（教研室）江蘇省淮安市淮安區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題 （原卷版）

2023-2024學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期期中學(xué)業(yè)水平測(cè)試試題高二英語(本試卷滿分150分，考試時(shí)間120分鐘)注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(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)。回答非選擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。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(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。1.Howdoesthewomanfeelnow?A.Excited.B.Worried.C.Tired.2.WhatdidthemanprobablydoonSaturdayevening?A.HewatchedTV.B.Hedidsomeexercise.C.Heplayedvideogames.3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inacafé.B.Inabank.C.Inanoffice.4.Whydoesthewomancalltheman?A.Toborrowabook.B.Toaskaboutthehomework.C.Totellhimaboutastory.5Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Asong.B.Aplace.C.Asport.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(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6.Whatcanthewomanhaveforfree?A.Coffee.B.Soup.C.Dessert.7.Whatwillthewomandonext?A.Payforhermeal.B.Drinksomewater.C.Readthemenu.聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。8.Whichplacedidthewoman’sdadlike?A.Themarket.B.Themuseum.C.Thesportscentre.9.Whatdidthewomanandhersisterdointhecity?A.Theyvisitedtheskatepark.B.Theywentswimming.C.Theywatchedafilm.10.Whatdidthewoman’sgrandpathinkofthefood?A.Itwastasteless.B.Itwasexpensive.C.Itwassatisfying.聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。11.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Classmates.B.Workmates.C.Strangers.12.Whatisthewomaninterestedindoing?A.Joiningaparkcleanup.B.Helpingoutatasoupkitchen.C.Volunteeringatananimalshelter.13.Whywillthewomanspeaktoherbrother?A.Tomakeaninvitation.B.Toexpressthanks.C.Toaskforadvice.聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。14.Whatwasthemanbeforetheyear2020?A.Ateacher.B.Areporter.C.Amanager.15.Whatdoesthemanusuallydofirstinthemorning?A.Hedoessomereading.B.Hegoesrunning.C.Heenjoysmusic.16.Howlongdoesittakethemantocompletelyfinishanovel?A.Aboutsixmonths.B.Abouteightmonths.C.Aboutayear.17.Whatdoesthemanoftendoafterfinishinganovel?A.Hetakesarestathome.B.Hegoesonatriponhisown.C.Hestartswritingsomethingelse.聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。18.WhendidJoannasellherfirstpainting?A.Atage25.B.Atage35.C.Atage45.19.WhatdidJoannastudyatuniversity?A.Geography.B.History.C.Art.20.WhatdidJoannadraw?A.Horses.B.Trees.C.Mountains.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)。AGreatLibrariesforKidsinLosAngelesBuenaVistaBranchLibraryPhone:818-238-5600Hours:Mondays-Thursdays:10am-9pmFridays&Saturdays:10am-6pmSundays:1pm-5pmThechildren’sroomatthelibraryhostsbabyandtoddler(學(xué)步的幼兒)storytimesand—excitingly—a“sensorystorytime”designedespeciallyforchildrenwithspecialneeds.Plus,theircomputershaveeducationalcomputergames,agreattoolforkidswhoneedhelpwithlearning.LosAngelesCentralLibraryPhone:213-228-7000Hours:Mondays-Thursdays:10am-8pmFridays&Saturdays:9:30am-5:30pmSundays:1pm-5pmThisLAlandmarkisamust-visitforanylocal,especiallythosewhohavekids.Thelibraryoffersoutstandingfeatures,suchasanewtheater,murals(壁畫)showingCalifornia’shistory,regularcraft(手工藝)andstorytimes,andaSTEM(Science,Technology,Engineering,andMathematics)classforkids.BeverlyHillsPublicLibraryPhone:310-285-1000Hours:Mondays-Thursdays:9:30am-9:30pmFridays&Saturdays:10am-6pmSundays:12pm-6pmWitharedesignedchildren’sareathattheysomehowkeepwhite,theBeverlyHillsPublicLibrarywelcomeschildrentoregularstorytimesandspecialevents.Alsoattachedtothelibrary—acoffeeandfudge(軟糖)shop!PicoRiveraLibraryPhone:562-942-7394Hours:Mondays&Sundays:ClosedTuesdays&Wednesdays:12pm-8pmThursdays-Saturdays:10am-6pmBesidestheusualbooksandstorytimes,thelibrary’sfreeeventsforkidsincludegreatoptionsforallages.Funeventscurrentlyhappeningincludeateencomicbookclub,aparent-childworkshop,andanancientEgyptianartactivity.1InwhichlibrarycanoneenjoywallpaintingsaboutCalifornia’shistory?A.BuenaVistaBranchLibrary. B.LosAngelesCentralLibrary.C.BeverlyHillsPublicLibrary. D.PicoRiveraLibrary.2.Whichnumbershouldonecallifhiskidwantstojoinateencomicbookclub?A.818-238-5600. B.213-228-7000.C.310-285-1000. D.562-942-7394.3.Whatdothefourlibrarieshaveincommon?A.Theyhavecoffeebars.B.Theyofferstorytimes.C.TheyareclosedonSundays.D.Theyarefordisabledchildren.B20-year-oldEdgarMcGregordecidedtovisithislocalpark,EatonCanyon,dayinanddayouttopickupasmuchlitterashecouldfitintwobuckets(提桶).Now,over589daysand19,000Twitterfollowerslater,heismorepassionate(熱愛的)thaneverabouthistasktosavetheplanet!EdgarfoundoutthatLosAngeleswouldbethehostofthe2028SummerOlympicGames.Knowingthestateofthenationalforestatthetime,hefearedthatitsgroundsthatwerefulloflitterwouldmakethecitya“globalembarrassment,”sohedecidedtomakecleaningituphisnewpassionproject.Astimewenton,hebegandocumentinghisprogressonTwitter.Soon,hebeganencouragingotherstostartparkcleanupprojectsoftheirown.AspartofsouthernCalifornia’sAngelesNationalForest,EatonCanyoncanseequiteabitofdailyfoottraffic.Ononeparticularlybusyday,Edgarspentfivehourspickinguplitterandcameawaywithover1,000poundsofrubbish.Rainorshine,Edgarheadedovertocarryouthistask.Heworkedthroughconditionslikesnowstorms,arecordheatwave,andevenaforestfireontheoppositesideofthepark.Themorehedid,themoretreasureshediscovered.InadditiontoalotofoldiPhonesandcans,Edgarcollectedenoughrecyclablestoearnaround30dollarseveryfewweeks,whichhewoulddonatetononprofits.Recently,Edgarbegannoticingthatthetop-litteredareasinhisparkwerebecomingfewandfarbetween.Atonepoint,hespentfourhoursmovingaroundtheparkandonlyreturnedwithtwobuckets.EdgarplanstoreturntoEatonCanyontwoorthreetimesaweektokeepupwiththemaintenance,butheisexcitedtostartexpandinghisreachtonewlocations.Thoughherealizesthisdoesn’tmeanhisjourneyiscomplete,heisexcitedtohavealreadyachievedsomuch!4.Whyisthe2028SummerOlympicGamesmentioned?A.TodescribewhatmadeEdgarfamous.B.ToexplainwhyEdgarlovedLosAngeles.C.TointroducewhatinspiredEdgartostarthisproject.D.TodiscusswhyEdgarstartedexploringthenationalforest.5.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeEdgar?A.Determinedandcaring.B.Creativeandinfluential.C.Talentedandproductive.D.Adventurousandsociable.6.WhatisEdgar’snextplan?A.Encouragingotherstojoininhiscleanup.B.MakingajourneytocleanEatonCanyon.C.Cleaningupotherpartsofthenationalforest.DReturningtotheparkshehasalreadycleaned.7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Aherofortheenvironment. B.Awayofdealingwithlitter.CAlocaldevelopmentproject. D.Ahugepersonalachievement.CI’veboughtmanythingswithoutthinkingtoomuchinmylife,butthefirstonethatIfounduneasywasapairofNikeVaporMaxshoes.ItwasinJuly2018,andIwasmindlesslytappingthroughInstagramupdateswhilewaitingforfriends.That’swhereIsawtheadvertisementfortheshoes.Theordertookmaybe15seconds.AlmostassoonasI’dpaid,Iquicklyshookofftheexcitementthathadbrieflyovertakenme,$190poorerbutwithonepairofshoesontheirwaytomyapartment.Ihadcompletedsomeversionoftheonlinecheckoutprocessamilliontimesbefore,butnevercouldIrememberitbeingquitesothoughtless.Thatexperiencewasn’ttheresultofanyjust-to-the-markettechnology.Instead,ahandfulofsmallchangestoonlineshoppinghadgrownintosomethingmeaningful:Advertiserswerecollectingstoresofpersonalinformationwithwhichtotargettheiradvertising.Retailers(零售商)wereofferingfreeshippingandfreereturnsoneverything—buynow,decidelater.ThewidespreaduseofonlinepaymentshortcutssuchasApplePaywasmakingitunnecessarytocreateanewaccount.“Buynow,paylater”serviceswerebeginningtoappearatmoreretailerstosoftentheblowofspending.Intheconsumersystem,frictionreferstoanythingthatslowsdownapotentialbuyeronthepathtowardcompletingabuyingjourney.About70percentofonlineshoppingcarts(購物車)areleftunfinishedwithoutasale,whichsuggeststhatpotentialbuyerscaneasilyderailtheirplanstobuy.Sometimes,therealizationthatyou’llneedtogetupandgetyourwalletisenoughtopreventyoufromendingupwithanewT-shirt.Whenbuyingsomethingfeelslikemakingarealchoice,youhavemoreopportunitiestoslowdownandconsiderwhetheritmightbethewrongone.Evenwiththesmoothestshoppingexperience,there’sstilltheriskofwaste,offutureinconvenience,ofmoneylostinthefineprint.Frictionlessshoppingmightbeconvenient,inasense,butit’sabadsystemformakinggooddecisions.8.WhathappenedaftertheauthorpaidforthepairofNikeshoes?A.Hefeltabitregretful.B.Hedecidedtoliveahealthylife.C.Hebecameverypickyaboutshoes.D.Hesharedhisexcitementwithhisfriends.9.Whataspectofonlineshoppingismainlystressedinparagraph3?A.Itsvariety. B.Itsconvenience.C.Itspersonalization. D.Itscompetitivepricing.10Whatdoestheunderlinedword“derail”inparagraph4mean?A.Make. B.Show. C.Discuss. D.Stop.11.Whatadvicedoestheauthorprobablygiveinthelastparagraph?A.Shoponlinetosavetime. B.Onlyshoponlineforfutureuse.C.Savemoneybyshoppingonline. D.Thinktwicebeforeshoppingonline.DLastweek,UnitedNationsSecretary-GeneralAntónioGuterrescoinedanewterm.Thetimeofglobalwarminghasended,heannounced,andthetimeof“globalboiling”hasarrived.Youcanseewhyhesaidit.Julywasthehottestmonthonrecordglobally.HightemperaturesandseriouswildfireshavesweptacrosstheNorthernHemisphere.Oceanicheatwavesaredamagingtheworld’sthird-largestcoralreef,offFlorida.Andasthelevelsofgreenhousegasescontinuetoincrease,itmeansmanyevenhottersummerslieahead.Butcriticshavestronglydisagreedwiththephrase.Atonelevel,“globalboiling”isclearlyanoverstatement,but“globalwarming”isnowfartooweakadescription.Manyclimatescientistshavepushedfortheterm“globalheating”tobeusedinpreference.Similarly,phrasessuchas“climatecrisis”haven’treceivedenoughattention.That’sbecausemanyofusstillfeelwehaven’tseenthiscrisiswithourowneyes.Butthatischanging.Inthepastfewyears,extremeweatherandrelatedeventshavestruckmanycountries.Australia’sBlackSummerbroughtwildfiresthatburnedanareathesizeoftheUnitedKingdom.Germanysufferedseriousfloodingin2021.The2022floodinPakistanfloodedlargepartsofthecountry.Chinahasseenbothdroughtsandfloods.TerribledroughtshavehittheHornofAfricaformanyyears.Indiahasstoppedriceexportsduetodamagefromheavyrain.Criticsofclimateactionoftencomplainaboutwhattheyseeastheoveruseof“crisistalk”.Ifeverythingisacrisis,nothingisacrisis.WhenGuterresusesdeeplyimpactfulphrases,he’snotinvitingustoimagineaHollywood-styledisaster.Whathe’shopingistomakepeoplelisten—andact—nowwecanseewhatclimatechangelookslike.Aretherebetterphrasestodescribethis?Possibly.Takethechallengeyourself:canyouthinkupabrief,correctphrasetocoverworseninglocal-andregional-scale(區(qū)域級(jí)的)droughts,fires,typhoonsandfloods;damagetocropsandfoodsafety;watershortages;existentialthreatstocoralreefsandlow-lyingcommunities?Youcanseehowharditis.12.WhatmadeGuterresusethephrase“globalboiling”?A.Thereviewsfromcritics.B.Thenewscientificfindings.C.Thepresentserioussituation.D.Thefuturecourseofclimatechange.13.Whydidsuchphrasesas“climatecrisis”failtoattractourattention?A.Noneofthesephrasesreflectthetruth.B.Fewercriseshavehappenedinrecentyears.C.Manyphraseshaven’tbeenmentionedpublicly.D.Certainclimatedisastershaven’thappenedtous.14.Whatdoestheauthortrytosaybyusing“Butthatischanging”?A.Butclimatecrisesareworsening.B.Butseveralcriseswillbesolved.C.Butpeoplewillfacefoodshortages.D.Butpeoplearetakingeffectivemeasures.15.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofGuterres’saying“globalboiling”?A.Itisbeyondreality. B.Itisjusttoscarepeople.C.Itisreasonablyacceptable. D.Itisjusttocomfortthepublic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)。Confidenceisaqualitythatcanbehighlybeneficialinlife.Youmaybelievethatconfidenceissomethingpeoplearebornwith,andyoueitherhaveitoryoudon’t.___16___Self-confidenceissomethingyoucandevelop.AccordingtoPsychologyToday,confidencecanbenurtured(培養(yǎng)),anditispossibletobuilditandletitgrowatanygiventimeinyourlife.Itistruethatsomepeoplehaveaneasiertimewiththisthanothers,butdon’tletthatdiscourageyou.___17___Sowheredoyoustart?Youstart,accordingtoablogonPsychCentral,withself-acceptance.Beinghonestwithyourselfandpracticingself-loveandself-acceptanceiswhatitisallabout.Thereisnothingtoachievefrompretendingandtherearenoeasypathstosuccess.___18___Thegoodnewsisthatit’suptoyou.Sitwithyourself,meditateandjournal(冥想和記日記).Thinkaboutyourstrengthsandweaknesses,whoyouareandwhoyouaren’t.Gettoknowyourselfbetter.Andbekindtoyourself,likeyouwouldbekindtoothers.___19___Youmayevenstarttonoticeachangeinhowyouconnectwithothers.Becausesomeonewhoisatpeacewiththemselvesandhasconfidence,accordingtoIncMagazine,isabletohavecompassion(同情)towardsothers.Sometimeswhenworkingtowardsagoal,gettingsomeadditionalhelpcanplayanimportantrole.___20___Peoplethatknowyouwellandarethereforyoucanbehelpfulwhenyouneedareminderofwhoyouareandhowunique,specialandlovedyouare.Rememberthatbuildingconfidenceisajourney.Thereisn’tnecessarilyadestinationoranendgoal.Acceptyourselfandbeproudofwhoyouare.A.Thisneedslotsofpractices.B.That’snotnecessarilytrue.C.Youshouldletgoofperfection.D.Thesepracticescanbebeneficial.E.Youcanbenefitfromtalkingtoothers.F.It’samusclethatcanbestrengthenedandworkedon.G.It’saboutwhereyoucamefromandhowfaryou’vecome.第三部分語言運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分35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)。LastSunday,JakeSnellingandhisfriendswentuptothemountainstodosomeexploring.Feelingquiteproudoftheirachievement,theydecidedto___21___themselves.Theywenttoalocalrestaurantand___22___somedishes.Thefoodwasdelicious,andeverythingseemedperfectuntil___23___struck.Jakefailedtochewhisfoodproperly,andsomethingjustgot___24___—hecouldn’tbreatheatall.Unawarethatsomethingwas___25___,hisfriendscontinuedtochatandlaughwhileJakestruggledto___26___.Whentheynoticedhis___27___behavior,theythoughthehadindigestion(消化不良).Theyattemptedtohelpbypatting(拍打)hisbackbutitwasn’t___28___.Atthattime,waiterSheakhNazmulHasanRifatspottedthegroupandsprangintoactionto___29___Jake.RifatperformedtheHeimlichmaneuver(海姆立克急救法)tofreethefoodhewaschokingon.Rifatwas____30____andfocusedonthetaskathand.Andthen,Jake’sairwayclearedandhestartedtobreathe.ThewholerestaurantgaveRifatabig____31____.JakehuggedRifatand____32____him.Rifatsaidhisfatherhaddonethesamethingwithhimwhenhewasachild,sohe____33____knewwhattodo.Despitetheevent,Jakewasnotputofftherestofhis____34____.Hewentbackforabitmoreofit.Healsolefta____35____,althoughRifatwasunwillingtoacceptit.21.A.treat B.trust C.test D.teach22.A.made B.broke C.washed D.ordered23.A.reality B.disaster C.challenge D.failure24.A.stuck B.lost C.missed D.changed25.A.crazy B.stolen C.wrong D.damaged26.A.explain B.escape C.balance D.breathe27.A.childish B.unusual C.dangerous D.unacceptable28.A.hurting B.working C.burning D.moving29.A.guide B.comfort C.save D.protect30.A.calm B.curious C.confused D.careless31.A.hug B.cake C.welcome D.clap32.A.paid B.helped C.encouraged D.thanked33.A.immediately B.suddenly C.eventually D.hardly34.A.task B.action C.meal D.trip35.A.gap B.tip C.message D.mark第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Thereisalwaysnewknowledgetoacquireandnewskillstodevelopinourlives,so___36___isvitaltoremainlifelonglearnersinarapidly___37___(change)world.Asyouprogressthroughlife,youmaystudyandworkinnewenvironments.Consequently,youwillbeexposed___38___manynewideas,___39___(belief),practicesandlearningexperiences.Furthermore,theproductionofknowledgeisbound___40___(grow)rapidly.Thenhowcanyouproceedasalifelonglearner?Firstly,lifelonglearningis___41___attitude.Beobjective___42___makeyourselfopentonewknowledgeandideas.Secondly,takeadvantageofopportunitiesforlifelonglearning.Finally,understandthatitisnotsufficientto___43___(simple)knowsomethingortounderstand___44___youknow,becauseforknowledgetohaveconcretevalue,itmust____45____(apply).Insummary,inaworldofconstantchanges,oneshouldneverceasetolearn.第三節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1分，滿分5分)用所學(xué)語段中的原詞填空。Notonlydoesworkbenefitus___46___,italsocontributestothehealthofsociety.Atthemostbasiclevel,differenttypesofjobsarelikegearsinamachine.Theyworktoensurethatthemachinewecall“society”functionsproperly.Inasuccessful,stableandproductivesociety,alljobsareequallyimportantandnooneis___47___toanother,soweshouldnothaveprejudiceagainstanyofthem.Whetherwearescientists,lawyers,doctors,publicservants,consultants,clerks,___48___orbutchers,weallmakeourrespectivecontributions.Moreover,therearepeoplewhochoosetostepoutoftheircomfortzoneandcommitthemselvesto___49___forthebenefitofothers.Forexample,teachersinremoteruralareasaredevotedtochangingthelivesofthepeoplewithlessaccesstotheadvantagesenjoyedbymanyothers.Inthisway,weworkto___50___ourcommunitiesandbringsuccesstoournation.第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié);滿分35分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)51.你校英文報(bào)“心海揚(yáng)帆”欄目(SailingintheSeaofHearts)就“如何緩解心理壓力”這一話題進(jìn)行征稿。請(qǐng)你寫一篇短文投稿，內(nèi)容包括：1.中學(xué)生心理壓力現(xiàn)狀及原因；2.緩解心理壓力的方法。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個(gè)左右；2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。HowtoRelievePsychologicalPressure_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)(滿分20分)52.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。AFreshTurkeybeforeThanksgivingDayMargarethadn’tboughtherselfanewdressforyears.Asahomemakerwithhealthissuesthatkeptherfromworking,sheraisedthekidswhileherhusbandworkedatthenearbyfactoryandbroughthomejustenoughforthemtogetby.AsThanksgivingDayneared,Margaretcutcostsandsavedmoney.Hergoalwastohaveenoughmoneytobuyafreshturkeyforthefi