浙江省嘉兴市八校联盟2023-2024学年高二上学期期中联考英语试题

绝密★考试结束前2023学年第一学期嘉兴八校联盟期中联考高二年级英语学科试题考生须知：8150120选择题部分第一部分、听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5ABC10Whoisthemanlookingfor?A.B.Maxwell. C.AlisonSimpson.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?Calltheairlinesoon.Stayathomeforawhile.Leavefortheairportbeforelunch.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhiscurrentbook?A.exciting. B.relaxing. C.long.Whendoesthemanhopetoseethewoman?A.Thisafternoon. B.night. C.afternoon.Whatdoesthemanmean?Hedidn’tputinanyHeaddedsomenaturalflavors.Healsothinksthecoffeetastesstrange.第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分）5ABC5听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。Whyisthewomanupset?A.Herorderisn’treadyyet. B.ThemanforgotherC.Someguestswillbelate.Whentimewilltheweddingstart?A.10:00. B.10:30. C.12:00.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。WholivedinLosAngeles?A.Theparents. B.Thegrandparents. C.Theauntanduncle.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?A.Haveapicnic. B.Gohiking. C.tocatchsomefish.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。Whatdidthemanstudyincollege?A.ArtB.Medicine. C.Business.Howdothespeakersknoweachother?A.They’reneighbors. B.They’reteacherandstudent. C.They’resalesmanandWhatistheadviceforthewoman?Exploringallthepossibilities.Doingwhatherfathersuggests.Makingadecisionasearlyaspossible.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。Howdoesthewomanwanttopay?A.Incash. B.Bycreditcard. C.hersmartphone.WhatdoesthemanthinkofPayPal?A.Itisfree. B.Itispopular. C.Itisn’tveryfast.Whereisaccepted?A.Atmanysmallshops. B.Atmostlargestores. C.Atalotofrestaurants.Whatdoesthewomanoffertodofortheman?A.Downloadtheapp. B.Sendhimaninvitation. C.Lendhimsome听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。Whatistheweatherprobablylike?A.Hot. B.C.WheredidMattbeginhisjourney?A.InEngland. B.InCalifornia. C.InHawaii.Howmanyhourswaslongestflight?A.Fourteenhours. B.Sixteenhours. C.Sixteenandahalfhours.WhatwillMattdonext?A.Interviewsomeone. B.Sharehisexperiences. C.Planonanother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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASmartHomeProductsforLivingaConnectedLifeWhatmakessomethingasmarthomeproduct?Generally,it’sdefinedbyitsabilitytoconnecttoaWiFinetwork,allowinguserstointeractwithitfromtheirsmartphones.We’veroundedupsomecool,diverseofferingsthatyou’lllovetohaveinyourhome.NestCamIQTheNestCamIQisabeautifullydesignedhomesecuritycamerathatcanrecognizefaces.Itcanwarnyouifthere’sastrangerinyourhome.Thedevicealsosupportstwowaymunicationviabuiltinmicrophonesandapowerfulspeaker.AppleHomePodTheAppleHomePodhasbetteraudioqualitythananyothersmartspeakeravailableinwhiteorspacetheSiripowereddevicealsoallowsyoutocontrolanumberofdeviceswithyourvoice.AugustSmartLockProTheAugustSmartLockProispatible()withmostlocks.Amobileappallowsyoutomanageaccesstothelock,checkitsusageandgetinformedwhensomeoneopensthecancontrolitandcheckonthestateofyourdoorwithvoicemands.LogitechHarmonyEliteTheLogitechHarmonyEliteisoneofthebestuniversalremotecontrolsavailableonthemarket.Itcancontroljustabouteverypieceofelectronicsyouown(itsupportsover270，000devices!)ineveryroomofyourhouseorapartment,includingTVs,streamingdevices,andsoundsystems.WhatcantheNestCamIQhelpyoudo？A.Keepyourhomesafe. B.Checkthelocksofyourhouse.C.Controlelectronicswithyourvoice.D.Properlyuseyoursmartphonecamera.Whichdevicecanhelpyouoperatealmostallyourelectronicequipmentremotely？A.NestCamIQ. B.AppleHomePod.C.AugustSmartLockPro. D.LogitechHarmonyElite.Whichcolumnofawebsiteisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom？A.B.News. D.Education.BWhenaskedwhathisfatherdidforaliving,mysonexplainedtohiskindergartenteacherthat“hestealsthings,butO.K.becausehegetspaidtodoit.”Hewasn’twrong.I’mahacker,andIrunateamofhackers.spendourdaysdiscoveringwaystobreakintoanythingthatcanconnecttotheInternet,toaccessinformationnevermeanttobeseen.Ifwegettoitbeforeacriminaldoes,thenwe’vedoneourjob.I’mproudofwhatIdoforaliving,justlikedoctorsorlawyersareproudoftheworktheydo.InHollywood,hackersareoftendescribedashooded(戴着兜帽的)figuresindarkroomsinvolvedinillegalactivitywhiletappingkeyboards.Actually,hackersareexpertatprogrammingandproblemsolvingwithputers.panieshirehackerstofindtheirbreakingpointbeforecriminalsdo.Hackingisanactivity,andwhatseparatesanyactivityfromacrimeispermission.Driversarefreetodrive,buttheydonothavepermissiontodrive150milesperhour—that’sillegal.Bankerscantransfertheirclients’money,butiftheydosowithoutpermission,that’sillegal.Hackingis’taninherently(本质上)criminalactivity.Someonewhoinvolvesintheillegaluseofhackingshouldnotbecalleda“badhacker”buta“threatactor”.HackersarepeoplelikemeandmyteamatIBM—securityprofessionals.Hackersplayacriticalroleinkeepingpaniesandpeoplesafe.AtIBM,onethingmyteamdoesishackautonomousvehicles,planesandtrainstomakesurethateverypossiblesecurityweaknessisfoundandcorrectedbeforeeachmachineisshipped.Imaginewhatbadthingscouldhappenwithoutus.Whydidtheauthormentionhiswordsinparagraph1?A.showhisintelligence. B.describethedailylifeinkindergarten.C.raisereaders’interestinhisjob. D.raiseaproblemofparentchildrelation.Whatisthemonmisunderstandingofhackers?Hackerscanbothbemalesandfemales.Hackerscanensureapany’sHackersareusuallyconsideredascriminals.Hackersareextremelyproudofwhattheydo.Whatdoweknowabouthacking?HackingisaninherentlycriminalPermissionplaysanimportantroleinhacking.Professionalskillsarenotnecessaryforhacking.Hackinginvolvesbreakingintoshopsandhouses.thepurposeofthepassage?A.introducethejobofhackers. B.attractmorehackerstoIBM.C.stresstheimportanceofhackers. D.parehackingwithotherjobs.CunderstandtheeffectoficemeltingaroundtheworldwefirsthavetounderstandwhatanicesheetactuallyisCoveringmillionsquaremilesinAntarctica(南极洲and656,000squaremilesinGreenland,anicesheetisactuallyahugelandoficefromtheIceAge.ThesesheetsforminareaswheresnowthatfallsinwinterdoesnotmeltentirelyovertheThisice,hometodifferentspeciesofanimals,isnowmeltingataratethatcannotsupportthelifeitcurrentlyholds.Manyofthesecreaturesrelyonicesheetsaslandforresting,huntingandprotection,yetasthesizedecreases,theyareforcedoutoftheirhomelandinsearchofotherlandonwhichtolive.Oftenthismeansjourneystosearchforfoodandanimbalancedecosystemhappenswhendifferentspeciesareforcedtogetherontothecoast.Sincethe1990s,thedeerpopulationhasdroppedby56percent—climatechangehascausedwarmertemperaturesoverwintersettingoffrainfallinsteadofsnow,whichfreezesmorequicklyunderfootandmakesithardertowalkandsearchforfood.Inthesummer,frozenlayersoflandmeltsandreleasestrappeddiseaseswhichbringdeathtoanimals.Asimilarsituationhasfallenonthepolarbearswhosuffereda40percentpopulationlossbetween2001and2010.Quiteapartfromtheseproblems,thethreatofsealevelsrisingiftheicecapsweretodisappearisapproaching.IftheGreenlandIceSheetmelted,thesealevelwouldrisearoundsixmeters,andiftheAntarcticIceSheetmelted,sealevelswouldrisebyaround20feet.Asamatteroffact,sealevelshaverisenabouteightinchessince1880,threeofwhichwe’vegainedoverthelast25years.Thisseeminglysmallamounthasalreadycauseddangerousflooding,lossoffarmlandandmoredeadlystorms.Whilewe’restillalongwayfromlosingtheicesheetsalltogether,we’vealreadylosttoomuchandifwedon’ttakeclimatechangeseriouslynow,wewillcertainlyhitthepointofnoreturn.Whatisanicesheetaccordingtothepassage?A.Itisaniceworldforanimalstoliveon. B.ItisalandoficethatcoversallGreenland.C.Itisanareawhereicenevermeltsinsummer.D.Itisalargeareaoficethatexistsforcenturies.ThemeltingoficesheetsbringsaboutthefollowingeffectsEXCEPT .alongerdistancetosearchforfoodadecreaseinanimalpopulationalargeramountofsnowfallthereleaseofmorediseasesWhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?Sealevelsarerisingfasterinrecentyears.TheicecapwillfirstdisappearinGreenland.Allnaturaldisastershappenduetosealevelrise.TheGreenlandIcesheetwillbethefirsttodisappear.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.ChangesofSeaLevels. B.Ice,SeaandAnimals.C.GreenlandandAntarctica. D.EffectofMeltingIceSheets.DPlentyofscientificworkprovesthatchildren,andevenadults,wholearnsignlanguage,gainthebenefitsnotonlyintheabilitytomunicatewithothersignlanguageusers,butalsointhewideracademicworld.Deafchildrenwholearnsignlanguageatanearlyagetendtoperformbetteracademically.Thisispartlyduetotheirincreasedabilitytomunicatewiththosearoundthem.However,itisalsobecausesignlanguageisnot,asmanypeoplemistakenlythink,asystemofgesturesrepresentingwords,butapleteandplexlanguagesystem.Thus,childrenwholearnsignlanguagehavealreadylearntaboutthewaylanguageworks,whichwillhelpinfuturestudies.Again,fornondeafchildrenandadultswholearnsignlanguage,theacademicadvantagesspilloverintosocialandculturalones.learningsignlanguageallowsthespeakertomunicatewithawholenewmunityofpeopleandgainanunderstandingofhowtheymunicatewithintheirlearningalanguagegivesrisetogreaterconfidenceforthatperson,asheisabletomunicatewithsomeonewhomaystruggletodoso.Andtheskillsoflanguagelearningcaneasilybeappliedtolearningotherlanguagesbutalsotootheracademicpursuits.Therecanbenodoubtthatlearningsignlanguageisausefulndeavourforanyonewhethertheyaredeafthemselvesandliveinahousewithotherdeafpeopleorwhethertheyarenondeafanddonotknowanyonewhois.Thesocial,culturalandacademicadvantagesoflearningthisplexlanguagearediverseandshouldnotbetakenAnd,especiallywithchildren,learningalanguagewhichhelpspeoplewithadisadvantagemayencouragetheminthefuturetodomorevolunteeringandothersuchwork.Thismeansthatthenondeafchildcanbegivenasenseofsocialresponsibilityatanearlyageandtaughttoembrace接受allpeoplenotinspiteoftheirdifferencesbutbecauseofthem.Whatissignlanguageaccordingtotheauthor?A.Itisacreativewayofexpressingideas. B.Itisapleteplexlanguagesystem.C.Itisaprimarylanguageofdisabledpeople.D.Itisasystemofgesturesrepresentingwords.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“endeavour”inparagraph4probablymean?A.Attempt. B.Experiment. C.Incident. D.Feedback.Whatqualitycananondeafchildwholearnssignlanguageacquire?A.Beingpetitive. B.Beingcourageous.C.Beingresponsible. D.Beingpositive.Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthetext?Learningsignlanguagebringspeopleanadvantageoffindingafuturejob.ThenumerousadvantagesoflearningsignlanguageshouldbetakenNondeafchildrenshouldlearnsignlanguageduetothedifferencesofthedeafpeople.unnecessaryfornondeafpersonwhodoesn’tknowanydeafpeopletolearnsignlanguage.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Onthedayofmybirthday,IwasreallyexcitedsinceIwasgoingtoanamusementparkforthefirsttimeinmylifewithsomeofmyfriends,togetherwithmyparents.36Everythinginsightwas“amazing”.Iwasreallyattracted.Everywherepeopleweremovingexcitedlyfromoneridetoanotherwiththescreamsoflaughterfromeverydirection.Peopledresseduplikeclowns(小丑)wereentertainingthekids,andthemostexcitingwastherollercoaster.Myparentshandedmesomemoneyandtoldustoenjoytherides.Wefirstqueuedupfortherollercoaster,whichwasthegreatestattractionofall.Soonwewereseatedontherideandheldontothebarsholdingusfirmlytoourseats.37Thewindmovedthroughourhairandwetightlyclosedoureyes.Itwasareallythrillingexperience!headedstraightforthebumpercars()andsoonstartedbumpingintoeachotherwithasmuchforceaswecould,enjoyingourselvestothefullest.Thenwewentforthoseshootinggames.38weresoonloadedwithsomesofttoyswhichmadeusthoughtheageforplayingwithsofttoyswaslonggoneforus.39enteredthehousewithheadsheldhigh,butcameoutwithourheartsbeatingfast.Andwewereshakingfromheadtofoot.Duringallthis,wehadn’tnoticedtimeflyanditwasgettingdark,sowesaidgoodbyeandreturnedhome.40Therewecangetaprizeifwehitthetarget.Isitawonderfulvisittoanamusementpark?Thencamethemostscarypart,TheFreakyHouse.Thatnightinmydreamallthefunimagesreturned.Thenextfewminuteswerefullofscreamsandwanderedintheparkattractedbytheadorablecharacters.Onreachingthepark,weboughtticketsandenteredthepark.第三部分、语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Onemorning,IcalledourpregnantcatSockytobefed,butshedidn’te.Ithoughtshe’dprobablyfoundsomewhereto41herkittens(小猫)andwouldturnuplater.ButwhenSockydidn’teatdinnertime,Ireallystartedto42.Sockyhada43ofhavingherkittensinstrangeplaces,soI44allherhidingplacesbutnoThenextdaywasSaturdayandIhadthe45daytosearchforIrecheckedunderthehouse,butnoluck.AfterlunchItooksome46withmeincaseIfoundandthenbegansearchingthebackshed(棚),whichwasfilledwith47boxes.Afteraboutanhourofmovingboxesfromoneplacetoanotherandbackagain,Iwasextremely48.IsatdowntohavearestwhenIheard49mewing.Ipressedmy50againsteachoftheboxestocatchthesounds.51,IfoundSockyandherthreenewlybornkittens.Astheboxesweren’tin52condition,IimaginedthatwhenSockyjumpedintooneofthebottomboxes,itmusthavecausedthehigheronestofall,53herin.Sockywasvery54toseemeandalthoughshewasweak,shemanagedtoeatthefoodIbroughtInamedthethreekittens.Theywereallhealthyand55tobegreatmousecatchersjustliketheir41．A．hideB．nurseC．feedD．have42．A．hesitateB．worryC．regretD．sympathize43．A．habitB．wayC．chanceD．sense44．A．selectedB．checkedC．discoveredD．confirmed45．A．busyB．perfectC．wholeD．big46．A．waterB．foodC．blanketsD．clothes47．A．hugeB．heavyC．emptyD．colourful48．A．tiredB．surprisedC．annoyedD．embarrassed49．A．uniqueB．lovelyC．loudD．faint50．A．fingerB．noseC．earD．mouth51．A．FinallyB．ActuallyC．ExactlyD．Instantly52．A．poorB．strangeC．neatD．excellent53．A．allowingB．takingC．involvingD．shutting54．A．pleasedB．shockedC．curiousD．nervous55．A．happenedB．grewC．continuedD．failed非选择题部分第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。agapyearbetweenhighschoolandcollegecanbeagreatwaytoexploreyourinterests,gainnewexperiences,56developskillsthatwillbenefityouinthefuture.Forme,mygapyearwas57unforgettableadventurethatallowedme58(step)outsidemyfortzoneandseetheworldinnewways.Duringmygapyear,Itraveledtoseveral59(country)includingThailand,Japan,andPeru.I60(volunteer)atawildlifepreserveinThailand,whereIworkedwithelephants,monkeys,andotheranimals.InJapan,ItaughtEnglishtoelementaryschoolchildren,andinPeru,IworkedonafarmingprojectwithalocalTheseexperiencesweregreatlyrewardingandtaughtmevaluablelessonsabouttheworldandmyself.Ilearnedhowtomunicate61(effective)withpeoplefromdifferentcultures,howtoadapt62newenvironmentsandsituations,andhowtobemoreselfsufficientandresourceful.InadditiontomytravelsIalsospenttime63 (explore)mypassionsandhobbiesItookartclasses,learnedhowtocooknewdishes,andreadextensivelyabouttopics64 interestedme.Theseactivitieshelpedmetodevelopmy,,andcritic