江苏省连云港市东海县2023-2024学年高二上学期期中英语试卷

2023~2024学年度第一学期期中考试高二英语试题说明:1.本试卷共10页,满分150分,考试时间120分钟。2.在答题卡/纸的规定区域内填写学校、班级、姓名、考号等,否则无效。3.请将答案按题号填涂或填写在答题卡/纸相应的答题处,否则不得分。第一部分听力（共两节,满分30分）该部分分为第一、第二两节。注意,回答听力部分时,请先将答案标在试卷上,听力部分结束前,你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一个小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthedinner?A.Terrible.B.Expensive.C.Cheap.2.Whatdoesthemanplantodothisafternoon?A.Gotoamovie.B.Attendhisclasses.C.Buyanewpairofglasses.3.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Husbandandwife.B.Bossandsecretary.C.Teacherandstudent.4.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.HeisDr.Johnson.B.Hetoldherbefore.C.Hedoesn'tknowher.5.Howmuchwillthemanpay?A.25yuan.B.30yuan.C.60yuan.第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A.、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。6.Whoissupposedtoattendthemeeting?A.Sam.B.John.C.Tom.7.Whenwillthemeetingstart?A.At3:30.B.At3:15.C.At3:00.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。8.Whatwilltheboydothisweekend?A.Gotothecountryside.B.Seehisparents.C.Ridetothemountains.9.Whatcantheboydoduringhistrip?A.Enjoythesunset.B.Sitbytheriver.C.Lookatstars.10.Whywon'tthegirlrideamotorbikewiththeboy?A.Shecan'trideit.B.Shethinksit'sdangerous.C.Shedoesn'tlikemotorbikes.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?A.Futureplans.B.Universitylives.C.Part-timejobs.12.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Workmates.B.Friends.C.Brotherandsister.13.Whichistheman'sadvice?A.Tostudybusiness.B.Tohavetimeforfun.C.Tofindapart-timejob.听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。14.HowlongwillittakethemantodrivetoSaltLakeCity?A.Threedays.B.Fourdays.C.Fivedays.15.Whywon'tthemanbringthesleepingbag?A.Hewillspendthenightsinhotels.B.Hehasmanyfriendsalongtheway.C.Hisbrotherhasprepareditforhim.16.Whichwillthemanvisitduringhisjourney?A.Disneyland.B.LongIsland.C.NewYorkCity.17.Whataretheytalkingabout?A.HowtogettoSaltLakeCity.B.Howtospendtheirholiday.C.Howtodoalotofsightseeing.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。18.Whatcanthe"KitchenFriend"beusedfor?A.Makingbread.B.Washingvegetables.C.Makingjuice.19.Whatdoweknowaboutthe"MiniSteamer”?A.Itisusedtoironclothes.B.Itcomesinsixcolorseach.C.Itcanbeusedasasuitcase.20.Whatwillthespeakerprobablydonext?A.Placeorders.B.Discussmarketingapproaches.C.Takealunchbreak.第二部分阅读理解（共两节,满分50分第一节（共15小题:每小题2.5分,满分37.5分）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThisyear'sBeijingCultureForumwasheldfromSept.14to15inthecapital.Hereareaseriesoftalkswithfamouspersonscoveringvariousfields.GoranDurdevic:GoranDurdevic,lectureroftheBeiwaiCollege,BeijingForeignStudiesUniversity,said:"I'mparticularlyinterestedinthosepartsdedicatedtoculturalheritageandarcheology."CitinghisdocumentariesaboutheritagesinBeijingasexamples,hesaid:"Iwilltalkaboutseveraldocumentaries."AgshinAliyev:"I'mimpressedbywhatChinahasachievedindigitaluseineducationandcultureduringthepastdecade,"saidAgshinAliyev,PhD,headoftheAzerbaijaniLanguageDepartmentattheSchoolofAsianStudies,BeijingForeignStudiesUniversity."WehavealsowitnessedChina'seffortsforitsculturegoingglobalandtellingChina'sstoriestoforeignfriends."ShaXiaolan:"Technologyhasredefinedthecommunication,creationandexperienceofculture,pavingthewayforentirelynewpossibilities,"saiddirectorandproducerShaXiaolan."WhileARandVRtechnologiesbringtheimmersion（沉浸）ofculturalexperiences,ARtechnologyisgraduallyfindingitswayincreativefields,becomingpartofculturalcreativity."ZhaoShengliang:ZhaoShengliang,secretaryoftheCPCCommitteeofDunhuangAcademy,said,"Aswehaveaccesstomanydigitalresources,wecanusethemtocreatemoviesortelevisionprogrammes.WealsomakeculturalandcreativeproductsexplainingDunhuangcultureinpopularandunderstandablelanguage,aswellasproductsthatshowDunhuang'sartandfeatures."21.WhatdoGoranDurdevicandAgshinAliyevhaveincommon?A.Lovingarcheology.B.DoingteachingjobsinChina.C.WorkinginDunhuang.D.Talkingaboutdocumentaries.22.WhofocusesoncreatingARproductsforpeople?A.GoranDurdevic.C.ShaXiaolan.B.AgshinAliyev.D.ZhaoShengliang.23.AccordingtoZhaoShengliang,whydotheycreatemovies?A.ToadvertiseDunhuang.B.Toselltheproducts.C.Tousedigitalresources.D.Todeveloptheculture.BAttheHangzhouAsianGames,Xiangqi（Chinesechess）grandmasterZuoWenjingspentfivedaysattheAsiadfightingthroughsevenroundsinthewomen'sindividualcompetitiontotakehersecondgoldattheGamesattheHangzhouQi-YuanChessHallonSaturdayafterclaimingthetopspotinthemixedteameventonOct.1.Bornin1993inZibocityinChina'sShandongprovince,Zuowasdiagnosed（诊断）withtheconditionthatcausesdwarfism（侏儒症）atage3.Herparentsencouragedhertolearnpiano,paintingandsingingbeforeshetookupXiangqiin2001.Atfirst,herfathertaughtherinthedisciplineandevenquithisjobasafactoryheadtofocusontrainingher.In2003,atage10,shebecameZibo'sXiangqichampion.HerfamilythenmovedtoWuhan,inCentralChina'sHubeiprovince,sothatshecouldstudyunderhigher-levelmastersthere.UndertheguidanceofcoachesZhouYiandLiZhiping,ZuotooktheNo.1nationalspotin2005,whichbroughthertotheattentionofgrandmasterLiuDahua,knownasthe"OrientalComputer”forhisabilitytomemorizeandrecallXiangqigamesandmovesand,consequently,playblindfolded.AtLiu'srecommendation,ZuobecametheyoungestsignedathleteinHubei'sprovincial-levelchessacademyatage12.Andshehascontinuedtoprogress,earningthemastertitlein2006andbecomingagrandmasterin2022afterwinningthewomen'sindividualeventatthe17thWorldXiangqiChampionships.ZuosaidsheoweshertwogoldsattheHangzhouGamesandherprevioussuccesstoherparents'encouragementfollowingherchildhooddiagnosis.Hermasteryandpersonalityhave,inturn,wonfans'heartsandminds.Shedisplayedthatconfidenceandoptimismcoupledwithhumility（谦卑）,whendiscussingherhopesforfuturecompetitions."IhopeIcandobetterstepbystep,focusoneachgameandperformatmybest,"shesaid.24.WhatcanweknowaboutZuoWenjing?A.Shewasborndiagnosedwithdwarfism.B.ShewontwogoldsatHangzhouGames.C.Shewastrainedbythecoach,LiuDahua.D.Shebecameagrandmasterattheageof12.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"discipline"inParagraph2probablymean?A.Training.B.Hobby.C.Interest.D.Education.26.HowdoestheauthororganizeParagraph3?A.Byshowingnumbers.B.Bygivingdefinition.C.Byofferingfactsandtruth.D.Bylistingachievements.27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesZuoWenjing?A.Capableanddetermined.B.Curiousandactive.C.Humorousandcautious.D.Dependentandpatient.CMostofusknowwhatit'sliketogetpresents.Whetherit'sforabirthdayorothercelebration,it'shardtobeattheexcitementofopeningacarefullywrappedboxtofindsomethingthat'sbothunexpectedandsuitsyouperfectly.Now,imagineifyoucouldgetthesamefeelingwhenyougoshoppingforyourself.That'sthefeelingthatmysteryboxeshopetoreach.Mysteryboxesarenotanewidea—theywereafeatureofdepartmentstoresinJapanintheearly20thCentury.Theycontaindifferentproductssoldatalowerpricethantheircombinedvalue.Thekeythingisthatcustomersdon'tknowwhat'sintheboxbeforetheybuy.Allkindsofmysteryboxesareavailable:fashionboxes,foodboxes,beautyboxes,evenlootboxes,whicharevirtualitemsforvideogames.Thepleasantsurpriseisnottheonlyattractionofmysteryboxes.Theyalsoallowpeopletotrythingsthattheyotherwisewouldn't.Seasonalvegetablesubscription（订购）boxesmightleadpeopletolearntocooknewmeals.Theycanalsopotentiallyoffergreatsavings—astherecommendedsellingpriceofthecontentsisoftenfarhigherthanthepurchaseprice.Forsellersandsuppliers,thebenefitsareclear-itallowsthemtosellunwantedthingsforaprofit.BritishfashionmysteryboxbusinessmanMarioMaherhighlightshowmysteryboxescanhelpreducetheamountofwasteinthefashionindustry.Peoplemightdiscoverproductrangesthatwouldotherwisebethrownaway.Thereisanobviousdisadvantagetomysteryboxes-whenyoubuythem,youdon'tknowwhatyou'llget!Itmaybethatthegoodsinsidearenottoyourtaste,butthereisalsothepotentialforcheatstousetheunpredictabilityofmysteryboxestosenditemsthathaveamuchlowervaluethanthepriceofthebox.So,aremysteryboxesafunwayofreducingwasteandmakingshoppingmoreexciting,ormoreanopportunityfordisappointment,orworse—tricks?28.WhatdolootboxesprobablycontaininParagraph2?A.Somethingunwanted.B.Giftsreceivedfromfriends.C.Virtualprizesforgameplayers.D.Somethingbestsuitableforyou.29.WhatistheeffectofmysteryboxesaccordingtoParagraph3?A.Helpingthrowawayplentyofwaste.B.Bringingdownthepricesofproducts.C.Encouragingpeopletotrynewthings.D.Leadingpeopletogatherunwantedthings.30.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardmysteryboxes?A.Subjective.B.Objective.C.Concerned.D.Indifferent.31.Whatcanwelearnaboutmysteryboxes?A.Theycanbeinvaluable.B.Theyareamoderntrend.C.Theycanchangeourlifestyle.D.Theyareadouble-edgedsword.DHaveyoueverwonderedaboutthesignificanceofemotionsinourlife?Emotionsplayacriticalpartinourlivesandarecontagious（传染的）unlessyouknowhowtoactuallycontrolthem.Letmegiveyouanexamplehere:Whenyouarewithyourlovedones,yourmoodchangesinstantly,right?Iftheyfeelhappythenyoufeelhappy,andiftheyfeelangry/sadthensodoyou.StartingtogetwhatIwastalkingaboutinthebeginning?Shouldyoubefeelinglikethat?Incertainsituationsyes,buteverytime,no!YoumayfinditveryhardtobelievebutitisNOTourresponsibilitytobeartheirfeelings,thisissomethingthattheyhavetodothemselves.Apartfromthis,wemustalsolearntocontrolourfeelings,andnevereverberuledbyourownfeelings.Letmegiveyoumyownexamplehere.Inthemiddleofafightbetweenyourspouse（配偶）orpartner,theywillsay,"Youreallyhurtmyfeelings".Sometimes,youmightevensay:"Youaremakingmeangry".Whatdoesthisimply?Itmeansthatyouhaveallowedtheotherpersontoemotionallycontrolyou.Wheneverthishappens,youstartblamingyourself,especiallyfortheemotionsthatothersarefeeling.Thisisknownasemotionalreflection.Youmustlearntocontrolthisoritwillcreateco-dependencyinrelationshipswhichisveryharmful.Whatshouldbeyourcourseofactionhere?ItmightseemrudewhenIsaythisbutyoureallyneedtohearit.YOUARENOTRESPONSIBLEFORHOWOTHERSFEEL!Thisgoessideways,othersarealsonotresponsibleforhowyoufeelandthatisourgoalfortoday.32.WhatisthefunctionofthefirstquestioninParagraph1?A.Tointroducethetopic.B.Toshareahotgame.C.Toentertainthereaders.D.Toexplainthebackground.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inParagraph3referto?A.Yourpartnermakesyouangry.B.Youhurtyourpartner'sfeelings.C.Yourfeelingsarecontrolledbyothers.D.Youblameothersforaffectingyourfeelings.34.WhatcanweinferaboutemotionsfromParagraph3?A.Otherscannevercontrolyouremotions.B.Youcan'tbeaffectedbyothers'emotions.C.GrowwithdifferentemotionsD.ControlEmotionsinproperways35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.LetGoofYourFeelingsB.MindYourOwnFeelingsC.GrowwithdifferentemotionsD.ControlEmotionsinproperways第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分）根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。Wisdomisnotjustagoodqualitytohavebutitisalsoverynecessary.Itiswonderfultoincreaseexperience,knowledge,andgoodjudgment.36TryExperiencingNewOpportunities.Varietyisthespice（趣味）oflifebutexperiencingnewopportunitiesisalsohowyougainwisdom.37Thisistheonlywayyouwillgainwisdomandbecomebetter.Youcantrylearningnewskillsthatyouneverthoughtoflearningorgoingtoplacesthatwereonyourbucketlist.Changeyourroutineandseewherelifetakesyou,takecontrol!38Sometimeswehavebiases（偏见）andtheyhelpusoutbutweneedtosetthemasidemostofthetime.Weneedtobeopentodifferentviews,thiswillopenupnewpathwaysforus.Alwaysdevelopasenseofcuriosity,andobservetheworldfromdifferentangles,itwillalwayshelpyouout.Neverbaseyourperspectiveonthemostpopularopinionorwhichisthemostcomfortableforyou.Trainyourmindtobeajudgment-freespaceforideas.39CallUponTheWisdomOfOthers.Youobviouslywanttogrowanddobetterinlife,right?Thebestwaytodothatistohavewisepeopleasyouradvisers.40Beforemakingthemanadviser,findoutwhatmakesthemwiserthanyou,thenengageinusefuldialoguewiththem.Themoretimeyouspendwiththem,themoretransfer（迁移）ofknowledgetherewillbe.Exposedtotheirknowledgeasmuchasyoucan,youwon`tregretit!A.NeverBackAwayFromLearning.B.OpenYourselfToDiversePerspectives.C.Let'sdiscusshowyoucangainwisdominlife!D.You'llmeetnewpeopleandfriendsandlearnfromthem.E.Ifyouaremodest,thenyouwillalwaysgettoexperiencesomethingnew.F.You'llnevergrowfrombeinginyourcomfortzoneyouneedtogetoutof.G.Theycanbeteachers,familymembers,colleagues,andevenspecialfriends.第三部分语言运用（共两节,满分30分）第一节（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分）认真阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Whenshewasachild,Yue-SaiKanwastoldbyherfatherthatsheshouldalwaysaimtobethefirsttowalkonthemoonbecausenooneremembersthesecond.Whatherfathersaidhasbeena41inspiration（鼓舞）overtheyearsforher.HernewbookBeaPioneerwas42afterthreeyearsinthemaking.Itwasalsoinspired43byherfather'swords."Actuallymanypeoplehaveaskedmetowritea（n）44.Ihavebeenaskednumeroustimesalready45Ialwaysfeltthatitwasnottherighttimeformetositdownandgivethanksformylife."saysKan.However,herpublisherthought46."AllthethingsIhavedonecanbeagood47toyoungpeople,whichisthemainreasonwhyIwrotethebook,"saysKan,addingthattheyear2022gavehertheunexpected48todosomethinkingaboutherlife.Whenwritinganautobiography,thebiggest49arenotonlyhowtopresentone'slife,butalsorememberingitinthefirstplace.Tohelpwithreconstructingherstory,Kanaskedherfriendstowritedowntheir50ofherfromearliertimes.Sobesides51Kan'sownwords,thenewbookisalsofilledwiththoseofherfriends,whichgaveKannew52intoherself."Myhousekeeper53methatbeforethelaunchofoneofmyevents,shefoundthatIhadfaintedinthebathroom.Iwasso54thatIwasgettingsick.Theyknowmoreaboutmethanmyself,"Kansays."Iambynaturevery55.IbelievethatwhatIdowillbenefittheworld,"saysKan.Throughoutherlife,Kanhasneverstoppeddoingwhatsheloves.41.A.boostingB.wrestlingC.drivingD.demanding42.A.relievedB.releasedC.restrictedD.revealed43.A.mildlyB.secretlyC.logicallyD.partly44.A.novelB.autobiographyC.storyD.essay45.A.butB.meanwhileC.whileD.so46.A.oppositeB.somehowC.otherwiseD.though47.A.exampleB.lessonC.adviceD.lifestyle48.A.turnB.abilityC.potentialD.opportunity49.A.benefitsB.risksC.challengesD.values50.A.memoriesB.storiesC.booksD.lists51.A.limitingB.featuringC.remarkingD.analysing52.A.knowledgeB.understandingC.insightD.access53.A.convincedB.warnedC.suspectedD.reminded54.A.boredB.tiredC.disappointedD.excited55.A.adorableB.ambitiousC.optimisticD.patient第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分）阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。Thetechnologyoffifth-generationmobilenetworksorwireless,whichiscalled5G,hasmoredistinctcharacteristicsthanpreviousgenerationsoftechnology.Itcantransmitdataatmuchgreaterspeedthan4Gtechnologyandconnect56hostofdevicesatthesametime.Italsohaslowlatency,57meansadecreaseintheresponsetimeadeviceandthenetworkitisconnectedto.Thesecharacteristicsenable5Gtohavevariouspractical58（apply）,suchasinsmartcities,self-drivingvehiclesandhealthcare.TheInternetofThings（IoT）,whichbringstogetherbillionsof59（connect）smartdevices,willgetamajorboostfrom5G.Asaresult,civilmanagement,likethatofpowerandwater,60（operate）muchmoreefficiently,savingmoreenergy.Self-drivingvehicleswillfinditeasy61（monitor）andrespondtotrafficsituationsmorequicklyandefficientlyastheyareconnectedwitheachotherandwithroadsideinfrastructure,thus62（ensure）safedriving.Also,using5Gtechnology,healthcareproviderswillbeabletomonitorpatientsandgatheramountsofdatamore63（easy）.I