安徽省懷寧縣高河中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期5月期中英語(yǔ)試題（含答案）

年春高河中學(xué)高二期中英語(yǔ)試題第一部分聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．Whereisthenewstadium?A．NearThirdStreet. B．Acrossfromthetheater. C．Oppositethesupermarket.2．WhatareCeliaandJackprobablydoingnow?A．Havingcoffee. B．Shopping. C．Walkinginthepark.3．Whycan’tthewomangotothemovieswiththeman?A．Shewillvisitheruncleandaunt.B．Shewillaccompanyherrelativestothecastle.C．Shehasnointerestinwatchingthemovies.4．Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman’sdream?A．It’sgreat. B．It’spractical. C．It’simpossible.5．Howlongdidthewoman’sfatherliveabroad?A．Sixmonths B．Twelvemonths C．Eightmonths聽(tīng)下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話(huà)，回答以下小題。6．Whichpartdidthemanfallon?A．Hisshoulder B．Hisarm C．Hisfoot.7．Whatwillthewomandonext?A．AskthemanmorequestionsB．Takeofftheman’sclothesC．Givethemanacheck-up聽(tīng)下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話(huà)，回答以下小題。8．WhereisthenewItalianrestaurant?A．It’sinfrontofaFrenchplaceB．It’sonRiverStreet. C．It’sneartheriver.9．Whendidthewomangototherestaurant?A．LastWednesday. B．LastSaturday C．LastFriday10．Howmuchdidthewomanspendintherestaurant?A．$8 B．$9.50 C．$10聽(tīng)下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話(huà)，回答以下小題。11．Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A．Theculturesindifferentcountries.B．Theman’stravelexperience.C．Theinterestingthingsabroad.12．Inwhichcountrydidthemanmeettheelephant?A．Mexico.B．Ethiopia.C．India.13．Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?A．HewasillinEthiopia.B．Hehadanaccidentinaminibus.C．Hewascalmwhenseeingtheelephant.聽(tīng)下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話(huà)，回答以下小題。14．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Schoolmates B．Brotherandsister C．Teacherandstudent15．Whatdoesthewomansuggestdoing?A．Cleaningpeople’shousesB．Washingpeople’scarsC．Workingatthecarwash16．Howdoesthewomanfeelhostingaconcertatfirst?A．Surprised. B．Interested. C．Impatient.17．Whatwillthespeakersdonext?A．Askforpermission B．Sellticketsat$5 C．Findaudiences聽(tīng)下面一段獨(dú)白，回答以下小題。18．WhatistheweatherlikeduringthedayinBryceCanyon?A．Itishot B．Itiscold. C．Itiswarm.19．Whatisnecessaryforstudentstofinishthetraining?A．Havingapositiveattitude. B．Tryingnewinventions.C．Workingovertimes.20．Howdostudentssurviveinthewild?A．Theyasktheirteachersforhelp.B．Theygeteverythingfromnature.C．Theybringeverythingtheyneed.第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿(mǎn)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)。ATherearemanygreatindependentbookstoresinNorthCarolina.Ifyou’relookingforsomegoodbookstoread,youcanvisitthebookstoreslistedbelow.PurpleCrowBooksIt’saliterarymeetingplacerightinhistoricdowntownHillsborough.Itwasopenedin2009.Youcanfindnewbooks,usedonesorthelatestworksbylocalauthors.Becauseitspecializesinlocalwriters,PurpleCrowBooksisafavoritetouristdestination.It’sagreatplacetograbasignedcopyofabookbyyourfavoritelocalauthor.109WestKingStreet,Hillsborough,NC27278QuailRidgeBooksThisisanindependentbookstorewithfriendlystaffdedicatedto(致力于)providingthebestcustomerservice.Foundedin1984byNancyOlson,thestoreprovidesawidevarietyofcarefullyselectedbooks,events,discussiongroupsandtownhallmeetings.TheownerLisaPooleboughtthestorein2013andisdedicatedtoservingthelocals.4209-100LassiterMillRoad,Raleigh,NC27609PomegranateBooksThisbookstoreislocatedinthehistoricBorkenhagenHouseintheWinterParkneighborhoodofWilmington,NorthCarolina.Ithasbeenfindinggoodhomesforgreatbookssince2005.Itstocksacarefullyselectedcollectionofliteraryandlife-enhancingtitlesforallagesandalsofeatureslocally-madecardsandgiftitems.4418ParkAve,Wilmington,NC28403ScuppernongBooksThisbookstorewasopenedonDecember21,2013andhasbeenanimportantpartoftherebirthofdowntownGreensboroeversince.Itfeaturesfictionandpoetryalongwitharemarkablechildren’ssectionandabroadrangeofgeneralinteresttitles.Withinthestoreisabusycafeservingcoffee,wine,andbeersourcedprimarilyfromlocalsmallbusinesses.304SouthElmStreet,Greensboro,NC2740121.WhatisspecialaboutPurpleCrowBooks?A．Itholdsvariousreadingactivities. B．Itfocusesonsellingsecond-handbooks. C．Itmainlysellsbooksbylocalwriters. D．Itissupportedbylocalsmallbusinesses.22.Whichbookstorehasthelongesthistory?A．PomegranateBooks. B．PurpleCrowBooks.C．QuailRidgeBooks. D．ScuppernongBooks.23.WhowouldprefertovisitScuppernongBooks?A．Peoplelovingnon-fictionbooks. B．Peoplelikinghandmadecardsandgifts.C．Peoplefondofbuyingcollectionsofpoetry. D．Peopleenjoyingaveryquietenvironment.BWhenIwasalittleboygrowingup,myMom,Dad,brothersandIlivedinmyNana’soldhouse.Itwassurroundedbyfourhugevegetablegardens.Andaroundthehousesomanyflowerswereplanted.Itwassobeautifulthereinthespringandsummer.Thatwasn’tall,though.OnthebackporchNanahaddozensofpottedplantshangingonhooks.Shewateredthem,talkedtothemandnurturedthem.Andinthewintershewouldcarrythemallinsideandsetthemonshelvesnearthewindowsofourenclosedfrontporch.Therewithalittlewaterandalotofloveshekeptthemalive,green,andgrowingevenduringthecoldest,darkestmonths.AsaboyIwaspuzzledbyalltheeffortsheputintothem.Iunderstoodthevegetablegardens.Theyhelpedtofeedthefamilyallwinterlong.Ievenunderstoodtheflowersaroundthehouse.Theywereprettyandsmelledsosweetinthesummermonths.Thereasonsheputsomucheffortintocaringforthosepottedplants,however,

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me.Theydidn’tgiveusanyfoodandtheyrarelyhadanyflowersonthem.Theyremainedamysterytomychild’smind.NowasI’vegrownolderIambeginningtounderstandwhymyNanahadthosepottedplants.ItisthesamereasonIhavesomanypicturesofsunrisesandforestshanginginmyhome.Theyremindmeduringthedark,cold,wintermonthsfullofbaretreesandyellowgrassthatlight,love,andgrowthstillexist.TheyremindmethatSpringwillcomeagain.TheyremindmethatGodlovesusandisstillwithusevenwhentheearthdoesn’tshowit.TodayIseeNana’spottedplantsinanewlight.Theyarewortheverybitoftheloveandcaresheputintothem.ButwhattellsmemostaboutlightandloveisNanaherself.Sheislighttomysouleveninmydarkesttimes.AndherlovelivesoninmyheartevenifsheisinHeaven.Maywealllearntoloveassheloved,shineassheshined,andliveasshelived.24.Whichofthefollowingiscloseinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“eluded”inparagraph2?A．ConfusedB．Misguided.C．UpsetD．Distracted.25.WhywasNanafondofpottedplants?A．Theyresembledsunriseandforests.B．Theywereasignofhope.C．TheyconstantlykeptNanacompany.D．Theywereportableandeasytonurture.26.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Toadvocategrowingpottedplants.B．TorecallbeautifulmemoriesspentwithNana.C．Tostressthebenefitsofapositivelifestyle.D．TosingthepraiseofNana’sspiritandlove.27.What’sthetypeofthepassage?A．Anagriculturalleaflet.B．Abookreview.C．Anon-fiction.D．Acelebritybiography.CExtremelyauthentic-lookingprosthetic(假體的)eyescannowbe3D-printedinafractionofthetimeitwouldnormallytaketoproducetheeyesbyhand,scientistsdemonstrateinanewstudy.Thenewtechnologycancreateaprostheticeyeinjust90minutes,comparedwiththeeighthoursitwouldnormallytakeaskilledtechnician,orocularist,toproduceonebyhand.The3D-printedeyesrequirefivetimeslesslabortomakethantraditionalmethods,thescientistsbehindthetechnologywroteinanewpaperpublishedinthejournalNatureCommunications.The3D-printedeyesalsolookmorenaturalthantraditionalprostheses;thiscouldhelpimproveapatient’sself-confidenceinusingthedevices.“Patientsareveryconsciousaboutwearingaprosthesis,andtheydon'twantotherstonotice,”JohannReinhard,leadstudyauthorandaresearcherattheFraunhoferInstituteforComputerGraphicsResearchinGermany,toldus.“Withthesemorerealisticeves,itmighthelpthemtoparticipatemoreinsociety,”hesaid.Thenewprintingapproachinvolvestakingaspecializedimageofapatient’semptyeyesocketandoftheirhealthyeye.Theseimagesarethenprocessedandusedtodraftblueprintsthatcanbesenttobe3D-printedinthelab.These3D-printedeyescloselyreplicatethecolor,sizeandstructureofthepatient'shealthyeyeandareparticularlygoodatcapturingthecoloredpartoftheeye,knownastheiris,andthewhitepartoftheeye,calledthesclera.Oncefinished,theeyestake15to30minutestobeinstalledbyanocularist,Reinhardsaid.“About80%ofadultsinneedofprostheticeyescouldtheoreticallyhaveonemadethisway,eitherduetoabirthdefectthatcausesaneyetobesmallormissingorbecausethey’velostaneye,”theteamsaid.“However,thiswouldn’tbepossibleforallpatients,suchasthosewhohaveaverycomplexeyesocket,asthesoftwarewouldn’tbeabletofindamatchingshapefortheprostheticeye,”Reinhardsaid.“Moredataareneededtoseeifthistechniquecouldalsobeusedtomakeprostheticeyesforchildren,whichwouldrequiremoreregulation,”Reinhardsaid.28.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbebestusedtodescribethe3D-printedeyes?A．Realistic-looking.B．Time-consuming.C．Fit-of-all.D．Eco-friendly29.HowdoestheauthordevelophisideamainlyinParagraph2?A．Byjustifyinganidea.B．Bygivingexamples.C．.Bymakingacomparison.D．Byprovidingevidence.30Whichstatementistrueabouta3D-printedeye?A．Everyadultinneedofaprostheticeyecan’tpossiblyhaveone.B．Thepatientsprefertoshowofftheirprostheticeyes.C．Itnormallytakesaskilledtechnician,orocularist8hourstoproduceone.D．Theinstallmentofoneis5timesfasterthanatraditionalprostheticeye.31.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．3D-printedEyes—aSourceofConfidence．B．3DPrinting—aPromisingTechnologyC．3D-printedEyes——aBetterAlternativeD．ProstheticEyes—theHopeforallBlindPeopleDRecentexperimentsbypsychologistsattheUniversityofPittsburghshednewlightonhowwelearnandhowwerememberourreal-worldexperiences.Theresearch,describedintheMarch12,2024onlineeditionofproceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofScience,suggeststhatvaryingwhatwestudyandspacingoutourlearningovertimecanbothbehelpfulformemory.“Lotsofpriorresearchhasshownthatlearningandmemorybenefitfromspacingstudysessionsout,”saidBenjamin,adirectoroftheCausalLearningandDecision-MakingLabatPitt.“Forexample,ifyoucramthenightbeforeatest,youmightremembertheinformationthenextdayforthetest,butyouwillprobablyforgetitfairlysoon,”headded.“Incontrast,ifyoustudythematerialondifferentdaysleadinguptothetest,youwillbemorelikelytorecallitforalongerperiodoftime.”But“spacingeffect”hasbeenbasedontheideathatwhatyouaretryingtolearnrepeatsidenticallyeachtime.Yetthatisrarelythecaseinreallife,whensomefeaturesofourexperiencesmaystaythesame,butothersarelikelytochange.Forexample,imaginerepeattripstoyourlocalcoffeeshop.Whilemanyfeaturesmaystaythesameoneachvisit,anewbarista(咖啡師)maybeservingyou.Howdoesthespacingeffectworkinlightofsuchvariationacrossexperiences?Intwoexperiments,researchersaskedparticipantstorepeatedlystudypairsofitemsandscenesthatwereeitheridenticaloneachrepetitionorinwhichtheitemstayedthesamebutthescenechangedeachtime.Researchersfoundthatspacedlearningbenefiteditemmemory.Buttheyalsofoundthatmemorywasbetterfortheitemsthathadbeenpairedwithdifferentscenescomparedwiththoseshownwiththesamesceneeachtime.“Itishardtoprovideclearadviceforthingslikestudyingforatestbecausethesortofmaterialcanbesodifferent,”Benjaminsaid.“Butintheoryourfindingsshouldbebroadlyrelevanttodifferentsortsoftasks,likerememberingsomeone’snameandthingsaboutthemandlearningnewvocabularyinaforeignlanguage.”32.Inwhatwayis“spacingeffect”challengedinreality?A．Thevariabilityofreal-lifeexperiences. B．Themisuseofthememorytechnique.C．Therepetitionofthelearningprocess. D．Thelackofsufficientlearningtime.33.Whichbehaviorisleastlikelytocontributetolong-termmemory?A．Integratingspacedrepetitionintolearning. B．Linkingnewinformationwithdifferenttasks.C．Studyingintensivelythenightbeforeatest. D．Learningmaterialsagainstvariousbackgrounds.34.WhatwillBenjaminsuggestreadersdotorememberanewperson'sname?A．Usethenameinconversationsshortlyaftermeetingthem.B．Repeatthenamebyassociatingitwithdifferentinformation.C．Practiceitemmemorytocreateamentalimagewiththeperson.D．Engageinactivelisteningwhentheyareintroducingthemselves.35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Theimpactofconstantspacedstudy. B．Thestudyofvariousandself-pacedlearning.C．Thesignificanceofrepeatedlearningsessions.D．Theroleofvariedlearningandspacedstudy.第二節(jié)（共5小題，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)）Gettingupearlyisactuallythesecrettothesuccessofmanypeople.

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Itmayimproveyourcognitive(認(rèn)知的)function.Peoplewhogetupearlyinthemorningcanconcentratebetter,aremoreattentive,andstayenergizedthroughouttheday.

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Therefore,focusingonimportanttasksearlierwillallowyoutomakebetterdecisionsthanpeoplewhoworklater.A2010HarvardUniversitystudyfoundthatmorningpeoplehavebetterproblem-solvingskills,getbettergradesinschool,andlandhigher-payingjobs.Ithelpsyousleepbetter.Wakingupearlymakesgoingtobedearliereasierandhelpsyougetconsistentsleepandwaketime.

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Afterall,foodisthefuelpeopleneedtofeelenergizedandreadytofacetheworld.Justdrinkingacupofcoffeeatthedrive-throughwillnotgiveyouwhatyouneed.Enjoyanutritiousbreakfastofhealthybreadrollsoryogurtandfruittostartyourdayoffright.Itgivesyoumoretimeforyourself.Wakingupearlyallowsyoutowatchthesunriseandhavequiettimeathome.Self-careisvitallyimportant,sotakethistimetoenjoyyourcoffee,takeyourdogforalongwalk,writeyourshoppinglist,orjusttakesomeextrametime.Peoplegenerallythinkitisdifficulttogetmoretimeforthemselves.

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A．Nothingstartsadaybetterthaneatingahealthybreakfast.B．Thishelpstoregulateyourbodyclockandleadstobettersleep.C．Trygoingtothegymorrunningfirstinthemorning.D．People’sbrainsaremorealert(靈敏的)inthemorning.E．However,settingyouralarmclockearlierwillgiveyouthegiftofextratime.F．Herearefourmethodsthatwillhelpyoustartyourdayfeelingrelaxed.G．Checkoutthesefourgoodreasonstowakeupearlyinthemorning.語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分30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)。Iamemployedinaneducationalinstitution.Eachday,followingthe

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creatingmoremomentsofjoy.41.A．queueB．planC．guidanceD．exit42.A．waitB．workC．remainD．think43.A．jobsB．conversationsC．tripsD．a(chǎn)rrangements44A．usualB．regularC．unusualD．calm45.A．comfortedB．blamedC．rewardedD．fired46.A．mannerB．stabilityC．methodD．support47.A．tryingonB．puttingasideC．checkingoutD．takingup48.A．reflectionB．a(chǎn)mbitionC．conclusionD．decision49.A．FamiliarB．BoredC．SatisfiedD．Careful50A．occasionallyB．cautiouslyC．a(chǎn)ccuratelyD．secretly51.A．a(chǎn)chievedB．foundC．a(chǎn)pproachedD．removed52.A．coveringB．hidingC．receivingD．spotting53.A．liftedB．struckC．maintainedD．restored54.A．gratitudeB．commentC．preparationD．a(chǎn)pology55.A．doubtB．a(chǎn)nticipateC．a(chǎn)dmitD．imagine第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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。Withahistoryofmorethan2,000years,theSilkRoutedatesbacktoHandynasty.Throughthisroute,theChinesehighly56(qualify)silkmadeitsfametothewesterncountries.Themerchantsindifferentregions

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theyindeedmadetheirfortunealongthisroute.Thatroutefunctioned

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thelifebloodofinternationaltradeatthattime.Meanwhile,theChinesecivilizationwasintroducedtotheWesterncountriesandviceversa.TheSilkRoute

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aiming63(help)thoseconnectedregionsincultureandeconomyexchangewithamoreadvancedroad.Themaincitiesalongsideitarebecoming

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historicaltextbookforeveryonetoreadandtoknowaboutwhathappenedduringthatancienttime.IthasbeenplayingasignificantroleinthedevelopmentofthecivilizationsofChina.寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分40分）（滿(mǎn)分15分）假定你是學(xué)生會(huì)主席李華。請(qǐng)為校英文報(bào)寫(xiě)一則招新啟事,歡迎同學(xué)們加入到學(xué)校英語(yǔ)社團(tuán)，啟事內(nèi)容包括：

1.介紹社團(tuán)的活動(dòng)；2.參加社團(tuán)的好處；3.加入社團(tuán)的方式.

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1.寫(xiě)作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2.請(qǐng)按如下格式作答。WelcometoOurEnglishClubMarch28,2024WelcometoourEnglishclub!________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________EnglishClub第二節(jié)（滿(mǎn)分25分）閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。TaimurandDaniyalweretwinsandhadbeenmynextdoorneighborssinceIwasfiveyearsold.Notonlydidwegotothesameschool,butoureveningsandweekendswerespenttogethertoo.Itwaslikewewereinseparable.IneverfeltthatIneededanyfriendsotherthanthem.Unexpectedly,oneeveningtheirparentssharedthenewsofthemmovingtoanothercountry-Australia.Iwasshockedtorealizethatwewouldneverbetogether,startedrecallingallthegoodtimeswehadspenttogether,suchasplayingintheschoolbreaks,theplaydates,andallthefunthingswedid.Wasitallgoingtoend?Whenwehadbeenthroughsomanyhighsandlowstogether,sharedsecretsandsupportedeachotherthroughthickandthin,theirmovingawayfeltlikemyheartwasbeingtakenaway.Thenewsoftheirdepartureleftmefeelingemptyandlost.IwasthinkingaboutthebiggestchangethatIwasgoingtofaceinafewdays,itwasadifficultpilltoswallow,butIknewImustmoveon.Thoughitwasn’teasyatfirst,IwastryingmylevelbesttobeatthementalpainIwasin.Afterhearingthenews,everydayfeltlikeastruggle.Theschooldidn’tfeelthesame;thelunchbreakshadnopurpose.Soontherewouldbenoonetocomparethetestmarkswith,homeworkremarkswouldnotexcitemelikebefore,andsoon.Icouldn’thelpbutfeellostandalonealready.注意:

1.續(xù)寫(xiě)詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右;

2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。Seeingmycondition,myfamilyadvisedmetomakethemostofthetimethatwasleftbeforetheymoved._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sayinggoodbyewasn’teasy,butitsetmyheartateasetorealizethatwecouldstillbetheclosestfriends._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________