广东省揭阳市揭东区2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2023-2024学年度第一学期期中教学质量监测高二级英语科试题温馨提示:请将答案写在答题卡上;考试时间为120分钟。满分120分。注意事项:1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上2.回答第I卷时,选出每小题答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。3.回答第II卷时,将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。4.考试结束后,将答题卡交回。第一部分阅读（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项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATheThaicapitalBangkokisn'tjustabigcityfullofskyscrapers,shoppingmalls,andtraffic.Therearemanybeautifulspacesprovidingresidentswithfreshairandlotsofhealthyoutdooractivitiesinlandscapedareas.BenjakittiParkTheparkhasdedicatedbicycleandjoggingtracksaroundtheLakeRatchada.Thewater'sedgeisnicelyframedbysomeprettyplantlife,withcolourfulflowersaddingtothequietness.You'llalsofindskatetracks,acentralpavilionwithfountains,andanimpressivehalf-circlecourtyardthat'spopularforpicnics.OpeningTime:Dailyfrom5a.m.to9p.m.BenjasiriParkBenjasiriParkistheplacetobeforsculpturelovers,withsomeofthebestexamplesofThaisculpturesaroundtheparkreflectinghistoricalfeatures.Thecenterpiecefountainhostsmultimediawaterdanceshows3timesdaily.TheparkoffersoutdoorsportsfacilitiesrarelyfoundatotherpublicparksinBangkok,includingabasketballcourt,rollerskating/skateboardingrink,tenniscourt,andoutdoorswimmingpool.OpeningTime:Dailyfrom5a.m.to9p.m.ChatuchakParkChatuchakParkofferssomethingforeveryoneatthispark.Somemaywalkorjogalongthegreentracksline,whileotherscanappreciatenatureintheThaiLiteratureandHerbGarden.Thepark'snorthernendhasmanytenniscourtsandsoccerfields.Whileyou'rethere,makesurenottomisstheTrainMuseumandYouthTrafficGarden.OpeningTime:Dailyfrom4:30a.m.to9p.m.SanamLuangParkSanamLuangParkhasbeenaroundsincethefoundingofBangkokin1782.TakepartinthekiteflyingfestivalinMarchindifferentshapesandsizesfloatinginthesky.Onmostdays,youcanenjoyafamilypicnicinthebreezylateafternoonwhilewatchinganexcitinggameofvolleyball.OpeningTime:Dailyfrom5a.m.to10p.m.21.Whichparkopensearliesteveryday?A.BenjakittiPark.B.BenjasiriPark.C.SanamLuangPark.D.ChatuchakPark.22.WhatisspecialinBenjasiriParkcomparedwiththeotherthreeparks?A.Colorfulflowers.B.Soccerfields.C.Traditionalsculptures.D.Walkingtracks.23.WhatdoBenjakittiParkandSanamLuangParkbothhave?A.Atenniscourt.B.Somepicnicspots.C.Avolleyballcourt.D.Someskatetracks.BItwasThanksgivingmorningandinthecrowdedkitchenofmysmallhomeIwasbusypreparingthetraditionalThanksgivingturkeywhenthedoorbellrang.Iopenedthefrontdoorandsawtwosmallchildreninragshuddlingtogether."Anyoldpapers,lady?"askedoneofthem.Iwasbusy.Iwantedtosay"no"untilIlookeddownattheirfeet.Theywerewearingthinlittlesandals（凉鞋）,wetwithheavysnow."ComeinandI'llmakeyouacupofhotcocoa."Theywalkedoverandsatdownatthetable.Theirwetsandalsleftmarksuponthefloor.Iservedthemcocoaandbreadwithjamtofightagainstthecoldoutside.ThenIwentbacktothekitchenandstartedcooking.Thesilenceinthefrontroomstruckme.Ilookedin.Thegirlheldtheemptycupinherhands,lookingatit.Theboyaskedinaflatvoice,"Lady,areyourich?""AmIrich?Pity,no!"Ilookedatmyshabbyslipcovers（沙发套）.Thegirlputhercupbackinitssaucercarefullyandsaid,"Yourcupsmatchyoursaucers（茶碟）.”Hervoicewashungrywithaneedthatnoamountoffoodcouldsupply.Theyleftafterthat,holdingtheirbundlesofpapersagainstthewind.Theyhadn'tsaid"Thankyou."Theydidn'tneedto.InaspecialwaytheyhadremindedmethatIhadalreadyhadsomuchforwhichIshouldbegrateful.Plainbluechinacupsandsaucerswereonlyworthfivepence.Buttheydidmatch.Itastedthepotatoesandstirredthemeatsoup.Potatoesandbrownmeatsoup,aroofoverourheads,mymanwithagoodsteadyjob—thesematched,too.Imovedthechairsbackfromthefireandcleanedthelivingroom.Themuddyprintsofsmallsandalswerestillwetuponmyfloor.Letthembeforawhile,Ithought,justincaseIshouldforgethowrichIwas.24.Thewriterinvitedthechildreninbecause___________.A.shewantedtodonateoldpaperstothemB.sheshowedgreatpityandcareforthemC.sheusedtohavethesameexperienceD.shewantedtoinvitethemtoherThanksgivingparty25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thegirlsaidthewriterwasrichtomakethewriterhappy.B.Thewriterthoughtshewasn'trichbecausehersupplieswerenotexpensive.C.Ifcupsandsaucersmatchwell,theyareabestpaireventhoughtheyarecheap.D.Afterhearingwhattheysaid,thewriterseemedtounderstandwhatarichlifewas.26.ThewriterkeptthemuddymarksoflittlesandalsonthefloortoA.proveshewasreallyrichB.showthatshewasakindladyC.tellthereaderswhatbeingrichisD.remindherselfthatshewasrichenough27.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Lady,areyourich?B.AtaleofThanksgivingDayC.Don'tforgethowrichyouareD.Docupsandsaucersmatchwell?CLastSaturday,whenmygrandfathergotfrustratedatthenameofthesingerofasong,Igrabbedmysmartphoneandfounditwithinseconds.Thisastonishedmygrandfather,whodidn'tunderstandhowIcouldfindtheinformationsoquickly.Ilaughedandexplained,butafterwards,itmademethinkabouthowmuchIdependontechnology.WhenIreflectedonitsimpactonmyeducation,Isawthattechnologyhasbeensignificantinmanyways.NowIstillremembermygrandfatheraskedmemoreabouthowIuseditandaboutuniversitylife.Hesaidhethoughtwehadaneasierlifecomparedtopreviousgenerations.Icanunderstandhispoint.Notonlyareweluckyenoughtohavethesameeducationalbenefitsasthoseofpreviousgenerations,butwehavesomanymore.Westillhavewalk-inlibraries;however,theonlyoptionforstudyingusedtobesittingintheselibrarieswithasmanybooksfromyourreadinglistasyoucouldfind,yetnowasinglesearchonlinecanimmediatelyleadyoutoahugerangeofresources.Interactionbetweenstudentsanduniversitystaffisanotherareathathaschangedconsiderably.Wecanhaveface-to-facetimewithourtutors,andalsocommunicateusingourelectronicdevices.Meanwhile,ithasbecomeunacceptableformessagestobeunansweredforanylengthoftime.Althoughthisputsanextrastressontheuniversity'sacademicsupportteam,westudentsaregreatlybenefited.Whenwecomparethestudentlifeofthepastandthepresent,wetendtofocusontheobviousdifferencesintechnology.Infact,studentsaredoingwhatthey'vealwaysdone:embracingtheresourcesavailableandadaptingthemtoworkmoreefficientlyandtolivemoreenjoyably.Thepaceofchangeintechnologycontinuouslygathersspeed,sowehavetovalueeachinnovationasithappens.28.Whydoestheauthormentionthestoryofhisgrandfather?A.Todrawreaders'attentiontothetopic.B.Toshareaninterestingexperience.C.Toprovideanexampleforhisopinion.D.Toarousereaders'concernaboutaproblem.29.Whatisthegrandfather'sattitudetowardstheroleoftechnology?A.Tolerant.B.Favorable.C.Doubtful.D.Unclear.30.Whatisanewchallengetechnologybringstotheacademicsupportteam?A.Usingvariouselectronicdevices.B.Schedulingdailycommunication.C.Providingmoreflexiblereadinglists.D.Replyingtoinquiriesfromstudents.31.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A.Studentsshouldmakefulluseoftechnology.B.Studentsshouldvaluethetimeandenjoytheirlife.C.Weshouldtaketechnologicaldifferencesseriously.D.Weshouldresistthetemptationofup-cominginnovation.DAnyonecanbelatesometimes,buttobethepersonwhoisalwayslate—that'sanart,afrustratingart.Or,asideeffectofyourpersonalitytraits,scientistshavefound.Sowhatisitthatcausessomepeopletoconstantlymisstrains,makeittotheweddingjustafterthebride'sshownupandregularlyannoytheirfriends?Andwhyisitsohardforustofixit?"Thereareallsortsofpunishmentsforbeinglate,andtheparadoxisthatwearestilllateevenwhenweknowthosepunishmentsandconsequencesexist."saidJustinKruger,asocialpsychologistatNewYorkUniversity.Oneofthecommonestreasonswhypeoplearefrequentlylateisthattheyfailtoaccuratelyjudgehowlongataskwilltake.Thisissomethingknownastheplanningfallacy（谬误）.Researchhasshownthatpeopleonaverageunderestimatethetimetocompleteataskbyasignificant40percent.Anothertraitisthatforever-late-comersaremorelikelytobemultitaskers.Astudyin2003runbyJeffContefromSanDiegoStateUniversityfoundthatoutof181subwayoperatorsinNewYorkCity,those,whopreferreddoingmorethanonetaskatthesametime,weremoreoftenlatefortheirjob.Thisisbecausemultitaskingmakesithardertohavetheawarenessofwhatyou'redoing.Contealsodiscoveredthereisapersonalitytypethat'smorelikelytobelate.Whilehighlystrung（紧张不安）,achievement-orientedTypeAindividualsaremorepossibletobepunctual（守时的）.TypeBindividuals,however,whoaremorelaid-back（漫不经心）,haveahigherchancetobelate.Althoughknowingallofthisdoesn'tnecessarilyhelpfixtheproblem,scientistsarestartingtoworkonstrategiesthatcanslowlyimproveourpunctuality.Forpeoplewhoconstantlyunderestimatetasks,breakingdownanactivityintodetailedstepscanhelppeopleestimatehowlongsomethingwilltakemoreaccurately.Asforyourpersonalitytype,unfortunately,thereisn'tmuchyoucandotochangethat.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"paradox"meaninparagraph2?A.Strategy.B.Argument.C.Puzzle.D.Solution.33.Whatisapossiblefeatureofforever-late-comers?A.Theyspendmoretimeonatask.B.Theytacklemorethanonetaskatatime.C.Theysufferfromconcentrationdifficulties.D.Theyhavehighexpectationsforachievements.34.Whichadvicecanbegiventopeoplewhoarealwayslate?A.Learntoacceptwhoyouare.B.Changeyourpersonalitytype.C.Divideataskintosmallerones.D.Keeptothetimetableaccurately.35.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Timemanagementcontributestosuccess.B.Latecomersshouldbeseverelypunished.C.Changingpersonalityhelpsimprovepunctuality.D.One'salwaysbeinglateislinkedtopersonality.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。MaketheWorldaBetterPlaceWhenyouthinkaboutpeoplewhohavemadetheworldabetterplace,youprobablythinkoffamousscientistsorgreatleaders.36Ordinarypeoplelikeyouandmecanalsohelpalot.Anactofkindnesscanbringasmiletoaperson'sfaceevenifonlyforamoment.Giveawayyourmoney.Chooseacharitythatismeaningfulforyou.Forexample,ifyouwanttohelphungrychildren,youcantrytofindaninternationalorganizationthatprovidesfoodforthoseinpoorareas.37Shareyourknowledge.Ifafriendneedsskillsinacertainarea,offeryouradvice.Perhapssheisstrugglingtosetupacomputer,andyouknowhowtodothat.Offerwhateverabilityyouhave,butalwaysremembertobepolite.Helpastranger.Yoursmallactionscanbrightenthedayofothers.Holdthedoorforsomeonewhosehandsarefull.38Giveyourseatonthebustoanoldman.Thekeyisexpectingnothinginreturnforyouractsofkindness.39Showthepeopleclosetoyouhowmuchyoucareaboutthem.Tellthemtheymeanalottoyou.Makeabeautifulgiftforafriend.Takeyourhusbandtohisfavoritefunplaceifhehashadahardweek.Tellyourchildrenhowmuchtheymeantoyou.Begratefultoothers.40Thankthewaiter.Doyouhaveaverygoodneighborwhoisalwaystherewhenyouneedher?Tellherhowmuchyouappreciateherbeinginyourlife.A.Thatisnotallthetruth.B.Careaboutthoseyouknow.C.Helptheblindcrossthestreet.D.Youshouldknowwhatlovemeans.E.Everycentyougiveawaywillmeanalot.F.Haveyouhadgoodserviceinarestaurant?G.Youshouldlearntoexpressgratitudetoothers.第二部分语言运用（共两节,满分30分）第一节（共15小题;每小题1分,共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。Bodylanguageisnodoubtthequiet,secretandmostpowerfullanguageofall!Itspeaks41thanwords.Accordingtospecialists,ourbodiessendoutmore42thanwerealize.Infact,non-verbalcommunication43about50%ofwhatwereallymean,andbodylanguageisparticularly44whenweattempttocommunicateacrosscultures.Indeed,whatiscalledbodylanguageissomuchapartofusthatit'sactuallyoftenunnoticed.Andmisunderstandingsoccurbecauseofit.45,differentsocietiestreatthedistancebetweenpeople46.NorthernEuropeansusuallydonotlikehavingbody47evenwithfriends,andcertainlynotwith48.PeoplefromLatinAmericancountries,ontheotherhand,toucheachotherquitealot.Therefore,it'spossiblethatinconversation,itmaylooklikeaLatinois49aNorwegianallovertheroom.TheLatino,tryingto50friendship,willkeepmovingcloser.ButtheNorwegian,veryprobablyseeingthisaspushiness,willkeepsteppingbackward,whichtheLatinowillregardas51.Clearly,agreatdealisgoingonwhenpeople52.Andonlyapartofitisinthewordsthemselves.Andwhenparties（当事人）arefromdifferentcultures,there'sastrongpossibilityof53.Butwhateverthesituationis,thebest54istoobeytheGoldenRule:behavetoothersasyouwouldliketobe55.41.A.louderB.saferC.harderD.further42.A.soundsB.invitationsC.interestsD.messages43.A.handsoutB.takesupC.showsoffD.goesover44.A.immediateB.dependentC.importantD.difficult45.A.AsaresultB.ForexampleC.What'smoreD.Inshort46.A.excitedlyB.differentlyC.comfortablyD.confidently47.A.weightB.poseC.contactD.stress48.A.strangersB.relativesC.neighboursD.enemies49.A.disturbingB.helpingC.guidingD.following50.A.revealB.predictC.expressD.assess51.A.weaknessB.carelessnessC.friendlinessD.coldness52.A.talkB.shoutC.laughD.think53.A.curiosityB.angerC.misunderstandingD.nervousness54.A.chanceB.timeC.influenceD.advice55.A.noticedB.treatedC.respectedD.pleased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个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式,将答案填写在答题卡标号为56—65的相应位置上。YuRong,afamousartist,thinksofanewwaytointroduce56ancientstoryofHuaMulaninherpicturebook.Inthebook,IAmHuaMulan,shetellsthestoryby57（combine）paper-cuttingwithinternationalartisticstyles.SheplacesShaanxipaper-cutsoverwestern-stylepencilsketches（素描）58（create）atypicalpresentationofChineseelements,whichturnsouttobea59（success）andimpressivebreakthrough.HuaMulan,60storyhasbeentoldbygenerationsinChina,wasafighterfromtheNorthernWeiDynasty（386-534）.Asadevoteddaughter,shedressedherselfasamantoserveinthearmyinplace61herfather.Mulan'scharacteristics,suchascourage,kindnessandadisinterestedattitudetowardfameandfortune,made62（she）oneofthemostrespectedhistoricalChineseheroines.Mulan'sstoryhasbeenadapted63（frequent）inmodernmedia.Forexample,in1998,Disney64（produce）afilmnamedMulan,whichwasconsideredagreatsuccessbycriticsandthepublic.Tobettertellthestory,YuRongdrawsinspirationfromherseveral65（visit）tositesofancientbattlesandHenanOpera.Afteryearsofpreparationshefinallymakesthisextraordinarywork.第三部分课内基础知识考查（共两节,满分25分）第一节根据中文提示,写出正确的单词,每空填一词。（每题1分,共15分）66.Artemisininhasbecomea_________________（必不可少的）partofthetreatmentformalaria,andisthoughttosave100,000livesayearinAfricaalone.67.AlbertEinsteinwasnotonlya_________________（天才）;hewasacourageousandkindfigurelovedbymanypeople.68.Withoutsolidevidence,herefusedto_________________（承认）havingstolenthelady'spurse.69.Thesmarthomeswillkeepus_________________（安全的）,saveusenergy,andprovideamorecomfortableenvironmenttolivein.70._________________（尽管如此）,itwilltakesomeyearsbeforemostnewhomesbegintousethisnewtechnology.71.TheAmish,agroupofChristianslivinginruralAmerica,_________________（提倡）asimplelifewithanemphasisonhardwork,family,andcommunity.72.Sincereindeerwerealwaysonthemove,theSamiwouldpickuptheirtentsand_________________（陪伴）them.73.Whicheverandwhateveryoulike,thereisan_________________（难以置信的）themeparkthatwillappealtoyou.74.Theparkhasplentyofrestaurantswithtastyfoodforevery_________________（胃口）—youcaneveneatwhilewatchingthefishswimby.75.Thecrucialthingisusingbodylanguageinawaythatis_________________（合适的）tothecultureyouarein.76.Asan_________________（教育工作者）,peopleoftenaskmehowIknowwhatisgoingoninthemindsofmystudents.77.Whileitiseasytoperceivewhenstudentsareinterested,bored,ordistracted,itissometimesmuchharderto_________________（辨别）whenstudentsaretroubled.78.Through_________________（紧张的）effort,Yuanovercameenormoustechnicaldifficultiestodevelopthefirsthybridricethatcouldbeusedforfarmingin1974.79.Asmilecan__________________________________（消除）barriers.80.Inothercountries,__________________________________（相反）,eyecontactisnotalwaysapprovedof.第二节填入所提供词的正确形式或适当的功能词（每题1分,共10分）81.Theythentriedboilingfreshwormwood,andusingtheliquid_________________（obtain）fromthistotreatmalaria.82.Tothepublic,he_________________（see）asaslightlyodd-lookingbutkindandfunnyman,whohadathickmoustacheandlongwhitehair.83.Somestudentsactthisway_________________（mere）becausetheyareafraidofbeingcalledonbytheteacher.84.Ican'tmeetyouatfiveo'clocktomorrowafternoon,becauseI_________________（play）soccerthen.85.Expertssuggest_________________（smile）atyourselfinthemirrortomakeyourselffeelhappierandstronger.86.Oneofhisbadhabitsis_________________（smoke）whilehavingdinner.87.Heinvitedmanypeopletohiswedding,mostof_________________wereabsentfordifferentreasons.88.TuYouyouwenttoHainan,_________________malariawasmorecommon,tostudymalariapatients.89._________________theearthgoesaroundthesunisafactknowntoall.90._________________isstillapuzzletouswhyheleftwithoutsayinganything.第四部分写作（满分15分）假定你是晨光中学的学生李华,你校英语报正在征集话题为“我心目中的好老师”的文章,请你写一篇短文投稿,内容包括:1.你心目中好老师的标准:2.结合自身经历,说明一位好老师对你的影响。注意:1.词数应为80左右;2.标题已给出,不计入总词数。Agoodteacherinmyheart_________________________