广东省中山市重点中学2023-2024学年高二上学期第二次段考英语试卷

高二英语试卷高二英语试卷第页（共4页）PAGE东区中学高二年级第二次段考英语科试卷第二部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AItaly’sAttractiveTownsWhetheryou’relookingforhistoricaladventuresorattractivewalksalongthecoast,Italy’sfascinatingtownscanbeyourchoices.PositanoFeaturinghousesofdifferentcolorswelllayeredonthecliffs(悬崖),Positanoisalsocharmingwiththebluesea,bluesky,whiteclouds,flowersdottedwiththetown.Linedwithumbrellas,beachchairsandyachts,thetown’sbeachtransportsyoutoabeautifulsetting.Whenthesunsets,thetownbathesingoldensunshine,creatingaperfectphotographopportunity.AlberobelloNestledintheItriaValleycountryside,thesmalltownAlberobelloawaits.Itfeaturesakindofwhitewashedroundhouseslikemushroomsfromadistance,theuniquetrulloarchitecture,listedasaWorldHeritageSite.Ifyou’reinthemoodformorefun,theItriaValleyisagreatstartingpointforpicturesquebikeridesandscenicwalks,withtheCastellanaCavesbeingonlyashortdriveaway.CefalùCefalùistheexampleofold-townelegance.Stonestreets,asandybeach,andlocalcraftsshopsmakethetownsoattractiveasadestination.Whetheryouwanttogoonahistoricexplorationorwantacity-stylebreak,thesmalltownhasitall.ThemainchurchofCefalù,DuomodiCefalù,builtinthe11thcentury,isthemostrecognizablelandmarkinthecity.PolignanoaMarePolignanoaMareisapicture-perfectoldtownonahilltop.Thebeautifulwhitewashedhousesspreadoutalongthecurving(弯曲的)shore,transportingyoutoasimplertime.Visitorsareinvitedtoswimtoexplorethenaturalwonders.Ifswimmingisn’tyourthing,thenthefamousRedBullCliffDivingWorldSerieswilldefinitelytakeyourbreathaway.21.WhenisthebesttimeforvisitorstotakepicturesinPositano?A.Inthemorning. B.Intheafternoon. C.Atdusk. D.Atmidnight.22.WhatmakesAlberobelloworld-famous?A.Variousmushrooms. B.Thelocalhousedesign.C.Coastalcaves. D.Anancientchurch.23.Whichplacemayappealtoadventurersmost?A.Positano. B.Alberobello. C.Cefalù. D.PolignanoaMare.BWhenRoyAustinwentonhisfirstwildlifetripbackin2018,hisonlygoalfortheleisurelyvacationwastocatchsightofsomeAfricanwildlifeinitsnaturalhabitat—butheendedupfindingsomethingmuchmoremeaningful.Hewasmostcaptivated(迷住)bythepeoplehemetinruralKenya—particularlyattheAmboseliPrimaryandSecondarySchoolinAmboseliNationalPark.Inadditiontobefriendingmanyofthestudentsandteachers,Austinwassurprisedtolearnhowdifficultitwastogetbooksandschoolsuppliesforthechildren.“InruralKenya,thegovernmentdoesnotbuildschoolbuildings.Youeitherbuildityourselforraisemoneytohaveitbuilt,”saysAustin.“Ateacherwasaskediftheyhadalibrary.Shereplied,‘No,butwewouldlovetohavealibrary.’Thatstuckinmymind.”WhenAustineventuallyreturnedtohishomeinBluffton,SouthCarolina,helaunchedLibrariesforKidsInternational.Sincestartingthecharity,Austinhasmanagedtoshipmorethan1000booksto11schoolsacrossKenyaandTanzania.HesendsthebooksthroughthepostofficeratherthanFedExtokeeptheshippingcostsdown.Asitcontinuestocollectbooksanddonationsforadditionalshipments,Austinsaysthatthecharityisnowhelpingtomoveashippingcontainerof22,000booksfromAtlantatoKenya.Inthefuture,thephilanthropist(慈善家)hopestostartsendingdonationstoSouthAmericaaswell.“Manypeopletoldmethatitcan’tbedone.It’stooexpensivetoshipbooks,andtheywilldisappeargoingthroughcustoms,”Austinsays.“However,everyworthwhileprojectwillhaveproblemsandbarriers.Ifyoufocusontheproblems,youwillneverstart.Onthecontrary,ifyoufocusontheaimandsolvetheproblemsastheyarise,mostanythingispossible.”24.WhatproblemdoesAustinfindinruralKenya?A.Educationdependsoncharity.B.Studentslackeducationresources.C.Booksgetlostgoingthroughcustoms.D.Familiescan’taffordthekids’schooling.25.WhatdoesAustindoforthepeopleinruralKenya?A.Heshipsbookstoschools. B.Hefundsalibraryforthem.C.Hereducestheshippingcosts. D.Heteachesatschool.26.WhatcanwelearnfromAustin’sstory?A.Itisthefirststepthatcosts.B.Successbelongstothepersevering.C.Nothingisdifficulttoadeterminedmind.D.Everybitofeffortmakesabigdifference.27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesAustin?A.Acrazyadventurer. B.Adevotededucator.C.Apassionatevolunteer. D.Acharityenthusiast.COnJanuary1st,2018,“gamingdisorder”—inwhichgamesareplayeduncontrollably,despitecausingharm—gainedrecognitionfromtheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO).Lastyear,China,theworld’sbiggestgamingmarket,announcednewruleslimitingchildrentojustasinglehourofplayaday.Clinicsareappearingaroundtheworld,promisingtocurepatientsoftheirhabit.Aregamesreallyaddictive?Psychologistshavedifferentopinions.Thecaseforthedefenceisthatthisisjustanothermoralpanic.Similarwarningshavebeengivenabouttelevision,rock’n’roll,jazz,comicbooks,andevennovels.Asthenewestformofmassmedia,gamingismerelyenduring(忍受)itsowntimebeforeitfinallystopsbeingcontroversial.However,somearguethatunlikerockbandsornovelists,gamesdevelopershaveboththemotiveandthemeanstoengineertheirproductstomakethemaddictive.Foronething,thebusiness-modelhaschanged.Intheolddaysgameswereboughtonceandforall.Butthesedays,gamesarefreeandmoneyisearnedfrompurchasesofin-gamegoods,whichtiesplaytimedirectlytodevelopers’income.Foranother,gamesmakerscombinepsychologicaltheoryanddata,whichhelpsthemmaximizetheplaytime.SmartphonesandmodernvideogamemachinesusetheirpermanentInternetconnectionstosendgameplaydatabacktodevelopers.Thatallowsproductstobeconstantlyadjustedtoincreasespendingongames.Thegamingindustryshouldrealizethat,intherealworld,ithasaproblem,andthatproblemisgrowing.NowthatgamingaddictioncomeswithanofficialWHOrecognition,diagnoses(诊断)becomemorecommon.Clinicsarealreadyreportingboomingbusiness,aslockdownshavegivengamersmoretimetospendwiththeirhobby.Andbeingputtogetherinthepublicmind,fairlyornot,withgamblingwillnotdotheindustryanyfavours.28.WhatisthefunctionofParagraph1?A.Toarousethereaders’interestaboutthetopic.B.Toinformthereadersoftheharmfuleffectsofgames.C.Todiscusswhetheritisnecessarytopanicaboutgames.D.Toshowgrowingpublicconcernabouttheproblemofgames.29.Whyistelevision,togetherwithothermediaforms,mentionedinParagraph2?A.Toshowthattheyareashighlyaddictiveasgames.B.Toprovethatthepanicovergameswillfadeaway.C.Tocomparethedifferencesamongthesemediaforms.D.Toarguethatthesemediaformsarenotharmfulatall.30.Howdogamesdevelopersmakegamesaddictive?A.Theydon’tchargeplayersforin-gamegoods.B.Theyrewardtopplayerswithmoreplaytime.C.Theyadjustproductsbasedonreceiveddata.D.Theykeepplayers’videogamemachinesupdated.31.Inthelastparagraph,theauthoraimsto______.A.giveawarning B.makeapredictionC.offerasuggestion D.putforwardasolutionDCoralreefs(珊瑚礁)areauniqueoceanecosystemconsistingofrockystructuresmainlyformedbycoralanimalsandsomeotheroceanlife.Despiteonlycovering0.2percentoftheoceanfloor,coralreefssupportatleast25percentofmarinespecies,aswellasprovidingfoodandeconomicsecurityforhundredsofmillionsofpeople.However,coralreefsacrosstheworldareunderthreat.Warmeroceanscancausethecoralbleaching(漂白).Ithappenswhenthecoralslosecoloredalgae(海藻)livingintheirbodiesandturncompletelywhite.Withoutthealgae,thecoralslosetheirmainfoodsourceandcandie.Inaddition,asoceansbecomemoreacidic(酸性的)fromabsorbingCO2,coralsinacidicconditionsbecomeweakinformingreefs.In2021,theUnitedNationsreporteda14percentlossofcoralsacrosstheworldlargelyfromrisingseatemperaturesintheprevious13years.Australiadeclaredmassbleachingeventsin2022acrosslargepartsoftheGreatBarrierReef,fourtimessince2016.DatafromthePhilippinesshowedhigherthanusualoceantemperaturesbetween2015and2017hadcausedaseriousthree-yearbleachingeventsinreefsacrosstheplanet.Scientistshavebeencooperatingtoseehowcoralreefscanbeprotected.Thankfully,theyfindthosecoralreefsinthehotpartsoftheglobearetheworstaffected.Theycontaincoralswithbetterheatresistance.Sotheirresearchfocusonfindinggenes(基因)forheattolerancesothattheycanbepassedontofuturegenerations.Biologistsalsomixcoralsthataremoreresilienttohighertemperatureswiththosethatarenotandtheresultinggenerationhasabetterchanceofsurvival.Ultimately,scientistsaddthatwithoutaseriousreductioningreenhousegas,99percentoftheworld’scoralreefswillbegonebytheendofthecentury.Thereisalimittohowquicklycoralscanadaptwarmclimate,butiftemperaturesriserapidly,thenextinctioniscertain.32.Whichisthemainthreattocoralreefs?A.Increasingseatemperatures. B.Lossofcoloredalgae.C.Decliningoceanacidification. D.Lackoffoodsource.33.Whatdoweknowfromparagraph3?A.Noactionsaretakentoprotectcoralreefs.B.CoralbleachingistheworstinAustralia.C.Coralreefshavegrownrapidlyforyears.D.Coralreefsreceiveimpactsglobally.34.Whatcanbethebasicwaytoprotectcoralreefs?A.Limitingtheirspread.B.Loweringthereleaseofgreenhousegas.C.Relyingongenesscience.D.Transplantingthemtothehotparts.35.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.WhereAreCoralReefsSpread?B.CoralReefs,ANewThreatToOceanLifeC.HowCanCoralReefsSurvive?D.CoralReefs,ABusyUnderwaterCommunity 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。Beingcaringallowsyoutolivealifebasedonlove.Ifyouwanttoknowhowtobemorecaring,seethefollowingstepstogetstarted.___36___Onewaytobecaringistoputmoreeffortintolearningabouthowotherpeoplearedoing.Whenyoutalktosomeone,askhimorherabouthisorherphysicalcondition,vacationsorpets.Tryingtoaskthelittlequestionscanadduptoshowingthatyoudocare.___37___Helppeopleinneed.Youcan’tbeacaringpersonifyou’reonlyouttohelpyourself.Helpingotherpeoplemeanshelpingboththefriendsandfamilymemberswhoneedhelp,andthelessfortunatepeopleinyourcommunity,orevenpeopleyoumaynotknowthatwellwhoneedassistance.___38___Apologizewhenyouneedto.___39___Therefore,theyarequicktoapologizewhenthey’vedonesomethingwrong.Theyarecomfortableadmittingthey’renotperfect.Ifyouknowyou’vehurtsomebody,thenyouhavetoswallowyourprideandsaysorrytoshowthatyou’reawareofhowyouractionsimpactothers.Doingthisshowsthatyoureallycare,becauseyouthinkabouthowothersarefeeling.Keeptrackofpeople.Letpeopleknowthatyou’rethinkingaboutthemevenwhenyou’renottogether.Todothis,whethersendingatextmessageafteryourbestfriend’sexam,orcallingyourcousinonherbirthdayisnecessary.___40___Thoughit’sunrealistictotalktofriendseveryday,contactingatleastonefriendaweekwillmakeabigdifference.A.Askpeopleabouttheirlives.B.Rememberthedetailsaboutpeople’slives.C.Sendingcardsalsogetsthemessageacross.D.Caringpeoplespendtimedoingfavorsforotherpeople.E.Caringpeoplecareabouthowtheiractionsaffectotherpeople.F.Donotjustaskoutofduty,butbecauseyougenuinelywanttocare.G.Keepaneyeoutforthoseinneedandfindaproductivewaytogetinvolved.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)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。“Youcanbeanythingyouwant.Whateveryoudecidetodo,DaddyandIwill____41____you.”Thosewordsechoedthroughmylife,leavingadeep,lasting____42____.“Youcanbeanythingyouwanttobe,”isa____43____yetstrongmessage.Therest,well,itdidn’treally____44____untilIwasolder,buttheimpactisjustaspowerful—andpositive.WhileIwasyoung,MotherkeptajoblistIwishedtodo,which____45____anadventurer,asinger,awriterandsoon.Thelistwasinnoparticularorderandthis____46____dependingonday,dateandage.I’msurethisisnota____47____list;ifasked,mymotherwouldhappilyaddtoit.Inthesummerbetweenmysophomoreandjunioryears,I____48____tomyparentsthatIwasgoingtobackpackwithmyfriendsinEuropeoverthesummer.Thenegative____49____was:I’dneverbeentoEurope.Oronaplane.Or,really,doneanything_____50_____.Thoughmyparentswereshockedatmydecision,theyletmego.Fornearlythreemonths,myfriendsandIbackpackedandcamped,traveledbyrailroad,carandonfoot,and____51_____almosteveryEuropeancountry.Apricelessexperience.Icamebackachangedperson;notonlydidIchange,butsodidmynervousparents.Justasthey'd_____52_____sinceI’dbeenfour,theywerebehindmeinwhateverIwantedtodo.Thisincludedmydecisiontogointothemusicbusiness.No,notasasingerbutasamanagerofbands.Thebest_____53_____offollowingmydream?Iaccompaniedbandsand____54_____whoweretalented,andIgottotraveltheworld.Again.Throughouteverysituation,I’vestayed_____55_____becausemyparentsalwaysencouragedmeandstoodbyme.41.A.guide B.encourage C.admire D.support42.A.pleasure B.impression C.message D.relief43.A.useful B.simple C.unique D.formal44.A.makesense B.takeplace C.turnup D.cometrue45.A.described B.introduced C.included D.mentioned46.A.appeared B.detailed C.worked D.changed47.A.complete B.realistic C.long D.traditional48.A.replied B.announced C.apologized D.admitted49A.factor B.opinion C.outcome D.impact50.A.adventurous B.desirable C.professional D.memorable51.A.searched B.compared C.explored D.surveyed52.A.thought B.accepted C.suggested D.promised53.A.way B.plan C.part D.excuse54.A.writers B.artists C.managers D.adventurers55.A.brave B.mature C.positive D.fortunate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。Chinesesilkiswellknownallovertheworld.Itisconsideredas_56_________symboloftheoriginofcivilization.Accordingtolegend,ateenagegirlinChina,_57____________sawmetamorphosis(蜕变)ofaspecialkindofcaterpillars(毛毛虫),didsomethingevenmore_58_________(amaze)—sheinventedsilk!SheisAncestorLei.Oneday,shenoticedquiteafewcaterpillarstakingsmall_59____________(bite)oftheleaves.Afewofthemhadformedtranslucentcocoons(半透明的茧)around_60____________(they).OnebyonethecocoonsgrewthickersoLeicouldn’tseethroughthem.Theywerelikeeggshells,butsmallerandeven_61___________(strong).Shekeptwondering_62____________wasgoingoninside.Leistartedtoopenthemandtheyturnedintobundlesofthreads.Leiknewthatthethreadsinspider(蜘蛛)webswerestrong,butshewonderedifthethreadsfromthesecocoonswerestrongenough_63___________(make)intocloth.Aftertesting,herdoubtwasremoved.Later,Leiconcentrated_64____________figuringouthowtomakeclothfromthecocoonthreads.Eventually,Leiinventedsilk,andthecaterpillars_65______________(call)silkwormssincethen.书面表达(满分40分)第一节基础写作（15分）假如你是李华，在暑假期间的家宴或朋友聚会中，你发现很多人沉迷于智能手机，不与他人交流沟通。请你向英文报社的编辑写封信，反映该情况，要点包括：1．你遇到的情况；2．智能手机的利与弊；3．你看法和倡议。注意：1．词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearEditor,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节读后续写（满分25分）Asasenioreditorinafamouspress,IalwaysthinkofdaystwentyyearsbeforewhenIwas18,Ilivedwithmygrandparents,andmyparentsearnedtheirlivinginanothercity,strugglingtosupportourfamily.Ihadtakentodeliveringnewspaperstosupportmyselfandmyeducation.Iwouldbeupeverymorningby5amandwalkfivekilometresfromwhereIlivedtothenewspaperoffice.By6am,Iwouldcollect50copieswhichmusthaveweighedoverfivekilograms.Mydeliveryrangespanned(横跨)threekilometres.Afterdistributingthecopies,Iwouldrushhome—anotherth