2023-2024學(xué)年江西省上饒市某中學(xué)高二年級上冊期中考試英語試卷

2023-2024學(xué)年江西省上饒市廣信二中高二上學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷

1.HowmuchshouldthewomanpayifshebuystwoT-shirts?

A.Eightdollars.B.Tendollars.C.Twelvedollars.

2.Whatdoesthewomandislikeaboutthebuilding?

A.Itsdesign.B.Itsposition.C.Itsneighborhood.

3.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inashop.B.Inatheater.C.Inachildren'spark.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingaboutingeneral?

A.Anessay.B.Famouspeople.C.Atutor.

5.Whywillthemanleaveearly?

A.Heisnotfeelingwell.

B.Hehastoattendameeting.

C.Hehasadoctor9sappointment.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

6.Whodoesthewomanadmiremost?

A.Hergrandfather.B.TuYouyou.C.YuanLongping.

7.Whatwastheman'smajor?

A.Music.B.Medicine.C.Math.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

8.Whatwillthewomandofirst?

A.Createrealconversations.

B.Getfamiliarwiththegivencontext.

C.Writethestoryinadifferenttone.

9.Whichpartshouldbepaidmoreattentiontoaccordingtotheman?

A.Thesetting.B.Theplots.C.Thecharacters.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

10.Whatisthefirstthingthewomanshouldremember?

A.SpeakinggoodEnglish.

B.Writinganapplicationletter.

C.Makingagoodfirstimpression.

11.Howcanthewomanbecomeconfident?

A.Bypracticingmoretimes.

B.Bymakingfullpreparations.

C.Byaskingsomebodytokeephercompany.

12.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Havinganinterview.

B.LearningEnglishwords.

C.Buildingupconfidence.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

13.Whatmakesthemanconfused?

A.WhyRomanHolidaywassofamous.

B.WhyAudreyHepburnlearnedballet.

C.WhysomanygirlsadoredAudreyHepburn.

14.WhatpreventedAudreyHepburnfromstickingtobeingadancer?

A.Herphysicalcondition.B.Herinterestinacting.C.Herfinancialcondition.

15.WhatwasAudreyHepburnlikeinreallife?

A.Outgoing.B.Shyandquiet.C.Humorousandlovely.

16.WhydidAudreyHepburnlovecharity?

A.Shewasinfluencedbyherroles.

B.Shethoughtchildrenwereherhope.

C.Herfamilyoncegothelpfromacharity.

聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答以下小題。

17.WhatdidJinSchofielddoatthelaboratory?

A.Shedidvoluntarywork.

B.Sheworkedasatranslator.

C.Shehelpedtreatdeafpeople.

18.WhatdidJinSchofieldsharewithherfriend?

A.Herideaaboutcreatingadevice.

B.Herknowledgeofsignlanguage.

C.Herexperienceoflearningalanguage.

19.HowdidJinSchofieldandherfriendstarttheirwork?

A.Theyworkedwithlocalprofessors

B.Theycommunicatedinsignlanguagedaily.

C?Theytookonlinemachinelearningcourses.

20.WhendidJinSchofieldandherfriendwin$10,000?

A.In2019.B.In2020.C.In2021.

GarbageDisposers

JohnW.Hammes,anarchitectfromWisconsin,createdtheInSinkEratorin1935.Hammesgotthe

ideaafterwatchinghiswifespendtimewrappingfoodinnewspaperandthrowingitout.The

InSinkEratorisadevice,insailedunderakitchersink（水槽）.Ittearsfoodwasteintopiecessmall

enoughtopassthroughthepipe.

SurgicalGloves

WilliamStewartHalsted,M.E,（1852-1922）wasawell-knownUSsurgeonwhoisoftencalledthe

“FatherofModemSurgery^^.Knownforhisstrictadherencetosterile（無菌的）workingconditions,

Hastedinventedrubberglovesthatallowedhiscolleaguestolessenthetransferofgermsduring

theirwork.Yettheinitialreasonwhyhecreatedthemismoreromanticthanyouwouldthink.

KnowingCaroline,anurse,sufferedfromaskindiseaseduringherwork,Halstedinventedthe

glovesespeciallyforherandgavethemtoherasagiftaftertheirmarriage.

Band-Aids

WhenJosephineKnightDicksonfromNewJerseykeptcuttingherselfwhilecookingforherfamily

inthe1920s,herhusband,EarleDickson,steppedin.Dickson,acottonbuyerforJohnson&

Johnson,accordingtothecompany'swebsite,decidedtoinventatemporaryadhesivebandagefor

hiswife.HiscreationbecametheBand-Aidweallknowandusetoday.

MagneticShirtButtons

MauraHorton'shusband,Don,wasafootballcoachwhohadParkinson9sdisease.Oneday,after

Donstruggledtobuttonhisshirtbeforeagame,Hortondecidedthereneededtobeabetterclothing

optionforpeoplesufferingfromadisability.So,Hortondesignedashirtwithmagneticbuttonsin

2O12.Thesebuttonswillfinallyalloweveryonetodressandundressthemselvesefficiently.

21.What9sthefunctionoftheInSinkErator?

A.Itcanclearsinkpipes.

B.Itcanrecyclekitchenwaste.

C?Itcanremovefoodwasteeasily.

D.Itcanmaketheservicelifeofkitchensinkslonger.

22.WhatcanwelearnaboutWilliam'ssurgicalgloves?

A.TheymadeWilliamknownworldwide.

B.Theywereusedinthetreatmentofskindiseases.

C.TheywereoriginallydesignedforWilliam'swife.

D.TheywereinventedwiththeaidofWilliam'scolleagues.

23.Whatdotheinventionshaveincommon?

A.Theyweredesignedtosavetime.

B.Theywereinspiredbylove.

C.Theywerecreatedtochangetheworld.

D.Theywereinventedinthe20thcentury.

InAustralia,astheworldlockeddowntoslowthetideoftheCovid-19outbreak,Dr.Daniel

Reardon,anastrophysicistlivinginMelbourne,wasadmittedtohospitalaftergettingfourmagnets

（磁鐵）stuckuphisnoseinanattempttoinventadevicethatstopspeopletouchingtheirfaces

duringthecoronavirusoutbreak.Originally,Reardon,whodespitehisqualificationshasbyhisown

accountreallynoexperienceorexpertiseinbuildingcircuitsorthings,plannedtousehistime

creatingadevicethat——wornasanecklace,withapowerfulneodymiummagnetwornonthewrist

——wouldsetoffanalarmifyoubroughtyourhandtooclosetoyourface.However,itturnedout

thatReardon'sfacilitydidtheopposite.Thenecklacescreamscontinuouslyunlessyoumoveyour

handclosetoyourface.

Afterthisinitialfailure,itseems,lockdownboredomreallysetin.Reardonstartedplayingwiththe

magnets,clipping（夾住）themtohisfaceandthentohisnostril.Thingswentdownhillpretty

quicklywhenheclippedthemtohisothernostril.

Heplacedtwomagnetsinsidehisnostrils,andtwoontheoutside.Whenheremovedthemagnets

fromtheoutsideofhisnose,thetwoinsidestucktogether.HedecidedtoGoogletheproblemand

foundthesolutionwasmoremagnetsontheoutsidetooffsetthepullfromtheonesinside.

Ashewaspullingdownwardstotryandremovethemagnets,theyclippedontoeachotherandhe

losthisgrip.Andthosetwomagnetsendedupinhisleftnostrilwhiletheotheronewasinhisright.

Atthatpointheranoutofmagnets.

Ultimately,aftersomefurtherstrugglesinvolvingsomeplierswhichbecamemagnetized,Reardon

washospitalized一withhispartner,whoworksatahospital,takinghiminbecauseshewantedall

hercolleaguestolaughathim.Afterthemagnetsweresuccessfullyremoved,Reardonreceived

somemedicalnoteswhichcontainedthephrase:'"Deniesdifficultybreathing.Deniesfurther

magnets.^^

24.WhydidReardonstarthisinvention?

A.Toamusehimself.B.Toremindwearers.

C.Tostopcovid-19.D.Tokilltime.

25.WhatresultedinReardon'sunsuccessfulattempt?

A.Helackedqualifications.B.Hewasinexperienced.

C.Hehadnospareparts.D.Hewasfullyoccupied.

26.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraphs3&4?

A.EachofReardon9snostrilshadtwomagnetsin.

B.Ifsdangeroustoplaywithneodymiummagnets.

C.PeopletendtosurftheInternetfortheirproblems.

D.Reardoncouldhavesavedfacewithenoughmagnets.

27.WhatdoesReardon9spartnerthinkofmagnetsgettingstuckinhisnose?

A.Funny.B.Awkward.C.Boring.D.Creative.

The2023NobelPrizeinChemistryhasbeenawardedtoMoungiG.BawendiofMassachusetts

InstituteofTechnology,LouisE.BrusofColumbiaUniversity,andAlexeiI.Ekimovof

NanocrystalsTechnologyInc.inNewYorkforthediscoveryanddevelopmentofquantumdots（量

子點(diǎn)）.

Thethreescientistseachcontributedtoafundamentaldiscovery,accordingtoofficialsfromthe

RoyalSwedishAcademyofSciences,whichawardsseveraloftheprizeseachyear.Thework

they'vedonehasalreadyledtonewtechnologyintelevisionscreensandbio-imaging.

ReachedbyphoneduringapressconferenceearlyWednesdaymorning,Bawendiofferedastream

ofreactions:"Shocked.Sleepy.Veryunexpected.Andveryhonored."

Inarareevent,thewinners9nameswereleakedtotheSwedishmediabeforetheofficial

announcement.ButBawendisaidhe'dbeensoundasleep,sohedidn'thearanythingaboutit.

Quantumdotsareparticles（粒子）thataresoincrediblysmallthattheirsizeactuallystartstoaffect

theirproperties.Forexample,bluequantumdotsandredquantumdotscanbemadefromtheexact

samematerial,withtheonlydifferencebeingthesizeoftheparticleitself.（Thebluequantumdots

aresmallerthanredones.）

Infact,changingthesizecanalter（改變）manydifferentpropertiesbeyondjustcolor,whichmeans

thatquantumdotscouldbeusefulforavarietyofapplications,includingbuildingbettersolarpanels

andperhapsevencreatingfuelbyusingsunlight.

Thethreescientistswillsharetheprizemoneyof11millionSwedishkronor（closeto$995,000）in

equalparts.Thisisthethirdscience-focusedNobelPrizetobeawardedthisweek.OnTuesday,the

physicsprizewasawardedtoAnneL'Huillier,PierreAgostiniandFerencKrausz.AndonMonday,

KatalinKarikoandDrewWeissmanwontheprizeinphysiologyormedicine.

OfficialsplantoannouncetheliteratureprizeonThursday,followedbythepeaceprizeonFriday.

TheeconomicsprizewillbeawardedonMonday.

28.HowdidBawendifeelwhenreceivingthecallearlyWednesdaymorning?

A.Angry.B.Surprised.C.Bored.D.Sorry.

29.Whatcausesthedifferenceincolorbetweenbluequantumdotsandredones?

A.Thesizeoftheparticles.B.Thedifferenceinmaterials.

C?Thechangeinshapes.D.Thevarietyofapplications,

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inparagraph7referto?

A.The2023NobelPrizeinphysics.B.The2023NobelPrizeinmedicine.

C.The2023NobelPrizeinliterature.D.The2023NobelPrizeinchemistry.

31.Whatisthetext?

A.Ashortstory.B.Adiaryentry.C.Anewsreport.D.Aresearch

article.

Evenifyouarenotintoartificialintelligence,itistimetopayattentiontoChatGPT.ChatGPTisan

AIchatbotsystemthatOpenAIreleasedtoshowoffandtestwhataverylarge,powerfulAIsystem

cancomplete.

ChatGPTisbuiltontopoftheOpenAIGPT-3familyoflargelanguagemodels.Itletsyoutype

natural-languagecluesandthenoffersconversationalresponses.Itremembersthethreadofyour

dialogue,usingpreviousquestionsandanswerstoformitsnextresponses.Itfindsrelevant

informationinitsoceansoftrainingdata,andtransformsthatintotexts.

Youcanaskitcountlessquestionsandoftenwillgetusefulanswers.Forinstance,youcanaskit

encyclopedic（百科知識的）questionslike"ExplainNewton9slawsofmotion.^^Youcantellit

“Writemeapoem.^^andwhenitdoes,say"Nowmakeitmoreexciting.^^Youcanaskittowritea

computerprogramthatwillshowyouallthedifferentwaysyoucanarrangethelettersofaword.

Afewdaysafteritslaunch,morethan1millionpeopleweretryingoutChatGPT.UBSanalyst

LloydWalmsleyestimatedinFebruary2023thatChatGPTreached100millionmonthlyusersin

January,completingin2monthswhattookTikTokabout9monthsandInstagramtwoandahalf

years.

ManypeoplefearthatChatGPTmighthelpstudentscheatbetter.Butasmanyothertechnology

developments,itisnotasimpleblack-and-whitesituation.Decadesago,studentscouldcopy

encyclopediaentriesandusecomputersandmorerecently,theyhavebeenabletousesearch

enginesandWikipedia.ChatGPToffersnewabilitiesforeverythingfromhelpingwithresearchto

doingyourhomeworkforyou.

DustinYork,anassociateprofessoratMaryvilleUniversity,hopeseducatorswilllearntouse

ChatGPTasatoolandrealizeitcanhelpstudentsthinkcritically."EducatorsthoughtthatGoogle,

Wikipedia,andtheInternetitselfwouldruineducation,buttheydidnot.^^Yorksaid."Whatworries

memostareeducatorswhomayactivelytrytodiscouragetherecognitionofAIlikeChatGPT.Itis

atool,notavillain（反派）

32.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellusaboutChatGPT?

A.ItslanguageB.ItsdesignC.ItsworkingD.Itsdevelopment

model.inspiration.principle.process.

33.WhatisNOTpartofChatGPT9sfunction?

A.Chatwithusers.B.Performsecuritychecks.

CeWriteacomputerprogram.D.Dohomeworkforstudents.

34.WhydoestheauthorlistfiguresinParagraph4?

A.TopresentthecreativityofAI.B.ToshowtheprofitfromChatGPT.

C.TostressthepopularityofChatGPT.D.Tocomparesocialmediaappswith

ChatGPT.

35.Whatisthebesttitleofthistext?

A.ChatGPT一ausefulAItoolB.AdvancedAI一ourloyalservant

C.ChatGPT-advantagesandD.Asmartapp-thinktwicebefore

disadvantagestrustingit

ScientistsMakeAmazingPaintUsingIdeasfromNature

Thecolorsinmostpaintscomefrompigments（顏料）一coloredthingssuchasminerals,metalsor

chemicals.Butnaturehasanotherwaytocreatecolor,called"structuralcolor”.Structailrcolor

comesfromtinyshapesonthesurfacesofthingslikewings,feathersorshells.36Nowscientists

haveusednanotechnology（納米技術(shù)）tomakepaintwithstructuralcolor.

37Theyweretryingtocreateaspecialmirroredsurface.Buttheyfoundsuper-smallclumpsof

aluminumatoms（鋁原子團(tuán)塊）onthesurface.Theresearcherswereupsetbecausethesesmall

clumpsmessedupthemirror.Thentheyrealizedthattheclumpsmadecolorswhenlighthitthem.

Theydecidedtoturntheirdiscoveryintopaint.

Allthecolorinthenewpaintcomesfromaluminum.Therearetinyaluminumpiecesandtheneven

smallernanoparticles（納米顆粒）thatcreatethecolors.Thenanoparticlesdon'treallyproducethe

color.Theysimplyreflectbackasinglecolor.38

Becausethenewpaintdoesn'thavepigments,thepaintissolightthatitcouldreducetheamountof

fuelusedbyplanesandcars.39Itwouldonlytake1.3kgofstructuralpainttodothesamejob.

40Inregularpaints,pigmentsbreakdownandfa（feovertime.Thafsnottrueforstructuralcolor.

Oncewepaintsomethingwithstructuralcolor,itshouldstayforcenturies.Whafsmore,thenew

paintdoesn'theatuplikeregularpaint.That9strueevenfordarkercolors.Thenewpaintcankeep

surfacesupto16.6℃coolerthannormalpaint.Usingthepaintonbuildingsincitiescouldhelpcool

citiesandreducetheelectricityspentonair.conditioning.

A.Thenewpainthasseveralotheradvantages.

B.Structuralpaintcouldsaveasmuchmoneyaspossible.

C.Researchersweren'treallyplanningonmakingpaint.

D.Thesizeofthemdetermineswhichcolorgetsreflected.

E.Generally,ittakesabout500kgofpainttocoveranairplane.

F.Normally,weneverseetheshapesbecausethey'resosmall.

G.Itwillprobablybeawhilebeforeyoucanusestructuralcolor.

WhenTaiGolesworthywastoldheneededheartsurgeryin1993,hesaidno.

GolesworthyhasMarfansyndrome（馬凡氏綜合癥），ageneticconditionthestrength

andelasticityofconnectivebodytissues,includingbloodvessels.Backin1993,whenhewasliving

inCheltenham,inthewestofEngland,hisdoctortoldhimthattheaorta（主動脈）inhisheartwas

soenlargedthatitwouldunavoidablyunlessheunderwentmajorsurgery.

“Theythesurgicaloptions/9saysGolesworthy,66andIwasnotinterested.Theoperation

reallydidn'tlookattractive.^^heparticularlydidn'tlikewashavingtobeonblood

thinnersaftertheoperation,somethingthatwouldpreventbloodclots（血栓）butitsown

risks:“Iwasridingmotorbikesthen;andskiing,somywholelifestyleBy2000,

however,hiscondition.Realizingsomethinghadtobedone,Golesworthyputhisyears

ofasresearch-anddevelopmentengineerwiththeUnitedKingdom'sNationalCoal

Boardtogooduse.Hedecidedhewouldhimself."Learningnewstuffanddeveloping

newideas,thatwasmyjob,“Golesworthysays.

Abulgingaorta,hethought,wasmuchlikebulginghydraulichose曲起的液壓軟管）一itneeded

support.Andwrappingsomethingaroundtheoutsideoftheaortawouldrequirealess

invasive.SoGolesworthysubjectedhimselfto30hoursofanMRIscanner;used3D

printingtocreateaphysicalcopyofthefaultypartofhisheart（theaorticroot）;andthenusedsoft,

poroustextilemesh（網(wǎng)眼織物）tomakeasleevetofitaroundit.“Luckily,I'ddonealotofwork

withtechnicaltextiles,lookingatfilters（過濾器）forfluegases（煙氣）incoal-fireprocesses/9he

says.

Sheerdeterminationcombinedwitha（n）yetpracticalsolutionwonhimthesupportof

twoleadingcardiothoratic（心胸的）surgeonsandhelpedhimraisethemoneytohis

idea.InMay2004,attheageof47,hebecametheguineapigforhisowninvention,theExoVase

PersonalisedExternalAorticRootSupport.Theoperationwas.

41.

A.game-changingB.life-savingC.ground-breakingD.problem-solving

42.

A.affectingB.contractingC.influencingD.causing

43.

A.bumB.bendC.burstD.block

44.

A.talkedaboutB.discussedaboutC?debatedonD.mentionedabout

45.

A.HowB.WhyC.ItD.What

46.

A.displayB.avoidC.presentD.face

47.

A.wouldhavebeenB.wouldbeC.couldhavebeenD.couldbeaffected

affectedaffectedaffected

48.

A.hadchangedB.hadrecoveredC.hadimprovedD.hadworsened

49.

A.hardworkB.experimentsC.experienceD.fruits

50.

A.manageB.handleC.solveD.repair

51.

A.internalB.surgicalC.externalD.spiritual

52.

A.check-upB.inspectionC.testD.operation

53.

A.imaginativeB.originalC.specializedD.flexible

54.

A.changeB.developC.createD.reshape

55.

A.ahitB.amessC.apainD.asuccess

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（一個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Bodylanguage,oneofthemostpowerful56(mean)ofcommunication,usesthemovementsofour

bodytoshowourfeelingsandthoughts.Somebodylanguagesare57samethroughouttheworld.

Forexample,smilingshowshappinessandputspeopleatease,58(nod)theheadupanddownisto

sayagreement,andshakingtheheadfromsidetoside59(suggest)refusal.60,othersaretotally

different.Takegreetingsforexample.Englishpeopledonotusuallystandveryclosetoothers,while

theCanadiansapproachotherscloselyandaremorelikely61(touch)them