfeme,

peoplefromnearbytownswhoheardofhisarrivalallcametovisitandseekhisadvice.

Manywhocamesoughthelpwithdifficultiesindailylife,andThomas,unabletobearturningthemaway,

patientlyofferedsuggestions.Wordspreadquickly,andmoreandmorepeoplecametoseeThomasforguidance.

Oneday,dozensofpeoplecrowdedoutsideThomas'sdoor,allclamoring（大聲地要求）thattheirproblems

werethemostseriousandurgent,eachinsistingthatThomasaddresstheirconcernsfirst,withnoonewillingto

yield（讓步）.

Afteramomentofthought,Thomastookoutsomepaperandapenandsaid,6<Ican'thearclearlywith

everyonetalkingatonce.Howabouteveryonewritedownyourproblemonapieceofpaperandplaceitinthis

basketbesideme?”

Onceeveryonehadplacedtheirnotesinthebasket,Thomasshookthebasketandsaid,"Tleaseeachtakea

pieceofpaperfromthebasketandreadwhatitsays.,,

Aseveryonereadanotefromsomeoneelse,theyallrealizedthatindeed,eachpersonhastheirowntroubles,

andeveryhouseholdhasitsownchallenges.ThenThomasspokeup,“Now,whoseproblemisthemosturgentto

solve?^^Hearingthatquestion,noonespokeagain,becausenownoonedaredtoclaimthattheirproblemwasthe

mostsevere.

Often,weareboundbyourimmediatefeelings.Whendifficultiesandproblemsstrike,itfeelsasthoughwe

arecaughtinavortexofpain.Butifweshiftourfocusfromourselvesandlooktowardsothers,wemightdiscover

thattheproblemswefacearenotsosignificant.Perhapsothersaretheoneswhoneedhelpmoreurgently,ormaybe

thereissomethingwithinourpowerthatwecandoforthem.

24.WhydidpeoplevisitThomas?

A.Forsuggestions.B.Forameeting.

C.Foracompetition.D.Forintroductions.

25.HowdidThomashandlethecrowd?

A.Heignoredthem.

B.Helistenedtoeachoneindividually.

C.Heprioritizedtheproblemshimself.

D.Heaskedthemtowritedowntheirproblems.

26.Whatdidreadingothers5problemsshowtothepeople?

A.Thecomplexityoftheirdifficulties.

B.Thesimilarityoftheirsituations.

C.Theirneedformoreadvice.

D.Theirlivingconditions.

27.WhatdidThomasteachthepeople?

A.Competition.B.Sympathy.C.Prioritization.D.Self-confidence.

C

Astudyfollowingnearly30,000olderadultsformorethan10yearshasfoundsixkeyhealthylifestylefactors

cansignificantlyreducememorylossandthoseadultsengaginginbetweenfourandsixofthehealthylifestyle

behaviorscoulddramaticallyreducetheirrisksofdevelopingdementia（癡呆）,evenwhencarryinggenesthat

increasetheirrisksofAlzheimer'sdisease.

“Sixhealthylifestyleaspectswereassessed:ahealthydiet,regularphysicalexercise,activesocialcontact,

activecognitive（認知的）activity,neversmoking,andneverdrinkingalcohol,9,theresearchersexplainedinthenew

study.Participantswereclassified（分類）intothefavorablegroupiftheyhadfourtosixhealthylifestylefactors,

intotheaveragegroupfortwotothreefactors,andintotheunfavorablegroupforzerotoonefactor.

Thestudyfoundthatpeoplewithfourtosixhealthyhabitshadamuchslowerlossofmemorythanthosewith

fewerhealthyhabits.Peoplewiththesegoodhabitswerealsomuchlesslikelytogetdementiathanthosewithone

ornohealthyhabits.Thosewhohadtwoorthreegoodhabitswere30%lesslikelytogetdementia.

Thestudydidn'tfigureoutwhichofthesixhealthyhabitsisthebestforstoppingdementiaorwhich

combinationisthebest.However,theinformationdidshowthateatinghealthyseemedtohelppreventmemory

lossthemost,withbrainexerciseandregularphysicalexercisealsoveryhelpful.

About20%ofthepeopleinthestudyhadagenethatmakesAlzheimer'sdiseasemorelikely.Evenso,having

severalgoodhealthhabitshelpedslowdownmemoryloss.Thisshowsthatchanginghowwelivecanreallyhelp.

Eventhougheachhealthhabithelpedinadifferentway,overall,thestudyfoundthatpeoplewithmoregood

healthhabitshadmuchlessmemorylossthanthosewithfewergoodhabits.Thissuggeststhatthechoiceswemake

inhowwelivecanhelpprotectourmemory.Thestudyaddstotheevidencethatwemightbeabletochangeour

riskofmemoryloss.

28.Whatwerethegroupscategorizedbasedon?

A.Theparticipants9age.

B.Whathobbiestheparticipantsgotridof.

C.Thehealthylifestylestheparticipantshad.

D.Whattheparticipants9attitudestofactorswere.

29.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph3?

A.Thefavorablegroupwashappierthantheothertwo.

B.Morehealthylifestyleswereofmorebenefittohealth.

C.Healthyhabitshadlittleimpactonmemoryordementia.

D.Peoplewithahealthydietwouldn,tsufferalossofmemory.

30.Whichplaysthesecondgreatestroleinreducingmemoryloss?

A.Ahealthydiet.B.Activesocialcontact.

C.Activecognitiveactivities.D.Neverdrinkingalcohol.

31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AStudyMakingAGreatBreakthrough

B.HealthyLifestylesSlowingMemoryLoss

C.AHealthyDietBeingTheBestLifestyle

D.OldAdultsSufferingFromHealthProblems

D

Toproducetheclassicclothing,bluejeans,producersrelyonindigodye（靛藍染料）,theonlymolecule

knowntoprovidejeans9unique,belovedcolor.Whileindigoitselfnaturallycomesfromaplant,growingdemand

forbluejeansthroughoutthe20thcenturygaverisetosynthetic（合成的）indigo,whichisnowmorecommonly

used.

Indigoisthedyethatmakesjeansblue,butitdoesn'tmixwithwater.Todyeclothes,usually,chemicalsare

neededtomakethecolorsticktothecloth.ButinDenmark,scientistshavecreatedanewwaytodyeclothesusing

anenzyme（酶）,whichisakindofproteinthatcancausechemicalreactions,insteadofharmfulchemicals.This

newmethodisbetterfortheenvironmentanddoesn'tusepoisonousstuff.

Thechemicalprocessfordyeingbluejeanshaspersistedforthelastcentury.Workersareexposedtothe

poisonouschemicals,whichalsopollutetheenvironmentnearfactories.Wastewaterfromthosefactoriesoften

endsupinwaterways,decimatinglocalecosystemsandevendyeingriversblue.

DitteHededamWeiner,thestudy9sleadresearcher,saystheirnewenzymeworksreallywellandisstrong

enoughformakinglotsofjeanswithoutbreakingdown.Thisenzymemakesdyeingwithindican,whichislike

indigo,muchlessharmfultotheplanet-about92%betterthantheoldway.

However,thenewmethoddoesn'tfixalltheenvironmentalproblemsofmakingjeans.Makingasinglepairof

jeansusesalotofwaterenoughtofillmanybathtubs-fromgrowingthecottontoputtingthefinaltoucheson

thejeans.

Eventhoughthenewdyeingprocessisbetterfortheenvironment,ifsnotalwayseasyorcheaptochangetoit.

Weiner'steamisn'tsureifjeanscompanieswillfinditeasyoraffordabletoswitchtothismethod.Itcostsalittle

bitmore-justsevencentsextraperpairofjeans——tousetheenzymefordyeing.ButWeinerbelievesit'sworthit

becauseit'smuchbetterfortheenvironment.

32.Whywassyntheticindigocreatedinthe20thcentury?

A.Itmadejeans5colorunique.

B.Itwaseasytodyeclothwithit.

C.Peoplelikedjeansmadefromit.

D.Peoplewereingreaterneedofjeans.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"decimating“inparagraph3mean?

A.Troubling.B.Entering.C.Destroying.D.Defeating.

34.Whichisanadvantageofthenewmethod?

A.Thecolourismorebeautifulthanthesyntheticindigo.

B.Themarketcankeepstablegoodssupplies.

C.Enzymefacilitatestheadvanceofscience.

D.Thedyeismoreenvironmentallyfriendly.

35.WhatmakesWeinerworriedaboutthenewmethod?

A.Productioncosts.B.Environmentalbenefits.

C.Waterconsumption.D.Laborershortage.

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。

Togetthemostoutofliteraryworks,onemustapproachthemwithintentionandskill.Herearefivekey

strategiestoenhanceyourreadingexperience.

Engagewiththetext.Engagementiscrucialwhenreadingliterature.36.Askquestionsasyouread:

Whydidthecharacterdothat?Whatdoesthisscenesymbolize?Whatmighttheauthorbetryingtosay?This

activeengagementhelpsyoutothinkcriticallyandtoimmerse（沉浸在）yourselfintheliteraryworld.

Understandthehistoricalandculturalcontext.37.Itreflectsthecultureinwhichitwaswritten.By

researchingthehistoricalperiod,theauthor'slife,andthesocialnorms（規(guī)范）ofthetime,youcangainadeeper

understandingofthetext.

38.Literatureisanartformthatuseslanguageincreativeandoftencomplexways.Payattentiontothe

author'suseofliterarydevicessuchasimagery,symbolism,metaphor,andirony.Knowingthesetechniquescan

revealhiddenlayersofmeaningandgiveyouagreaterappreciationoftheauthor'scraft.

Reflectonthemesandpersonalrelevance.Greatliteratureoftendealswiththemesthatareuniversaland

timeless.Reflectonthethemesyouencounterinthetextandconsiderhowtheyrelatetoyourownexperiencesand

beliefs.39.Besides,itcanofferinsightsintoboththeliteratureandyourownlife.

Discussandshareinsights.Literatureismeanttobesharedanddiscussed.Conversationswithotherscan

enhanceyourunderstandingandenjoymentofatext.Joinabookclub,participateinonlineforums,orsimply

discussthebookwithfriendsorclassmates.Thesediscussionscanprovideyouwithnewperspectives（觀點）._

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A.Thinkofwordsinthebook

B.Analyzeliterarytechniques

C.Everypieceofliteratureisaproductofitstime

D.Theycanlessenyourappreciationoftheliterature

E.Interactingwithotherswillmisleadyouaboutthebook

F.Thispersonalconnectioncanmakereadingmoremeaningful

G.Thismeansactivelyinteractingwiththetext,notjustreadingthewords

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。

InearlyJanuary2024,JimmystruggledthroughsnowandicetosummittheVinsonMassif,Antarctica's

highestpeak.

Afterdecadesoftravelingandmountaineering,Jimmycould41anotherachievement,agreat

adventurer,which42reachingthehighestpeakoneverycontinent,andvisitingboththeNorthPoleand

theSouthPoleinadditiontovisitingeverycountry.

Jimmyhad43spenttenyearsofhislife,between2007and2017,visitingeverycountryintheworld.

The44journeysawhimmeetwithmanydifficultiesandgainachievementsaswell.Butoncehe'd

managedtovisiteverycountryintheworld,Jimmywentintoa45.

“Ithadbeenahugelifegoal,overa46ofmylife.However,whenIfinishedthat,Iwasabit_

47Jhesaid."Istartedeatingbadly,48weightandignoringmyown49

Jimmydecidedthatthebestwayto50thiswastochallengehimselfagain.Hebeganrunning

ultramarathonsandclimbingmountains,andsoonfoundthatwiththe51anddirection,hewasbackto

lovinglifeagain.He'shopingthathedoesn't52badhabitsagainaftercompletingthelatestchallenges.

Fornow,Jimmyisputtingallhis53intohelpingotherstoachievetheirtravelgoals.

“Fromanadventureperspective,whatIreallywantto54topeopleisjusthowmanybenefitstheycan

getfrom55experiences.Allgoodthingscomeaftersuffering,saidJimmy.

41.A.claimB.planC.reportD.evaluate

42.A.explainedB.describedC.involvedD.highlighted

43.A.rarelyB.easilyC.angrilyD.previously

44.A.relevantB.peacefulC.incredibleD.ideal

45.A.plotB.confusionC.riskD.fight

46.A.centuryB.yearC.weekD.decade

47.A.disappointedB.lostC.addictedD.surprised

48.A.gainingB.balancingC.controllingD.watching

49.A.freedomB.horrorC.calmD.business

50.A.shareB.overcomeC.facilitateD.adapt

51.A.guidanceB.contributionC.purposeD.ability

52.A.eatupB.getintoC.keepoffD.sufferfrom

53.A.breakthroughsB.electionsC.appearancesD.efforts

54.A.demonstrateB.complainC.apologizeD.promise

55.A.studyB.teachingC.travelD.volunteer

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。

LocatednearawidestretchofcornfieldsinXinjiaVillageisamuseumfocusingonMahuOpera,atraditional

artoftheManchuethnicgroupinNortheastChina.Developedonasite56(former)usedasaprimary

school,thismuseumhasfiveexhibitionroomswithnearly2,000objectsortdisplay,includingmanuscripts,masks,

costumes,instrumentsandbooks,mostof57weredonatedbyalocalinheritorofintangiblecultural

heritage.

BesidesculturalartifactsrelatedtoMahuOpera,otheroldobjectsinthemuseum58(collect)fromthe

localarea,suchastraditionalagriculturalimplements(農(nóng)具)alsoreflect59historyofthisvillagesituated

inShuangyangDistrictinChangchunCity.

ShuangyangDistrict,60morethan300yearsofhistoryinthefieldofdeerbreeding,hasasikadeer

museum.61(wander)throughthe7,200-square-meterbuilding,peoplecanlearnindetailaboutthislocal

historyandtraditionofraisingdeer,andthedevelopmentoftheindustry.Peopleherehavegonethroughhardships

indevelopingthedeerindustry,andtheyneedtopassonthisspiritto62（they）futuregenerationsthrough

themuseum.

TheMahuOperaandthesikadeermuseumareamongthe63（achievement）ofaprojecto;rural

museumconstructioninJilinProvince,whichwasinitiatedin2016.Sofar.91museums64（build）inrural

areasintheprovince.

Whilemodernizingitsruralregions,Chinaisalsoseekingsolutions65（preserve）thedistincthistory

andvibrantcultureofdifferentregions,withthebuildingofruralmuseumsbeinganimportantpartofthisstrategy.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）