广东省东莞市三校联考2023-2024学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题

2023-2024学年度第一学期期中三校联考高二英语说明：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，考号填写在答题卡上相应的位置。2.全部答案在答题卡上完成，考试结束只交答题卡。3.满分150分，考试用时120分钟。第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节听力理解（2段共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听第一段对话，回答第1—2题。1.Whatkindofbooksisthemaninterestedin?A.Fashionmagazines. B.Romancenovels. C.Detectivenovels.2Whatdoesthewomanoffertodo?A.Buysomedetectivenovelsfortheman.B.Borrowsomefashionmagazinesfortheman.C.Takethemantothecentrallibrary.听第二段对话，回答第3-5题。3.Wheredidthewomanseetheadvertisement?A.Inanewspaper. B.Onawebsite. C.InaTVcommercial.4.Whydoesthemanwanttorentthehouse?A.Becauseheisgoingtostudyabroad.B.Becauseheisgoingtomovetoanothercity.C.Becauseheisgoingtolivewithhisparents.5.Howmuchwillthewomanpayeverymonth?A.2,000yuan. B.2,200yuan. C.2,400yuan.第二节听取信息（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）听下面一段材料。请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卷标号为6~10的空格中。录音读两遍。FirstCallthepoliceimmediatelyand6._________theaccident.NextMakesureifsomeoneis7._________.Atnight,usecarheadlightstolighttheareaandthen8._________.Whenaskedtogiveastatement,remembertowritedownevery9._________oftheaccident.FinallyStayoutofthewaywhentheemergency10._________arrive.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分37.5分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AKemiraBoydhadjustjumpedintheshowerwhensheheardherstepmother,TammyBoyd,knockingonthedoor.Kemira’s12-day-olddaughterRyleighwaschoking.Kemiratriedeverything,butshestillcouldn’tbreathe.KemiraknewRyleighneededtogettothehospitalfast.Theyhadbarelydrivenoutoftheirneighborhoodwhenapolicecarappearedbehindthem.DeputyWillKimbrofiguredthatthespeedingdriverwaseithertoodistractedtonoticehimorunconcerned.Kimbrosoonfoundoutitwasafrighteningcombinationofthetwo.Onceshe’dpulledover,KemirahandedthebabytoKimbro.Heputahandonherlittlechest.Ryleigh’sheartwasbarelybeating.Kimbroradioedforanambulance.AtthattimeRyleigh’slipswerealreadyblue.ThefactthatKimbrowastherewasamiracle.HehadrecentlycompletedaCPRclassandknewhowtotreatachild.“AlthoughIwasshocked,mytrainingkickedin,andIwenttoworktokeepthatchildalive,”saidKimbro.ThenhebegantappingRyleigh’schest,hopingtopressherheartbackintoaction.ThankstotheCPRclass,Kimbroknewthechokingchilddidn’thaveachanceiftherewasablockage,andheusedonefingertoclearherairway.Thatwasamagictouch.Twentysecondslater,Ryleighbegantocry.“Ifshe’scryinglikethat,she’sbreathing,”saidKimbro.Buttheystillhadfivemoreminutesuntiltheambulancewouldarrive,andKimbroworriedthatRyleighwouldchokeagain.Hecontinuedwithdelicatechestcompressionandclearingherairway.AftertransferringRyleightotheambulance,Kimbrodroveaway.Atthehospital,Ryleighrecoveredquicklythankstoadeterminedpoliceofficerwhowasintherightplaceattherighttime.11.WhydidKemirastophercaroutsideherneighborhood?A.Shewantedtoaskforhelp.B.Shehadbrokentrafficrules.C.Sheneededtocareforthechild.D.SheplannedtotalkwithKimbro.12.WhatwasKimbrolikewhenhedealtwiththeemergency?A.Nervous. B.Frightened. C.Calm. D.Shocked13.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.Anencountersavedalife B.ACPRclassisimportantC.Acleverandbravepoliceman D.Amother’sexperienceBMusaHaidarholdsacoconut（椰子）tohisearandshakesitfromsidetoside.Itssoundpleasesthemarkettrader,whoputsthelargebrownfruitbackonthepileathismarketstandinthesuburbofZanzibar,acityontheEastAfricanIsland.Hiscustomersarelesshappy,however.Acoconutgoingfor500shillingsafewyearsagotodaysellsfor1,500shillings.Thatmakesitmoreexpensivetocookcurriesorotherdishesusingcoconutmilk.“Thepricesarenotnormal,”saysMr.Haidar.“Coconutshavebecomeexpensiveforlocalpeople.”Whyhavepricesgonenuts?“Peoplearechopping（砍）,chopping,”heexplains.Acountin2014foundjust3.4millioncoconuttrees,downfrom5.7millioninthelate1990s.SincehungryZanzibarisstilldemandcreamyfishcurriesandbeansbakedincoconutmilk,fallingsupplyhasledtohigherprices.Coconutsfromthemainlandarepricierbecauseofhightransportcosts.TheloggingofcoconuttreesreflectstheurbanizationwaveinZanzibarandtherestofAfricawhereurbansprawlisthemoststrikingfeature,citiesextendingoutwardsratherthangrowingupwards.Becauseofthat,whenpeoplemovetoanewland,theychopdownthecoconuttreestomakespacefortheirnewhomes.Moreover,somehousesandislandhotelshavefurnituremadefromcoconutwood.EmmanuelElias,awoodworker,explainsthatitischeaperthantheimportedone.Bylawfarmerscannotchopdownfruit-bearingtreesforfurniture;inpracticeitishardtostopthem.Eveniftheyobeytherules,manydonotplantnewtrees,sincethesetakeatleastsixyearstoproducefruits,andfifteenyearstoreachmaximumproductionlevels.Statesubsidies（补贴）forseedshaveprovednomatchforurbanpopulationgrowth.Inhisworkshop,Mr.Eliasdustsoffasoliddressingtableheissellingfor400,000shillings.Hepointsoutthatitismadeofcoconutwood.“Thisisthelandofcoconuttrees,”hesays.Butforhowmuchlonger?14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sprawl”inparagraph4mean?A.Structure. B.Capacity. C.Expansion. D.Management.15.WhyarefarmersinZanzibarunwillingtoplantcoconuttrees?A.Theycan’tgetthestatesubsides.B.Theycan’taffordtowaitforfruits.C.Theyarefollowingtheexistingregulations.D.Theyhaveswitchedtothefurnitureindustry.16.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor’sopiniononcoconuttreesfromthetext?A.Heworriesabouttheirfuture.B.Heexpectstheirfastergrowth.C.Hetakesprideintheirnumber.D.HedoubtstheirvalueforfurnitureCInthelate1990s,ascientistnamedMarkBlumbergstoodinalabattheUniversityofIowawatchingafewsleepingnewly-bornrats.Hefoundthatthebabyratskeptmakingsmall,sharpmovementsintheirsleep,andthattheirclosedeyesmovedfromsidetosideinaphenomenonknownasrapideyemovementREM.Blumbergknewthattheratswerefine,becauseheknewpeopledothesameduringREMsleep.Andscientistshavelonghadanexplanationforthetwitches（抽动）andREM:Theyaredreamingabouttheirwakinglife.However,ashedugdeeper,hewonderedwhyadultratsspendonlyabouttwohoursofeachnightinREMsleep,whilebabyratsspendanunusualamountoftimeinREM,oftensleepingforsixteenhoursadayanddreamingforeight.“Ifdreamsarehintsofwakinglife,adultratswhahavemoreexperiencesshouldspendmoretimeinREMsleep.Whydobabyrats,whoseeyesarestillshut,spendsomuchtimeinREMsleepwhentheyhavetoolittletodreamabout?”hewondered.“Whydotheireyes,theirlegs,tailsandwhiskersmovehundredsofthousandsoftimesduringtheirsleep?”Intheend,Blumbergconcludedthatitmightbetheotherwayaround—perhapsthemovementsweresendingsignalstothebraintohelpitlearnaboutthebody.“Youwouldn’tthinkthatthebodyissomethingabrainneedstolearn,”hewroteinapaper.“Butwearen’tbornwithmapsofourbodies.Wecan’tbe,becauseourbodieschangebytheday.Butinwakinglife,wecannotmoveonlyasinglemuscle.Eventhesimplestactofswallowingemploysmorethanthirtypairsornervesandmusclesworkingtogether.Oursmallandsharpmovementsinsleep,bycontrast,areexactandprecise:Theyinvolvemusclesoneatatime.Inotherwords,suchmovementsallowthemusclesandnervestoformone-to-oneconnectionsthatotherwisewouldbeimpossibleIt’saprocessthat’smostimportantforthebraintolearnaboutthebodyas-wegrow,sufferinjuriesandlearnnewskills17.Whatwastheprevious-explanationforREM?A.Itwasjustanoutwardsignofdreams.B.Itshowedthedifficultyinsleeping.C.Itwasanindicatorofterribledreams.D.Itonlyoccurredtosleepingbabyrats.18.Whatcanbelearnedfromparagraph2?A.BabyratshavetospendallnightinREMsleep.B.REMsleepjustaccountsforpartofthesleepingtime.C.Itisunnecessaryforbabyratstosleep16hoursaday.D.ItisnotenoughforadultratstohavetwohoursofREMsleep19.WhatisafeatureofthemovementsinREMsleepaccordingtoMarkBlumberg?A.Theyteachthebrainnewskillsandhealinjuries.B.Muscleshavetoworktogethertostartthemovements.C.Theyarelessexactandprecisethanourdailymovements.D.Eachofthemjustinvolvesamuscleandanerveatatime.20.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.TheimportanceofREMsleep.B.ThelatestdiscoveriesaboutdreamingC.Therelationshipbetweendreamsandwakinglife.D.Adifferentexplanationforthetwitchesduringsleep.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。TherearehundredsofworthydestinationsinthecountrycateringtoalltastesAtthetopofthatlistisChengdu,theperfectjumping-offpointforthoseinsearchofamixofstunningnaturalscenery,wildlifeandsomeofmostincrediblefoodontheplanet.Inrecentyearsthecityhasexpandeditsofferings,includinganumberofnewprojectstouristswillwanttoexperience.21It’sthehappiestcityinChina.Ifvisitingaplacewithhappylocalsisapriorityforyou,there’snobettercitytohitthanChengdu.IthasbeenvotedthehappiestcityinChinafor12continuous’yearsbyanannualsurveyconductedby22.IthasgotonemostbeautifulbookstoreinChina.ThenewlocationinDujiangyanisthesecondZhongshugebookstoreintheprovincialcapital.23InspiredbyDujiangyan’sancientirrigationsystem,thenewbookstorehasitsownfeatures.Thebeautifulenvironmentofthebookstorecanattractmorepeoplewhodonotlovebooks,andawakentheirinterestandmemoryinreading.There’saspectacularnewmassiveairport.Oneoftheworld’smosteye-catchingnewairports,Chengdu’sTianfuInternationalAirportisasmodernasitgets.Beginningoperationsin2021,TianfuAirportisthelargestcivilairport.24Travelerscanexperienceaseriesofcutting-edgetechnologiesatTianfu,includingfacialrecognitionsoftwareandself-check-inbooth.25There’replanstoturnChengduintoa“WesternChinaScienceCity”.Travelersvisitingthe“ScienceCity”canexpecttoseemanyexamplesofeco-consciousandnewwavearchitecturecreatedbysomeofthemostfamousfirmsintheworld.Amongtheseistheworld’sfirst“UnicornIsland”,thecountry’snexthigh-techunicorn.Therewillalsobealow-carbonFutureScienceandTechnologyCity.A.Theartssceneistakingoff.B.It’salsoacityfocusedonthefuture.C.There’snoharminstartingtodreamaboutyournextvisitnow.D.It’sexpectedtohandleupto60millionpassengersperyearby2025.E.Itsresultscombinebigdata,questionnaires,sitevisitsandexpertopinions.F.Thefirst,whichopenedin2017incentralChengdu,ismodeledafterterracefields.G.Whetheryou’redreamingofbusinesstravelorjustpost-pandemictrip,herearesomereasons.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Aftertenyearsinthesamecompany,Ifoundmyjobwasnolongerfun.However,Ididn’thavetheconfidencetoapplyfornewjobsduetolackofexperience.Ifelt26.Afriendsuggestedanotherpath—27.Ihadtoyedwiththeideaofstudyingforamaster’sdegreebut28stoodinmyway.YetIfoundacourseatLondonCollegeofCommunication,29myjobandenrolled.Duringthe18monthsthatfollowed,Ibegantoflourish（茁壮成长）.NotonlyhadIfoundthecouragetotakemy30forwardinanew,excitingdirection,buttheself-doubtthathadfollowedmearoundlikea31begantodisappeargradually.MyclassmatesandItreatedeachotheras32Youngerstudents33myexperienceandknowledgewhenitcametogroupwork.Imadenewfriendsandjoinedcommittees.Ialsodecidedtomoveoutofhome.Livinginstudenthallswasa（n）34.Thehallslifeaddedtomysenseof35and,withit,confidence.Iwas36newthingseveryday.Evenmakingmyselfamealor37mysmalllivingspacefeltrewarding.Soonaftercompletingmymaster’s,Imademywaybackthroughtheuniversitygates—thistimeto38.IamnowalectureronthesamecoursethatItook.I39thepersonIwasbeforeandsmile—shedidn’tyetknowher40.26.A.guilty B.stuck C.relieved D.amazed27.A.communication B.management C.education D.employment28.A.self-doubt B.poverty C.health D.self-respect29.A.lost B.did C.quit D.changed30.A.course B.interest C.belief D.life31.A.shadow B.fire C.dream D.rainbow32.A.opponents B.relatives C.equals D.servants33.A.valued B.questioned C.ignored D.polished34.A.success B.experience C.embarrassment D.failure35.A.freedom B.safety C.justice D.independence36.A.copying B.missing C.learning D.ordering37.A.expanding B.occupying C.deserting D.managing38.A.visit B.teach C.learn D.interview39.A.lookbackon B.keepawayfrom C.catchupwith D.holdonto40.A.image B.worth C.duty D.career第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）根据句子结构的语法性，在下面空格处填入一个适当的词语或使用括号中词语的适当形式填空。并将答案填写在答题卷上标号为41-50的相应位置上。41.Listening,whichisanactivebehaviorofhumanbeings,_________（consist）ofhearing,understandingaswellasremembering.42.Sometimes,itisquitedifficulttoreachacompromisebetweenparents’_________（expect）andtheirkids’desires.43.Hefinallysucceededingainingthequalification,andheowedhissuccess_________thosewhohadhelpedhim.44.Millionsofpeoplediedintheearly19thcentury,_________anoutbreakofcholerahitEurope.45.Thespeaker,_________（interrupt）rudelybytheaudienceduringhisspeech,feltalittleembarrassed.46._________depressedthedoctoralotthatnooneknewhowtopreventortreatthedisease.47.Thevictim_________（suffer）fromsecondorthird-degreeburnsshouldbesenttothenearbyhospitalwithoutanydelay.48.Manywell-knownpeopleattendedtheinternationalmeetinginWuhan,including_________astronomerandsomephysicistsfromAustralia.49Thefirespreadthroughthehousequicklyandthefirefighterstried_________（desperate）toputitout.50.Mobilephoneshavechangedthewaywecommunicate,butpeopleholddifferentopinionson_________theyareusefultoolsforeducation.第四部分写作（共三节，满分55分）第一节句子考查（共8小题，56-60每空0.5分，共6分；61-63每小题3分，共9分。满分15分）51.Lastyear,hewenttoJiuzhaigouandfoundthatthebeautifulscenerytherereally___________________________（让他惊叹）.52.Somesoftwarecompanies___________________________（该负责任）fortheaddictiontoonlinegamesofsometeenagers.53.Heisinfavoroftheideathatstudyingabroadhelpsstudentsgainaglobalperspective.（同义转换）He__________________theideathatstudyingabroadhelpsstudentsgainaglobalperspective.54.Whentheywereseenfromthetrainwindow,themountainsandforestsofCanadalookedmassive.（改写句子）___________________________thetrainwindow,themountainsandforestsofCanadalookedmassive.55.Bytheendoflastcentury,thelocalgovernmenthadtransformedthewastelandintoalargefactory.（改为被动语态）______________________________________________________________________________________________56.Whydidtheschooldenyhisapplication?Itwasstillunknown.（用主语从句合并句子）______________________________________________________________________________________________57.直到妈妈过来安慰她，她才停止了哭泣。（用notuntil的强调句翻译句子）______________________________________________________________________________________________第二节应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是李华，你所在学校要举办英语戏剧节（TheEnglishDramaFestival），你们想邀请外教Peter参加。请你写一封信给Peter，要点如下：1.英语戏剧节的活动内容；2.邀请Peter一起表演一个节目；3.期望Peter对本次活动给出建议。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.短文中不能出现与本人相关的信息。DearPeter,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua第三节读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事Iwasonceateacherinaprimaryschoolandspentmydayswithavarietyofstudents.Ilikedthem,alwaystryingtohelpthemsolvetheirproblems.Ofthem,themostimpressivetomewasDonnie,a9-year-oldboy.Unlikem